Its always good when a movie has a positive influence on someone(even if they don't know much about the art), espeacially towards learning the arts. Not sure where you live, so for now you can check out the info that I have on Bagua Zhang, if I can help in the future let me know. Peace, FredB.
@AtarashiNOhi many of the original bagua practitioners took part in the boxer rebellion and fought with legendary skill theyve also served as imoerial bodyguards
Wow this guy just flows through every movement. And he surprises me when he goes through his slower graceful movements and then out of nowhere pulls out a lightning fast strike.
What is that "shake" in the beginning. I've never seen this in an internal art. This guy looks like he has the goods - impressive. Taijiquan is my thing, but good Baqua is cool.
@rosebudIII do it, do it do do do it...like LCD sound system say! do it. id dont make ya dizzy pet, it makes you amazin!!!,,,,, i got the most humble of teachers who have trained with the greats who dont even have a website....how lucky am I in the UK?...Im Little Miss Giddy Kali, Panantuan, Jung Fu, Pa gua girls going!!!!....IM BLESSED!!!!!! x
baguazhang or Eight Trigrams is actually the art Neji Hyuga was using in the naruto series... spinning movements are used to confuse and evade and opponent this is a deadly martial art in the hands of an Eight Trigram master...
Wait a min... where is the walker and the bengay? Like I keep telling people. Take care of your boady and your body will take care of you. I know 20 year olds that can't move a faction of this gracefulness. I need to learn how to do that little dance number he did just before his routine, you know, that quick shake... I will practice.
Wow... I have to admit that Avatar: The Last Airbender is what got me interested in Ba Gua, but it is Ba Gua that makes airbending so cool, not the other way around. I wish I could learn Ba Gua. It is an amazing and beautiful thing. I also think it would be fun and beneficial to learn. A lot of discipline and strength is required for any martial art, and that can be reapplied to every part of life.
@4SailorJupitor4 all today ive been looking up places to learn bagua .. i can find anything .. it is a bautiful harmony style ... Oh and also Neji from Naruto uses BaGuaZhang
@4SailorJupitor4 hi, first thing u gotta do is this before you can learn taijiquan (taiji) u gotta learn xingyiquan (xingyi) thats the first of the classes u gotta learn to strike at one point before learning at all points. its xingyiquan .1 then baguazhang .2 taijiquan .3 see it at school each lvl is more diffulcult
@4SailorJupitor4 Well, until the day you find a teacher, as a BaGua practitioner myself, I'll give you a piece of advice. DO train your legs. A lot. The training will be Hell if you don't.
That last was meant to read "Tai Chi" on Methamphetamine. Didn't sleep too well last night, I guess my discombobulation is the inevitable result thereof.
It's like aikido on methamphetamine! That must take such perfect coordination and muscle control, not to mention the speed and economy of movement: simply amazing, and it can't be as easy as he makes it seem.
i think its good looking and all, but 1 thing i cant wrap my head around is; how do you use that for real? like against actual people in actual situations?
@juniorguard4life look up 'ba gua' on youtube and look at any of the other vids... a lot of them demonstrate techniques used in this vid or similar ones on other people...
Just because you cant figure out how it can be applied in real life situations, does not mean that it does not work. It works, son. It works so well, that Kung Fu is the most powerfull and most dangerous of all arts.
@Elbottoo I didn't say that it couldn't be used I'm real life, just that I couldn't see how. After u watched this CID I watched others and realized how it was
i am a martial practioner here in the philippines...i have trained muay thai,kick boxing,karate,taekwondo and aikido, but this art is different and interesting to learn... and i admire, reaspect the master...he is very good..a truly master of martial art...hope someday i will have the opportunity to meet him personaly and be he's student...long live master Sun Zhi Jun
i practice Taekwondo and Judo..a bit of Hapkido. And let me say that this puts all of them to shame. This martial art makes all others that I've seen and done seem awkward and clunky in comparison. This is so unbelievably graceful and powerful. I would kill for the opportunity to learn this. It's stunning.
My ignorance may show but there are depths to this that would take lifetimes to gauge.
But in a few words i believe: the SHIMMY provides Energy. I believe the shimmy is the mechanism by which the waist, torso, head and limbs gather/store/transfer that energy. Further-more the shimmy may be a way of say, setting the frequency of the body for the intended flow or more abstractly the attitude of said energy.
Anyway that's my theory.thanks for posting the video, more BaGuaZhang people!
He looks rushed. I was taught that Ba-Gua Zhang should be done slowly and purposefully, taking care to feel the movements with every fiber of your being. But I'm also sure there are different styles of teaching, and the uniform looks like this man is a master of the art.
