Xu Shi Xi demonstrating 定式 Static postures in Yin Style BaguaZhang

徐世熙 demonstrating 定式 Static postures and 動式 the application of those postures in movements and fighting strategy. The Yin style Xu inherited has many static postures. Some of which he altered to fit his body size better. He also developed a series of static postures which he taught to advanced students to engage their 丹田 Dantian or core with their limbs better in movement. Those are not demonstrated here. Static postures are at the core of bagua power training and I find it interesting that many systems do not lay much emphasis on them at all. I suspect that even though they are foundational power building exercises they may have originally been taught later rather then first because you wanted to get to know your student’s character more before giving them the methods which build and engage the power for the techniques. The remarkable difference between training or not training them is clearly evident in people who practice baguazhang. Those who don’t practice static postures when walking a circle that I have run across often do not have the smooth power, transitions and body methods when those techniques are applied in sparring or a fight. When I’ve gone to other gyms to grapple or spar, people have often remarked ‘you’re core is deceptively strong’ it’s due to this training along with the breathing methods of qigong that are the direct reason for this.

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