PA-KUA, no one really knows its origin. Nevertheless the only record that can be found shows that the first man to make known the Pa Kua was the famous Master Tung Hai Chuan of Wen-an Hsien in Hopeh Province during the Ching Dynasty (1798 to 1879). He learned this martial art from an anonymous Taoist in the Snow Flower Mountain of Kiangsu Province as he was a young man.
PA-KUA, derived from the I-Ching or Book of Changes, signifies the Eight Trigrams of traditional Chinese concept. These Eight Trigrams represent all the phenomena of the Universe. The ultimately harmonious interaction of the Eight Trigrams and their complementary relationship to each other forms the philosophical basis for Pa-Kua.
So the movements in the Pa-Kua are very complicated by using its speed of circling, enabling the weak to overcome those who are stronger. When 'Walking the circle' the Pa-Kua practitioner is forced to mesh several disparate actions: master his circling, developing balance, the coordination of the inner and the outer, the upper and the lower of the body, and all movements must be one unit.
This perfection encompasses the preservation of health to remedy for physical and mental weakness and also for improvement of personality, which means that we learn this martial art only for defense and make more friends. not enemies, and temperament.
The Three Figures of the body must be prepared.
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Circling like the Dragon
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Turning like the Monkey
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Changing forms like the Eagle
and also with Treading Mud Steps. Scissors Legs, and firm and stable as sitting in a sedan.
