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The
most detailed documentation of a Chinese Kung Fu system
ever, the Yin Style Ba Gua Martial Series provides
instruction in all aspects of this fighting and health
system. In all, there are eight animals. Four are now fully
documented: Dragon, Phoenix , Bear, and Lion. Each animal
has 10 DVDs and each DVD is over 2 hours long. It is perfectly acceptable
to specialize in just one of the eight striking methods of a
single animal. We suggest that customers purchase DVDs 1-4
from any single animal to start. That's a good way to gauge
your interest in the system and practice a small but
self-sufficient part of it. All DVDs begin with a discussion by Xie Peiqi of important principles relevant to the material that follows, and all material is performed by Xie Peiqi's principal student and inheritor of the system He Jinbao. Xie Peiqi is a third generation Ba Gua expert whose teacher Men Baozhen (1873-1958) was a principal student of Yin Fu, arguably the most famous of all the students of Ba Gua founder Tung Hai-Ch'uan.
The first two DVDs of each animal system are its foundational practices. Volume 1 contains standing postures, circle walking in the representative posture of the animal, and direction changes on the circle. Volume 2 is comprised entirely of striking exercises. There are four different training methods for each strike. The 24 most used strikes are shown. Standing practice is the heart of the system. After training alignment and connection through standing, difficulty is added by practicing the same body principles while moving on the circle. Then progressively more difficult changes of direction are added to the circle walk practice to increase the difficulty still further. The power trained in the circle walk practice is then refined with the striking exercises shown in the Volume 2. The long power trained on the circle is refined into the short, explosive power characteristic of the internal martial arts as practiced at the highest level. The forms DVDs discussed below put the strikes together with circle walking to train the fluid, powerful movement associated with Bagua Zhang.
Volumes 3 through 10 of each animal system show the forms. Each animal has 56 short forms. The forms needn't be memorized so that they stay with you forever. The purpose of the large number of forms is to train the system's strikes in varying combinations so that no matter what combination is needed in combat, the practitioner can flow from one strike into another with ease. Virtually every useful combination of the strikes is trained so that forceful strking combinations become habitual. Each form is shown at three
speeds: the learning speed with detailed narration
explaining the movements, faster and with striking exercises
performed at the points at which a strike occurs, and faster
still but with continuous, flowing power. This third,
highest level of forms practice is slowed down at crucial
points to make the movements and their proper execution
clear. Applications of each strike in the form are shown
using two practitioners to make its effective use clear.
Each DVD has over fifty bagua strike applications in regular
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DVD $29.95 PACKAGE (DVD, saber, & Free bag) $269.95 |
by DR. Xie Peigi and He Jinbao Because of its weight and length, the Large Saber is considered by most to be the bagua practitioner's ultimate training tool for developing strength, coordination, and the kind of whole body power for which bagua is famous. The DVD covers Large Saber foundations to the first of Yin Style's Large Saber forms. Includes twenty-four Basic Saber Methods for training each move of the form for power and precision. Eight Animal Large Saber Circle Form: Lion, Green Dragon Springs from the Ocean, Unicorn, Black Bear Carries the Mountain, Golden Rooster Enters Battle, Monkey, Snake, and Phoenix. Form shown from three different angles so learning is easier. Demonstrated by He Jinbao, Xie Peiqi's chosen bagua heir. Xie Peiqi is a third generation Ba Gua expert whose teacher Men Baozhen (1873-1958) was a principal student of Yin Fu, arguably the most famous of all the students of bagua founder Tung Hai-Ch'uan The Bagua Large Saber is of exceptional quality, is five feet long and seven pounds, has a blade of manganese steel, hand worked brass fittings, and an elm handle. Each saber is hand balanced by He Jinbao. Saber: $240.00 (+$29.95 S/H) PACKAGE (DVD, saber, & FREE bag): $269.95 (+$34.95 S/H) |
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Sitting Meditations of Yin Style Ba Gua by Xie Peiqi Optimum health is maintained, according to the theories of Chinese medicine, not mainly by means of external exercise which builds or stretches muscle tissue of the larger muscle groups, but by exercise of the smaller muscles which connect the larger muscle groups together and allow for whole body integration and untiring capacity for maintenance of proper postural alignments throughout the waking hours of each day. To achieve these ends, one must embark on a simple yet sophisticated routine of stretching and engaging the smaller muscles, which massages the organs and lengthens the appropriate muscles and strengthens the connective tissue allowing proper posture for health and the power of martial application. The Twelve Guiding sitting Meditations
