Hsing Videos

Footage from Lineage Master Bruce Frantzis teaching an I-Ching Immersion course. One of the most unique and powerful elements of Ba Gua is how each part of the body twists and spirals, which when done correctly is commonly referred to as the Dragon Body.

Part 1 of 4 Footage from Lineage Master Bruce Frantzis teaching an I-Ching Immersion course. Here, the focus is on the energies of change inherent within the I-Ching, and how meditators strive to begin gaining an awareness of them so that they can flow with the effects created. This concept, when connected to martial arts, allows for a radically different type of movement and fighting style not found in anything else, which is explained in detail here.

Footage from Lineage Master Bruce Frantzis teaching an I-Ching Immersion course. A basic Ba Gua hand movement is demonstrated and taught which begins to show the transition, in which the central channel rather than traditional means guides one's movement.

Opening footage from Lineage Master Bruce Frantzis s I-Ching Immersion Course in El Cerrito CA. In this clip Bruce discusses common perceptions of the I-Ching, what is represents, its history, how to begin to learn it, and the core concept it represents; the space which everything emerges from and the essence of change. Lastly he begins showing how the I-Ching s conception of change links to our everyday lives.

Opening footage from Lineage Master Bruce Frantzis s I-Ching Immersion Course in El Cerrito CA. Bruce discusses the meditation of the I-Ching, Circle walking, the basis for Ba Gua-both an advanced meditation practice and martial art.

Opening footage from lineage master Bruce Frantzis s I-Ching Immersion Course in El Cerrito CA. Bruce discusses the need to be able to smoothly flow through both meditation and everyday life.

Archive footage of Lineage Master Bruce Frantzis teaching Ba Gua at a retreat. In this clip, Kumar shows one of the fundamental components of Ba Gua for combat-The direct applications of the Ko Step. For anyone serious about learning the martial art, this information is essential.

Archive footage of Lineage Master Bruce Frantzis teaching Ba Gua at a retreat. In this clip, Kumar shows how to connect dropping the elbows and proper stepping with threading all the way through your body to your finger tips. By doing so, it becomes possible project a great deal of force into your finger tips and drive people forward with each step.

In this clip, Lineage Master Bruce Frantzis demonstrates how dropping the elbows (a core component of ba gua) makes it possible to project chi energy into the arms by opening up the chi flow, and in turn creates power flowing out of the fingers.

Archive footage of Lineage Master Bruce Frantzis teaching ba gua postures (pakua) and ba gua single palm change at a retreat. In this clip, Frantzis demonstrates some of the core ba gua hand postures, preparing the group for the single palm change.

Lineage Master Bruce Frantzis demonstrates the fighting applications and martial philosophy of Xing Yi (Hsing I). This rare video shows how each form and fist of Xing Yi is used specifically in martial arts combat.

A short inteview with Ma Yueh Liang, 2nd generation Wu style Taiji successor. Ma Yueh Liang was a student of Wu Jiang Quan and was a major influence in spreading Wu Taiji to Shanghai, China. original source: In Search for Chi