The Secret to Develop Internal Power | Bagua

[@Runenbuch]

The man is a goldmine. You should make more videos with him where he shows you the fighting techniques of Baguazhang. Very interesting!

[@sonferjef]

Been watching you more and more these days and what I appreciate about you is the fact thatwhile others expose the weaknesses of kung fu (in a mocking manner), you reveal its strengths (in respect).

[@qindao4963]

It’s obvious this master has some serious genuine skill, the key takeaway for me was it comes from practicing everyday.

[@arbogast4950]

The Chinese internals take a while to get good at but it's totally worth it.

[@ShoShinKai.online]

The key takeaway is structure, so you can get your legs' power into your arms.

[@bubblegum2445]

that - and also to know your own form - learn the principles then understand how your own body works - that's the Dao

[@free2flow]

Takeaway, never fight an old Chinese master empty handed or alone by ourself, lol.

[@walkingwithgiants1]

A true martial arts master, his energy and enthusiasm are wonderful.

[@KevinLeeVlog]

💯💯💯

[@happylobsterpatatas]

He has so much knowledge and skill !

[@ganzrawr5334]

Modern trained fighters might think this stuff is BS. It's hard to convey or believe unless you've experienced it yourself. I recently took a Tai Chi Quan seminar with my wife in which the master would at times use me to demonstrate. I have no explanation that is rational for the fact that even though this man couldn't have weighed more than 170 lbs, that when he performed techniques on me it felt like working with a 280lb man. I myself clock in just shy of 200 and I've trained JKD, Kali, Muay Thai, BJJ and the like for over a decade. Again, unless you've felt it for yourself, it cannot really be understood. This chi stuff/ internal power is absolutely real. It's as if there is just "more" of the individual in front of you despite that being impossible. I'm not saying people who train this stuff are going to be a match for boxers or collegiate wrestlers, but there is something behind these internal power systems that can potentially add an additional layer to one's martial art capabilities.

[@GermanSausagesAreTheWurst]

When I push hands with with the big strong guys in Tai Chi, i know what they did to throw me around. But when I push Hands with old master, I have no idea what she did to throw me.

[@patrickmodenesi2344]

Modern fighters are extremely stupid.

[@Zz7722zZ]

@@GermanSausagesAreTheWurst Exactly. With real masters you won't know what happened, you will only find yourself on the ground and perplexed.

[@MustAfaalik]

@ganzrawr5334. Well said, well said! You don't see the power, only feel it. And you are right, it may not be applicable in the ring but definitely devastating in elbow range. And no opportunity to grab when you are continuously pounded & on the back foot.🙏

[@thelabcookfoodie]

I train the internal style of wing chun and when you get hit by someone who can actually stay fully relaxed then it is like your whole body crumbles. My sifu says there are people above him who are softer than him and I can only imagine what would it be like if they were to palm strike me on the chest.

[@KevinLeeVlog]

Thank you all for watching! Please help me to share this video!

[@Iam4th]

Kevin 大哥，能出一期八極的嗎？求。

[@Iam4th]

我太懶了，在家練也不懂它的發勁方式，出門又很難找到一些大師。所以，只能求了，謝謝🙏👍

[@KevinLeeVlog]

@@Iam4th 好的！沒問題！

[@Iam4th]

@@KevinLeeVlog 謝謝前輩🙏🙏嘿嘿

[@oren2032sof]

This teacher is great, thank you

[@nobodyexceptme7794]

Def would love to see a longer lesson/lecture with this master. I could listen to him all day and I can't speak a bit of mandarin.

[@KevinLeeVlog]

He is amazing!

[@andrewd6438]

As someone who speaks only a bit of mandarin he's also great listening practice lol

[@draekan2753]

He has some tutorials out there on KZbin and his website

[@MichaelSyrrakos]

I agree!!!

[@screamtheguy6425]

Well you gotta pay for lessons!

