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Earth Palms
Hold on&#8230;before we get to Earth Palms&#8230;let&#8217;s feel Earthy Soles. As always, it&#8217;s better if you can go barefoot and find some good, grip-worthy soil. Sand will do; maybe you can find a garden or a good lawn. If that&#8217;s not the case, because your ground is frozen and your feet are fragile, then [...]]]></description><link>http://ubagua.com/earth-palms-in-baguazhang/#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link> </item> <item><title>Sky Palms in Baguazhang</title> <description><![CDATA[Sky Palms
Try this&#8230;See the Sky: notice its colors; see the sun or stars or moon.
Hold your palms up. Notice the weight (even in your room) of Sky.
Soften your focus and imagine: holding it. It—pressing down. Feel it.
Resist the weight of the Sky. Hold it up&#8230;really.
Lighten up. Relax, and let its weight sink through you.
Enjoy [...]]]></description><link>http://ubagua.com/sky-palms-in-baguazhang/#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link> </item> <item><title>Big Changes</title> <description><![CDATA[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&#8217;s 2 now, with fresh air. So my family and I moved to Montana. We live in Hamilton right now&#8230;downtown. [...]]]></description><link>http://ubagua.com/big-changes/#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link> </item> <item><title>Teaching Abstractions</title> <description><![CDATA[
Thank you: all those who attend the First Baguazhang Dreaming Workshop. I appreciate your support and the powerful roles each of you played in capturing your dreams. Let me tell you a few things.
I typically prefer teaching specifc and peculiar details about form or about partner drills or about proper anatomical movements. I can tell [...]]]></description><link>http://ubagua.com/teaching-abstractions/#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link> </item> <item><title>Dreaming Circles Workshop</title> <description><![CDATA[It was great&#8230;in the night, Jan 31 &#8211; Feb 1, Near Goblin Valley, Utah:
Imbolc Baguazhang Dreaming Circles 2009
Subscribe for email updates for news about the next Dreaming Circle.Explore inner realms and celebrate transformation using Baguazhang palm changing, poetry, and dream cycling. This Baguazhang Dreaming Circles Workshop coincides closely with several holidays worldwide—Imbloc, Brigid&#8217;s Day, Candlemas, [...]]]></description><link>http://ubagua.com/dreaming-circles-workshop/#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link> </item> <item><title>The Animal Inside</title> <description><![CDATA[
As we develop in our martial training, we may wonder “could I handle myself in a real combat situation?”
Good question&#8230;
One that&#8217;s difficult to answer.
And self-doubt will be your most formidable opponent unless it&#8217;s conquered through self-mastery.
Knowledge equals power. We all strive for seemingly infinite facets of knowledge, right? Of course we do. We take it [...]]]></description><link>http://ubagua.com/the-animal-inside/#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link> </item> <item><title>8: Deadly Serious Reasons To Laugh</title> <description><![CDATA[
Baguazhang, solemn sister of Tai Chi Chuan, is well known among internal artists. While she&#8217;s whispered about by Tai Chi practitioners and envied by Xingyi-ists, the diversity of her changing palms wraps a serious face around practitioners.
We take our practice seriously, almost religiously, certainly ceremoniously, circling deliberately the center of something. We walk around trees. [...]]]></description><link>http://ubagua.com/8-deadly-serious-reason-to-laugh/#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link> </item> <item><title>Bagua Flavor</title> <description><![CDATA[A exciting and humorous taste of what you might expect from Baguazhang&#8230;Bagua TrainingHere's Some Related Articles:Hello Baguazhang World!Air Avatars Know Nothing About Mud Stepping8: Deadly Serious Reasons To Laugh
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Staring At The Hand
We gaze at one hand during circular Bagua forms.  There are exceptions, but generally the hand is our focus.  This seems like a fitting place for our gaze and intent, seeing as how Baguazhang translates to Eight Trigram Palms.  Our palms are our weapons as well as an extension of our center.
Focusing our intent and gaze [...]]]></description><link>http://ubagua.com/changing-spinning-world/#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link> </item> <item><title>Air Avatars Know Nothing About Mud Stepping</title> <description><![CDATA[
Many Baguazhang Styles Avoid Mud-stepping—It&#8217;s Difficult
Mud-stepping is a peculiar method of gaining&#8230;.[doh! the why and what-for of mud-stepping is for a different article].
How-To-Mud-Step seems simple—Slide your weightless front-foot forward,
Quickly step onto it,
Swishing the old back-foot past the new back foot,
Never pick up your back-heel before your back-toes.It&#8217;s not a sequential order because it all [...]]]></description><link>http://ubagua.com/air-avatars-know-nothing-about-mud-stepping/#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link> </item> <item><title>Baguazhang History — Dong Haichuan</title> <description><![CDATA[
Baguazhang emerges from circles of mysterious fog. The reputed founder, Dong Hai-Chuan appears in the foundation of many (most or all) Eight Trigram Palm Schools. Behind him, he leaves mists of wonder—histories devoid of clarity, brimming with speculation, mixed with semblances of truth.  Dong Hai-Chuan deliberately cultivated the shroud, and, as a result mastered [...]]]></description><link>http://ubagua.com/baguazhang-history-dong-haichuan/#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link> </item> <item><title>Hello Baguazhang World!</title> <description><![CDATA[
This article forms the foundation of this website. Let me know what you think or what you&#8217;d like to know about Baguazhang in the following comments section.
The Bagua and Baguazhang
Bagua refers to eight trigrams representing basic concepts: Sky, Earth, Fire, Thunder, Wind, Water, Mountain, and Cloud. Interpretations vary, more commonly Sky is referred to as [...]]]></description><link>http://ubagua.com/hello-world/#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link> </item> </channel> </rss>
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