Bagua Zhang Liu Feng Chun 劉鳳春八卦掌 - Shi JianHua 史建華

 

Bagua Zhang Liu Feng Chun 劉鳳春八卦掌 Shi JianHua 史建華

Lineage: Dong HaiChuan 董海川 --Liu FengChun 劉鳳春-- Liu WenHua 劉文華-- Shi JianHua 史建華 史建華（1933～2004）

Gao style BaGua Zhang Cane

Gao style BaGua Zhang Cane

Early in his life, Gao Yi Sheng (founder of Gao Style Bagua Zhang) broke his leg in an accident involving a cart. The leg was not properly set and he walked with a cane for the rest of his life, because of this he developed this "Bagua Cane" form. "Gao style BaGuaZhang Cane (literally "Civilized Crutch") The cane was known to be the everyday weapon of choice of Gao style BaGuaZhang founder Gao Yisheng." Bagua Journal. 

I suspect this is why most of the lineages of Gao bagua use a lot of striking and less throwing even though Gao's bagua is derived from Cheng Style bagua which has a strong emphasis on throwing. There is a lot of evidence that subsequent generations of Gao bagua practitioners have revitalized the throwing component of the system through Shuai Jiao or other throwing practices. Gao needed a cane for walking in everyday life, so much so that he created a weapons form for it, indicates to me the injury was serious and probably affected his martial arts. My own experience with throwing tells me that throws (at least high amplitude throws) may have been difficult for him and he probably would not have emphasized this in his teaching. Anecdotally, he used a palm strike to kill a taiji teacher in the park during a fight (not a throw). Also, many of his direct students were strikers as well, Wu Meng Xia, Zhang Jun Feng, An JiHai, etc.

 

 

 

Gao-style Bagua Zhang (Cheng school) 'Bagua Deer Horn Knife'

 Gao-style Bagua Zhang (Cheng school) 'Bagua Deer Horn Knife' 

Bagua Zhang - Liang Zhen Pu Style

 

Bagua Zhang - Liang Zhen Pu Style 

Bagua Zhang - 2006 Throwing Seminars w/Luo Dexiu - Boulder CO

Gao Bagua Zhang - 2006 Throwing Seminars w/Luo Dexiu - Boulder CO.

My Teacher's teacher - Learn Gao Bagua at Boulder Internal Martial Arts

Bagua Zhang - Follow Along / Warm Up #1

Bagua Zhang - Follow Along / Warm Up #1

Gao Style Bagua Zhang Applications

Gao Style Bagua Zhang Applications, Yi Zong School

Gao Style Bagua Zhang - Single Palm Change

Gao Style Bagua Zhang - Single Palm Change 

                       Learn Gao Style Bagua Zhang at Boulder Internal Martial Arts

Bagua Zhang of Jiang Rong Chiao - Mike Patterson

Bagua Zhang of Jiang Rong Chiao - Mike Patterson

Bagua Zhang - Snake Palm Training - Carsten Stausberg

Bagua Zhang - Snake Palm Training - Carsten Stausberg

Bagua Zhang - Cheng Ting Hua Style - Cheng YouXin 程有信

Bagua Zhang - Cheng Ting Hua Style by his son Cheng YouXin 程有信

Yin Bagua Zhang 尹氏八卦掌 - Xie Pei Chi

Yin Bagua Zhang 尹氏八卦掌  - Xie Pei Chi 

Bagua Zhang - Lee Ying Arng's Chinese Leg Maneuvers

Bagua Zhang - Lee Ying Arng's Chinese Leg Maneuvers

Bagua Zhang - Cheng YouXin 程有信 - 2nd son of Cheng Ting Hua

Bagua Zhang - Cheng YouXin 程有信 - 2nd son of Cheng Ting Hua founder of Cheng style bagua.

Bagua Zhang Gao Yi Sheng Houtian Line 2 Linking

Bagua Zhang Gao Yi Sheng Houtian Line 2 Linking

Gao style BaGua Zhang Cane

Gao style BaGua Zhang Cane

Early in his life Gao Yi Sheng (founder of Gao Style Bagua Zhang) broke his leg in an accident involving a cart. The leg was not properly set and he walked with a cane for the rest of his life, because of this he developed this "Bagua Cane" form. "Gao style BaGuaZhang Cane (literally "Civilized Crutch") The cane was known to be the everyday weapon of choice of Gao style BaGuaZhang founder Gao Yisheng."

Bagua Zhang Master Wang Peisheng demonstrating forms created by Liu DeKuan

Bagua Zhang Master Wang Peisheng demonstrating forms created by Liu DeKuan

Bagua Zhang & Xingyi Quan Master Su Dong Chen

Bagua Zhang & Xingyi Quan Master Su Dong Chen

Bagua Zhang - Fu Style Dragon Palm

Bagua Zhang - Fu Style Dragon Palm. Liang Qiang Ya was a disciple of Fu Style Dragon Palm creator Fu Zhensong

Bagua Zhang Master Ma Gui (马贵) (1857-1941)

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Ma Gui (马贵), also known as Ma Shiqing (马世卿) (1857-1941), was the earliest disciple of Yin Fu (尹福).  Born in Beijing, he practiced several hard styles like Tiangangquan (天罡拳) and Shaolin Shiba Luohanquan (少林十八罗汉拳) before starting his Baguazhang training as a teenager.

Although small and short in statue, Ma had a genuine love for fighting and practiced diligently.  Consequently, Yin often brought him to meet other masters to try out his fighting skills. For many years, Ma also followed Yin in working security for King Su (肃王). It is said that when he was first introduced to the other palace guards, everyone thought this small boy could not possibly be good enough to do the job, and that the only reason he was there was because of his relationship with Yin.  Very soon however, no one would belittle him anymore, as he beat many of them severely in challenges. Ma always practiced hard. While working for King Su, Ma was required to patrol the area around the palace at night under the high palace wall which had big stones around its base. It is said that on his patrol, he would kick the foundation stones of the wall with every step he took. After years of this practice it was found that the foundation stones were badly damaged.

Dong Haichuan (董海川), founder of Baguazhang, took a liking to this grand disciple.  It is said that for many years while working at King Su’s palace, Dong would supervise intensive daily training for Yin and Ma. Since Dong had no family, when he retired from service at the King Su’s palace, he initially lived at Ma Gui’s home for several years, before finally moving in with Shi Jidong (史继栋).  So even though Ma belonged to the third generation of Baguazhang family, most likely he received more direct training from Dong than most second generation masters. It is a common confusion that many people think Ma was in the second generation of Baguazhang family.

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