focus102 Posted April 11, 2003 Posted April 11, 2003 Has anyone ever heard of Pa Kua (or Ba Gua). I have recently started training in it but it seems nobody has heard of it. Is this a legitimate style? Where does it rank on the totem pole of martial arts? "Nothing is impossible to the willing mind."
omnifinite Posted April 11, 2003 Posted April 11, 2003 It ranks very highly if you ask me. 1st Dan HapkidoColored belts in Kempo and Jujitsu
Kaju_influenced Posted April 11, 2003 Posted April 11, 2003 I like this art and yes it is very legitimate one however it also depens on the teacher, remember the movie the one when jet li is walking in a circle and punching the walls in the jail well thats the same style he was doing what they call meditation in movement. "Sweat more in the dojo,bleed less in the street"Kajukenbo fighters axiom.
larryjf Posted April 11, 2003 Posted April 11, 2003 it is a valid style. It is Chinese and internal. Because it is internal some people have a problem with the "spiritual" side of the art conflicting with their own spiritual beliefs.
Kensai Posted April 11, 2003 Posted April 11, 2003 BAGUA, ITS AMAZING! Not as good as Aikido, but pretty cool.
WolverineGuy Posted April 12, 2003 Posted April 12, 2003 http://www.pa-kua.com/ Wolverine1st Dan - Kalkinodo"Shut up brain, or I'll stab you with a q-tip""There is no spoon."
karate_woman Posted April 13, 2003 Posted April 13, 2003 Actually I've seen a few moves of it, but can't really comment on it other than that it looked interesting, but not really my thing. It is one of the martial arts that the founder of Goju Ryu, Sensei Chojun Miyagi studied when he went to China. The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step. -Lao-Tse
SaiFightsMS Posted April 13, 2003 Posted April 13, 2003 It is one of the three major internal styles: tai chi, pa kua and hsing-i. It is indeed a very valid style. It relies on technique rather than bulk strength.
Kamidake Posted April 13, 2003 Posted April 13, 2003 Is the character written the same as the "pa kua" used to describe the ornate Chinese compass used by feng shui practitioners?
Kensai Posted April 13, 2003 Posted April 13, 2003 I am not sure, however, Pa does mean eight. The style does translate into "Eight trigram palm"
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