Tai Chi Bagua Circle will be healthy and naturally

From a large framework: walking around the circle (that is, the Bagua Track and Turning Fitness Method proposed by Mr. Tie Enfang, currently mainly inherited by Mr. Lan Sheng in the system) is the basic skill of Bagua Zhang. According to the palm method taught by the second-generation master Cheng Tinghua, single palm change is called "Mother Palm", which is the basic palm style of Bagua Zhang; double palm change is the flexible use of palm technique; follow the trend palm is the further evolution of palm technique. These three palms are collectively called "single and double straight", which is the basic skill of Bagua Zhang palm style. Among them, single palm change is the most basic palm technique among the three palms. The Cheng-type palm technique also has the "eight major shapes", which are also evolved from the basic palm style; in addition, there are many other palm routines. However, the most basic thing is what is mentioned above, and the rest can be simple.

　In the past, the older generation did not know many palm-style routines, but their kung fu was pure and better than changes. Now, some people specialize in learning palm-style routines, but they do not pay attention to the practice of basic skills. It doesn’t matter how much boxing routines can be, what is important is whether the kung fu is good. The kung fu in Baguazhang is a circle - Baguazhang - "turn". Baguazhang is the characteristics of Baguazhang. Some people once said that the ultimate truth of each martial arts is the same, and there is no need to distinguish their own characteristics. In fact, it is a bias to say this. Although Kung fu is a bit biased. The end of practice is different, but for a long time before this, a certain martial art you practiced must have its own distinctive characteristics. Therefore, each martial art has its own unique practice method. Which martial art you want to practice, you must carefully practice the unique skills of this martial art. For Baguazhang, you practice "straight step and twist and rotate", so Baguazhang is of course a basic skill that must be practiced, and it is the most important basic skill.

　　Why do you have to practice more circles (Bguazhang) in Baguazhang? This is because: it covers all the characteristics of Baguazhang.

　　　Bguazhang At the beginning of its founding, the ancestor Dong Haichuan was already a person who was proficient in the essence of various martial arts. Based on his own characteristics and the teachings of strangers, he chose "turning circles" (Bagua Tracing) as the convenient door for his martial arts teaching, so he had the martial arts type of Bagua Zhang. Just imagine, if there was no "turning circles" (Bagua Tracing), no matter how many boxing techniques there were in Bagua Zhang, what was the difference between them and other martial arts? From the discussions of his predecessors, Bagua Zhang was "sticky or walking, opening or closing, even leaving, throwing or raising, and appearing and appearing." "Sometimes real or empty, sometimes hard or soft, without shape, and unpredictable changes." To practice such kung fu, You must practice the corresponding steps, body techniques and strength. In addition to the same as other boxing types, the room for movement of Bagua Zhang waist should be increased, and the body movements should be rolled up and down and the footwork should also be greatly changed. You must loosen the joints of the whole body, loosen your shoulders, loosen your waist, loosen your hips, separate your body up and down, and use "head hanging" to lead the whole body, slant your body, twist your waist, and light steps. In order to achieve this goal, the best way is of course to walk around. It can be said that the various Bagua Zhang skills that are the same or different from other boxing types are all practiced through walk around.

　　So, beginners should put the walk around first and the palm style second, The people promote each other and improve together. One walks around and the other moves into palms. The kung fu is progressing layer by layer, and the art is endless. The more you practice, the more you know that you will never have room for pride.

　　From the health aspect, walking around is also the most important training content of Baguazhang: if you want to be healthy, you must be able to move qi and blood, and qi must go first. Only when the "heart" is calm can the qi be replenished. The first thing to do is to practice "concentrate the mind and calm the qi" to loosen the tendons, veins, bones, and muscles of the whole body, so as to unblock the qi and blood. Walking around is the "traveling stance", and its characteristic is that the "combination of movement and stillness" always runs through the entire training process. In addition, Its circle around, loose shoulders and calms down the air, and the difference between it and daily walking is that one is mainly "replenishing qi" and the other is mainly physical exhaustion. There are examples in practice: some people are in poor health and feel tired after walking a little longer, but they (she) practice walking in circles for two hours without much fatigue. This is the magical effect of Baguazhang left to us by our ancestors. Practicing the palm pose on the basis of walking in circles is to complement each other and improve their kung fu faster.

The mantras about Baguazhang can be found in many books and websites about Baguazhang. The most important ones are: Thirty-Six Songs, Four Songs. The Eighteen Methods and Songs about Turning the Palm. Here, I would like to recommend to my martial friends the "Bagua Zhang Fitness Training Experience" written by a 95-year-old Mr. Tie Enfang:

　　"The physical and mental cultivation is the first, four straight and four corners and eight steps. The inner and outer buckles the knees and hips, flatten the hollows and cranes, and stare at the flat place in front of the navel, and turn left and right, and the upper and lower veins are level. The three plates of rotation are the stamina, and the three plates of the upper and lower veins are the main body. The three plates of rotation are the stamina, and the whole body must be relaxed. There should be phases, energy without form, and the yin and yang changes naturally. The middle is correct, comfortable and calm the mind, and the Tao and enlightenment are cultivated to cultivate the wonderful peaks. The cure diseases and prolong life are the fruits, and the mind is clear and the wisdom is integrated."