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Origin of Bagua Palms & the Dragon Palm bagua bagua zhang bruce frantzis cheng ting hua circle walking energy postures liu hung chieh ma gui palm changes single palm change tung hai chuan video yin fu yu long Jan 15, 2026

Tung Hai Chuan, known as the modern progenitor of bagua, taught each of his disciples differently, depending on their specific talents and needs. This is the basis of the main bagua lines and schools that have followed.

Liu Hung Chieh, my teacher Bruce Frantzis' teacher, had the honour of attending...

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TTCS Water Method Training bagua circle walking gods qigong heaven & earth qigong medical qigong neigong qigong tai chi wu style tai chi yang style tai chi Oct 14, 2025

By Paul Cavel

 

This article covers:

  • How to start a personal practice
  • My five-year curriculum

 

How to Learn Taoist Energy Arts

Many people are surprised to learn that beginners learn almost exactly the same material as experienced practitioners. This may sound counterintuitive, but con...

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Circle Walking vs. Qigong, Tai Chi & Bagua bagua circle walking meditation neigong qigong tai chi video water method May 21, 2025

The health benefits of walking are well-documented. When adding internal techniques, you can open up your vascular system before you elevate your heart rate to keep training safe and productive. Circle Walking has an edge over other internal exercises like qigong and tai chi because it brings in ...

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Bagua: Pulling Up the Roots of Physical & Emotional Pain (Pt 2) bagua bagua zhang circle walking dissolving healing meditation palm changes qi taoism trauma May 23, 2024

 

By Paul Cavel

In Part 1, we looked at how Circle Walking is the minimalist’s paradise. Once you have some understanding of and become proficient in Circle Walking, you can progress to the Single Palm Change, the core of both the monastic bagua and bagua zhang taditions.

 

The Single Palm Cha...

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Circle Walking: Making Your Body Conscious (Part 1 of 2) bagua circle walking internal space qi taoism May 08, 2024

 By Paul Cavel

Bagua is a pure energy art derived from Taoist philosophy and the I Ching (Book of Changes). It has been practised for millennia to embody the universal energies of change and, at advanced levels, can become a vehicle for spiritual development.

For more mundane yet meaningful purs...

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