“Teaching through words and deeds” Visit our Blog: www.warrior-unicorn.com In the world of martial arts, the journey to mastery is not solely paved by techniques, but by the transformation of these techniques into natural and instinctive movements. While there are no absolutes when it comes to practicality, the true test lies in the seamless fusion…
Check out the latest Ba Gua Zhang impressions by one of our Instructors – Stev. Ba Gua Zhang is all about turning and rotating, guiding the spiral through our body and using the twist, created in one direction, to unleash spin into the other direction. This kind of spinning and twisting is especially great in…
The story of Bagua Zhang was produced and released domestically in China in around the year 2020. It features four lengthy episodes covering different topics regarding the history and practice of Bagua Zhang along with various interviews. I have translated, subtitled and dubbed this series and have also added relevant information for the international community…
Wudang Five Dragons Heavenly Dipper Bagua Zhang is completely intertwined with Daoist theory and principles of the Eight Trigrams. The patterns the practitioner walks are ancient symbols which mimic the cycles of the Earth, the moon, the sun, and the stars. By maintaining one’s place within these patterns and unifying the body with universal principles,…
This video was extracted from a series produced for police and sheriff officer trainers in 1999. It features some of the throws and weapon disarm methods based on the Li family Baguazhang methods. The quality of the video is a bit blurred due to the age of the video files. We hope you enjoy the…
Ms. Li’s Spring 2017 Tai Chi Community Education Class. Watch and practice the moves at home. For more information about upcoming Chinese martial arts classes, please email confuciusboise@uidaho.edu. #Form #Tai #Chi #Front
Here Master Su discusses “don’t end it prematurely.” My translation at the time definitely didn’t convey everything Master Su was saying. The most important part I did not clarify was Master Su’s saying that we shouldn’t “jump to the end.” While not stated in the video, in martial arts, throws are ending moves. In EOE…
When thinking not in Lineages Xing Yi roughly has the following Spear Techniques: -Xing Yi 13 Spear -Xing Yi 5 Element Spear -Xing Yi 12 Animals Spear -Xing Yi 6 Harmony Spear #Shang #Pai #Xing #Techniques #Spear
Looking at the striking postures from the Baguazhang Lion form’s first and second section. The striking postures from section 1 and 2 teach us how to control the arms before following up with heavy strikes. #BAGUAZHANG #Kung #Lion #Striking #Postures #Section
Chen Boxiang is the 18th generation of the Chen clan. To learn Tai Chi in a right way, you have to observe their rules first, let yourself be in that status from head to foot. No splayfoot, no body movement, no shoulder sway and no trace when hitting. Also, learning Tai Chi needs lots of…