The Way through Baguazhang - 八卦掌道
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The Way through Baguazhang - 八卦掌道
Here you will learn that there is more to the Taoist internal martial art of baguazhang than just self defence, becoming a fighter, Kung Fu master or retiring to a monastery. The Tao leads some to become a martial arts boss in search of their true spiritual identity. Perhaps by listening in, you too...
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302. I am a real Baguazhang Kungfu master…
Yes. It is true. Through Baguazhang 八卦掌 journeying along the Taoist path, I am what I am: A real kungfu master and people like to call me Shifu 師...
301. Baguazhang Taoist Cultivation – The urban path (19): How to measure your Qi 氣 ?
On the one hand this episode could be another one about Mopai. But in the end I went back to what is really important: Baguazhang. It starts off with...
300. The Baguazhang Taoist Path vs Mopai, part 3: Are the 72 levels achievable?
Let’s get real: Are the 72 levels of Mopai achievable? And how do you you know you have achieved any one of those levels? 🧐 Hmmmm….. ☶
299. The Baguazhang Taoist Path vs Mopai, part 2: Is it a martial art?
Now this is an important question: Is Mopai a martial art? It reads like one in the book. And it is the source of much of the “qualified” criticism ab...
298. The Baguazhang Taoist Path vs Mopai, part 1: Qi Cultivation
Recently I read the book ‘The Magus of Java’ by author Kosta Danaos. It is a book about Mopai and its then grandmaster John Chang a.k.a John Baharudin...
297. Baguazhang Taoist Cultivation – The urban path (18): An HK adventure in search of black jade
While in Hong Kong I wanted to do a bit of exploring and eventually I got myself, sort of, lost. Well, not really in the larger scheme of things… but...
296. Doing Baguazhang in Hong Kong - 在香港做八卦掌
Hello from Hong Kong 香港.
In this episode I am recording from my wife’s home town and the birth place of Bruce Lee 李小龍.
...
295. Baguazhang Taoist Cultivation – The urban path (17): Original Taoism 道紀
So recently I started my own personal journey of translating the Tao Te Ching 道德經 as part of my own Taoist experience because 1) I wanted to, and 2...
294. Baguazhang Taoist Cultivation – The urban path (16): How not to do Baguazhang 如何不做八卦掌
Ok… So in this episode titled: How not to do Baguazhang 如何不做八卦掌, I’m letting you know about Neidan Master Damo Mitchell’s audio by the same nam...
293. Baguazhang Taoist Cultivation – The urban path (15): Living the dream… My ordinary daily life
Question: What is it like to be a baguazhang Taoist?
The answer to that question on the daily life of being a Taoist 道者 or a Baguazhang...
292. Baguazhang Taoist Cultivation – The urban path (14): The Living Tao 活道
The urban environment is a tough place to practice, cultivate and master Baguazhang 八卦掌. No matter what people say. And for the most part, it is a...
291. The Way of the Taoist Bagua Master – 道教八卦大師之路
The way of the Taoist Bagua master is one of resilience. It isn’t for everyone. It’s a lonely 😩 path filled with a lot of hardships. A lot of people...
290. Baguazhang Taoist Cultivation – The urban path (13): Environmental Cultivation
I finally did it and talked about some weird shit involving Baguazhang - environmental cultivation (of the self). And no, I don’t care that to some pe...
289. Baguazhang Taoist Cultivation – The urban path (12): 德 Inner Power and ‘Street Cultivation’
After cultivating 基 Ji, 精 Jing, 氣 Qi, 神 Shen and the 心 Xin (heart-mind) the next cultivation stage is 德 Te (inner power).
With the...
288. Baguazhang Taoist Cultivation – The urban path (11): Baguazhang Immortality realized…
Do you want to be a baguazhang immortal?
Do you want to be a baguazhang xian?
1. 仙
2. 僊
3. 仚
4. 㒨 <...
287. Baguazhang Taoist Cultivation – The urban path (10): What is Yi 意?
For those of you too impatient to listen to my #baguazhang #八卦掌 podcast, yi 意 is your will or intention. That’s it. For the rest of you, I finally...
286. Baguazhang Taoist Cultivation – The urban path (9) Xin 心… Part 2, going deeper
My first episode on the Taoist Heart-Mind of Xin 心 (episode 281), doesn’t fair too well with listeners because it’s not the rosy blissful description...
285. Baguazhang Taoist Cultivation – The urban path (8) Wu 無
Tonight I’m keeping it short and discussing the mysteries of Wu 無 or nothingness. And in particular I will discuss this Taoist concept through the le...
