Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Bagua Stepping and Tang Ne Bu (Sliding in the Mud)



In Bagua stepping is very important. In this video clip of Master Di Guoyong of Beijing shows the basics of Tang Ne Bu (Sliding in the Mud) which is one of the points he wanted to make sure was understood. There are some nice close-ups of Master Di Guoyong showing very clearly how this should look.

A persons understanding of stepping and Tang Ne Bu (Sliding in the Mud) is a very important one in Bagua. Tang Ne Bu is one of the basics skills for correct Bagua practice. Hopefully this video clip will be helpful in aiding one in this understanding as well as the practice of this art form.



YouTube link to this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2fJ7y0_u-c for those who have iPhones or enjoy YouTube formats.

Master Di Guoyong is a disciple of the late Bagua Master Li Zi Ming (his third teacher). Also Master Di studied with Wu Binlou (his second teacher) and Zhao Zhong (his first teacher.) Master Di Guoyong Is also part of the the Xingyi Research Society and Baguazhang research society which are a part of the Beijing Martial Arts Association.

11 comments:

  1. Very graceful! How does he get his foot to slide forward like that?

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  2. A lot more detailed view on the Tang Ni Bu than I'm used to seeing on internet vid clips...good stuff!

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  3. The ease with which he moves is wonderful to watch.

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  4. I don't understand. What's the point of sliding like that? What is being trained by this method? I assume this is a method to develop noticing some particular feeling to then be able to develop that feeling. But what? I confess I'm completely ignorant about tang ne bu.

    Mike from http://internalgongfu.blogspot.com/

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  5. How does he gt his feet to do this... well internal connections with intention is one answer. Lot's of practice would be another. I would suggest see a good teacher and trying it for a while as being the best answer, although finding good a good teacher maybe a lot harder than it might seem to some. I hope this is helpful.

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  6. This is really helpful. I can see how he keeps his knees together and keeps his posture open. The sliding part is interesting. This video gives me some good things to study.

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  7. I agree... this video is one that cn be watched over and over. As one trains and practices even more bits can be seen. I will be posting more bits like this so keep your eyes open. It comments like these that ake it worth while... Thank you as well!

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  8. I'm with todiscoverfreedom how does he move like that - is it a kua thing?

    Cool video I liked to see how he moves the inguinal creases and how the stepping translated into sword movements.

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  9. Bagua Tai Dao is a great practice and yes John you are right. I will say the kua is important but noticing and developing full body connections and movement is a bigger key to gaining great skills. Noticing how we develop those is a wonderful thing be it in Taiji, Bagua, or Wujifa practices. The bottom line is to keep on ROCK'IN!

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  10. thanks for this lesson master! I will back to get more knowledge about this ancient practice.

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