Primal Bagua Diagram

Before digging down into the study of Palm Changes, it helps to know the 8 Trigrams of Baguazhang. The static Qigong Postures and flowing Palm Changes of Baguazhang build upon the trigrams. Let’s examine one simple arrangement:

From Yang to Yin, in the Primal Arrangement, the trigrams flow as follows…

  1. Sky (a.k.a. Heaven)
  2. Cloud (a.k.a. Lake)
  3. Fire
  4. Thunder
  5. Wind
  6. Water
  7. Mountain
  8. Earth

This profound arrangement is based on this diagram (yep, this same diagram is in the background of UBagua.com):

Primal Bagua Diagram

I know, I know: this is a bit abstract. But bear with me…

Look closely at the Primal Bagua Arrangement. In the long run, for your Baguazhang studies, knowing this diagram will be useful.

I’ll help you get it down.

When you can nail down the Primal Diagram (and a couple of other diagrams), then the Baguazhang Palm Changes will make more sense. You’ll get the flow, and you’ll see deeper into them.

Take a look.

Drawing the Primal Bagua Diagram

Get started with me, draw it right now:

By drawing it you’ll begin etching it into your mind. Being mindful of it will help you see how it works.

  1. Grab a piece of paper
  2. Snatch up a pen, a pencil, or a big marker
  3. Get ready…

I’ll show you how to draw the Primal Bagua Diagram:

(See it in high resolution: in the corner of the video, press the arrow-out button.)