[@Raivon]

Alternate Title: Kevin gets dragged around in circles for 10 minutes straight

[@KevinLeeVlog]

😂😂

[@MustAfaalik]

You won't know the scary power generated until you have actually felt it. If it was a hit, Kevin would be in Hospital slab.

[@Quantum3695]

😂🤣😂🤣

[@bowmore9182]

The videos with you and Master Hu are clearly my favourites at the moment. The level of joy and understanding from both of you is so exciting and fun to watch and there is much knowledge in those "small teachings" that apply to any martial art I think.

[@JimmySaint43]

Guy humbled Kevin while holding a damn water bottle 😂😂 jk Kevin, this video was very interesting to see Bagua applications with real world use.

[@KevinLeeVlog]

😂😂

[@johndough8115]

It was comical =) However, its also a very valid thing. For my demo for an MMA fighter, I told him to try to hit me. Said that he could use any kind of handstrikes. I told him, that he was allowed to use both of his arm... but that I would limit myself to only using a single arm against his two. He almost laughed in my face, when I told him this. Yet he was a good sport, and did his best. He wasnt able to get a single hit on me, despite the advantages, and his excellent combat skills. The superior Interception Technology, made it easy to deal with anything that he launched at me. I also advise any fighter to try this as a part of their training drills. You end up training in all of the "worst case scenarios", and start to understand combat... to a much higher degree. When you get exceptionally good at this drill... your fighting with Both arms, will then be at a whole other level (as many times in combat, your lead arm is temporarily parried / useless... and are left with only 1 arm to use).

[@FuryoTokkosho]

reminded a lot on the old stories of karate masters at asian chicken fights, having a chicken under the arm and still beating 7 people up with the other one to astound their pupils. Funny that the indoor students practice karate a lot of times like Tai Chi too. Interesting to have seen something first hand in a video.

[@tiger7enterprisesllc73]

​@johndough8115 we did that in class yesterday I was also impressed with this video it let me know I'm with the right teacher but I already knew that however it made that much more excited and proud. I knew it was real when I saw the description " this Kung fu system is NOT what you think." I had a feeling I would see what is always hidden from the world. It always hard to see power in videos but when you have a teacher videos are a great review. Thank you for sharing this usually this stuff is kept secret!

[@SergeySedlovsky]

This Sifu seems to be very wise and knows his stuff very well.

[@junglejim3433]

I’m seriously considering trying this. I dig the simplicity and power.

[@christophschranz1740]

Indeed, this is one of the most interesting videos to this topic I've ever seen 👍👍👍. Thx for that 😉.

[@grayanderson1222]

This series with Master Hu is fantastic, he is very humble,!! Thank you.

[@nephilim0may0cry]

This was a great interview. It was so different. Thanks for the content keep it up and make sure to catalogue as many masters as you can.

[@edcuello3773]

This is incredible content! So difficult to find practical, efficient, and clearly explained Bagua material on line. Thank you for sharing!

[@coljohn3997]

Thanks!

[@KevinLeeVlog]

@@coljohn3997 thank you so much!!!

[@curtrod]

great master, and Kevin Lee you are a great and humble student and practitioner, thanks for your research and posts

[@Arcknight9202]

This was really fun to watch. Thanks. It would be fun to be able to try so many of these different styles.

[@wkuntjoro6130]

Great exploration from Sifu Kevin, I enjoy it so much. The Kungfu moves from the Master are so fluid but strong ... feel like I am watching Kungfu movie.

[@charlesstrong3866]

What I love about these videos is that you literally get the science behind the technique in the explanations.

[@thedappermagician6905]

We're in a golden age for information that's for sure!

[@MaartenSFS]

It’s nice to see more masters of this calibre outside of China and Taiwan. Pure gold..

[@D0M1N4NCE]

Amazing Bagua Zhang application! I would love to see more interractions between Bagua Zhang and Wing chun

[@KevinLeeVlog]

Noted!

