BAGUAZHANG SELF DEFENSE FROM CHAIR 2.AVI

Another look at using simple movements from the Jiang Rung Qiao Baguazhang empty hand form for practical self defense from a chair. Playing around with basic usage to counter grab, punch and simple front kick events. A few years agoI read an interview with Wang Xiangzhai, the founder of Yiquan where he said that the people should focus on the first three palm changes of Baguazhang - that it didn't matter which style but that the first three palm changes of Bagua encompassed all one truly needed to know about Bagua and its potential. WXZ also indicated that training for instinct and sensitivity, depth not breadth, was far more important. Reading the interview got me really interested in exploring the range of mechanics in the first three palm changes of the Jiang Rong Qiao form I know. hence the emphasis on Hide Flower Under Leaf and Wild Goose Leaves Flock. Hope you all like this second take on Bagua Self Defense from a Chair. :)) Again just playing around with simple applications.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Bagua
• Baguazhang
• Pa Kua
• Pakuachang
• Qi
• Gong
• Chi
• Self Defense
• Practical
• Jiang Rong Qiao
• WXZ
• YIquan

[calipygia]

I would love to learn Bagua style. Closest thing in my small town is MMA but it's mostly for kids. This looks like a solid technique, but if he were really trying to kick you with a front kick I don't think you'd be fast enough to block like that. I'm certainly not trying to correct you as I have only minimal martial arts training, but I could imagine you grabbing his leg after his kick has landed and tumbling backward in the chair for a serious leg injury.

[ksipa]

@calipygia No karate? karate would be better than MMA. or do both if possible. If he were really trying to kick me I would do something completely different. This vid is only for demonstration purposes. Kicks are actually incredible easy to block with even a little bit of training. In this vid I am only showing Hide Flower Under Leaf and Wild Goose leaves Flock. In reality I would probably do bear Palm to Lean on Horse to Ask Way or something ..

[615momo]

ok,thats sounds and looks pretty easy but what you do when the person has fighting skill and more strength,that technique only works on a weaker person

[ksipa]

@615momo 1) It is about physics not strength. 2) Even if the person has 'fighting skill' a kick to the shin in the way I show it here will stop pretty much anyone. 3) Yes it does look easy because of how much time I have put into learning this style of Bagua and the spiralling methodology of Bagua. 4) My teacher's partner is a VERY petite Japanese lady who I have about 70lbs on. She has thrown me clear across a room using proper internal mechanics on several occasions. :))

[615momo]

@ksipa well i hope i didnt affend you cause believe me, i cant fight,and dont want to either but would love to know how too, know any good teachers in Nashville tn.

[ksipa]

@615momo NO worries. Absolutely no offence takan at all. :)) I can look into the Nashville scene and let you know? Are you looking for Bagua specifically? or something else?? :))

[ksipa]

@ksipa lol just realized it should read my Chen Taiji instructor was a very skilled proponent of Wing Chun before he got in the INTERNAL martial arts :))

[ksipa]

@dharmabrat108 My current Chen Taiji instructor was a very skilled proponent of Wing Chun before he got into the martial arts and he has explained on various occasions how different Wing Chun is from the internal martial arts. So While I completely accept your analysis of my movements from the video I will disagree with you that I am doing the same thing as one would be doing in Wing Chun. :)

[dharmabrat108]

@emeibaghuazhang If you observe the first movements displayed here from a wing chun perspective they are in fact the same. All wing chun movements although direct in the sense of being linear, move on a circular plane as dictated by the rotation of joints. Using a double jamm sau you "break the opponents spine" then roll them away. this is a gross or subtle movement depending on your skill/mood. The idea is the same when you approach both martial arts from a nei jing point of view.

[CraneStorm]

brillient bro, you know mate im always sa=ying the wrong things lol keep calling you Kispa, hope you forgive me, your interview is on its way, in fact its done! ;)