I don't practice ba gua zhang (only the yang form of tai ji quan) but I find this technique very gracious and beautiful movements are fluid and vrey circulars (like the ba gua)
I regret that( bgz) it is already unknown in France.
to learn of this stuff does not deny that it could have been created by god, and you are not worshiping it, but using it to enrich your life, thus making you a better vessel to spread the word of god.
Who gives a flying fuck what the weak minded think...As a martial artist you should recognize the difference between spirituality and the martial way..if your religion is getting in the way of that then perhaps you should either stop being a poser of the martial way or stop following false prophets...Your comment makes me want to kick your ass
nope not really it actually helps keep you calm to prevent chances of getting angry and blessing someone out lol......but it isnt worshiping any other objects or anythink like witch craft so my bias is its ok
If you awake your mind radar to those feelings, you'll be able to grasp forms in no time. If you find some decent teacher and a TRUE master, he will be able to draw on a piece of paper how body energy flows around you - in front of you, behind you, the wrists, the arms and the fingers, the look -and all together. Ba Gua is really great pleasure to practice. But it's not involving the whole of the body deep as tai chi does.. So I guess it's better to start with Ba Gua.
from watching he began using the basic mother palms thin went into some hand switching movements hes combining several forms together starting with the basic ones and moving to the more higher ranked forms of ba gua this is very graceful Love watching it
I saw a video of Ba Gua Zhang once as a kid and I was mesmerised by the elegant flow of movements. Back then I didn't know what it was, but it left a lasting impression for a long time. Now that I've found it again, it has awakened my spirit and will to bind myself with this martial art. I will start my training next month. =)
With respect..this man has been training for longer than either of them have been alive. The situation where they would wind up fighting would be extremely rare because the really hardcore folks in China are usually humble and unless you see one of these guys picking on an old man I don't see it happening.
@stochastikos you suck out loud and I think you're the one who's ignorant
! YouTube is about the comments as well as the video. Respect that not all people know BaGuaZhang. Also that they might not bother asking questions which is the main, if not only reason it's been put on here.
No, I saw it and immediately wished the guy wasn't wearing that loose shirt. Sometimes I think they deliberately wear loose clothing so we can't see the torso body-mechanics that are the real power behind their arm movements.
I've seen Master Sun practice Bagua and Hsingi, but never Tai Chi. Anyone know if he does? I'm sure he would be dazzling doing the forms. I would love to know what he thinks of Tai Chi compared to Bagua. In his time, I'm sure he "crossed arms" with Tai Chi practitioners and could comment on the relative effectiveness of each style.
The shimmy in the beginning is the bees knees, really...been workin on that for a half hour now and I can't seem to get it just right. His speed between 1:14 and 1:15 makes a lightning discharge look like molases dripping off an eskimos ass. Good business, truely. The heel-to-toe toe-to-heel transitioning is impeccable. Grandmaster is accurate.
HOLY CRAP! If this video has taught me anything it is that i need to practice more. Sun Zhi Jun is one of the greatest living BaGuaZhang masters and its good to see videos of him in action. This is a good example of everything Neijia Quan should be.
OMG! I have been implementing this same ability into my budo along with sword for about the last 10 years (30+ years MA training total). I've never seen anyone so closely resembling my ability to generate spirals from the center and blossom them into seemless direction changes while circle walking. Does he ever leave China for teaching? The U.S. government won't allow me to go to China without very good reason. In fact, I'm not allowed to even fly over some countries like China.
This is Sun Zhi Jun. The top cheng bagua master in the world. I highly doubt your ability is near his. And no, he doesn't leave China. I am sure for the right price he may, but he has a elite group of students there, and he is nearing 80. While you may have tried to compliment him, you are calling yourself a grandmaster in the same sentence.
uh, I am not political in nature, and do not belong to bagua...therefore I can not claim a title of grandmaster. More martial artists should take responsibiltiy for what they can do and state it directly. The false humilty many portray in an attempt to be asian only retards themselves and their potential students. It was just nice to see someone doing something I do, and I do perform at these levels without the limit of the bagua forms...dynamically in chaos.
i agree that he is one of the best that i have seen but top bagua stylist in the world? that is a little far fetched don't you think? I have seen a couple of others that are very close to his level but better in application. There is always a mountain higher than another mountain.
No. I have valuable information, so I need permission when traveling over certain countries air space. This is not uncommon with so many people involved with international crisies today.
I wish people would give the whole 'avatar' thing up. Its a cartoon for gods sake! Yes, it has actual kung fu in it, but why watch cartoons when you could be doing the real thing? It's a helluva lot healthier than watching telly...
