Full instructions for student : Circle Walking 1

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Internal Pugilism Thailand 2018
Baguazhang Lesson 1

Full instructions for student : Circle Walking

Downward Sinking Palm

一、下沉掌歌诀:
空胸拔背下塌腰,扭胯合膝抓地牢。
松肩撑肘下沉掌,提吸伸呼似鸡形。

Ding shi or “fixed posture” Ba Gua is one of the most important aspects of Ba Gua training. Some say it is the starting and ending point of Ba Gua practice. Ding shi is the natural compliment to zhan zhuang (stake standing). While zhan zhuang emphasizes internal movement within external stillness, in ding shi, one attends to the internal stillness within the external movement.

The practice of ding shi includes the “mud wading step.” (tang ni bu) which develops a moving root, “rootedness within motion.” Ding shi is the fundamental nei gong exercise of Ba Gua, linking breathing, posture, stepping, intention , movement and strength. While turning and walk...