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WARRIOR HORSE KUNG FU ACADEMY
THE EIGHT TRIGRAMS PALM IS BASED ON THE DAOIST PHILOSOPHY OF THE I CHING (BOOK OF CHANGES). THE FORM TAUGHT HERE IS A VARIATION OF THE EIGHT MOTHER FORM OF BA GUA THAT WAS DEVELOPED BY CHING YI KUNG FU ASSOCIATION GRAND MASTER, DR. HER YUE WONG, CALLED XIAN TIAN (PRE-HEAVEN) BA GUA ZHANG. THIS VARIATION OF BA GUA TAKES INTO CONSIDERATION ALL 64 CHANGES OF THE I CHING.
BA GUA ZHANG IS THE MOST DIFFICULT OF THE INTERNAL ARTS TO LEARN AND SO A FOUNDATION OF TAI JI QUAN AND XING YI QUAN ARE REQUIRED BEFORE STUDY CAN BEGIN.
BEGINNING BA GUA ZHANG INCLUDES:
BASIC CIRCLE WALKING
INSIDE AND OUTSIDE PALM CHANGES
8 INTERIM PALM CHANGES
INTERMEDIATE BAGUA ZHANG INCLUDES:
XIIAN TIAN BA GUA ZHANG
FOR THE ADVANCED STUDENT OF BA GUA ZHANG, OTHER FORMS ARE AVAILABLE ON A ONE-TO-ONE BASIS.