Bagua for Beginners 2: Swimming Body with Chenhan Yang

Learn Baguazhang Step by Step with Master Chenhan. Bagua zhang translates to “eight trigrams palm”. The Swimming Body form is essential fundamental training for all bagua students, building upon the basic Eight Palms skills.

This invigorating training increases your circulation of qi (energy) that will energize your muscles for increased strength. This energy also nourishes your internal organs and improves your longevity, vitality, and overall fitness.

Master Chenhan guides you through:

Bagua fundamental training
Swimming Body hand forms
Swimming Body sequence

This bagua lesson compliments the book "Baguazhang," by Master Liang, Shou-Yu, Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming, and Mr. Wu, Wen-Ching. Bagua for Beginners DVD 1 (sold separately) includes the Eight Palms movements and sequence (sold separately).

Swimming Body Sequence (64 movements)

Swimming Body Palm
Revolving Body Palm
Swaying Body Palm
Dodging Body Palm
Boring and Chopping Palm
Turning Body Palm
Leading and Carrying Palm
Dragon Shape Palm

Like tai chi, bagua has been known for centuries as a powerful way to transform your health, improve your strength, and raise your spirit. As an internal martial art, bagua is unique because it emphasizes circular movement, allowing practitioners to flow out of the way of objects and opponents. Bagua’s unique stepping methods result in distinctively evasive circular footwork, used for both defensive and offensive strategies.