The Liang style Ba Gua Zhang set consists of 28-36 exercises which take the body through its full range of motion, while cultivating and sensing the root /tip connection as well as the inherent spiraling movement of our bodies. Ji Ben Gong or Foundational Body Training: This is a fundamental skillset, necessary in long-term development within the Chinese martial arts. It also helps to develop the body's ability to withstand impact. Ying Yang Patting: This relatively simple to perform yet profound exercise allows the practitioner to begin opening the channels and meridians of the body, breaking up accumulations and blockages, loosening tight muscles and joints, and getting qi and energy to flow. These exercises feel like moving post standing exercises, as they take the stillness experience learned in Zhan Zhuang and expand it into the basic building blocks of internal and external movement.
These help the practitioner -"sense"- the internal movement of qi (life force) along the natural vertical, horizontal, and circular actions of the body's internal structure.
Qi Cultivation Exercises: These six exercises compliment stake standing practice and are some of the most basic set of Qi Gong exercises. Standing like a tree rooted in the earth while remaining relaxed and pliable is one of the key foundational practices in the internal styles of martial arts.Holding standing meditation postures for extended periods of time is a crucial step in connecting the body so that it moves harmoniously with grace and power. This teaches the body to relax, while cultivating a spring-like potential for movement and, rooting the body, so that power emanates from and is absorbed into the ground, creating structural integrity. Standing helps us to integrate the upper and lower sections of the body, line up and connect the joints, bones, and muscles, so that the body acts as an integral unit. Zhan Zhuang or Post/Stake Standing: Allows us to perceive and connect with the subtle natural and spontaneous movements occurring inside of the body. At Root of Movement Internal Arts, we teach our students the foundational material of Liang Style Ba Gua Zhang as taught by Tom Bisio and our other instructors at New York Internal Arts.
There are many exercises and forms that make up the training system for Ba Gua Zhang. The result was a comprehensive, new style based on mobility and the ability to apply fighting principals while in constant motion. This martial art was developed by Dong Hai Chaun, a skilled fighter who is said to have combined his extensive martial expertise with Daoist circle-walking meditation exercises.
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