
Episodes

Aug 31, 2022
Aug 31, 2022
34 min
We continue our discussion of Dong's life as well as our examination of the 36 Songs and 48 Methods of Bagua Zhang.

Aug 17, 2022
Aug 17, 2022
33 min
Part 2 of our discussion on Ba Gua Zhang founder Dong Hai Chuan. We discuss Dong's time in the Imperial Palace and look more at the 36 Songs and 48 methods of Bagua.

Aug 3, 2022
Aug 3, 2022
27 min
In this episode we begin our series on the founder of Ba Gua Zhang, Dong Hai Chuan. We look at Bruce's account of Dong's life and then take a dive into the Ba Gua Classics from Andrea Faulk's and Frank Allen's books.
In our latest Patreon episode we follow up our Spiraling Energy Body series by beginning series on the eight energy bodies in Taoism. These eight bodies are the structure Bruce uses to map out different layers of energy in the body. It is a key element in Taoist meditation as well as Bagua Zhang. We explore their i-ching connection as well as their uses in qigong and martial arts.
Enjoy

Jul 20, 2022
Jul 20, 2022
4 min
Here's a short clip from our latest Patreon episode, the final installment on Spiraling Energy Body Neigong. Link to the full episode here.

Jul 20, 2022
Jul 20, 2022
27 min
In this episode we finish our discussion on Yin Fu's student Ma Gui and then talk about another one of Yin's students Li Yong Qing aka Iron Arms Li. Li was Liu Hung Chieh's primary Yin Fu Bagua teacher.
Hope you enjoy the episode.

Jul 6, 2022
s2ep27 - Yin Fu’s Top Bagua Student Ma Gui
Jul 6, 2022
Jul 6, 2022
32 min
In this episode we discuss Yin Fu's top student and Liu Hung Chieh's teacher, Ma Gui aka Wood Ma. We talk about Ma's training with Yin and eventually training with the founder of Ba Gua Zhang.
In our Patreon we continue our discussion on the Spiraling Energy Body Nei Gong.

Jun 22, 2022
Jun 22, 2022
34 min
In this episode we examine Yin Fu's role in the Boxer Uprising and the we look at more advice on practice and martial application from Yin Yuzhang's book available on Brennan Translations.
Enjoy the episode.

Jun 8, 2022
Jun 8, 2022
26 min
In this episode we look at the Bagua book of Yin Fu's son Yin Yuzhang from Brennan Translations. First we look at his overview of the art of Bagua Zhang, it connections to Taoism and the I Ching. The we look at Yin's breakdown of the training method through the 8 trigrams. Enjoy.

May 30, 2022
May 30, 2022
2 min
In this very special episode we talk with Cooper about being one of the first four people that Bruce taught Energy Gates to back in the early 1970s. He discusses the infamous Mighty Atom from Frank's episode, Ron Rosen and other classic New York martial arts masters. Enjoy
To listen to full episode check out our Patreon.

May 25, 2022
May 25, 2022
29 min
In this episode we discuss the founder of the Yin Style of Bagua Zhang Yin Fu, aka Thin Yin. We discuss Yin's early life, his meeting the founder of Bagua Zhang, their training together and eventually having a falling out and Yin going out on his own. Enjoy