[@GermanSausagesAreTheWurst]

I've always thought that those 2 styles would be a good hybrid. I mean, the Wing Chun stance is similar to Bagua's Kou Bu step.

[@noir4356]

Oh yes!!! Also the combo of Wing Chun and Xing Yi! Perhaps with Master Hu?

[@40JoCharles]

Fabulous once again Kevin. There’s some great stuff in there. So much to work on. Many thanks to the master for sharing. 🙂🙏🏼👊🏼☯️

[@BauKim]

Seeing Kevin react to this is so much more proof to me than seeing some students from the school being used as dummies. I'm not sure about our human fascination with "qi" but these kind of things do make me think more about body mechanics, leverage, and mind to muscle connection. It's so easy to practice my strikes without much thought, but it's so different when I have to throw punches with the ideas of good fundamentals in mind.

[@tejtheesage]

Very beautiful Kevin, thanks for sharing 🙏

[@webherring]

Not to detract from his skills but I think you were very polite and compliant. There's a lot of parallels with wing chun that you surely would have known already.

[@KevinLeeVlog]

It’s my job to bring out information from my guest 😁😁

[@Bagoth2]

Definitely cause there is a bit of xinyi inside the wing xhun from the red boat days. But the circle walkin and bagua foot work is something else entirely.

[@MaartenSFS]

Being a little compliant is a form of respect. I’ve seen what happens when it’s not given, also losing a chance to learn from a master.

[@XavierNewman-x1x]

This is the best gift of them all I'm actually learning martial arts

[@WholeCosmos]

that guy is very skilled. another great video!

[@fallingleaveskungfu]

The nerve attacks won't work without this guy's impressive hand strength. You gotta train your grips! ✊

[@MustAfaalik]

That's exactly what the Master said.

[@fallingleaveskungfu]

@@MustAfaalik Yes, I am reiterating because people won't take it seriously enough. The Chinese internal arts especially tend to attract a lot of passive-aggressive, overly intellectual types who live in a fantasy world and don't train physically hard enough; not by a country mile.

[@MichaelSyrrakos]

Amazing as always 🙌🏻

[@hound8881]

This is a fantastic video

[@KevinLeeVlog]

Thank you!!

[@Imisambi]

Good stuff.....EXCELLENT STUFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF!!!

[@calmwater2529]

Kevin you are so humble. 😊

[@jayjohn52]

Very educational! Thank you!

[@franciscopedro7915]

Thanks for the video!

[@edwhlam]

Kevin and Sensei Seth are the best hosts for martial arts shows on KZbin. Thanks for getting beat up and dragged around for our entertainment!

[@KevinLeeVlog]

@@edwhlam thank you!!

[@timothydavis1885]

😂😂

[@jacobharris954]

Ian from inside fighting as well. All very open minded martial artist who are willing to empty there cup

[@justcruisina1ong]

So cool! This is the style used by Aang, the last airbender. Love the footwork!

[@ceedubelu]

I see why this style was used as the basis for airbending. It has so much force and power generated for small moves, the results seem more like a gust of wind is pushing and pulling the opponent off balance

[@ComicBookMuscle]

You can see Sifu has excellent body conditioning moving from his Dan Tien and connecting with it whenever he strikes he moves forward from here then as he grapples it’s like a chain drawing back to the center. And like the old ways everything is a potential target. No need to head hunt when you have exposed ribs or a compromising a persons structure putting leg in position to have the knee become the weakest link. Glad to have seen this.

[@SoundBoy808]

This master is GREAT.

[@KevinLeeVlog]

I agree!!

[@SoundBoy808]

@@KevinLeeVlog I do Ba Gua and one of the things we used to do sometimes with our master (maximum boost Dr Linjun Wen) was "fight trees" in the woods, for hand conditioning as per this video... we could barely touch the bark of the trees with the backs of our hands, haha! It was super painful....

[@kenlek869]

​@@SoundBoy808I only hit trees with smooth bark. Rough bark can cut skin, but don't toughen up the bone any better than smooth bark.

