Benefits of MaGui Bagua

Benefits of MaGui Bagua

Unique health and strength promotion

Through the basic circle-walking practice, we train the qi and blood, changing the Tendons and bones and eventually developing the whole body and the “dantian.” The training can be divided into three stages:

The first stage is after a basic level of training is achieved the qi, blood, tendons, bones, and meridians can be strengthened and changed. The body gradually becomes thicker, and more powerful. You can tell if someone has reached a basic level just by looking at his or her body-shape. The “dantian” becomes full, the vital organs revitalized and any diseases in the body will gradually disappear. People who are sickly and prone to illness can rebuild and recover their health. The body becomes robust and a person’s spirit becomes clear and strong.

The second stage is after years of training and a complete understanding is developed. At this level of training the body will become much stronger than what can be achieved through conventional exercise. External factors such as weather, environment, or diet will not influence the practitioner’s health. The body and spirit can change so much that the person will be almost unrecognizable when compared to their former self.

The third stage is when the highest level of Bagua is achieved. The body and “dantian” are completely developed. Once this level is achieved it will never be lost, regardless of age or lifestyle. Even during old age a practitioner of this level can still have the vitality and health of a young person.

Profound internal power training and unique martial arts techniques

Through the circle-walking practice, the body becomes rooted and firm, and the qi and breathing become very stable. Like a lion crouching, heavy, strong, and ready. The tendons and bones become united, and the qi and blood circulation becomes full and powerful. Helping you develop true real internal power. This then transfers to martial skill.

Through the circle walking and practice of the palms you develop Bagua’s unique fighting method. You study using the complete body structure and different angles to attack, and an evasive circular step to simultaneously attack and defend.

Attacking can be done at unexpected and indefensible angles, using the methods of drawing close to, drawing power from, crowding, leaning on, and taking advantage of the opponent’s weaknesses. You learn the principles of Contracting and Expanding, using small movements and softness to ensnare the opponent, combined with explosive full body power to over come the opponent. From the above principles a subtle and unique fighting system has been developed.

Exquisite body movements, body structure, and spiritual fulfillment

In our training we primarily concentrate on body structure and core principles. Every movement comes from basic principles, which combine the body with the mind with the spirit. Over time every posture has the stability and stillness of a sculpture.

The movements can be done in any direction on the horizontal and vertical planes, linking together so that the end of one movement becomes the beginning of the next, so that the end and the beginning are united and cooperative. A feeling of limitless expression can be felt throughout one’s practice. Bagua movements are light, simple and clear with the steps always hooking inward or outward. Within the basic structure the body and spirit can move freely. Within the soft and slow movements lies a hard and strong power, within the free movements lies an artistic and expressive quality. The result is a beautiful art that combines martial arts movements with spiritual expression.

Profound cultural tradition

Bagua is a method of promoting health, martial arts, physical culture, and art. But to speak in broader terms, Bagua is the culmination of thousands of years of Chinese culture and tradition. It is a cultivation of the human spirit, a practical philosophy, an integrative intelligence – it is a way of life. If you begin to practice Bagua, you can develop the same kind of understanding as is described above.

Whole Life Experience

For those of you who love life and health, you should protect and take care of them. The best way to take care of them is Bagua.

For those who love art, the body can express the highest level of art through movement. Bagua is the culmination of thousands of years of physical culture.

For those who love the martial arts, Bagua is as limitless as the sky and as deep as the sea. Once you begin learning Bagua you will never want to stop, never be able to give it up.

For those who want to live a satisfying life, you cannot find anything better than Bagua, with Bagua you can sail through life like a Pegasus flying across the sky.

For those who want to really experience and understand life, Bagua is the culmination of thousands of years of Chinese philosophy and culture.

Bagua has so many possibilities and so many different aspects if you choose to learn and practice Bagua it will become the most precious thing in your life.

馬貴派八卦掌的主要特點

一）、奇特的強身功能。

通過走圈，練氣血，易筋骨，最終達到周身渾元“結丹”。

1）、初練有成後，易血脈筋骨，身體渾厚雄偉，丹田飽滿，五髒六腑得以滋養，百病皆消，虛疾盡除，身強體健，精神飽滿。

2）、登堂入室後，身體如同金剛羅漢，外感不侵，飲食不積，易形易神，判若兩人。

3）、功成後，身體渾元結丹，功成不退，終身強健不老。

二）、深厚的內功和精妙的技擊方法。

通過走圈，練出身沉氣穩，如獅蹲地，如樹盤根；周身筋骨盤結，內氣鼓蕩，是正宗的內功修煉。 通過走圈和掌法變換,練出斜身繞步、旁敲側擊、挨傍擠靠、縮小軟綿巧等功夫，形成獨特精妙的技擊方法。

三）、優美的身體藝術和超脫的精神享受。

練功時首要是講究身法、步法，一舉一動均合乎規矩。久練則身靜如雕塑，有安穩之像；動則縱橫交錯、連環相生、首尾呼應，有無窮無盡之意。 八卦掌動作輕靈簡明，步法一扣一擺，身法無拘無束、任意往來，讓人意氣奮發，在輕緩舒放之中洋溢著陽剛之氣，在任意往來中充滿左右逢源之妙，洋洋灑灑一派尚武精神。

四）、博大精深、源遠流長的文化。

小而言之，八卦掌是修身的方法，是技擊，是運動，是藝術；大而言之，八卦掌融彙中國數千年古老文明於一爐，是博大精深、源遠流長的人文精神，是修養，是智慧，是哲學，是人生品位！

五）、完美的人生體驗。

如果你真的熱愛生命，就應珍惜生命，促進健康的最好方法就是八卦掌。 如果你熱愛藝術，身體的藝術是最高的，用身體來運動，用運動來體現藝術，八卦掌是幾千年身體藝術的結晶。 如果你熱愛武功，八卦掌的功夫就像天空和海洋一樣廣闊深厚，一旦進來，一生你也不願意出去，一生你也出不去。 如果你熱愛人生的品位，你不會發現還有比八卦掌更高的人生品位，八卦掌讓你一生灑脫如天馬行空。 如果你想體驗文化、領略智慧，八卦掌是中國人幾千年文化和智慧的結晶。 如果你願意，八卦掌會除掉你身體所有的疾病，讓你永遠精力充沛、充滿活力！

如果你願意，八卦掌會讓你永遠健康、快樂，給你年過八十而不老的益壽延年之道！ 如果你願意，八卦掌會讓你在活力中充滿自信，在自信中滿溢尚武精神！ 八卦掌讓你變成志士男兒，讓你變成英雄豪傑，讓你成巾幗英雄，讓你身懷絕技! 八卦掌給你一凜然堂堂的英武氣概!