Baguazhang For Security Guards

[lebarosky]

This is a very good video and I do not understand why anyone would criticize this guard for spinning since he was safe at all times and his assailants were not. Even in linear situations 1 on 1 you will see a Ba Gua fighter move like this: he will end up behind his opponent or at an angle with the opponent open to him and he will be safe. Ba Gua's effectiveness is well demonstrated in this vid.

[MasterofrandomAlex]

Very cool!But the two guys look like pedophiles...Big congratz to the Guard for teaching them a lesson.

[dung159]

To me it seems like the power is always coming from the turn.

[piaten]

I do respect Mr. Painter's internal skill, I just have one question: Is Bagua really about turning one's back to the opponent? I see him doing it 3 or 4 times here -which is more than I would have preferred.. And while it's much harder to hit a spinning fighter than it looks, there is always an increased danger when turning one's back, as there's at least a split second when you're not in complete control of the situation -no matter your sensitivity etc. -Or am I missing something here?

[thegompa]

@piaten Thanks for the comments. The first turn is an arm bar release. The second spin to stop a kick and build momentum for palm slap, third to get behind the guy to throw him into the other one. The attempt failed so he got pushed. In CQB with more than one you cannot think about strategy you move flow and change with what you are given. I did not plan this it just came out the way you see it. Also for some reason the fight clip is a great deal slower on You Tube than the original.

[DrinkUpJohny]

gay lol all he did was spin in a bunch of circles,turned me off completly I was going to take classes and now im just going to stick with karate.

[thegompa]

@DrinkUpJohny I think you are right that you should stay with Karate as you are really not mature enough in martial arts to see what is going on in this scene. Not everyone takes a big wide stance and dukes it out with combatants. There are more things in Heaven and Earth than are dreampt of in your philosophy my young friend.

[Cahlwyn]

@DrinkUpJohny You have totally missed the point of both martial arts and what he was doing. Nobody was injured, he wasn't touched, and he was in control of both men. The fight ended before it began. To put it a way you might comprehend... REAL martial artists learn the Miyagi way, YOU want the Kobra Kai way. It sounds like you want some "Mixed Martial Arts" combat. That is lame to me...

[haruskyy]

bad ass!

[Sinderking]

very realistic demo.

[smokinthepot]

funny vid the way an overweight security gaurd can still pull this off makes this style seem interesting

[silatk]

very nice!!

[Belphybear]

this was awesome..very aweomse

[jung567]

Sir, you are one the very few people who actually know what your doing in kung fu. Thank you.

[jeffdoeskungfu]

This was pretty cool.

[pochazet]

oh thats why they turn in bagua.

[8stepsifu]

This is old school bagua. From what I understand It was invented by a bodyguard.

[thegompa]

@8stepsifu,

Thank you for your comment. Yes, you are correct at least that is what a number of older Chinese masters from the time before the Chinese Cultural Revolution have said on witnessing the Jiulong Baguazhang system methods.

Thank you

John Painter

[thegompa]

@8stepsifu Yes, this is one of the first unrehearsed takes of the scene from the video series. We did very little rehearsal and wanted to make it more reals so each take is a bit different. Thanks for your comments.

[TheHobophobic]

@8stepsifu It was most famously used by palace guards actually. Bajiquan is what is often referred to as the "bodyguard" martial art. I know some baji, it's nasty stuff. It incorporates some circular footwork in yingmen sanbugu, but favors smaller defensive angles like xingyi and very hard hitting percussive techniques. Bajiquan is famous for its explosive, compact body and elbow strikes used in the pocket after clinching or trapping and opening guard.

[michahman]

Good old Dr Painter he has contributed a lott to tha MA world.

[richardshapiroII]

"and don't forget yr beer!"

nice turning...

[LawOVonE]

Merci, Dr. Painter. Your Teachings have saved many Lives. Respect

[redtortoise76]

I'm sure his combat skills are the real deal but tactically this is not how you operate as a security guard.

Knives and guns come into play, the guys may return later for payback, you can get taken to court and lose your job etc

[thegompa]

Dear Red Tortoise,

Please check the text accompanying the video. This is from a video production. Although some fights during my time in security and as a bodyguard did involve, guns and knives not all altercations do. Here we are depicting a character in a video it is not meant to be an instructional film for the correct conduct of a security guard, just an unrehearsed hand to hand fight scene to open a section of our Baguazhang Combat video series.

Thanks

John P. Painter

[unjedi007]

hilarious scene awesome non-lethal fighting

[Samoobramba]

Nice! :-)

[xoenhit]

my friend Daniel is his student

says hes the real deal

[hyubgaek]

There you go Dr. Painter! Texas Ranger style! LOL!!! This is great, I've done security work for years! Thank you for the upload!

[casey19901]

Thank you Dr. Painter for this video.

[ChazNineDragon]

Wow, brings back memories Dr. Painter. Your videos are really great and practicle.

Thanks for posting this classic clip.

Chaz

[tao123chi]

painter is the jack. one of my friends is his student and tells me the guy is for real and a bad ass.

[khayr99]

Best believe it Buddy!!! He's nice as a friend but you don't wanna mess with him.