Ba Gua Zhang

FORWARD 

CHAPTER ONE

OVERVIEW OF BA GUA ZHANG’S BEGINNING AND GROWTH.

 WHERE IS BA GUA ZHANG TODAY?

 PRINCIPLES TO BUILD UPON.

ESSENTIALS.

CHAPTER TWO

H.B.K. BA GUA ZHANG  CHI-GONG.

NUMBER ONE………..POST STANDING.

NUMBER TWO……….GRINDING THE CORN.

NUMBER THREE…….SINGLE PALM STANDING.

NUMBER FOUR………DRAGON SWINGS.

NUMBER FIVE……….GOLDEN DRAGON STANDING.

NUMBER SIX…………FIGURE EIGHT WALKING.

CHAPTER THREE

H.B.K.  BA GUA ZHANG BODY CONDITIONING.

UPPER ARM CONDITIONING.

STRENGTHENING JOINTS AND TENDONS.

LEGS ARE USED 70% OF ATTACKS.

USE THE SOLE OF THE FOOT.

DRAGON LEG EXERCISES.

BA GUA BALL AS A TRAINING TOOL.

FORWARD VERTICAL MOVEMENT.

HORIZONTAL SIDE MOVEMENT.

DRAGON SWIRL OR TEA CUP MOVEMENT.

CHAPTER FOUR

CIRCLE WALKING

MUD STEPPING OR DRAGON STEPPING.

LION STEPPING.

TURNING

KOU-BU.

BAI-BU.

WALKING ON BRICKS.

CHAPTER FIVE

COMBAT FOOTWORK

HOOK STEEPING AND SWEEP STEPPING.

COMBAT TURNING.

JUMP STEPPING.

COMBINE JUMP AND FULL STEPPING.

STEP THROUGH OR FULL STEP.

RHYTHM WHILE STEPPING.

CHAPTER SIX

CIRCLE WALKING IN ADDITION.

 MOTHER PALM FORM.

RED DRAGON.

GRAY DRAGON.

BLUE DRAGON.

SILVER DRAGON.

GREEN DRAGON.                                   

BLACK DRAGON.

GOLD DRAGON.

WHITE DRAGON.

SOME ADDITIONAL ADVICE.

CHAPTER SEVEN

OLD EIGHT  (LAO BA QUA)

RED DRAGON….. THROWS FIRE.

SILVER DRAGON….. SPINS TO OUTSIDE & BACK TO OUTSIDE.

GRAY DRAGON.….STANDS ON ONE LEG THEN STRIKES FROM BLOW.

GOLD DRAGON….. SOARS WHILE TURNING THEN SHAKES THE MOUNTAINS.

WHITE DRAGON….. TURNS TO STRIKE, LEANS, SPINS STRIKES, ROTATIING ON ONE LEG STEPPING INTO A TWIN HIT.

BLACK DRAGON….. TURNS TO STRIKE, ROLLS OVER WHILE ROTATING ON ONE LEG SWOOPING DOWN TO SPREAD IN BOTH DIRECTIONS SURGING OUT TO ONE SIDE WHILE KICKING DUST.

BLUE DRAGON….. ROLLS OVER TWICE.

GREEN DRAGON….. DRAWS DOWN ON ONE LEG, MOVES FORWARD SPINNING WHILE STRIKING.

CHAPTER EIGHT

INTERMEDIATE & ADVANDCED TRAINING

THREE CIRCLE COMBINATION

STRENGTH AND POWER SURGE EXERCISE

HERE IS A ROUTINE

MORE POSING WORK ROUTINES

HERE IS ANOTHER ROUTINE

CIRCLE WALK ON BRICKS

CHAPTER NINE

H.B.K.  BA GUA  ZHANG   64 FORM

BLUE DRAGON ROLLS THE BALL WHILE THE GREEN DRAGON STRIKES

GOLD DRAGON SITS AS THE GRAY DRAGON SLASHES

BLACK DRAGON SPINS AS THE SILVER DRAGON SENDS SHOCK WAVES

GOLD DRAGON SOARS ATTACKS AND THROWS, THE WHITE DRAGON EXPANDS

WHITE DRAGON TWISTS EXPANDING INTO A BLACK DRAGON STRIKE

GRAY DRAGON STANDS ON ONE LEG SWIRLING THEN DROPS TO RED DRAGON FIRES

BLUE DRAGON CIRCLES AS THE GOLD DRAGON SOARS

GREEN DRAGON SEPARATES AS THE RED DRAGON COMPLETES

COMMENTS TO PAY ATTENTION TO

CHAPTER TEN

COMBAT  H.B.K. BA GUA ZHANG

INTRODUCTION

SENSITIVITY TRAINING

START WITH

CROSS OVER EXERCISE

WRAP REVERSAL

MOTHER PALMS IN COMBAT

RED DRAGON

GREY DRAGON

BLUE DRAGON

SILVER DRAGON

GREEN DRAGON

BLACK DRAGON

GOLD DRAGON

WHITE DRAGON

COMMENTS

CHAPTER ELEVEN

INTRINSIC STRIKING

LOOSEN AND RELEASE

ROOT AND COMPRESS

RELAX

TRY THIS

DEAD LEG OR ARM STRIKES

SUMMING UP

CHAPTER TWELVE

THOUGHTS AND CONCEPTS

SPIRAL ENERGY DEVELOPMENT

SPIRAL POSSIBILITIES

SPIRAL ENERGY AND YOU

JOINING IN

FEAR AND SPIRAL MOVEMENT

FINDING THE CENTER

UNIQUE TO BA GUA ZHANG

ENOUGH FOR NOW

CONCLUSION

PLEASE  NOTE:

THIS BOOK HAS BEEN PREPARED AS A REFERENCE SOURCE ONLY.  THE AUTHOR ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR INJURIES BY ANYONE WHILE TRAINIG IN ANY FACET OF MATERIAL PRESENTED.  STUDENTS SHOULD CONSULT A PHYSICIAN BEFORE ENTERING INTO STRENUOUS TRAINING OF ANY KIND.

H.B.K. Ba Gua Zhang,  The Ultimate Health and Combat System  Volume One

Copyright O 2004 by Frederick H. Walker.  No portion of this book, except for brief review, may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the written permission of the publisher