Taoist Meditation, Bagua Zhang
By Jess O’Brien Revolving around a central point is at the core of Bagua (Ba Gua) Circle Walking. Revolution after revolution, we continue to circle around a central point in space that remains stable and unchanging. With each rotation we find ourselves...
Internal Martial Arts, Bagua Zhang
By Lee Burkins I have had the good fortune of practicing a discipline of martial art continuously since 1962 beginning with wrestling, then karate. In 1974 I began Kung Fu and “chi” (energy) practices and in 1977 I started the study of Tai Ji. Since then,...
Internal Martial Arts, Bagua Zhang
By Lee Burkins Words from the Tao Te Ching speak of the space within the walls of a vessel as being useful. The human body is like a vessel and the space within our body is therefore useful. Our practice of the Water method of Taoist internal arts centers on...
Taoist Meditation, Bagua Zhang
By Senior Instructor Paul Cavel Single Palm Change and Beyond In the first part of this article, we left off discussing the minimalist’s camp—doing nothing and being absolutely content—but how do you get there? Once you have an understanding of and become...
Taoist Meditation, Bagua Zhang
By Senior Instructor Paul Cavel Bagua zhang is a pure Taoist energy art primarily practised by those interested in the I Ching or Taoism—having been derived as a physical manifestation to realize the teachings of the I Ching. That is, ba gua is an embodiment of the...
