Swimming Body Bagua Zhang with Grandmaster Shouyu Liang
In this class you will learn the famous Chinese Internal Chinese Martial Arts Bagua Zhang with the legendary Grandmaster Shouyu Liang.
Bagua is based on the theory of the Bagua (Eight Trigrams). Bagua theory was used by the ancient Chinese to analyze directions, locations, causes and effect, and all the natural changes of the universe. The source of Bagua was Yi Jing(The Book of Changes). Yi Jing has been a major part of the Chinese Culture and philosophy for more than four thousand years, many martial styles were created and developed under its influence such as Taiji, Xingyi, and Bagua.
Bagua emphasizes circular movement, walking is most important. You are always moving. Bagua”uses movement as its foundation, and uses transformation as its principle”. The movements are always changing, spinning and turning, while rapidly moving in curvilinear patterns. Its movements are described as, “Walk like a dragon, retrieve and spin like an ape, change momentum like an eagle, and calm and steady like a still tiger”.
Dates and time: Aug 12th, 2023 - April 13rd, 2024, every Saturday, 11:30am - 12:30pm.
Location: SYL Main Training Hall. 11611 No 5 Road, Unit 140, Richmond, BC.