Enough ranting, that symbol on the wall: does anyone know what it is? it seems to be a reccurring thing in bagua (Representing the circular motion?) I've seen yin&yang symbols spiralling tightly like that, but this seems to be a solid colour, with no dots of opposite
again i´ll just have to guess:it may be corresponding with the spirals and turns in bagua,which seem more dynamic than for example in taijiquan.now i´m interested as well.maybe someone else could help?
Eventhough I enjoyed this cartoons I don't like the kind of notority bagua gets through this. I hope it won't become worse when they going to make this movie. To the symbol: families or martial art streams throughout china used stylized religious symbols such as the taiji as family trademarks and seals. I believe this is what it is about.
I have a question, and the people posting to this video seem serious and respectful. As I have grown older, I have become arthritic, and unfortunately, have had some surgery for injuries in my knee and shoulder. Despite my injuries and age (early 60s) I am in good cardiovascular condition. I have been fascinated with BaGua for a very long time. BaGua seems relatively gentle on the joints in terms of training. Can anyone please comment and give me your views on this?
Most of the Internal arts are relatively gentle on the body because the use of force is smoothe and not abrupt. Try to find someone near you to learn from
Bagua is extremely vigorous with a lot of twisting and compressing that requires your body already be open and supple enough to handle it. Anything less and you`re injured. I seriously suggest building a foundation through some qi gong or tai chi before taking on something as demanding as Ba Gua. From soft to hard is the safest and most assured way to understanding. Check out Bruce Frantzis` "The Power of Internal Martial Arts" for a serious breakdown of what you`re getting into. Good luck!
This is an excellent demonstration. If you would like to know more you can visit my website, which is located on my page. While your there please feel free to suscribe me. I would be glad to help you with anything bagua related your having trouble with.
I am inner circle deciple of Master Sun. He is extremely strict when teaching us. He emphasize that each movement shall be accurate and no like other elderly masters. Master Sun still performs all gestures and movement accurately just as he used to be. For entirely movement, he even improved a lot comparing to his 40s, he is really amazing.
I think the reason is that he never stopped training for past 10s of years. That's why he is so perfect
Hawkeye, you are wrong. The master who perfomed here is Mr. Sun Zhi Jun. The video had been shot in 2005 when Master Sun was 72 years old.
Therefore, please update your information. I know you are in Korea and haven't seen master Sun much, it's understood that you mess up. Please just correct the information
Hey 4sailorjupitor4,
Its always good when a movie has a positive influence on someone(even if they don't know much about the art), espeacially towards learning the arts. Not sure where you live, so for now you can check out the info that I have on Bagua Zhang, if I can help in the future let me know. Peace, FredB.
fredbwuji 1 week ago
i luv bagua
carcarfab 1 month ago
...thought he was doing a running start to hit that gong. oh well. smooooth.
strumpeteer 1 month ago
this old guy is real good, smooth!
cyclops1092 1 month ago
watch the steps..omfg
InGUNable 2 months ago
Airbending? Sounds interesting and I am going to read about it. Cool upload.
VerninTheRat 4 months ago
a great inspirational kata....
MrVspani 4 months ago
It's very beautiful and graceful. But I would love to see it in actual combat.
AtarashiNOhi 5 months ago
@AtarashiNOhi many of the original bagua practitioners took part in the boxer rebellion and fought with legendary skill theyve also served as imoerial bodyguards
TheVladimir78 2 weeks ago
@TheVladimir78 imperial
TheVladimir78 2 weeks ago
Wow this guy just flows through every movement. And he surprises me when he goes through his slower graceful movements and then out of nowhere pulls out a lightning fast strike.
RedCrescentDemon 6 months ago
0:02 shake your sillies out :)
ninjamaster2995 6 months ago
be water my friend
badwaiser 7 months ago
Name of the music, please! Anyone?
heero7yui 7 months ago
this is the true form of nejis fighting style
xxxN1nJa5k1LZxxx 7 months ago
Awesome, simplemente poderoso.
rhinokung 8 months ago
LIke this if you're an Avatar fan.
buddy2000529 10 months ago
awesome!
ChiroAY 10 months ago
you don't need any training for deadly air-bending techniques, merely half a can of refried beans.
DumbDuck44 10 months ago
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i learn nan quan but can i move to ba gua ?
blahblah2356s 11 months ago
i learn nan quan but can i move to ba gua ?
blahblah2356s 11 months ago
i could just picture him throwing people and moving in circles dodging enemy attack
ShaolinRyan 1 year ago
What is that "shake" in the beginning. I've never seen this in an internal art. This guy looks like he has the goods - impressive. Taijiquan is my thing, but good Baqua is cool.
jsphotos 1 year ago
@jsphotos do you mean tae chi quan? fail.
