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Bagua Explained
NOTE: This is not so much an article as an ongoing process which will expand over time. The Art of Eight Trigram Boxing is deep and wonderful but not intuitively obvious. We hope to aid the dedicated...
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What About Baji?
…I am extremely interested in baji quan (Li ShuWen in particular) as well as Pigua. My question is, since i have no formal training in kung fu prior I’m not sure how good of an idea it is to try and...
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QA: Baguazhang and Strength building?
I just wanted to ask a question about Bagua. Ive been practicing the circle walking methods on Sifu Mancuso’s DVD and I usually just do the first palm change. The past 2 weeks I feel myself getting...
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QA: Yan Qing Staff
I was studying the Yan Qing staff video again last night. I noticed the first time the ease and virtuosity with which he handles the stick. I think I’ve spotted why – the way he holds it with his...
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QA: Jiang Style Bagua Palms
Hi there., I recently bought the DVD, Bagua: Art of Change from you and am most happy with the quality of instructions. I understand it is Jiang Baguazhang covered in the DVD. I am wondering if...
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QA: Mizong Stances
I’d like to pass a query to Ted, if that would be possible: are the ma bu stances etc in Mizong as low as in other northern styles? JS Dear JS, It’s nice to hear from you again. As far as your...
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QA: Mud Stepping in Chen Tai Chi and in Bagua Zhang
Is the mud stepping in Liang Shan the same as it would be in Cheng style Bagua? There is the young female Bagua master on youtube who gives some brief introductory lessons on mud stepping, as I believe...
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QA: Can You Learn Martial Arts from Media?
I’m in the Military and as such I’m on the move alot and don’t really have the time to try and track down a local teacher of anything I’d like to learn (Mostly internals like Baguazhang). And I have...
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QA: Iron Wire Recommended DVDs?
Hi I wonder if you can help me a little? I’m fascinated by the Iron Wire form but there are no schools near me to teach me this, and I realize its a very difficult form to learn from film, but can you...
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What is jibengong? What would be a good DVD for some examples?
Dear Ted, Recently in the online community RumSoaked Fist, Dr. Kenneth Fish has expressed a lament in the lack of jibengong being taught to new students. Dr. Fish then goes on to elaborate that there...
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QA: Qigong and Neigong
Dear Sifu Mancuso, Is the difference between qigong and neigong simply a matter of intention, so for example, could many qigong routines become neigong ones by simply a change of focus or mental...
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Q & A: Feng Shui and Martial Arts
Question: Is there a relation between Bagua Zhang (as well as other Chinese martial arts) and Feng Shui? Answer: The answer to your question is, absolutely, yes. BGZ does have a relation to Feng Shui...
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QA: Bagua Mud-Stepping
Dear Sifu Mancuso, I have a few important questions as a novice practitioner of Ba Gua Zhang. First, although one of the principal features of Bagua is Tang Ni Bu (Mud-step walking) why is it that when...
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QA: Does Size Matter (in a Bagua Circle?)
Dear Sifu, … I’m thinking through various ways to make this study of Bagua tangibly work as a daily practice. And that excites me. I’d love nothing more than to paint a circle on my nice concrete floor...
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QA: Gong Li Quan
Dear Sifu Mancuso, Recently, I’ve been trying to learn more about Tan Tui’s brother: Gong Li Quan. I say “brother” because the two are both recognized as reliable, off-the-rack forms for developing...
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QA: Bagua Zhang Variations
I really enjoyed the article about bagua. Thanks. I’d appreciate it if you could explain to me why there are so many forms/palms. What is the goal of variations? Thanks in advance, M Dear M, You are...
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QA: Is there a Mantis out there…?
I have been a student of Kung fu, kenpo, and tai chi since 1988. I am looking for praying mantis of a type I was taught, supposedly Chinese by way of Hawaii. It is a very rolled up approach to mantis...
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QA: Bagua’s Gaze
Hi Debbie, WOW….Ted’s DVD’s are excellent. Thanks so much for such a great product. Can I ask a few questions? ~I have studied with a guy who said we should always have our gaze on the hand facing the...
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Q & A: Yi (意-Intention) and the Levels of Tai Chi
I have been told that tai chi can be done on three levels: up high and lightly for stress relief, down low working the muscles for health, and in the middle for combat. But as I was drawing a diagram...
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Q & A: Single Move, Same Way?
Dear Plum, I have been thinking a lot about repeated moves in Tai Chi Chuan sets. In Chen style, for example, Single Whip is done in Eighteen Movements, 7 times in Lao Jia (Old Frame), 7 times in Xin...
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