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I was just browsing on Amazon and came across a book on Bagua Neigung by Tom Bisio. Anyone know about him?
Anyway, from what I could see, he went into great detail about the meridian system and how each posture emphasises particular pairs of meridians or other combinations. I always got the impression that each posture or movement simultaneously involved all yang or yin surfaces. Am I wrong? Or is this a neigung component in detail?
Secondly, are the left and right channels a part of the eight extraordinary vessels? I have never come across the left and right channels except in the Energyarts system, though I don’t doubt them.
Thanks…
Hi, Guy.
I have this book as well as several others by the same author. It’s essentially the meridian theory behind practicing a set of 8 static arm postures. I think it’s a pretty good book. Bisio has studied with an acknowledged bagua master of the Gao school (Gao Ji Wu) and written a couple of books with him. This book contains material he learned from another bagua master, Zhao Da Yuan. If I wasn’t already working on the 8 static postures in the BMP (as well as all the other stuff that will take me years to learn), I would definitely work with these postures. I find the book valuable as another perspective on the TCM application in bagua generally, and static arm postures specifically.
By the way, Bisio’s book “A Tooth from the Tiger’s Mouth” is a pretty good handbook for basic first aid for martial arts injuries. It also contains several good stretching and warmup sequences.
It seems like the left and right channels are unique to the Energy Arts system, but I’m no expert. I find TCM and its various aspects and iterations in other cultures interesting, but it’s not my main area of interest.
best, mjn
Hi,
AFAIK the eight extraordinary vessels are mainly on the surface of the body like the other 12 well known meridians associated with the organs. The left and right channels are deep inside the body. If your back on Amazon search for Inside Zhan Zhuang by Mark Cohen. A great book I highly recommend. Although the book is about standing, Cohen gives some insights on Qigong-theory and he also refers to the left, right and central channel. He also talks about the water and fire tradition and he has lineage in Yiquan, Yang and Wu style Taichi, Chinese Medicine. I don’t know his exact backgroud but he doesn’t seem to have a relation to EnergyArts. So I’ll take him as confirmation that this stuff is a widely accepted theory. No need to believe, just try it yourself.
Take care
Nice one, thanks for that
Dear Guy,
Have a look at the charts
http://intohealing.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/posterior-view.png
http://intohealing.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/anterior-view.pngMay be it is the kidney on the front side or the bladder meridian on the back showing there, but not sure myself.
Useful to check is also:
http://www.taiji-bg.com/articles/wushu/w12.pdfAnyway the channels are symmetrical, if there is a center line, there is something left and right of it. I do not think it is special to Energyarts System as Bruce would then likely explain it as being special. May be an instructor could clarify this point deeper.
Best regards,
Michael
The left and right channels are not part of the acupuncture meridian system and are deep to the acupuncture channels, they are not one of the eight extraordianries, but something different, the stomach meridian lies over a portion of the left and right channels, but is shallower.
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