284. Baguazhang Taoist Cultivation – The urban path (7) Cultivating Te 德 or Virtue
Again and again, it is a repeated comment that in order to cultivate the Taoist path, a practitioner of the way must have virtue or Te 德, or it is al...
283. Baguazhang Taoist Cultivation – The urban path (6) The practice of Chazen 茶禪
True Baguazhang 八卦掌 cultivation can produce in the body, over time, trauma in the mind and body. The ritual of practicing Chazen 茶禪 is about more...
282. Baguazhang Taoist Cultivation – The urban path (5) Sun Lutang 孫祿堂
Well, I’m finally doing it and I’m gonna talk about Baguazhang master Sun Lutang 孫祿堂 (1860 – 1933). Disciple of master Cheng Tinghua 程廷華. Master...
281. Baguazhang Taoist Cultivation – The urban path (4) Xin 心
Whether you are a traditional Taoist cultivator or you are ascending through the baguazhang path, there is a stage that must be confronted in order to...
280. Baguazhang Taoist Cultivation – The urban path (3)
Revision of the 5 baguazhang cultivation stages of Ji 基, Li 力, Qi 氣, Yi 意 and Shen 神. Actually there are other levels, but for most Baguazhang pr...
279. Baguazhang Taoist Cultivation – The urban path (2) Ji 基
Before a person even attempts to cultivate the three Taoist treasures of Jingqishen 精氣神, there is the beginning of Xing 形 or form/shape. The bagua...
278. Baguazhang Taoist Cultivation – The urban path (1) Li, Qi, Yi and Shen 力氣意神
Taoism has its self cultivation path of the three treasures: Jing Qi Shen 精氣神. And sometimes they add a fourth level of Tao 道. The internal martia...
277. Is doing Xingyiquan 形意拳 the same as doing Baguazhang 八卦掌?
For the final podcast episode of 2022, I ask this simple question: Is doing Xingyiquan the same as doing Baguazhang internal martial arts? Both styles...
276. Must I be a Taoist to do Baguazhang?
In this episode I answer the question: Must I be or do I need to be a Taoist to do or practice the internal martial art of baguazhang? Listen to it, t...
275. Baguazhang ritualism versus baguazhang habits
What’s the difference between having rituals and having habits in Baguazhang? And does it affect my neigong practice?
274. Is doing Baguazhang 八卦掌 the same as doing Taichiquan 太極卷?
Both are internal martial arts styles, but is doing baguazhang the same as doing taichi? And the answer is… NO! A lot of people, who don’t know any be...
273. Baguazhang & ‘Chronicles of Tao’ continued…
The biggest question I get asked repeatedly is: Is the story real or true? And that’s a good question to ask and it all depends on what you are actual...
272. Baguazhang & ‘Chronicles of Tao’
Last night I finished reading the biography ‘The Chronicles of Tao’ by author Deng Ming-Dao. Whom, some of you on the spiritual Taoist path, would alr...
271. Genchitaofu Baguazhang’s Proof - 艮氣道福八卦掌の憑
The proof is in the pudding. As they say. So you say I’m full of shit with my stories, even though the Genchitaofu Baguazhang was my proving ground as...
270. When is it the best time to practice baguazhang? (Part 2)
When’s the best time to learn baguazhang? Well, not 5 minutes before you to go out and fight. As a martial art it takes years to master it. It looks s...
269. When is it the best time to practice baguazhang? (Part 1)
We have all asked the question: When is the best time to practice baguazhang? And typically you’ll get an answer that the Shifu wants you to follow. B...
268. Review: Secrets of Drunken Boxing in the 8 Shadow Style by sifu Neil Ripski (Part 2)
Further baguazhang ramblings inspired by sifu Neil Ripski’s book: Secrets of Drunken Boxing in the Eight Shadow Style.
267. Review: Secrets of Drunken Boxing in the 8 Shadow Style by sifu Neil Ripski (Part 1)
I strongly recommend this book to other internal baguazhang practitioners because 1) it’s good to sometimes walk a different path and gain new experie...
266. Is a bagua master the same thing as a baguazhang master?
In this episode I answer a qood question that I get asked a lot: Is a bagua master (八卦大師) the same thing as a baguazhang master (八卦掌師傅)? And...
265. Talking shit as a Baguazhang master again…
I thought I would take tonight’s baguazhang episode in a new direction and just bullshit my way through it. I am surprised that I’m not on ‘Bullshido’...
264. The unspoken missing Baguazhang injury
For those of you who listened to podcast #263, you will be surprised 😯 to learn that I missed out 1 very important injury that a baguazhang practitio...
263. In Baguazhang what are the main causes for getting injured?
Usually if you are doing baguazhang correctly, you should not get any injuries because baguazhang is a healing art at its core. Having said that, it i...