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Ba Gua Zhang – UPCOMING SEMINARS!

In this video, we show you some of our practical applications originating in basic principles and movements out of your Wudang Principles Ba Gua Zhang practice.

Over time, Ba Gua Zhang transformed from an ancient circle walking meditation into a formidable martial art renowned for its circular footwork, intricate hand techniques, and strategic maneuvering. Embodying the principles of change and adaptability, Ba Gua emphasizes fluidity, agility, and simultaneous attack and defense.

Join us in our upcoming Ba Gua Month for Seminars, Intensives and Camp!

Basic Seminar: 22-23.07.2023 Ba Gua Intensive: 22.07.-20.08.2023 Ba Gua Camp: 17-20.08.2023

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BASIC SEMINAR and BASIC CLASS 03/04 JUNE

BASIC SEMINAR

Join Nico 03/04 June 2023 a whole weekend, when he will dive into the basics of Internal Martial Arts. The true secrets of any art lie in its basics! Regarding Inner Gong Fu that means that only when we start to understand how to position our body in order to center our mind and body, we can learn to connect all our joints and become one unit. On the road we get better and better in observing our body and releasing it. Like that Martial Arts originating out of the Wudang mountains become much more than just a fighting art. It becomes an art for cultivating health and an inner smile with every basic practice.

TOPICS OF THE SEMINAR: -Basic Standing Qi Gong and body and mind alignment -Basic Walking Meditation and centering in motion -Basic Kung Fu Stances and how to create stability and power through softness -Basic body mobility exercises to support the inner as well as outer opening process (Pi Gua) For registration visit: https://www.xuan-gongfu.de/Seminar/gong-fu-basics-seminar/

FOLLOW-UP BASIC CLASS – Starting from June Note also, that we will open a new beginner class starting from June. Every Monday at 18:00 at our academy we will follow up with the camp by giving all students the chance to deepen as well as build up their Kung Fu Basics! For more information write us a mail!

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BA GUA ZHANG: Meditation, Martial and Healing Art

Ba Gua is the art of circles, spirals and transformation. An art that has its origin in an old and simple Taoist circle-walking meditation and has since then developed into a full martial, movement and healing art. But Ba Gua wouldn’t be Ba Gua if its growing and transforming would be done and over. Take part in our Ba Gua journey, in our regular classes, and upcoming seminars or go all in at our Ba Gua Fulltime Month!:

Basic Seminar: 22-23.07.2023

Ba Gua Camp: 17-20.08.2023

Ba Gua Fulltime Month: 22.07.-20.08.2023

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Tui Shou and 5 Animals Camp

Tui Shou is the art of listening, softness and balance.

The 5 Elements are a tool to observe the world in order to reestablish balance as well.

This makes these two tools a perfect fit and our last workshop a space all about balance and flow establishment!
Yet a tool is just a tool, lying in the corner and getting dusty if not inspired handy crafter take it into their hand with the intention to create.
Therefore I am so grateful for especially all these inspired crafters that joined us during the last days and brought the tools to beat and life.
In this sense another time I want to say thank you to everyone joining for filling the space with your energy and creativity, bringing flow to the body and the hall, challenging and supporting each other and most of all never getting tired to do all that with endless of joy!

Looking forward to see you at the next events this year!
Gong Fu Basics: 03/06/2023 – 04/06/2023
Ba Gua Basics: 22/07/2023 – 23/07/2023
Ba Gua Camp: 17/08/2023 – 20/08/202

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Tai Ji Quan – The Art of Listening

In our next camp, we will use the 5 Animals Qi Gong to gain a deeper understanding of inner Martial Arts like Tai Ji Quan while starting to apply their principles in Push Hands Routines and Free Flow work! The Tai Ji Game of Tui Shou is a perfect frame to question certain principles that are born in soft body usage and an open mind. Usually, we react to any kind of pressure with a form of tension. As a result, we unbalance ourselves. The art is to observe this process of tension creation in order to slowly recondition ourselves into a reaction of softness and balance. The same kind of open-mindedness and creativity we demand in our 5 Animals Zi Ran Nei Gong, especially when we transition into a free-flow form of practice. Only the one that can stay here as well in balance and is able to listen to what is inside one’s self can start to express and move freely! If you have a 5 Animals Base and are interested to experience these levels of practice contact us. This is the last call to a camp that will not repeat itself soon again!
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Ba Gua Spiral Steps – Difference Between Ba Gua and Tai Ji Step Work

What is the difference between normal walking, Ba Gua Step Work and Tai Ji Step Work? Able to understand the differences we have the chance to connect deeper to our Ba Gua Zhang stepping principles. On our Online Kung Fu Database (Hidden Turtle), I teach currently class by class the fundamentals of our Ba Gua Zhang System. All sessions are recorded, so even so you missed the start, you have the chance to follow us along using the weekly uploads of the episodes! Or join our regular classes, full-time intensive training, or upcoming Seminars… So many ways to learn and practice :).
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Upcoming BA GUA ZHANG CAMP 2022

Being nowadays one of the most well-known Internal Martial Arts styles, Ba Gua Zhang became famous for its circular and beautiful ways of motion as well as its efficiency in combat. Through the creation of spiral energy not only graceful motions are created but also the ability to create a controlling power against one or multiple opponents. Having its origin in the teachings of Cheng Ting Hua, who was famous for his wrestling skills, WDP Ba Gua Zhang as well is a wrestling-oriented style in application. This means that most motions and principles are used for grabbing and throwing techniques, instead of making use of striking and kicking. In four full days of full-time training, we will dedicate ourselves, following the traces of the past while observing how Ba Gua motions become a grappling-based system of combat that can be beautiful and efficient at the same time.

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New Xuan T-Shirt

Finally it’s time! Our new shirts a there. For quite some time students asked me again and again when we would finally have some new t-shirts available. Trying for 3 years to find the right design which could represent the minimalism yet depth of the Xuan philosophy all my tries were simply not convincing enough. But now finally with the help of full-time student Nicolas we managed to find something that in my opinion does perfect justice to what I feel about our school. See in this video what stands for us behind the new design and how the handmade shirts were finally done! Feel free to send me a message if you want to order one for yourself!

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FULLTIME V – Tugdual – A documentary about old school training in modern life

A special person was the last years with us and got in the end of 2021 ready to continue his way into the “outside world”. Therefore it is time for the next episode of FULLTIME! Episode 5 was the perfect way for me to round up our last year while sharing with you at the same time the story of Tugdual, a special student, friend, and role model to all of us here. A person that brought an energy into our school that still lasts and will probably for years stay. His full commitment as well as his understanding of trust were something we all learned from. Not to be afraid to be vulnerable in trust, but to understand that trust is a state of being that opens the world to us. This made him, and still is making him shine on his way. Seeing him now starting his own project YUAN Gong Fu in Lausanne, Switzerland, I could not be more proud of him. Like a strong river, he will flood the area with profound and always growing gong fu, better grab your boat and jump on now ;)! Also a big thank you to WDP Schweiz who opened the doors for Tugdual and send him on his way. We sometimes underestimate the importance of the start and foundation… but the foundation of a building is the most important… About the Fulltime Documentary: Fulltime is a project that I started five years ago. It portrays the long-term students of our school and their unique ways. Every episode is highlighting through the different characters of the student’s different aspects of our life and training. For the previous episodes check out our Youtube Channel! For Fulltime, Evening and Online Courses visit: https://www.xuan-gongfu.de/