These methods were then passed on to further masters and each added their own flavour to create the various styles of Baguazhang commonly practiced today. The circular movements and spiralling forms of Baguazhang were taken from the movements of energy he mastered through circle walking meditation once these were incorporated into his own boxing method, Baguazhang (eight-symbol-palm) was created.
Relatively modern, Baguazhang was first introduced to the public by master Dong Hai Chun who synthesised his own Gong Fu expertise with the circle walking he encountered in the region of China where he lived.
Post-Heaven Baguazhang is the martial art method that was developed from and evolved out of the earlier circle walking Nei Gong system. Students learn to walk the circle whilst studying a full Nei Gong process this is a complete method in its own right whether it is used as a spiritual practice or as a foundation for the next stage of training which is the post-Heaven Baguazhang training. It is a way of opening the channels of the body and understanding Qi, Xin (mind) and Shen (spirit) in order to develop a high-level of vitality and consciousness development. This form of walking-meditation is known as ‘pre-Heaven Bagua’ and is actually a form of Nei Gong rather than a martial arts method. Once mastered, this brings an awakening of the inner mechanisms of Qi as well as a way to harness the nature of change for health and spiritual well-being. By walking in a specific manner, whilst changing the internal shapes of the body according to the qualities of the eight Gua, the process of life is matched and harnessed within the microcosm of the practitioner. That which is manifest above is manifest below as the practice of ‘walking the circle’ enables an experiential understanding of this process to be developed. They developed many practices which would enable them to penetrate through the veil of these mysteries and one of these was the practice of circle walking.Ĭircle walking is a meditative practice that connects a practitioner’s mental energy to the circles and Gua of life. To the Daoists, understanding this process was vital to understanding existence. The combination of Gua and spiralling Qi generate the great flux upon which life is dependant. Once life is manifest, Qi then divides up into eight great movements known as the ‘Gua’. As life grows and processes unfold, the rotating force of Qi serves as the animating force. The ancient Daoists understood that the universe operated in circle’s and spirals.
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