MetalDestroysAll 1 year ago
@MetalDestroysAll
check out "Chen Xiaowang Applications DVD excerpt, Laojia/19ct w/ fajin"
And, it's Taijiquan, genius.
jsphotos 1 year ago
@MetalDestroysAll look it up GENIOUS. its thats the translated ENGRISH way to say it.
MetalDestroysAll 1 year ago
I was waiting for him to like explode that gray thing with is mind.
marcussilvamgs 1 year ago
negi on naruto
BigBensHelp 1 year ago
333 likes and 33 dislikes. Ahhh this has made my day.
hestergolem13 1 year ago 2
is he dancing or fighting? JK, it reminds me to Nejis fighting style from Naruto
HachibinoGykuki 1 year ago
@HachibinoGykuki
YOU LOL
dancing??
what the hell your words..
joecavalera2 1 year ago
@HachibinoGykuki thats because the gentle fist is modeled after bagua.
MetalDestroysAll 1 year ago
beautiful form, how lovely...just as its mean to be! x
MISSLD125 1 year ago
This is excellent bagua of the cheng school
borongtao 1 year ago
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bagua is beautiful, but i'm glad i don't do it because i think i would get rather dizzy
rosebudIII 1 year ago
bagua is beautiful, but i'm glad i don't do it because i think i would get rather dizzy
rosebudIII 1 year ago
@rosebudIII do it, do it do do do it...like LCD sound system say! do it. id dont make ya dizzy pet, it makes you amazin!!!,,,,, i got the most humble of teachers who have trained with the greats who dont even have a website....how lucky am I in the UK?...Im Little Miss Giddy Kali, Panantuan, Jung Fu, Pa gua girls going!!!!....IM BLESSED!!!!!! x
MISSLD125 1 year ago
this dance looks wierd
nameless527 1 year ago
In Ip Man 2, one of the styles used during the tabletop fight is bagua zhang.
Jet Li's character in The One uses bagua zhang, while the antagonist version of the character uses xingyi quan.
Airbending in Avatar: The Last Airbender is modeled on bagua zhang.
Ling Xiaoyu from the Tekken video game series uses bagua zhang.
Ashrah from Mortal Kombat: Deception and Kitana from Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance use bagua zhang.
PraznikSG 1 year ago
baguazhang or Eight Trigrams is actually the art Neji Hyuga was using in the naruto series... spinning movements are used to confuse and evade and opponent this is a deadly martial art in the hands of an Eight Trigram master...
NoypisGrill 1 year ago
It doesn't work, if you don't know what's happening (mere movements),
It will be most effective and deadly, if you understand the essence of this martial art.
bigfatdick5000 1 year ago
Wait a min... where is the walker and the bengay? Like I keep telling people. Take care of your boady and your body will take care of you. I know 20 year olds that can't move a faction of this gracefulness. I need to learn how to do that little dance number he did just before his routine, you know, that quick shake... I will practice.
Melanatedone 1 year ago 3
@Melanatedone thats not a dance, shaking is to release self from someones grasp.
ukguy 1 year ago
@ukguy - I know its not a dance, but you gotta admit, you'd be the man if you did that on the dance floor.
Melanatedone 1 year ago 3
Amazing! what else is there to say?
JonYounghusband 1 year ago
Wow... I have to admit that Avatar: The Last Airbender is what got me interested in Ba Gua, but it is Ba Gua that makes airbending so cool, not the other way around. I wish I could learn Ba Gua. It is an amazing and beautiful thing. I also think it would be fun and beneficial to learn. A lot of discipline and strength is required for any martial art, and that can be reapplied to every part of life.
4SailorJupitor4 1 year ago 41
@4SailorJupitor4 Thats funny Avatar is the same reason I looked into Ba Gua it would be a great thing to learn
Bigft113 1 year ago
@4SailorJupitor4 I knew something was familiar with the movements that Ang was doing!
Nikolas100o10oao 1 year ago
@4SailorJupitor4 all today ive been looking up places to learn bagua .. i can find anything .. it is a bautiful harmony style ... Oh and also Neji from Naruto uses BaGuaZhang
TehRoXXX 1 year ago
@TehRoXXX
im really looking forward
to learn xingyiquan
and ythen baguazhang
and after that
i wanting to learn taijiquan
the music and fight styles really inspire me tough
BadPastGoodFuture 1 year ago
BadPastGoodFuture 1 year ago
@4SailorJupitor4 - Even the mark of airbenders on the wall. Well a lookalike anyway... :)
Erik6706 1 year ago
@4SailorJupitor4 Well, until the day you find a teacher, as a BaGua practitioner myself, I'll give you a piece of advice. DO train your legs. A lot. The training will be Hell if you don't.