[@SoundBoy808]

@@kenlek869 I only hit trees that talked back, lol! 8)

[@winddragonmma]

That Sifu is dangerous! Great video!

[@JaroBerce]

Internal v.s. External: In my humble opinion, the distinction is not as clear-cut as it may seem as there is not Internal vs. External. Ultimately, it’s all about how you align and structure your body, and how you utilize your tissues and muscles. The human body contains anywhere between 600 and 840 muscles, depending on how they're counted. Are we consciously engaging all of them, or just a select few? From my perspective, the true essence of so called "internal" force lies in how efficiently we use our body’s energy-whether it’s the energy generated by muscles, tendons, or other bodily structures. The distinction isn’t so much between internal or external, but rather about how effectively we harness our body’s inherent energy. It’s all about mastering your body’s structure and utilizing this energy to execute movements with maximum efficiency.

[@c99kfm]

My understanding, which I can mostly map this video onto, says that the separation is mostly about what focus a tradition puts on kinetic chains and how long they strive to make them. Yes, efficiency is what both internal and external martial arts (or sports) strive for, but that is not a differentiator, it's just a result of good "kung fu", i.e., training.

[@johndough8115]

Do you label stovetop cooking, different from BBQ? Yes. Why? Because there is a difference... despite them BOTH being a process of Cooking food. The same is true of Internal vs External. We give them different labels... because they are actually two different things, with different observable results. If you are merely trying to use muscular forces... I could easily Uproot you, sending you flying backwards like +12 feet away. Even if you are larger and stronger than me... I can still uproot and send you flying, using Internal power methods. Sure... you are ALSO using your tendons to a certain degree... when you are using your muscles / strength. However... when you choose to use virtually no muscle forces.. and instead, use your tendons as the main drive mechanism... the potentials are dramatically different. You see... The locking of your muscles, actually makes you easier to move. Imagine if you were trying to push a very heavy full file cabinet. You would shove yourself into the side of it... and using your muscles and leg muscles, to try to drive it forwards. Now, imagine trying to push a massive pile of Jello, thats been sealed in a large plastic bag. The jello is not very firm... so when you try to push it... is absorbs a lot of your attempted push forces. Its also not fully "unified mass" ...so when you try to push the top... the bottom isnt going to be moving. This isnt the full picture.. but its a decent enough example, to show some of the main differences between internal and external methods. At some point, they can intersect. For example... you can add external strength, into an Internal powered strike. You might use your internal methods, to get the strike to the OPs abdomen... and then change to an external method, to drive deeper into the tissues. Also.. while you might use a very External striking method... like a long path "Tiger Palm" strike... you might add an Internal Explosive power energy release, at the end of it.. at the very moment of solid impact (vastly amplifying the impact potentials). It often depends on the type of "Effect" that you are trying to impart into the OP.

[@lady_draguliana784]

it my be unique to the schools I went to, but I learned them as "external (kinetic linking)" emphasizing the interface with the ground and the opponent, usually in a pushing fashion, whereas "internal (kinetic linking)" emphasized the connections and sequences within the body and against itself, usually in a pulling fashion. each having it's own applications, of/c, but also not actually being different per se. both function essentially identically, but could also be thought of as opposites, or compliments. I think of them as '2 sides of the same coin.'

[@GermanSausagesAreTheWurst]

I agree it's not clear cut. I'm not even sure of it's a useful distinction. It's a matter of historical contingency that those 3 styles were grouped together. Why not include Ba Ji? Why stop there? Maybe we should include Wing Chun and Aikido? Hung Gar's Iron Wire set looks pretty "internal" to me.

[@MichaelSyrrakos]

Physics

[@RiccardoPareschi]

Great teaching and concepts. Thanks !

[@maeveszy]

the last 30 seconds was by far the most helpful. it answers exactly what I was wondering about learning kung fu to fit my style

[@gnos1s171]

You should try to get in touch with someone who does Mantis fist and see what the style is like. I think you would find it very interesting.

