The Cheng School Gao Style Baguazhang Manual: Gao Yisheng's Bagua Twisting-Body Connected Palm
448The Cheng School Gao Style Baguazhang Manual: Gao Yisheng's Bagua Twisting-Body Connected Palm
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Overview
The original manuscript for The Cheng School Gao Style Baguazhang Manual was completed by the art's founder, Gao Yisheng, in 1936. It was not published at the time, but handed down to his student Liu Fengcai, who edited and published the first Chinese edition in 1991 with the help of his own student Liu Shuhang. In 2005, Liu Shuhang published a revised and expanded version, and this was again expanded and reissued in a third edition in 2010. Now, the manual has been translated and fully updated for its first English-language edition. Including over 400 photos showing step-by-step techniques and forms, the manual documents the fundamentals of the art as well as detailed descriptions of techniques and empty-hand forms, laying the groundwork for advanced training. This edition includes rare photos of important masters in the Gao lineage, lineage charts, biographies, and other updates, making it the essential companion for anyone studying Gao style and a useful guide for any practitioner of baguazhang or other Chinese martial arts.
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781583946220 |
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Publisher: | North Atlantic Books |
Publication date: | 08/13/2013 |
Sold by: | Penguin Random House Publisher Services |
Format: | eBook |
Pages: | 448 |
File size: | 20 MB |
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Table of Contents
Preface to the English Edition xiii
Preface to Volume 1 of the 2010 Third Chinese Edition xvii
Preface to Volume 2 of the 2010 Third Chinese Edition xxi
Preface to the 2005 Second Chinese Edition xli
Preface to the 1991 First Chinese Edition xlv
Introduction 1
Gao Yisheng's Study of Martial Arts 5
Liu Fengcai's Study of Martial Arts 11
Wang Shusheng's Study of Martial Arts 21
Historical Baguazhang Reference Photos 25
Baguazhang Theory Reference Charts 27
1 Baguazhang History, Theory, and Performance 31
Baguazhang's Origin, Development, and Transmission 32
The Naming and Meaning of Baguazhang 42
Basic Special Characteristics of Cheng School Gao Style Baguazhang 60
Basic Hand Positions and Footwork 63
Baguazhang Post-Standing and Piercing the Nine Palaces 67
An Explanation of the Art-Training Tree Diagram 76
Combat Applications of Cheng School Gao Style Baguazhang 77
Combat Application of the Pre-Heaven Palms 81
Combat Application of the Post-Heaven Palms 83
Gao Yisheng on Combat 85
Cheng School Gao Style Baguazhang's Health-Building Benefits 98
Skill Is in Training the Internal and Fostering the Root 105
Efficacy Is in Strengthening the Legs and Solidifying the Waist 106
Ingenuity Is in Building the Body and Strengthening the Mind 107
Benefit Is in Holistically Building the Body 107
Gao Yisheng on Building the Body 110
Toward Scientific Tests and Conclusions about Building the Body 112
Required Introductory Knowledge of Cheng School Gao Style Baguazhang 114
Ten Rules for the Practice of Baguazhang 114
The Three Unacceptables for Teaching and Interacting When Practicing Baguazhang 116
Avoiding the Three Harmful Errors 117
Required Knowledge for Beginning Baguazhang Study 117
2 Pre-Heaven Baguazhang 123
The Naming of Pre-Heaven Baguazhang 123
Pre-Heaven Baguazhang's Twenty-Four Requirements (Neigong Posture-Completion Methods) 124
A Pictorial Explanation of Pre-Heaven Baguazhang 130
Opening Postures (Turning and Changing Palms) 130
Eight Big Palms 135
Palm 1 Snake-Form Flowing-Posture Palm (Qian Posture) 136
Palm 2 Dragon-Form Piercing-Hand Palm (Dui Posture) 138
Palm 3 Turning-Body Tiger-Striking Palm (Li Posture) 140
Palm 4 Swallow-Overturning Covering-Hand Palm (Zhen Posture) 142
Palm 5 Spinning-Body Back-Covering Palm (Xun Posture) 144
Palm 6 Twisting-Body Forward-Searching Palm (Kan Posture) 146
Palm 7 Overturning-Body Backward-Inserting Palm (Gen Posture) 149
Palm 8 Stopping-Body Moving-Hooking Palm (Kun Posture) 151
Closing Posture: Black Dragon Whips Its Tail Palm 153
3 Post-Heaven Bagua Sixty-Four Palms 159
Heaven (Qian) Eight Postures 162
Water (Kan) Eight Postures 171
Mountain (Gen) Eight Postures 182
Thunder (Zhen) Eight Postures 193
Wind (Xun) Eight Postures 203
Fire (Li) Eight Postures 213
Earth (Kun) Eight Postures 223
Marsh (Dui) Eight Postures 233
4 Baguazhang Weapons 243
Bagua Yin-Yang Mandarin Duck Knives 244
Bagua Rolling-Hand Broadsword 249
Bagua Connected Links Straight Sword 254
Bagua Body-Adhering Spear 257
Bagua Cane 262
Double Rattan Sticks 265
Night-Fighting Saber 269
Wudang Straight Sword 276
5 Baguazhang Form Boxing 285
Routine 1 Qian-Lion Waves 286
Routine 2 Kan-Snake Wraps 287
Routine 3 Gen-Tiger Crouches 288
Routine 4 Zhen-Dragon Form 291
Routine 5 Xun-Swallow Overturns 293
Routine 6 Li-Eagle Tears 294
Routine 7 Kun-Bear Yanks 296
Routine 8 Dui-Monkey Image 297
6 Essential Selections on the Life-Cultivation Arts 301
The Three Dantians 301
Jing, Qi, and Shen 303
Important Poems on Life-Cultivation 306
Cultivating Kidney SMI-Methods 308
Golden Liquid Returning to Dantian Massage and Daoyin Art 309
7 Records of Famous Baguazhang Practitioners 315
Dong Haichuan, the First-Generation Founder 315
"Spectacles Cheng": Cheng Tinghua 318
"Dragon-Tongue Palm": Yin Fu 320
"Coal Ma": Ma Weiqi 321
"Wood Ma": Ma Gui 324
"Heavenly Brave": Zhang Zhankui 325
"Bodyguard Master": Li Cunyi 327
"Superior Palm": Zhou Yuxiang 327
"Monkey" Sun Fuquan (Sun Lutang) 329
Famous Hebei Practitioner Li Wenbiao 330
Gao Yisheng and Liu Fengcai: Double Rattan Sticks and Night-Fighting Saber 332
8 Insights of Famous and Junior Practitioners 351
Wang Fuling, Direct Disciple of Liu Fengcai 351
Han Fengrui, Direct Disciple of Liu Fengcai 363
Chen Lianfa, Direct Disciple of Liu Fengcai 366
Ge Guoliang, Grand-Student of Liu Fengcai 368
Ge Shuzhen, Grand-Student of Liu Fengcai 371
Li Xueyi, Grand-Student of Liu Fengcai 373
Ge Shuxian, Grand-Student of Liu Fengcai 376
Yuan Pengfu, Great-Grand-Student of Liu Fengcai 378
Postface to the First Chinese Edition 383
Translation Notes 385
Endnotes 387
About the Editors 391