AndyRaslan 10 months ago
wow
jetle25 1 year ago
Love the music
matyfigure09 1 year ago 2
airbending
emixam291 1 year ago 21
@emixam291
hardly...
LegoWorldCrisis 9 months ago
its like chinese dancing and hiphop while worshiping a gong
guitarguy177 1 year ago
sifu where your from
HERRY49 1 year ago
air bending!!!!
StephanieIAm 1 year ago 3
That last was meant to read "Tai Chi" on Methamphetamine. Didn't sleep too well last night, I guess my discombobulation is the inevitable result thereof.
KingHiramTheTyrant 1 year ago
It's like aikido on methamphetamine! That must take such perfect coordination and muscle control, not to mention the speed and economy of movement: simply amazing, and it can't be as easy as he makes it seem.
KingHiramTheTyrant 1 year ago
i think its good looking and all, but 1 thing i cant wrap my head around is; how do you use that for real? like against actual people in actual situations?
juniorguard4life 1 year ago
@juniorguard4life look up 'ba gua' on youtube and look at any of the other vids... a lot of them demonstrate techniques used in this vid or similar ones on other people...
Hrairoo53 1 year ago
@juniorguard4life
Enough said. /watch?v=D4u5zN69nBQ
Just because you cant figure out how it can be applied in real life situations, does not mean that it does not work. It works, son. It works so well, that Kung Fu is the most powerfull and most dangerous of all arts.
Elbottoo 1 year ago
@Elbottoo I didn't say that it couldn't be used I'm real life, just that I couldn't see how. After u watched this CID I watched others and realized how it was
juniorguard4life 1 year ago
i am a martial practioner here in the philippines...i have trained muay thai,kick boxing,karate,taekwondo and aikido, but this art is different and interesting to learn... and i admire, reaspect the master...he is very good..a truly master of martial art...hope someday i will have the opportunity to meet him personaly and be he's student...long live master Sun Zhi Jun
marteopius 1 year ago
this martial art is very hard to master and its very precise.
alkikurazz 1 year ago
i practice Taekwondo and Judo..a bit of Hapkido. And let me say that this puts all of them to shame. This martial art makes all others that I've seen and done seem awkward and clunky in comparison. This is so unbelievably graceful and powerful. I would kill for the opportunity to learn this. It's stunning.
UndercoverLeech 1 year ago
My ignorance may show but there are depths to this that would take lifetimes to gauge.
But in a few words i believe: the SHIMMY provides Energy. I believe the shimmy is the mechanism by which the waist, torso, head and limbs gather/store/transfer that energy. Further-more the shimmy may be a way of say, setting the frequency of the body for the intended flow or more abstractly the attitude of said energy.
Anyway that's my theory.thanks for posting the video, more BaGuaZhang people!
cimnow4 1 year ago
I love Sun's bagua it is incredibly fluid and graceful a pleasure to watch
wils5022 1 year ago
He looks rushed. I was taught that Ba-Gua Zhang should be done slowly and purposefully, taking care to feel the movements with every fiber of your being. But I'm also sure there are different styles of teaching, and the uniform looks like this man is a master of the art.
tectonaguy 1 year ago
I don't practice ba gua zhang (only the yang form of tai ji quan) but I find this technique very gracious and beautiful movements are fluid and vrey circulars (like the ba gua)
I regret that( bgz) it is already unknown in France.
teddythefrency 1 year ago
his form is perfect.....
theartisb 1 year ago
This is great- he flows like water
tamazra123 1 year ago
I love how fluid his motions are.
Greekboy178 1 year ago
good god is this argument still going on?
Germkiller42 1 year ago
lol people that lose their temper are also weak minded. Lol wanting to kick someone's ass over some comment on the internet sounds so immature.
ExiledTroop 1 year ago 3
Are there training videos available with this instructor?
Ronin6575 1 year ago
do any of u christians think that it is wrong to try to learn this stuff because of the chi and healing and stuff that it teaches?
phonebush 1 year ago
Only if they're religious fanatics... who are generally stupid... too stupid for NeiGong....
AndyRaslan 1 year ago
ha isaac newton was a christian but whatever andy
phonebush 1 year ago
to learn of this stuff does not deny that it could have been created by god, and you are not worshiping it, but using it to enrich your life, thus making you a better vessel to spread the word of god.
Thats one way to think of it :D
TMcKinzie5601 1 year ago
I am not a Christian, but I follow something which suggests that it is undesirable to follow it and also follow another spiritual way.
I study Taijiquan, and I approach it as self-defense and health exercise, ignoring the spiritual content.
