This is the Eight Animals style of Ba Kua Chang as taught by Sifu Jerry Alan Johnson (part 2 of 2 parts). You can learn this complete sytle from the video.
How can I get a video of the Original form? Have been looking for Chiang Jung-Chiao with no avail until now. I heard there is a book with the whole form in it. By any chance do you know who or where could I purchase this book from? Thank you.
Thank you for this; I am learning the form from it. One problem: in the demo ("The eight animals at moderate speed"), the Lion is done on one side only, and all that follows is in the opposite order from the explanatory lesson - side 2 before side 1 of each animal. Why is this, and which is correct?
Don't worry about it, it was likely merely an oversight. You can add in the missed side of Lion when you practice. Once you get used to the forms you can mix & match. 'Linking' can mean 'Same Form/Shape/Posture Repeated' or even 'Different Forms/Shapes/Postures Strung Together;' so you can practice these anyway you like. In practical usage you can do the above & even change mid-form if the situation calls for it; & you can use any segment of a form or even various form segments linked together as needed. Also, a form can be varied to create a variety of techniques loosely based on the form.
Learn practical applications; learn to vary any form for more practical applications; & learn how to flow using small segments of forms linked (with practical applications in mind). Also, add in how to move when flow is interrupted (you can repeat the motion with the same side by using force if you're strong enough to do so, or repeat the motion using your other side without having to force anything; or, change to a different form). Pay special attention to techniques that help to remove a foe's hand from you. Check into Baguazhang's various power & tea cup exercises. Viewing Xing Yi Quan (Hsing-I Chuan) practical applications is helpful as the forms on this video are rooted in Xing Yi Quan (appearing to be a variant of Sun Style Baguazhang). Looking at Yin Style Baguazhang (check out Yin Fu & especially YSB practitioners Xie Peiqi, Liu Shichang, & He JinBao; Mr He is thd junior of these: he's pretty good, but occassionally does a move here & there that could get him into trouble; remember: just because you can do something doesn't mean that you ought to do it; rather, use appropriate discretion): although based in Shaolin, Yin Fu made his art Internal via applying Baguazhang's philosophy & principles to Shsolin techniques - & this style can give you ideas for both practice & applications. The footwork is a bit different, but that ought not to be a problem. It's zig-zag line drills are like Sun Style Baguazhang's line drills. Yin Fu was a great kicker & based his style on striking & kicking, yet later students of his added in grappling-type techniques that spring from the forms. Sun Style Baguazhang has both striking/kicking & grappling type techniques (take-downs, throws, locks/breaks, strangles, etc).
Now study the applications in a brawl.write down the observations and the variations…and see what the moves show in a brawl/and what they don’t show you but is still there in the creating freedom of the formless form!
nice.i want to learn this now.
How can I get a video of the Original form? Have been looking for Chiang Jung-Chiao with no avail until now. I heard there is a book with the whole form in it. By any chance do you know who or where could I purchase this book from? Thank you.
Thank you for this; I am learning the form from it. One problem: in the demo ("The eight animals at moderate speed"), the Lion is done on one side only, and all that follows is in the opposite order from the explanatory lesson - side 2 before side 1 of each animal. Why is this, and which is correct?
Don't worry about it, it was likely merely an oversight. You can add in the missed side of Lion when you practice.
Once you get used to the forms you can mix & match.
'Linking' can mean 'Same Form/Shape/Posture Repeated' or even 'Different Forms/Shapes/Postures Strung Together;' so you can practice these anyway you like.
In practical usage you can do the above & even change mid-form if the situation calls for it; & you can use any segment of a form or even various form segments linked together as needed.
Also, a form can be varied to create a variety of techniques loosely based on the form.
I've done it, I've learnt the 8 Ba Kua Chang animals and it feels amazing... thank you! Now what's next?!
Learn practical applications; learn to vary any form for more practical applications; & learn how to flow using small segments of forms linked (with practical applications in mind). Also, add in how to move when flow is interrupted (you can repeat the motion with the same side by using force if you're strong enough to do so, or repeat the motion using your other side without having to force anything; or, change to a different form).
Pay special attention to techniques that help to remove a foe's hand from you.
Check into Baguazhang's various power & tea cup exercises.
Viewing Xing Yi Quan (Hsing-I Chuan) practical applications is helpful as the forms on this video are rooted in Xing Yi Quan (appearing to be a variant of Sun Style Baguazhang).
Looking at Yin Style Baguazhang (check out Yin Fu & especially YSB practitioners Xie Peiqi, Liu Shichang, & He JinBao; Mr He is thd junior of these: he's pretty good, but occassionally does a move here & there that could get him into trouble; remember: just because you can do something doesn't mean that you ought to do it; rather, use appropriate discretion): although based in Shaolin, Yin Fu made his art Internal via applying Baguazhang's philosophy & principles to Shsolin techniques - & this style can give you ideas for both practice & applications. The footwork is a bit different, but that ought not to be a problem. It's zig-zag line drills are like Sun Style Baguazhang's line drills. Yin Fu was a great kicker & based his style on striking & kicking, yet later students of his added in grappling-type techniques that spring from the forms.
Sun Style Baguazhang has both striking/kicking & grappling type techniques (take-downs, throws, locks/breaks, strangles, etc).
Now study the applications in a brawl.write down the observations and the variations…and see what the moves show in a brawl/and what they don’t show you but is still there in the creating freedom of the formless form!