BAGUAZHANG -- OVERVIEW
Frederick Chu -- Shaolin Wabnam USA

Green Dragon Tests Claws

Dr Frederick Chu performing a Baguazhang pattern

Table of Contents

  1. Introduction to Baguazhang
  2. The Development of Baguazhang
  3. Inheritance of Past Masters
  4. Developing Baguazhang Force
  5. Green Dragon Tests Claw
  6. Green Dragon Tests Claw in Motion
  7. Circle Walking
  8. Continuous Circle Walking
  9. Walking the Circle in Stance Forms
  10. Black Tortoise Circle Walking
  11. Eight Mother Palms Stance Training
  12. Trees, Weights and Poles
  13. Going Through Woods
  14. Lightness Skills
  15. Supplementing the Circle
  16. Building the Bagua Body
  17. Yin Fu's Medical System
  18. Shaolin Kung Fu
  19. Manifesting Force
  20. Hitting Objects
  21. Brains as well as Brawn
  22. Palms like Iron, Blades of Steel
  23. Evolution of Dong Hai Chuan's Tradition
  24. Sun Lutang
  25. Taiwan and Beyond
  26. State of Baguazhang in 2018
  27. Baguazhang as Practised in the Shaolin Wahnam Institute
  28. Eight Mother Palms
  29. Single Change Palm
  30. Double Change Palm
  31. Examples of Side-Body and Back-Body kicks
  32. Smooth Flow Palm
  33. Back Body Palm
  34. Turn Body Palm
  35. Circle Body Palm
  36. Rotate Body Palm
  37. Return Body Palm
  38. Swimming Dragon
  39. The future of Baguazhang
  40. Acknowledgements
  41. Resources

Please click the chapters to view the webpages

  1. Baguazhang and its Inheritance
  2. Baguazhang Force and Green Dragon Tests Claw
  3. Baguazhang Circle Walking
  4. Mother Palms, Going through Woods, Lightness Skill, Bagua Body, Medical System
  5. Kungfu, Force, Philosophy and Weapons
  6. Baguazhang Then and Now
  7. Eight Mother Palms and Individual Palms
  8. Swimming Dragon and Future of Baguazhang

If you wish to read all of what Dr Frederick Chu has researched, please click here.

40. Acknowledgements

I would like to take a moment to thank the following people who provided their knowledge and recommendations in the form of peer review, perhaps the most important aspect of a research paper besides the research itself.

Fabienne Burri, of no house but her own.
Fang Jun, Shaolin Wahnam Singapore.
David Langford, Legacy Shaolin.
Alvin Lim, Ma Weiqi Baguazhang.
Kristian Staev, Shaolin Wahnam Maine.

41. References

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2. Croucher, et al. (1983). The Way of the Warrior: Tai Chi, the Soft Way. BBC. [televised documentary].
3. Gao, Jiwu. (2009). The 64 Hands of Bagua Zhang: Fighting Techniques of Liu Dekuan. Blue Snake Books.
4. Guo, Shilei. (2013). Ma Weiqi Baguazhang. Baguamaweiqi. Accessed from https://sites.google.com/site/baguamaweiqi/. 2018 December 23.
5. Howard, K., et al. (2009). Bagua Linked Palms. Blue Snake Books.
6. Howard, K., et al. (2011). Bagua Swimming Body Palms. Blue Snake Books.
7. Liang, Shouyu, et al. (2006). The Essence of Baguazhang - Translation of Ancient Secrets - Baguazhang Thirty Six and Forty Eight Songs. Shou-yu Liang Wushu Taiji Qigong Institute. Accessed from http://www.shouyuliang.com/newsletters/2006 - September-October - the-Essence of Baguazhang - Translation of Ancient Secrets - Baguazhang. 2018 December 23.
8. Lim, Alvin. (2013 - 2018). Personal correspondence.
9. Lin, Wei-Chung. (2012). Personal correspondence.
10. Nugent-Head,Andrew,etal.(2013).64 Attack Methods. Association for Traditional Studies.
11. Park, Bok Nam, et al. (1998). The Fundamentals of Pa Kua Chang: the Methods of Lu Shui-T'ien as Taught by Park Bok Nam, Vol I. High View Pubns.
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13. Parker,Dexter.(2013-2017). Personal correspondence.
14. Szymanski, J. (2001). Interview with Mr. Ma Chuanxu, Liang Style Baguazhang Expert from Beijing andPresident of the Beijing Baguazhang Research Association. China From Inside. Accessed from http://www.chinafrominside.com/ma/bagua/machuanxu.html. 2018 December 23.
15. Wong, Kiew Kit. (2013). Baguazhang review. Grandmaster Wong Kiew Kit's Home Page on Shaolin Kungfu, Chi Kung, Taijiquan (Tai Chi Chuan), and Zen. Accessed from https://shaolin.org/video-clips-9/baguazhang/review.html. 2018 December 23.
16. Wong,KiewKit.(2013).Questions on Baguazhang. Grandmaster Wong Kiew Kit's Home Page on Shaolin Kungfu, Chi Kung, Taijiquan (Tai Chi Chuan), and Zen. Accessed from https://shaolin.org.
17. Wong,KiewKit.(2011-2018).Personal correspondence.
18. Wong,KiewKit.(2002).The Art of Shaolin Kung Fu. Tuttle Martial Arts.
19. Wong,KiewKit.(2002).The Complete Book of Shaolin. Cosmos.
20. Wong, Yuen-Ming. (2008). Bagua Zhang - Accessed from Bai Yucai https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OncS_54yMvw. 2018 Dec 23.
21. Xie,Peiqi.(2013). Yin Style Baguazhang Lion System. Plum Flower Press.[DVD].
22. Yang, Jwing Ming, et al. (2008). Baguazhang: Theory and Applications. Ymaa Publication Center.
23. Yang, Jwing Ming, et al. (1981). Shaolin Long Fist Kung Fu. Unique Literary Books of the World.
24. Zhen, Lin Chao, et al. (2010). Fu Zhen Song's Dragon Bagua Zhang. Blue Snake Books.

Frederick Chu
Aventura, Florida, United States of America
2019 March 14
https://www.youtube.com/user/frederickchum

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