Gao Style Baguazhang
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Also known as | Cheng School Gao Style Baguazhang |
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Hardness | Internal (neijia) |
Country of origin | China |
Creator | Gao Yisheng |
Famous practitioners | Hong Yixiang, Luo Dexiu, He Kecai (founder of Ho Ho Choy Baguazhang) |
Parenthood | Baguazhang (Song & Cheng Style Baguazhang), Xingyiquan, Yang-style t'ai chi ch'uan, Dachengquan[1] |
Descendant arts | Ho Ho Choy Baguazhang |
Olympic sport | No |
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Gao Style Baguazhang (高氏八卦掌) is the style of Baguazhang (八卦掌) descended from Gao Yisheng (高義盛), a student of Cheng Tinghua, who founded one of the two main branches of Baguazhang.[2] Gao is alternatively said to have originally studied with Song Changrong (宋長榮) or Yin Fu (尹福), later (or alternatively previously) studying with one of Cheng's students, . Gao style is one of the most widely practiced Baguazhang styles in the West; there are also many practitioners in Tianjin and Taiwan. It has many variations held within various lineages, some which are given below:
- Dong Haichuan
- Cheng Tinghua
- Zhou Yuxiang
- Cheng Tinghua
The Gao style system is referred to as the Gao Yisheng branch of the Cheng Tinghua system of Baguazhang.[2] Essentially, Gao Style Bagua is a unique subsystem. The Gao style system, because of Gao's own martial progression over time, can be found to have a number of different permutations, represented in these various lingages. All are valid examples of Gao style Bagua because they all represent Gao Yisheng’s progression as a martial artist. Gao was refining and creating sets until he died. He changed his straight line, pre-heaven and weapons sets more than once in his life but at its core it is a complete Baguazhang system.
Gao style explicitly divides training into two categories: pre-heaven (先天) and post-heaven (後天). Pre-heaven training includes walking the circle and practicing changing palms on the circle; this material is similar to that found in the other Cheng styles. Post-heaven training consists of 64 linear palms (六十四掌) is said by Gao Yisheng to be passed down by a man known as Song Yiren (宋益仁) (i.e., Song Yiren (送藝人), or "person who gives arts"); these palms are unique to the Gao system.[2]
Many Gao style practitioners can be found in Tianjin (lineage of Liu Fengcai and others), Taiwan (lineage of Zhang Junfeng), and Hong Kong (lineage of He Kecai).
References[]
- ^ Gao Jiwu & Nigel Sutton (2009). The 64 Hands of Bagua Zhang: Fighting Techniques of Liu Dekuan. Blue Snake Books. ISBN 15-839-4237-8.
- ^ a b c Gao Yisheng (2013). Liu Fengcai (ed.). The Cheng School Gao Style Baguazhang Manual: Gao Yisheng's Bagua Twisting-Body Connected Palm. North Atlantic Books. ISBN 15-839-4622-5.
- ^ Journal of Asian Martial Arts, Volume 15. Via Media Publishing Company. 2006.
External links[]
- Baguazhang styles
- Neijia
- Martial arts stubs