Big Changes
I stopped publishing for a bit. You may have read the last article, published in February, right after the great Dreaming Workshop. I continued to teach, but moving was inevitable.
I sought to provide my son, who’s 2 now, with fresh air. So my family and I moved to Montana. We live in Hamilton right now…downtown. A quiet town of a little more than 4,000 folks, Hamilton is just right. What amazing and dramatic Changes!
Publishing continues now.
I’ve been filming at Blodgett Campground, west of our little town. And as I grow closer to the forest, so I grow closer to Baguazhang. Keep your eyes on this site please.
Plus…
- If you’re local, get over here and play with me.
- If you’re into Baguazhang, consider publishing here.
- If you’ve studied with me, please write something for this site.
- If you’re a blogger, let’s trade links.
- If you’re reading this, please leave a comment.
I’ll tell you about Sky tomorrow.
posted: 24 Oct 09
author: Steven Smith
twitter: Big Changes
Hello Everyone,
Change is good. Change is inevitable. Change changes change.
I have a few thoughts on Baguazhang.
Baguazhang is a complicated art. You won’t find one that’s richer in substance. There’s a hell of a lot going on when you do Baguazhang; especially if you’re hitting a form.
Here’s an idea. Choose a primary maneuver in your Baguazhang work (like a single palm change) and hit it and NOTHING but that maneuver for a straight hour and a half for six straight days. Feel free to do other things in your training, but hit your chosen move for said time at least six days in a row. (Why six days? Well, it’s good to train six days, rest one, and then resume). If you’re ballsie and hardcore enough to do it, hit the move for 100 days straight without any days off. Personally I’d start with the six day deal and take it from there.
You’ll love how it feels and you’ll also discover that what may have seemed to be a simple “one-two-three” move is loaded with more subtleties than you had ever previously believed – I guarantee it. Baguazhang is LOADED with subtleties, my friends.
Do this and you will find continual change and development in what once seemed like the simplest of things. To those of you in Steven Smith’s area at present, take the opportunity to train and learn from him. Steven represents a truly fantastic system that has the goods and he possesses a wealth of knowledge.
By the way: I’ve yet to accomplish the 100 day training bit – I made it 46 days and that was it. It’s harder than it sounds.