Walking the I Ching The Linear Ba Gua of Gao Yi Sheng

Name: Walking the I Ching The Linear Ba Gua of Gao Yi Sheng
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ISBN: 9781583942147

ISBN-10: 1583942149

ISBN-13: 9781583942147

Edition: 2008

Authors: Allen Pittman, Marnix Wells

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Ba gua is one of the internal styles of the Chinese martial arts, a "circular" walking technique that helps train the mind and body to recognize and accept change. Characterized by its spinning movements and extremely evasive footwork, ba gua is often used as a means to protect others, much like a good mother holding her child’s hand as they cross a busy street. In this combination of philosophical treatise, health manual, and self-defense text, Allen Pittman details the history, philosophy, and techniques of straight-line ba gua zhang, which means “eight trigram palm” in reference to the seminal trigrams of theI Ching.The book contains eight parts corresponding to the eight sections of…

Book details

List price: $17.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: North Atlantic Books
Publication date: 3/25/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240
Size: 7.01" wide x 9.29" long x 0.67" tall
Weight: 0.968
Language: English



Foreword



About This Book


Preface to the Blue Snake Edition


Preface


History and Philosophy


Ba Gua Basics


Beginning the Forms



House of Light



House of Water



House of Mountain



House of Thunder



House of Wind



House of Fire



House of Earth



House of Lake


About the Author