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Paperback: 168 pages
Publisher: North Atlantic Books,U.S.; illustrated edition edition (30 Sep 1998)
Language English
ISBN-10: 1556432763
ISBN-13: 978-1556432767
Product Dimensions: 27.6 x 21.4 x 1.4 cm

Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

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"Authentic, well-ordered and written, Bracy and Liu's" Ba Gua" should fill a void. There is almost no literature on Ba Gua in English."
-Robert Smith, author, "Chinese Boxing: Masters and Methods"

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A history and instructional guide by the world's oldest living master of Ba Gua. There are chapters on chi, on the metaphoric and symbolic aspects of Ba Gua practice, and on its origins, its relation to the I Ching, and more. Later chapters describe power training exercises, as well as sexual, athletic and martial applications.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Really great history of the origins of ba gua, 8 Jun 1999

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Books about ba gua are rare, so I snapped this up as soon as I saw it. I liked the history aspect of the book which tells how ba gua was developed, the purpose of walking in a circle, etc. But aside from that, it's clear that the author has reached a refined degree of practice and understanding about this profound art. It inspired me to resume learning ba gua, and much more seriously than before. It's a great book for anyone interested in tai chi, chi gung, and other internal martial arts.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A necessary book for every library., 23 May 1999

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I am a former student of Master John Bracy, and a T'ai Chi instructor at the Kapiolani Women's Center and 24Hour Fitness in Hawaii. I studied T'ai Chi Ch'uan at Hsing Chen School of Internal Healing Arts and had the opportunity to observe private classes with my Sifu and his Ba Gua students. I remember hearing the shared laughter between teacher and student as they challenged each other using this mysterious and beautiful art. I found this book on Ba Gua to be informative and inspiring. I now incorporate the chapter on Ba Gua Qigong in my classes and my life and have made his book "required" reading for every student. They tell me that reading "Ba Gua" helped them achieve a deeper and clearer understanding of T'ai Chi as well as stimulate interest in learning more about Ba Gua. I hope that all students of the internal arts get a chance to read this well written work. It's like getting private lessons with the Grand Masters!

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3.0 out of 5 stars rare subject, decent book, 28 Mar 1999

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I recomend this book simply because English books on baguazhang are rare to begin with. However, the potential reader should be aware of a few problems. First of all, the author jumps from basic circle walking directly to two-man exercises and applications. This will cause a problem for beginners who might benefit from pictures of the author's form so that they can get a "feel" for how the style moves (baguazhang doesn't move like anything else). So a beginner will have no frame of reference. However, I can't say this is a book for advanced practicioners either because the applications are very (!) simplistic. Don't look here for bagua's inherent complexity! Also, the exercises and applications are difficult to follow because they lack arrows depicting the movements of the practicioners. The first 50 pages on history and theory are pretty good although they borrow heavily from the "Pa Kua Chang Journal" which (in Bracy's defence) was a pretty comprehensive journal and a tough act to follow. I guess I was also disappointed in this book because Liu Xing Han's Chinese books are considered modern classics (and rightly so). Why not simply translate them and make them available to the baguazhang community?

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2.0 out of 5 stars Interesting book
The book covers the history and development of Bagua quite indepth and I found it quite a good read. Read more

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5.0 out of 5 stars Required reading
In english bagua literature any contribution to the field is admirable, for every book serves to inspire and record great practicioners for the future. Read more

Published on 7 Feb 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars A great book on pa kua
Once I started to read Ba Gua, I couldn't put it down. This is the first book I have ever read that gives any meaningful history and description about chi. I highly recommend it.

Published on 28 Jan 1999

4.0 out of 5 stars Lacks forms but has good theory. All in all, pretty decent
This book is obviously not intended for the beginning Baguazhang student. Then again, there comes the argument as to whether there is anything as a beginning Baguazhang student,... Read more

Published on 25 Jan 1999

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