Portland Bagua Martial Arts Training
Gao style baguazhang
Bagua Zhang is a Chinese internal martial art with Daoist origins. The core of the system lies in the practice of walking the circle. However, many generations of practitioners have added significantly to the system increasing the broadness of its content.
In the Yi Zong branch of Gao Style Bagua there are three components to the system Pre Heaven Bagua consists of two elements, circle walking and Pre Heaven Palm Changes.
Pre Heaven Palm Changes:
Single Palm Change
- Smooth Body Palm (Snake)
- Piercing Body Palm (Dragon)
- Returning Body Palm (Tiger)
- Overturning Body Palms (Swallow)
- Turning Body Palm
- Twisting Body Palm
- Behind The Back Palm
- Spinning Body Palm
Black Dragon Swings it’s Tail
Post Heaven Bagua is composed of eight sets of straight line forms each containing eight movements
Line 1 – Guiding Principles
Line 2 – Hitting Methods
Line 3 – Clever Methods
Line 4 – Subtle methods
Line 5 – Elbow Methods
Line 6 – Leg Methods
Line 7 – Stepping Methods
Line 8 – Body Methods
Auxiliary Training consists of basic hand training, body training, stepping methods, as well as internal work (nei gung).
Line 1 Curriculum
Openings
3 Climbing Hands
Crossing
Throws
Snake Throw
Leg Pick ups
Gai Throw (covering)
Applications
Line 1 single practice
Line 1 linking
Nei Gong
Eight Brocades
Footwork
Half step
Switches
Power Training Partner
Opening Palm (Kai)
Covering Palm (Gai)
Pulling Across
Tian Gung
Ban (Moving)
Tiao (Lifting
Xian Tian
Single Palm Change
(Normal and Reverse)
Small Snake
Cardios
Covering Palm (Gai)
Line 2 Curriculum
Openings
Chopping
Punching
Throws
Hip Throw
Tiger Take down
Tripping Throw (Duo)
Applications
Line 2 single practice
Line 2 linking
Nei Gung
Lower Gate (Rollers)
Middle Gate (Chestermans)
Footwork
7 Star
Swing Step
Power Training Partner
Chui series
Tian Gan
Kan (Chopping)
Zhuang (Crashing)
Xian Tian
Small Dragon
Small Tiger
Small Swallow
Cardios
Intercepting