Yin Style Bagua practitioners will use all parts of the body to execute attacks, with the use of leg techniques and accurate footwork being particularly important....
An Introduction to Training and Application
Focusing mainly on the seven forms of the sweeping strike, it provides a deeper understanding of the techniques, forces and changes ....
A Deeper Understanding
Seizing techniques aim to control the opponent such that he cannot use strength to resist, whereas grasping techniques are intended to damage or maim the opponent, thereby ending the fight...
Yin Style Bagua builds a fighting skill set upon a solid foundation gained through circle turning training. Circle turning practice will help fighting skill by....
A Complete Introduction
Isometric strength postures are a cornerstone of Yin Style Bagua training. At a foundational level, they are used to develop the structural integrity required for effective attack and defense....
Strength Postures and Basic Circle Turning
As a combative art, Yin Style Bagua emphasizes heavy strike training to develop stopping power that can end a fight. Here, the eight attack methods of Rooster system are shown so that a practitioner can develop the distinct power of each strike.....
Foundational Strike Training
Dodging, the first attack of Rooster system, is an integral component of its combative strategy. This attack method combines large, fast body movement with the characteristic “lying step” footwork of Rooster system, executing strikes while dodging out of harm’s way.....
Dodging Attack Method
Weapons in Bagua are unique in that they are considered an extension of Bagua's empty hand techniques, rather than seen as a separate system...
The Bagua sword, known as the turning sword, can help practitioners develop full body coordination, strength and endurance...
Foundational Practices
