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Inside And Outside Turns of Baguazhang ,Once the walking has been achieved with an amount of stability, we go on and learn the inside and outside turns. In Bagua we never back off from an attack but rather turn to face the opponent.

Baguazhang is truly an amazing art once you get past the basics. It, like Tai Chi, was invented by people of genius to incorporate healing as well as deadly self defence methods. Each of the major postures from Bagua have a hidden meaning, either for the healing benefits or for gaining of power for the [...]

The great benefits to health are not as well documented, as for the mother art of ‘T’ai chi ch’ uan but none the less, Bagua does have great benefits. If we look at the documented ages of many of the Bagua masters we have a fairly good indication of the healing benefits of the art.

With the way that the Chinese government is ‘formulating all of its wushu it’s anyone’s guess as to what the future is for Bagua. The internal styles are internal because one ‘owns’ the style.

Many people believe that Tung Hai Chuan was a fugitive from the law, which is the reason for his not telling fromwhomhe learnt his art. It is told that Tung escaped being captured by seeking refuge in the Buddhist monastery.

The true history of Baguazhang is vague. This is due to a person called Tung Hai Chuan (1796-1880) who was wary of telling anyone about his martial art’s origins. Some people,

Baguazhang is truly an amazing art once you get past the basics. It, like Tai Chi, was invented by people of genius to incorporate healing as
well as deadly self defense methods.Each of the major postures from Bagua have a hidden meaning

Baguazhang is just as sophisticated as its mother art of Taijiquan, it is one of the greatest healing arts. The healing side of Bagua is not as well documented as Taijiquan, however, I am working on fixing that situation. (See the article at the end of this introduction).