Pakua Videos

Lineage master Bruce Frantzis demonstrates and explains the internal martial arts at the 1992 Marin County Fair. Here his students circle walked, followed by Bruce showing what advanced circle walking looks like.

Lineage Master Bruce Frantzis shows a variety of Ba Gua Chuan's fighting applications and explains how each one arises and their various implications.

Lineage Master Bruce Frantzis demonstrates internal martial arts at the 1992 Marin County Fair. Here he explains and demonstrates how a sword is incorporated into Ba Gua Chuan's fast paced movements, a difficult but dazzling task to see.

Footage from Lineage Master Bruce Frantzis teaching an I-Ching Immersion course. Bruce continues with the hand movement being demonstrated, and begins to show how if guided and created through your central channel.

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 demonstrates one of the early exercises to become able to fluidly change direction at any point without hesitation, the practice of Diamond Walking. Along with explaining some of the implications for the state of mind created by this art, Bruce also shows basic fighting applications associated with its usage.

Archive footage of Lineage Master Bruce Frantzis explaining how the practice of Ba Gua can begin to activate the liver, and create a detoxification reaction, and then gives advice on what to do if that situation occurs.

Archive footage of lineage master Bruce Frantzis teaching ba gua at a retreat. In this clip of ba gua Bruce Frantzis explains the importance and necessity of being able to drop your mind and energy into your feet as you practice.

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.