Chinese martial arts culture has a long history, rich heritage, and many schools. Among the people, they are divided into internal and external schools. Internal schools focus on softness and are stored inside, while external schools focus on hardness and are strong outside. From the perspective of health and sports, internal boxing is easy and soft, while external boxing is strong and powerful, but in the end they both need to cultivate both inside and outside to make the body evenly developed. Internal schools regard Wudang as their ancestor, and martial arts represented by Tai Chi, Xingyi (Xinyi, Liuhe, Yiquan), Bagua, Tongbei, etc. are mostly called internal boxing. Internal boxing emphasizes intentional practice, and can be practiced by anyone, regardless of strength or weakness, old or young. This column focuses on the study and research of internal boxing.
Baguazhang, Taijiquan and Xingyiquan are the three famous internal martial arts. Internal martial arts must pay attention to the cultivation of internal strength. Here, I will take Baguazhang as an example to talk about the…
The concept of internal strength 1, Internal strength Internal strength refers to the use of internal energy and internal strength. The use of internal energy includes regulating breathing, regulating the mind, regulating the spirit, and…
It is common to see that some people who practice Baguazhang mainly practice the eight palms and sixty-four palms, but rarely practice some basic skills in tradition. It is true that the eight palms and…
To practice Bagua, you must have profound internal strength. You should mainly practice meditation and cultivate qi, and then transform the internal qi into active strength by turning your palms. The power of breathing must…
I have been teaching Baguazhang for many years, and some students and disciples often ask me: Does Baguazhang have internal strength? How to practice internal strength? How to improve it? Now I will talk about…
Health preservation refers to a medical activity that uses various methods to nourish life, strengthen physical fitness, and prevent diseases, thereby achieving longevity. Yang means conditioning, maintenance, and nourishment; Sheng means life, survival, and growth….
Practicing Baguazhang has many benefits, which are not only reflected in physical health, but also include mental health and the improvement of martial arts skills. The following is a detailed summary of the benefits of…
Baguazhang’s palm turning is a high-level dynamic stance, which contains the most superior internal Qigong and is the supreme secret of Taoism. In the three years of minor success, the main focus is on practicing…
“Bagua” was first seen in the Book of Changes: “Two yin and yang give birth to four images, and four images give birth to eight trigrams.” The eight trigrams originally refer to eight directions, namely…
Baguazhang, also known as the wandering Baguazhang and Bagualianhuanzhang, is a traditional Chinese boxing style that focuses on palm changes and walking and turning. It is also one of the famous boxing styles in traditional…
Five Animals Frolics is a kind of Qigong exercise that imitates the movements of five animals: tiger, deer, bear, ape, and bird (crane) to improve health and strengthen the body. It was created by Hua…
【Origin】Ba Duan Jin is a traditional Chinese medicine Qigong with a long history. It originated from the Daoyin Anqiao technique in the Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Internal Medicine, developed in the Qin and Han Dynasties,…
