Wudang Eight Diagrams Flowing Palm(Ba Kua)
Updated:2007-12-30
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Eight Diagrams Palm is the famous internal boxing of China, with profound theories and agile acts. The palm, bearing in mind the theory of eight diagrams, is to realize the mind through all the parts of the body, quick and flexible.}
Ba Kua or eight diagrams forms the basis of the I-Ching. The foundation of Ba Kua is in the circling movements and it's constant changes. The ultimate goal is to allow the body to move, act and react naturally. It is believed that Tung Hai-Ch'uan learned it from a Taoist master in the mountains of Kianasu Province. Tung started teaching it to the public in the late 1700s. There are three sections to the exercise: 1. slow motion, 2. continuous motion, 3. continuous motion with different kua's (hands). There are eight animals, ten exercises and three styles of walking: natural, medium and low. Anyone can walk a circle, but not everyone can walk a Ba kua circle.
Ba Kua or eight diagrams forms the basis of the I-Ching. The foundation of Ba Kua is in the circling movements and it's constant changes. The ultimate goal is to allow the body to move, act and react naturally. It is believed that Tung Hai-Ch'uan learned it from a Taoist master in the mountains of Kianasu Province. Tung started teaching it to the public in the late 1700s. There are three sections to the exercise: 1. slow motion, 2. continuous motion, 3. continuous motion with different kua's (hands). There are eight animals, ten exercises and three styles of walking: natural, medium and low. Anyone can walk a circle, but not everyone can walk a Ba kua circle.
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