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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 schoolsĀ that have followed.

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

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You Are NOT What You Think! liu hung chieh qigong rule of thirds taoism taoist principles training cycles training tips water method Dec 31, 2025

By Paul Cavel

Everywhere I turn, I keep hearing, "You become what you think”. But if all we had to do is *think* our way through life, for a start, everybody would be super fit, rich and happy!

The Taoist sage Liu Hung Chieh said, "You become what you practise”.

Exercise the body, become stronger

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Qigong for the Liver: Unlocking the Power to Do 5 elements bruce frantzis heaven & earth qigong liu hung chieh liver organ health qigong training cycles training tips wood element practice Dec 26, 2024

By Paul Cavel

Many people don't know that it’s possible to survive with a liver that is only half functioning. As the largest of the internal organs, it takes prominent position on the right side of the abdominal cavity, and performs a whopping 500+ metabolic and vital functions. Stress, the numb...

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Origins of the Water Method & Liu Hong Jie bagua bruce frantzis i ching liu hung chieh origins taoism training tips water method Jul 22, 2024

This is Part Two of the Water Method series with Paul Cavel and Mir Ali.

Much of the documentation on Daoism has been destroyed, but the oral tradition has been preserved with the teachings being transmitted from master to student for millennia, to us in the present day.

In this video, Mir and ...

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