
Bagua requires that you be relaxed and natural.
The movements of Baguazhang are not as forceful as Xing Yi or as soft as Tai Chi.
Spiralling and whip-like power emanate from Bagua techniques.
Always circular in appearance, its footwork is lightning fast, complex and evasive, patterned on the imaginary movements of a dragon.
The dragon was thought to be as light as a bird,with the elusive quality of a snake, and this is what you should try to emulate when you practice.
John Hine is a Chinese Internal Martial Arts Master who has been training for over 45 years, and runs one of the longest established and successful chain of Tai Chi schools in the UK.