is divided into sections on healing and maintaining the
health of the five organs, stimulating the health-critical
areas of the torso (the three sections of the back and the
three sections of the belly), explanation of terminology
plus diagrams for understanding the terminological
description of medically important points on the body
referred to in the book. Includes frame-by-frame photos of
Xei Peiqi performing the sitting meditations, a glossary,
the Chinese characters for key terms, and a list of the
specific herbs used to treat illnesses associated with each
of the organs. DVD: $29.95 book and DVD package:
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Sitting Meditations of Yin Style Ba Gua DVD by Xie Peiqi A DVD to accompany the book of the same name (described above). The DVD is not merely a learning tool but also a document of an invaluable and rarely seen component of Yin Style Ba Gua, its Taoist yoga. The yoga not only aids one in reaching optimum health but also prepares one to use the concentration and relaxed attention required in martial encounters. |
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of Yin Style Ba Gua by Xie Peiqi Developed from Taoist and Buddhist health maintenance exercises called Iron Body by Taoists and Iron Dantian by Buddhists monks, this system of self-healing and health promotion is simple to perform but has proved through generations to be highly effective. The same system Xie Peiqi discloses in this book and video is used in Chinese hospital clinics and is prescribed by some Chinese doctors to patients who have the discipline and wherewithal to take their future health into their own hands. Includes chapters on The Functions and Uses of the Meridians and Channels and The Relationship of the Meridians and Illness, the theory of the stimulation of the meridians (An explanation of the results and theory of the Luohan Patting Method), explanation of terms used throughout the text, Basic Hand Methods, and the bulk of the book comprises of three chapters describing the practice of the exercises. The yoga not only aids one in reaching optimum health by systematic stimulation of the meridians but is also used in some martial systems to help one learn to bring awareness to various parts of the body, from the inside, so as to be able to handle blows better if one is indeed hit. The patting exercises explained in the book and demonstrated on the video are preliminary to such "iron body" practices. (Xei Peiqi is currently considering publication of a second volume on patting to describe Yin Style Ba Gua's iron body practices, and a third on the medicinal treatment of others using patting methods.) The DVD documents Xei Peiqi performing the Luohan Patting Method just as he has performed it for generations. DVD: $29.95 book and DVD package:
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Luohan Patting Method of Yin Style Ba Gua DVD by Xie Peiqi A DVD to accompany the book of the same name (described above). The video is not merely a learning tool but also a document of an invaluable and rarely seen component of Yin Style Ba Gua, its Taoist yogic health practices. The yoga not only aids one in reaching optimum health by systematic stimulation of the meridians but is also used in some martial systems to help one learn to bring awareness to various parts of the body, from the inside, so as to be able to handle blows better if one is indeed hit. The patting exercises explained in the book and demonstrated on the DVD are preliminary to such "iron body" practices |
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of Yin Style Ba Gua by Xie Peiqi Though to many unfamiliar with the practices of Taoist Yogic disciplines the emitting of sounds may appear strange, the practice has been performed for tens of centuries. The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine, which dates from two to three thousand years ago, mentions the correlation of certain qualities of human produced sounds to particular meridians of significant importance to the health of the body. The emitting of specific sounds and the theory of their restorative and health-maintaining power is one of the three major components of Yin Style Ba Gua's Yogic system. Includes sections on the theory of the emitting of sounds, the practice of each of the Eight Sounds and their corresponding body movements in each of the three positions, standing, sitting, and lying supine, and a glossary of the key terms used throughout the book. The explanations of the sound emitting exercises discuss the vital points, meridians and organs stimulated by the vibration within the body's resonance cavities created by each particular sound and its corresponding body movement. The DVD documents Xei Peiqi performing the Eight Healing Sounds and their corresponding body movements just as he has performed them for generations. DVD: $29.95 book and DVD package:
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of Yin Style Ba Gua DVD by Xei Peiqi A DVD to accompany the book of the same name (described above). The DVD is not merely a learning tool but also a document of an invaluable and rarely seen component of Yin Style Ba Gua, its Taoist yogic health practices. |
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Healing System of Yin Style Bagua by Xie Peiqi **Includes the twenty-four hand
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The Body-Energy Healing System of Yin Style Bagua For self-healers, healers of others, and knowledgeable martial artists alike! The foundation of all touch based oriental healing systems is the development exercises for the practitioner or administrator of the healing technique, because only a healthy practitioner is sensitive enough to make the proper diagnosis and effectively administer the proper treatment. A doctor will not practice on others what he does not have a first hand understanding of. The doctor must, therefore, live or have lived in the state of health he wishes to impart to others. The Body-energy Healing System of Yin Style Bagua is a record of the development exercises and health engendering techniques used by Bagua practitioners who would administer healing techniques on others, and is also worthwhile for those who would like to gain a better understanding of the correspondence of the various meridians and points to various illnesses or parts of the body in less than optimum health. Includes the Twenty-four Hand Methods of body-energy work that came into Yin Style Bagua's healing system from the Imperial court of the Qing Dynasty, The Eight Qi Development and Sensitivity Exercises, plus sections on Commonly Used Points, The Application of the Hand Methods to the Points in the Treatment of Various Illnesses, Preface with overview of the system and its historical origin, and a glossary of terms used in the book. Companion video: (still available!) |
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Developing Sensitivity Exercises of Yin Style Bagua DVD by Xie Peiqi Companion DVD to the book The Body-Energy Healing System of Yin Style Bagua described above. The DVD documents Xei Peiqi performing the Eight Storing Qi and Developing Sensitivity Exercises just as he has performed them for generations. Eight Storing Qi and Developing Sensitivity video, and
Body-Energy Healing system book:
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The Sixty-Four Qinna Attack Methods of Yin Style Bagua by Xie Peiqi An integral part of all internal martial arts, Qinna, or Chin Na, is the application of force to the opponent's joints to subdue him or severely injure him by breaking the joint. It was used by the bodyguards of ancient China to fight multiple opponents by disabling each quickly and effectively. It is used today by Chinese Police forces to subdue perpetrators with a minimum of physical trauma. The difference between the two uses--devastating trauma to the joint, often beyond repair, and non-injurious controlling takedowns--lies in the type of force exerted while applying the technique. Qinna is often emphasized in the combat training of smaller persons because it is effective for use by them against larger, stronger opponents, whose joints are nearly as susceptible to injury as the average person. In addition, the lateral application of force used by Bagua practitioners can often be used to advantage in the application of Qinna techniques by uprooting the larger, heavier opponent, then subtly changing direction while grasping the limb so as to redirect the opponent's own inertia against the natural motion of the joint. Includes the eight Qinna techniques of each of Yin Style Bagua's eight mother palm systems (Lion, Unicorn, Dragon, Phoenix, Snake, Rooster, Bear, Monkey), for a total of 64 techniques. Each technique shown at regular speed, slow motion, and multiple angles to make learning from the DVD easier. Performed by Xie Peiqi, third generation Yin Fu Bagua lineage holder. |
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Healing Without Medicines Lecture at Naropa Institute video with Xie Peiqi A rare opportunity to get acquainted with Yin Style Ba Gua expert Xie Peiqi. Serves both as an introduction to the health aspects of the Yin Style Series and as a friendly companion to the more documentary style books and videos of the Xei Peiqi Yin series. The format of the books and companion videos of the Xie Peiqi Series is meant as a documentation of the Yin System and thus makes no room for the personality of Xie Peiqi or his translator. The Healing Without Medicines Lecture video is meant to fulfill the need for the personalization of the teachings. Xie Peiqi was in a fruitful character on the night of the lecture and no one who enjoys putting a face to the books they've been reading or a voice to the videos they've been watching will be disappointed. |
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