Product Description Bagua Palm : Emei Swimming Body Baguazhang: Bagua Palm is and internal art of self defense and self cultivation, based on the Daoist symbol known as Bagua, or eight trigrams. It is a series of eight postures and moves in circles. Emei Swimming Body Baguazhang descends from Emei Mountain, where some belief Bagua originated and the land of legendary warriors. The Swimming Body method is known for its sudden walking, turning and changing positions. It is also called Swimming Body, Walking Dragon Baguazhang. About the Actor Helen Liang is the eldest daughter of Grandmaster Liang Shou-Yu. Originally from Sichuan Province, China, she began training in traditional martial arts at the age of 4 under the strict guidance of her father. At the age of 11, she was chosen to train with Sichuan Provincial Wushu School. In 1985, she immigrated to Canada and became an official instructor at the Shou-Yu Liang Wushu Institute in 1989. During her years of training, she has participated in many national and international competitions and has won a great number of gold medals. She has been featured in many media including Chinese Central Television (CCTV), Shanghai and Sichuan Provincial television in China, Cathay television in Canada, national pay-per-view features in the US, CBC and Channel M in Canada, as well as several newspapers and magazines in China, US, and Canada.
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Demonstration, not instruction
There's only so much "instruction" one can give via video, but this doesn't even try to instruct. You get some nice, multiple/repetitive views of each sequence, but that's it. No explanations beyond the name of the sequence. This is not to knock Ms. Liang's skill - she's obviously very skilled. One other thing - while I'm not a Bagua expert, this form looks like it is possibly intended for Wushu competition vs regular practice as many of the stances are extremely low - martial Bagua is typically described as mid height or "middle basin". Still, if this had verbal instructions to go with the demonstrations I would have given it five stars.
U**T
Excellent Instructional DVD, done slow enough to learn from
This is an excellent instructional video. The separate movements are done a number of times from different angles and slow enough to have high instructional value. The full form is an excellent demonstration and gives the viewer and Bagua Zhang practitioner a very clear example of what the form looks like when mastered. Highly recommended.
B**N
Very Good
very goodunique moements very well demonstrated
J**E
Great way to learn Bagua!
Master Helen Liang is an excellent teacher, and this video takes you step by step through learning Bagua Zhang by watching her do Bagua. Each step is repeated from different camera angles, which is very helpful.
G**D
Five Stars
the DVD is very good
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