Baguazhang is, by reputation, the highest expression of martial arts. Bagua sword is the highest expression of Bagua. This art is as deep as the universe and a human being and is rooted in physical Integrity and sincerity.

The origin of Bagua is Tibetan Bon Shamanism. The practice of walking circular mandalas, chanting mantras and holding mudras or sacred postures and hands. Opening gateways to the ancestors. This practice is still seen in the Bon dances of Japan which still contain the 5 element qigong and shamanistic practices of the Tibetan Bon.

From Tibet, the art developed in Kunlun mountains which is the birthplace of Baguazhang as well as Taoism. They are also famous for their magic and swordsmanship. By legend, all sacred dance and martial arts originated from the root practice of Kunlun bagua.

Its said that if the mastery of vortexes are not accomplished, false reality comes in the form of prophetic speech, strange visions, convulsions, speaking in tongues, quaking, shaking, spinning, jumping, emotional fits… Although catharsis of angst is always appreciated, in a higher prospective, The person cannot handle the energy going through because their understanding and tempering is not there. When the mastery of vortexes is accomplished with the oldest traditional practice, it becomes a beautiful dance of vortexes called baguazhang coiling and uncoiling with the Tao originating from Wu Chi.

This is the importance of skill and wisdom which, in Tibetan tradition, brings enlightenment or awakening.

The first posture is the oldest form of qigong as well as the oldest form of prayer. A sort of levitation. From this posture form the 3 dragons (main frames) of Kunlun which activate the body’s natural pulses and waves which must be mentally refined.

Vajra Ksatriya body and hand mudras follow to temper the connections to heaven and earth and further create the dragon body for kung fu. The triangle practices develop the pulses and waves to emit from the body as a whole generated by the feet. This practice is also called golden bell.

Vajra mukti is the practice of vortexes which physically illustrate the saying ‘all things manifest from the Tao then return to the Tao’.

Circle walking to learn the way of the dragon and the spiritual pivot. The big dipper’s revolution around the pole star. Pole star stepping which is unique to bagua and one of the pillars of the bagua practice.

Real baguazhang must be experienced to learn. It is one of the most enticing and fascinating of the martial arts. By legend, it is the last art you will ever learn. Those who practice baguazhang say ‘We practice bagua to show us how bad our kung fu is’….. It is a pretty humbling to practice, but so beautiful. A magical dance of vortexes played in physical poetry and woven on a circle.

64 changes relating to the 64 codons of dna

8 psychic channels relating to the 8 trigrams and the 8 forces of nature