[@KevinLeeVlog]

Will do!!!

[@ArtofSelfCultivation]

@@KevinLeeVlogMaster Hu is also skilled in Mantis Boxing.

[@jacobharris954]

​@@ArtofSelfCultivationnorthern or southern?

[@chrissabbath4551]

This man is a weapon.

[@adam28171]

This was absolutely awesome!!! Would like to see Kevin do some videos with Adam Chan on WC and Hsing-I etc

[@jimlemons9231]

Awesome stuff!!!

[@Simarodra]

As Kevin always say, "awesome" ❤

[@KevinLeeVlog]

Awesome!! 😂

[@Michael-sq3nf]

wow the man is the man

[@KevinLeeVlog]

💯💯

[@N17C1]

A great instructor - no BS, just train hard and practice

[@hmongusa7228]

I am so impressed with his techniques. That's a truly CHI POWER.

[@uza3]

Pretty rare hearing Kevin speak Mandarin, would love to hear more of it!

[@NicholasGreen-b6e]

I was wondering what language he was speaking

[@estelitacruz8675]

La Maestría aplicada ,!!!gracias Maestro 🙏

[@jyt4528]

Kevin, I enjoyed your videos, especially when you interacted with masters from various disciplines. You were always humble and showed your respect. You also showed a positive and appreciated attitude when you were "defeated." You have maintained good cultural traditions in martial arts. By the way, I enjoyed all of your videos where masters demonstrated internal power. I hope to see more of these. It's always fun to know where the forces come from, either from feet or "dan tian."

[@wingchun1963]

You go deep into their nerves." Kevin: owwww

[@KevinLeeVlog]

It hurts 😂

[@wingchun1963]

@@KevinLeeVlog I saw the expression on your face! I felt it for you , bro! 😂😂😂

[@GermanSausagesAreTheWurst]

@@KevinLeeVlog That "ow" sounded like it was new kind of pain you never felt before.

[@ch355_]

he was so lighthearted and casual while demonstrating so much power, at times i thought i was watching a stephen chow skit (:

[@robertmiller8110]

Excellent video

[@josephwilliamroca]

One of the best ever Kevin!

[@BillyMcCartney-j5q]

Thank You.. Good Teacher... Chinese arts are all related imo... Just finding the better teachers...

[@viperman2454]

Incredible demonstration! A true master. Why is video so short? Ask this master also demonstrate his Hsing i kung fu if he will agree in another video interview.

[@alexandreperreau9999]

Thanks for sharing...

[@faze-ys6tn]

This is taught by Professor Leung at Acheresearch institute and online classes. He's also a chairman at Chinese universities and studies these scientifically.

[@caminomarcial64]

I've seen demonstrations like these, but the one at 2:22 is just WOW,. I mean, he pushes Kevin like he is weightless. Amazing.

[@brittscott4673]

Master Hu seems very passionate about internal martial arts and Kung-Fu.

[@joshuachristofferson9227]

If you've not done a Video on San Ti, YOU SHOULD.

[@garrettmccullough2249]

3:07 I literally laughed out loud. That was an awesome move.

[@jeffreyyounger5772]

Wow, that awesome, I wants to learn it!❤😂🎉😢😮😮

[@rapache1]

Thanks for posting

[@hakaouf9145]

Power full kung-fu man 👍🙏

[@pawplan]

Love this 😊! Mm Goi 🙏🏼 Sifus

[@John-zz5gt]

Fantastic Stuff

[@Macovic]

Very interesting to have seen this presentation

[@Jehu303]

Great connection, great applications.

[@ShawAnthoni]

For me it was that bicep on the outside of the Masters palm 😮 The strikes have got to be insane.