You can do the same with the Bagua.
W.
walter777777 1 year ago
Who gives a flying fuck what the weak minded think...As a martial artist you should recognize the difference between spirituality and the martial way..if your religion is getting in the way of that then perhaps you should either stop being a poser of the martial way or stop following false prophets...Your comment makes me want to kick your ass
Dissonant1975 1 year ago
@Dissonant1975 easy big guy
phonebush 1 year ago
@Dissonant1975 please dont hurt me
phonebush 1 year ago
nope not really it actually helps keep you calm to prevent chances of getting angry and blessing someone out lol......but it isnt worshiping any other objects or anythink like witch craft so my bias is its ok
shadownightphoenix13 1 year ago
Your god will save you...
Dissonant1975 1 year ago
@phonebush i don't think so. i think most of us would think of it as exercise.
nomia716 1 year ago
A true DRAGON. Amazing
1mataleo1 1 year ago
this looks so complicated and awesome i doubt i could ever learn to do it
phonebush 1 year ago
You doubt not!
If you awake your mind radar to those feelings, you'll be able to grasp forms in no time. If you find some decent teacher and a TRUE master, he will be able to draw on a piece of paper how body energy flows around you - in front of you, behind you, the wrists, the arms and the fingers, the look -and all together. Ba Gua is really great pleasure to practice. But it's not involving the whole of the body deep as tai chi does.. So I guess it's better to start with Ba Gua.
lileulileu 1 year ago
As a kung fu practitioner, i could only ever dream of attaining a level of internal skill like this! lets shoot for it!
arahim1231987 1 year ago
beautiful...
Kakarota14790 1 year ago
this martial art was the basis for the art of "Airbending" in the show avatar the last airbender! :D
nate96atcoxdotnet 2 years ago 2
yea i love that show. this guy would be one sick airbender
phonebush 1 year ago
Beautiful
stockguitar 2 years ago
from watching he began using the basic mother palms thin went into some hand switching movements hes combining several forms together starting with the basic ones and moving to the more higher ranked forms of ba gua this is very graceful Love watching it
Icothean22 2 years ago
very very swift
I was taught some from Grandmaster David E Kash who was also a student of Grandmaster Wang
however it was the first time I saw bagua this swift
Icothean22 2 years ago
At his age still move so smoothly, very impressive
Jia579 2 years ago 2
Just amazing
Hiarch123 2 years ago
I found this one of the best examples of Ba Gua. Well done, perfect movement! Very enjoyable to watch.
SmartlilMGB 2 years ago
It looks beautiful, I love watching it!
timesdaughter 2 years ago
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This is fair boring, I wanted to see lads getting pucked about
theyellowfury 2 years ago
ba gua is for technic for wind fighterss
megaboy250 2 years ago
@megaboy250
What do you mean by wind fighters?
Can u explain?
Engels121 2 years ago
in the cartoon Avatar, the Air Nomads in the series (of which Aang is the last) all used this style for airbending.
Risingkiwi 2 years ago 2
I love it. I knew about this figthing style because of Avatar.
esthorse 2 years ago 3
ya i know shorinjiryu kenukai karatedo and i want to do northern shaolin kung fu or this
naomimatthew 2 years ago
I saw a video of Ba Gua Zhang once as a kid and I was mesmerised by the elegant flow of movements. Back then I didn't know what it was, but it left a lasting impression for a long time. Now that I've found it again, it has awakened my spirit and will to bind myself with this martial art. I will start my training next month. =)
caldeith 2 years ago 3
I think bagua is the best fighting style ever :3 <3
HmongBuddha 2 years ago
old man shimmy! I love Bagua Zhang
GeneralArrow 2 years ago
Is this Bagua swimming dragon form?
Aheyne 2 years ago
I believe this is the 64 linking palms.
orihx3 2 years ago
isnt that the Air Nomads symbol from avatar? XD
Po1soNiNg 2 years ago
most likely what it was based off of.
Bastion83 2 years ago
No, but Airbending was based off of this form
DarkninAngeI 2 years ago
The chinese say, if you have a stiff back, you're old, if you have a soft back, you're young. This master's moves are beautiful beyond words.
backflash22 2 years ago 2
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does anyone know if this man could beat someone like floyd mayweather or fedor in a fight? seriously?
kamalgilkes 2 years ago
yup , he can.. seriously i saw him do it
but pacquiao on the other hand.. Whole nother story !!
socsol 2 years ago
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your saw this man beat up floyd mayweather and fedor...liar!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
pacquiao mayweather...amazing prospect
kamalgilkes 2 years ago
u know kamal, if those guys were 70 years old, this guy would snap them in half.
jakeisawesome91 2 years ago
With respect..this man has been training for longer than either of them have been alive. The situation where they would wind up fighting would be extremely rare because the really hardcore folks in China are usually humble and unless you see one of these guys picking on an old man I don't see it happening.
