Master Frank Allen, my long time mentor and Master of Cheng Style Ba Gua Zhang. A practice to elicit an embodied expression of the oldest (Taoist) work of divination the I-Ching book of change. Living life as part of change itself. ( no easy task for anyone, but of course a potentiality we all possess) Accepting change as natural and manifesting changes via intentional movement practices ( palm changes) is the modus operandi of the living art of Ba Gua Zhang. We as human beings weaving a path of continuous change between heaven and earth. To live comfortably with change a Ba Gua Zhang practitioner draws upon the continuities that arises from its signature circle walking practice. This builds a foundation of footwork practice that was a method to flow in a combat situation. Ba Gua Zhang was an elite fighting style ( tried and tested) with a Taoist influenced subsctructure of meditative and intentional work necessary for high level internally significant body control and application. #internalmartialartslondon #baguazhang #bagua #chrisraychappell #chrischappell #realtaoism #qigonghealing #chi #qi #tao #qigongteachertraining #taoistyoga #taoism #dao #daoism #alternativehealth #medicalexercise #taoistinternalarts #hunyuan # alternativehealth #taichimaster #wellness #hunyuanqigong #primordialqigong #qigong #chikung #innercultivation #energyarts #taoistenergyarts #mindfulmovement #stressreduction #meditation #relaxation #dzogchen (at Bouisse) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1bPULclv7-/?igshid=1nnu6ub4naiuk