[@monkesoldier3002]

Great video to practice my almost nonexisting mandarin skills

[@josephwilliamroca]

There are so many Ba Gua applications and deeper dynamics vids out there. But they don’t communicate what this master just did. No, it’s not “practice every day.” It’s: power from the feet, always change, always move, … The classics and masters always say this stuff, but never have I actually “seen” it. I’m only half way through the vid, but what I’m getting, after many years of solo practice and observation of Bagua and use of the I Ching, is “how Bagua fights,” and “how to fight with Bagua” much more clearly than I’ve seen before.

[@colehampton4579]

Great video.

[@JohnSmith-qy3nv]

Kevin Lee, Thank you very much for uploading this video. Some Wing Chun lineages (e.g., Leung Ting WT) demand that even when punching, all weight be on the rear foot, even while moving (and this master seems to do the same thing). Could you demonstrate how this is done, please? Thank you very much in advance.

[@GermanSausagesAreTheWurst]

That comes from the Xing Yi stance and from the Bagua "mud walking step". All 3 of those styles are very different outside, but they are not incompatible.

[@LunaticReason]

You’re really lucky to have found someone so knowledgeable and legit as a Chinese martial arts practitioner. I can tell you at least with Mantis since i train that he’s no joke and his Bagua seems even more formidable so don’t miss the opportunity to learn from him. The last bit about striking the inside of the arm because it’s sensitive similar concept in Filipino martial arts, technique called Gunting. It’s not better than mma but there are a lot of special skills that are applicable to self defence

[@gnicevids]

Great video and great master

[@michaellebovitz2414]

Holy crap, I love master Hu. It's so awesome watching masters of the art like him. Also! Random question. What are some good Kung Fu movies with Bagua?

[@Libradotherealsheepdog]

This takes me back to my third grade middle school days when I was hanging out in the playground with my buddies and playing kung fu master it’s the exact same thing😂

[@philipsimpson5887]

Kevin ‘rides the tiger’!😊

[@atomik86]

Ba Gua master says it best, every style, every fist works... just depends on the practioner.... nuff said

[@hellbender10]

Where he lives. Pleasure to watch.

[@SavageEntertainmentYEAH]

Use faajin during the cling in kickboxing to throw strong body shots still. That hip snap makes your whole body like a whip I think it feels decently powerful without having to wind up or force muscles to flex as much. Im no kung fu practitioner or anything but I think kung fu and Chinese martial arts in general has so much information to learn from.

[@jaywinter2280]

A lot of moves seem to be very similar to wing chun and the concept of one-inch punch, generating power from the leg to the hip to the shoulder to the elbow and to the arm in one smooth motion

[@JimmySaint43]

Tbh, I learned that concept in Tae Kwon Do years ago (granted my sifu was a black belt in wushu, wing chun, and karate). It's even found in boxing, hence why their footwork is so vital for their punching power. It's a rather ubiquitous concept in pretty much every martial art that teaches you to strike.

[@igorkiselev1936]

Багуаджан самое смертоносное Боевое Искусство !!! Очень сложное , но Оно Лучшее !!!

[@KevinLeeVlog]

Very similar!

[@johndough8115]

Wing Chun borrowed from the Highest level fighting technology of its Era, in its development and creation. Its a reduced artform, however... which is why its missing a lot of components seen in other deeper Chinese combat arts (like grappling, throws, etc). Chi Sao, is a reduced form of Tai Chi's Push Hand drills, for example. And the part of Wing Chun's first form, that is repeated 3 times? That section is called "Three Prayers to Buddha", is its actually supposed to be done in SLOW motion, like Tai Chi form work. Each arm extension and retraction, should take a minimum of 60 seconds. That extends the time in that section, from 3 minutes... to 16 minutes. Not only that... but when you practice the 1st form.. you are supposed to train it for at least 1 hour. That would be four continuous reps of the entire form, without breaks / rests. And since the majority of the form is performed very fast (explosive speed / power)... Most of your time and efforts will be focused on the 3 Prayers Section... which will eventually start to strain your Tendons... which eventually leads to development of "Super Strong Tendons" (and many other beneficial effects, which would take several more pages of texts to describe). That said, yes... Most of These methods are seen in other Chinese arts. The reason is simple. These fighters were often sparring, fighting, and or warring against each other. As such... if a fighter Lost a fight to a different arts methods... they would either develop new counter methods.. and or... they would adopt the winning technology into their own arts. The best technology would tend to win... and so the best technology ended up spreading to most all of the Arts.

