Yang Hai bagua teaching footage

[mixjourneyman]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z83aO6I0R7k

[Plante]

Truely interesting. Is it the third palm change?

And that guy has very long limbs!!

[shmirsh]

is that your teacher mix?

[somatai]

i really like Yang Hai's movement....you are all very lucky up there to have him to study with.....one of these days

[mixjourneyman]

Plante: no, I think its "returning body palm".
shmirsh: yep, I've been fortunate enough to study with master Yang for about four years now.

Soma: Host a seminar with him in Boston!!!!!

[Wanderingdragon]

i really like Yang Hai's movement....you are all very lucky up there to have him to study with.....one of these days

Yeah what he said, I would love to study with him for a while

[Bao]

i really like Yang Hai's movement....

Yeah, he has indeed what I would call "quality of movement". Every move is performed with precision and at the same time it all looks perfectly natural and effortless.

[iwalkthecircle]

Yang Hai has good skill.

[kenneth fish]

very good clip - Master Yang has excellent control over his center of gravity, crisp, clean movement with intent.

[C.J.Wang]

Master Yang's Bagua expression differs in flavor and emphasis comparing to what I have learned. His movements show the explicit power, angles of attack, and martial intents at opportune times during circle-walking, signifying where and when possible applications can be manifested. In our Bagua lingo, we refer to this as showing outer squareness within inner circle. It's a great way to teach people how to utilize Bagua realistically.

As for the Bagua I have learned, the power expression is obscure and the idea of "containing one's jin within" is emphasized. The outward movements are very circular --showing outer circle within inner squarness-- thus causing difficulties for beginners to discover potential applications hidden within the form. So by appearance, it looks nothing more than a fancy dance routine for the untrained eyes. Without detailed intruction from the teacher, students are often left wondering in the dark.