9sectionwhip 2 years ago
He's 76...
Aheyne 2 years ago
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wow, his movement is so flowey. he should totally learn to do popping or like robot dancing and stuff.
CutieAyumi 2 years ago
amazing.. people should stop trying to make whimsical comments, it only makes you look ignorant to how special this really is.
stochastikos 2 years ago 29
@stochastikos you suck out loud and I think you're the one who's ignorant
! YouTube is about the comments as well as the video. Respect that not all people know BaGuaZhang. Also that they might not bother asking questions which is the main, if not only reason it's been put on here.
cimnow4 1 year ago
am i the only one who saw the shoulder shimmy in the beginning?
ChungFat4eva 2 years ago 30
No, I saw it and immediately wished the guy wasn't wearing that loose shirt. Sometimes I think they deliberately wear loose clothing so we can't see the torso body-mechanics that are the real power behind their arm movements.
aammaazzoonn 2 years ago
@ChungFat4eva
i saw that too and immediately burst into laughter
lsean 1 year ago
@ChungFat4eva ..loool nope
darpachief 1 year ago
you start doing that in a fight, you will surely win!
hahahahah
zoolender001 2 years ago
so fluid and graceful, the stuff for sure...
andromedananda 2 years ago
mmm...yeah....that's the stuff.
atsukoarai86 2 years ago
looks like dancing pretty cool though
xroce 2 years ago
wow . .jesus and i thought wang hai jun was good. . . i do chen taijiquan but this . . this is mental
7iNEEDurDISCIPLINE7 2 years ago
What is the name of the song?
CptKenChen 2 years ago
Preaching on the Vulture Peak
Pr0g4p4rV18 2 years ago
thank you very much !!
ambucias 2 years ago
very good! this is the real bagua!!
csk7800 2 years ago
i always loved baguazhang because of how fluid and beautiful it is
nolyfe12 2 years ago
did he do a little jig in the beginning?
crazyghetto978818 2 years ago
Indeed he did, it's his way of shaking off the funk...
steveecker 2 years ago 2
beautiful!!!!!!!!!
brigna7 2 years ago
Best not to mess with any old chinamen!!
Gman6755 2 years ago
I've seen Master Sun practice Bagua and Hsingi, but never Tai Chi. Anyone know if he does? I'm sure he would be dazzling doing the forms. I would love to know what he thinks of Tai Chi compared to Bagua. In his time, I'm sure he "crossed arms" with Tai Chi practitioners and could comment on the relative effectiveness of each style.
appolyyon 3 years ago
The shimmy in the beginning is the bees knees, really...been workin on that for a half hour now and I can't seem to get it just right. His speed between 1:14 and 1:15 makes a lightning discharge look like molases dripping off an eskimos ass. Good business, truely. The heel-to-toe toe-to-heel transitioning is impeccable. Grandmaster is accurate.
chichibrownwrok 3 years ago
HOLY CRAP! If this video has taught me anything it is that i need to practice more. Sun Zhi Jun is one of the greatest living BaGuaZhang masters and its good to see videos of him in action. This is a good example of everything Neijia Quan should be.
WesternDragonKing 3 years ago
OMG! I have been implementing this same ability into my budo along with sword for about the last 10 years (30+ years MA training total). I've never seen anyone so closely resembling my ability to generate spirals from the center and blossom them into seemless direction changes while circle walking. Does he ever leave China for teaching? The U.S. government won't allow me to go to China without very good reason. In fact, I'm not allowed to even fly over some countries like China.
tadanokami 3 years ago
This is Sun Zhi Jun. The top cheng bagua master in the world. I highly doubt your ability is near his. And no, he doesn't leave China. I am sure for the right price he may, but he has a elite group of students there, and he is nearing 80. While you may have tried to compliment him, you are calling yourself a grandmaster in the same sentence.
hawkeyeke 3 years ago 4
uh, I am not political in nature, and do not belong to bagua...therefore I can not claim a title of grandmaster. More martial artists should take responsibiltiy for what they can do and state it directly. The false humilty many portray in an attempt to be asian only retards themselves and their potential students. It was just nice to see someone doing something I do, and I do perform at these levels without the limit of the bagua forms...dynamically in chaos.
tadanokami 3 years ago
i would like to see you perform
cfG21 2 years ago
i agree that he is one of the best that i have seen but top bagua stylist in the world? that is a little far fetched don't you think? I have seen a couple of others that are very close to his level but better in application. There is always a mountain higher than another mountain.
cfG21 2 years ago
yea that's true I suppose, but your going to run out of mountains sooner or later right?
