D_Glenn wrote:
Baguazhang has 2 distinct ways of using the martial arts. The way that is common to other martial arts of the world is called 'Chuan Zhang' (Penetrating Palms), and this system was the first thing taught to new students in order to quickly give them some fighting skills, but it doesn't have any Internal body-mechanics, so that if the student, for whatever reason or another didn't work out, or wasn't a good person, then they would be kicked out of the school and still not know anything of value.
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Perhaps consider Segs' advice here, brother D. Your habit of speaking about bagua in such an equivocal way has drawn many comments over the years. I don't think it takes much effort to add a qualification, and neither do plenty of others it seems.
I always love reading your posts, and find your lineage's theories fascinating. But I think you do yourself a disservice with the absolutist tone.