| Ming Hsien Kuei Shou Baguazhang
Bright
Immortal
Ghost Hand
8TrigramBoxing
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8 part empty hand training curriculum
| stretch/flexibility exercises |
The postural changes of Kuei Shou Baguazhang are
quite demanding. The need for an openness about the joints & their
connective tissues is of paramount importance. All of the joints of the
body become capable of a very wide range of motion in order to
accomodate the techniques & postures of Ghost Hand Baguazhang.
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| strength training |
To facilitate the transitions from posture to
posture & make them a readily available method of attack &
defense, the strength required for what appear to be fantastic feats is
developed through specific, pre-ascribed methods. |
| seated
meditation/qigong |
There are a variety of both Seated
Qigong & Moving Qigong skills that are developed throughout the
course of
the curriculum. The initial qigong training is housed within the very
basic postures & techniques of the system, & as a greater
proficiency
becomes apparent, specific exercises & whole qigong systems are
introduced
at each appropriate level of the students development. |
| walking
meditation/qigong |
8 part weapon training
curriculum
Bright Immortal Ghost Hand Boxing is
comprised of solo empty
hand sets, solo weapon sets, two & three man empty hand &
weapons sets. The combat drills are broken up into the three main
categories of Weapon vs Weapon (HEAVEN), Hand vs Hand (EARTH),
&
Hand vs Weapon (MAN).
The same skills identified
in the 8 Part Empty Hand Training Curriculum are carried over directly
into the weapons practice, with the addition of course of greater
amounts of concentration on coordination of these tools & body
parts, articulation, spacial relationships, qi gong, etc.
True Baguazhang requires a Constant
investigation into the study of Taoism. I Ching Trigram theory as it
relates to body parts, medical theory within the practice, hierarchal
relationships between Heaven, Earth, and Man as is represented in
Spiritual, Physical & Mental interaction during the alchemical
processes.
A
major part of the advanced training includes two-man sparring forms,
both empty hand two man sets and two -three man sets utilizing various
weapons.
He
Shan Shen’s Kuei Shou Bagua Weapons
curriculum includes but is not limited to these Eight Cardinal Weapons:
| Mieh Shun Qiang God Slaying Spear |
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| Chio Fon Shuang Shou Jian Autumn
Wind Two Hand Straight Sword |
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| Zhong Kuei Captures
Ghosts Hook Swords |
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Although
aesthetic beauty
is
of little importance in self-defense training, the emphasis on refined
physical posturing, elegance, grace, & style enhance the mindful
awareness
of one’s movements by adding yet more information to each posture &
postural transition so that the practitioner has a very large amount of
information to use in the evaluation of their physical technique &
inner
alchemy.
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Shou
Men Da Dao Gatekeeper Big Knife
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Qian Kun Lu Jiao Dao Heaven and
Earth Deer Horn Knives
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Righteous Judges Pens or
Ermei Needles
Easily concealed practically Anywhere in the loose-fitting, traditional
clothing of China, the needles could be drawn forth, used, & hidden
away again without attracting much attention. These tools also offered
to the highly skilled martial artist yet another unique venue - the
battlefield became a testing ground for Qi Gong & Accu-Point
theory. By attacking specific points on the body to cause blockages
along - or even completly severing - the Jing Luo or
Meridians/Pathways of the body along which the body's energy flowed, a
martial artist of such phenomenal knowledge & ability would find
victory through an economy of both strife & time itself.
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| Digs Graves In Hell
Monk's Spade |
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