FadedHonesty1 2 years ago
lol yeah
cfG21 2 years ago
I mean.. this guy really is one of the best in the world :/ Alongside He JInbao and maybe only a handful of others
Aheyne 2 years ago
...Are you a wanted criminal...?
holypanl 3 years ago 3
No. I have valuable information, so I need permission when traveling over certain countries air space. This is not uncommon with so many people involved with international crisies today.
tadanokami 3 years ago
Note to tadanokami....if your so good buddy. put up clip and show us. Please.
cheekybastard29 3 years ago
Bagua zhangs trains upper body flexibility. It will keep one's body supple even at advanced age.
milvipes 3 years ago
Wow - look at Sun Zhi Jun move - it's absolutely breathtaking!
Aheyne 3 years ago
I wish people would give the whole 'avatar' thing up. Its a cartoon for gods sake! Yes, it has actual kung fu in it, but why watch cartoons when you could be doing the real thing? It's a helluva lot healthier than watching telly...
Enough ranting, that symbol on the wall: does anyone know what it is? it seems to be a reccurring thing in bagua (Representing the circular motion?) I've seen yin&yang symbols spiralling tightly like that, but this seems to be a solid colour, with no dots of opposite
kungfuasgaeilge 3 years ago
i don´t really know,but to me it just looks like a stylized version of the taiji symbol.the two dots are also there
nanhuazhenren 3 years ago
Oh yeah, the two elongated things (fullscreening helps). Nevertheless, why does bagua specifically use this symbol instead of the more common one?
kungfuasgaeilge 3 years ago
again i´ll just have to guess:it may be corresponding with the spirals and turns in bagua,which seem more dynamic than for example in taijiquan.now i´m interested as well.maybe someone else could help?
nanhuazhenren 3 years ago
I put some links to sites etc containing that symbol in a comment, but I guess it was a youtube no-no. (even when I replaced the . with 'dot')
there was also a site with kung fu lolcats, which had a brilliant bagua one
kungfuasgaeilge 3 years ago
It's just a supposition, but it could be a stylized version of the Yin and Yang derived from Taiji.
StellusBattersea 3 years ago
Eventhough I enjoyed this cartoons I don't like the kind of notority bagua gets through this. I hope it won't become worse when they going to make this movie. To the symbol: families or martial art streams throughout china used stylized religious symbols such as the taiji as family trademarks and seals. I believe this is what it is about.
speakingheart 3 years ago
I have a question, and the people posting to this video seem serious and respectful. As I have grown older, I have become arthritic, and unfortunately, have had some surgery for injuries in my knee and shoulder. Despite my injuries and age (early 60s) I am in good cardiovascular condition. I have been fascinated with BaGua for a very long time. BaGua seems relatively gentle on the joints in terms of training. Can anyone please comment and give me your views on this?
Noren1260 3 years ago
Most of the Internal arts are relatively gentle on the body because the use of force is smoothe and not abrupt. Try to find someone near you to learn from
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TaoBoxer 3 years ago
Bagua is extremely vigorous with a lot of twisting and compressing that requires your body already be open and supple enough to handle it. Anything less and you`re injured. I seriously suggest building a foundation through some qi gong or tai chi before taking on something as demanding as Ba Gua. From soft to hard is the safest and most assured way to understanding. Check out Bruce Frantzis` "The Power of Internal Martial Arts" for a serious breakdown of what you`re getting into. Good luck!
mihalis272 3 years ago
if you watch this with funk in the background its awsome
Babliclat 3 years ago
BAGUA is beautiful to look at mmmm!
TubOfCereal 3 years ago
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BaguazhangMaster 3 years ago
this is truely an wonderful style.
BaguaStudent1 3 years ago
I am inner circle deciple of Master Sun. He is extremely strict when teaching us. He emphasize that each movement shall be accurate and no like other elderly masters. Master Sun still performs all gestures and movement accurately just as he used to be. For entirely movement, he even improved a lot comparing to his 40s, he is really amazing.
I think the reason is that he never stopped training for past 10s of years. That's why he is so perfect
pattonwqw 3 years ago
Amazing to watch his precision and flexiblity.
unclebraddah 3 years ago
Hawkeye, you are wrong. The master who perfomed here is Mr. Sun Zhi Jun. The video had been shot in 2005 when Master Sun was 72 years old.
Therefore, please update your information. I know you are in Korea and haven't seen master Sun much, it's understood that you mess up. Please just correct the information
pattonwqw 3 years ago