In the last several hundred years, bagua zhang has become known as a powerful internal martial art, but it is equally effective as a health and moving meditation practice. I don't know if I'd recommend it as a program for someone who has never studied Bruce's material and who has no access to a live teacher.Bagua zhang (Ba gua chang/Pakua chang) is an internal energy art even more ancient than tai chi chuan.īagua zhang was developed 4,000 years ago in Taoist monasteries primarily for health and meditation. As others have pointed out, this material is a great addition to a live teacher, or infrequent weekend workshops. I'm very fortunate in that there are several of his instructors living in SF Bay area (.), so in addition to having taken a couple of weekend workshops from Bruce (once a year at most), I can go to weekly classes. For example, one of Bruce's instructors told me I should expect to spend about 100 hours of practice to master and internalize 'the four-part step.' (this is the way you move your feet, legs and hip joints for every step as you walk the circle / do any bagua movement.) This could take you two hours, ten hours, ten weeks. There are many places where he explains a particular point, and then you are expected to practice on your own until you get that point. It begins with information on 'how to step', and how to walk: first in a straight line, then in a circle. He breaks the material down until it is relatively simple, but little of it is easy. There is a ton of information and it is very detailed especially on fundamentals. This one also includes extensive written material that supplements and explains the video and the practices.
Its relatively expensive in terms of cost per hour of video. There are also warm up and preparatory exercises, and circle walking as a meditation. It covers walking the circle, the eight palm changes (martial forms), and all the basic monastic practices from his lineage (which are transformative personal meditations performed while doing circle walking).
I got it the first time around, and am getting the add-ons. Did anyone get it the first time around?ĭo you learn a martial form or is a series of mudras you employ while walking the circle?
So Bruce Frantzis is going to start selling his Bagua Mastery Program again.
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