[@lady_draguliana784]

I learned this concept in Karate as "Kinetic Linking" and once I got it, I noticed marked jumps in my power and speed of strikes, though you can use a lot of the same concepts to grapple too!

[@beenright5115]

This was awesome Kevin!! So cool seeing internal arts get some love!

[@larnellwellsjr.2399]

Now I see why Bruce Lee was so skilled. If you watch closely you see these movements in Bruce's fight scenes.

[@cletusgadsden2969]

Kevin Lee does every martial srt great snd speaks another language, badass!

[@ukaszpomocnik3888]

Those daggers at the beginning of video looked intersting, I hoped master will show something witth them!

[@GermanSausagesAreTheWurst]

They are called "Deer Horn Knives". They are fun to watch.

[@alexey_cyb]

Cool to hear you speaking Mandarin

[@revolutionoftheclassics3630]

This guys Bagua is legit

[@philliploco5037]

That old boy is one bad dude holy moly

[@alangoncalves3001]

Esse mestre é uma raridade , treinamento antigo de condicionamento

[@EliteBlackSash]

Circle walking comes from student Cheng Ting Hua having his students do the palm changes while walking around the perimeter of his Shuai Jiao wrestling sand pit. Originally walking patterns was straight and zig-zagged. Most of the applications are clinch, sweep and throw with strikes for a reason. All the i ching, taoism stuff is later theory and mythology. Same as the idea of Tai Chi being invented by a Taoist priest Zhang San Feng. Tai Chi is a name that a student of Yang Lu chan came up with to promote their hybrid version of Chen Family Martial Arts and Long Fistz Chen “Tai Chi” which comes from Chen Wangting’s experience fighting in the Military under General Qi Jiguang. Same for Xing Yi. Basic hand skills, adapted from weaponry. Esp long spear. Basically all the “internal styles” got shrouded with myth and theory from scholars for promotional purposes. Xing Yi, Ba Gua, and Baji are actually so well known because of their connection to Bodyguards / Security Officers.

[@azzy9358]

What about Tong bei?

[@kenlek869]

My lineage is Yin style, the oldest style, and we walk in circles too. One story I heard is that DHC was an outlaw once and hid in a Taoist temple. He had to stay indoors most of the time, in a crowded room with a small square table. He adapted his previous martial arts training to fit the room, walking around and ducking under the table until it eventually became BGZ. Besides the curcle walking, Yin style also has the tiger pouncing move in the video. We do it in a zig zag manner called "zhi step" (之字步).

[@kenlek869]

​@@azzy9358Tongbei is quite different from Bagua, Xingyi and Taiji, which share similar body mechanics and rely on body weight, structure and leverage to strike or throw. Tongbei is mostly striking with various parts of the hands and forearms, with very little grappling. It emphasizes mobility like Bagua, but idealizes the gibbon's agility and long arms. Strikes look relaxed, with a unique shaking movement of the torso and striking arm that resembles Systema. Bear in mind that this is traditional Tongbei, not the modern performance version seen in wushu competitions.

[@thatchinaboi1]

​@@kenlek869Dragon form of Yin Bagua and their applications are so dope. So is the bear.

[@robertzchannel6595]

Excellent!🎉

[@KevinLeeVlog]

Thank you! 😃

[@robertzchannel6595]

@@KevinLeeVlog keep it coming Kevin! I really enjoy your videos. 👍🙂

[@oliverzhang-m2r]

I think you should make a video about baguazhang vs wing chun for self defense