[GSL] Lecture 10 - Sparring concepts

Guo Shifu explains fighting angles.

At times, Shifu's fighting intent when attacking was so focused and ferocious, and his movement so fast and hard to follow, that Alvin automatically covered up in anticipation of a massive combo.

Incidentally, apologies to the BJJ/ MMA people out there. We had in our ignorance given Shifu a completely wrong idea about how the single-leg take-down works. The error lies entirely with us, the students.

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Guo Shilei (郭石磊) of Dongguan City, Guangdong, China, from the Ma Weiqi (馬維棋) style Baguazhang (八卦掌), Cheng style Baguazhang (程派八卦掌), and Yang style Taijiquan (Tai Chi) (杨派太極拳) lineages.

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[ksipa]

Great vid!

[DeekHare]

@eastpaw Yeap , i get it (: thanks.

[eastpaw]

@DeekHare

Agree it's fast and straightforward. I believe also that it works quite often, and (at least in a sporting match) is not that dangerous even if it fails.

Shifu's point is that if you can train yourself to be very good at moving to the side, wouldn't that be very helpful?

[DeekHare]

Haha. Grapplers take opponent head on is not because they are silly. It's fast and straight forward. If they have the choice to go in sideways front or from the back, of course they will not choose to attack from the front. No one will want to be silly and attack from the front.

[eastpaw]

@Far7anRAlBattousai

Well, the problem here is that our school has lineage from both MWQ and CTH, so we actually do Ma+Cheng Bagua, albeit with an emphasis on Ma. Considering how green I am, it's a little hard for me to distinguish between the Ma and Cheng parts of our training.

I do recall once asking Shifu about this, however. He demonstrated a bunch of Ma moves and then their analogues in the Cheng system. As I recall, the two were visually similar though different at a deeper level.

[Far7anRAlBattousai]

@eastpaw

I read that Cheng Baguazhang has a lot in common with Ma Weiqi Baguazhang (but not as much with Liang or Yin Baguazhang). Any thoughts on that from your experience?

[eastpaw]

@Far7anRAlBattousai

Did a little bit under my Xingyi teacher previously, but not enough to really count. Much of what I know about non-MWQ Bagua comes from several people from other well-known lines.

[Far7anRAlBattousai]

@eastpaw

Thanks eastpaw! Is this the only baguazhang you've done?

[eastpaw]

@Far7anRAlBattousai

Sorry I wasn't clear. The "before" reply pertains to S Xingyi, while the "after" refers to MWQ Bagua.

The new stuff has some fascinating properties. For instance, I have yet to find a non-neijia martial artist who can block even a short, slow swing of the arm - it crushes right through their guard as if it were not even there. Or you could stand face-to-face with someone, clamp your forearms against his upper arms, and easily take him off his feet by turning your waist.

[Far7anRAlBattousai]

And how does that compare to the other?