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The Way through Baguazhang - 八卦掌道210. The "Tao" versus the "Dao" & why the book is called "The Baguazhang Tao of War" & NOT "... Dao.This is a long-ish podcast. About 9 minutes long. I wasn't intending it to be this long but on Facebook I was asked why I spell it with a 'T' instead of a 'D'. I hope this episode makes sense to all of you who want to know.2020-09-2209 minThe Way through Baguazhang - 八卦掌道209. A thank you to all who purchased "The Baguazhang Art of War"...A thank you to Master Neil Andrew Ripski in Canada and all who purchased "The Baguazhang Art of War" on Amazon.com. I have now followed it up with "The Baguazhang Tao of War".2020-09-2106 minThe Way through Baguazhang - 八卦掌道208. Genchitaofu Baguazhang's Wing Chun - 艮氣道福八卦掌の詠春To answer a few questions in one hit, the Genchitaofu Baguazhang system is about allowing the baguazhang practitioner to experience baguazhang in their everyday life outside of the dojo club or boxing ring.
When I first began baguazhang, my goals centred around wanting to be a bonafide martial artist, and healing my body from the corruption of the modern consumerist lifestyle.
Compared to most people, I had a legs up on the wannabe competition because I was already doing a bit of martial arts from other styles, for over a decade I was an I-Ching master, and for the guangxi...2020-09-1706 minThe Way through Baguazhang - 八卦掌道207. Genchitaofu Baguazhang's Qi - 艮氣道福八卦掌の氣The traditional Chinese character for qi is made up of two parts. The first upper part is the character for air. The second lower part is the character for rice. For a lot of rice eating countries, rice is the staple and represents earthly qi; earthly nourishment. And by further extension: A person's wealth.
From time to time, you will notice that I will talk about qi and wealth combined. They are interlinked. Even now, in our Western capitalist based society in which wealth and success tends to get measured by how much money we have, money is a form...2020-09-0606 minThe Way through Baguazhang - 八卦掌道206. Genchitaofu Baguazhang's Tao - 艮氣道福八卦掌の道Well, I did it again.
I published another book in this fine month of August, two thousand and twenty. Three books in a row this month.
The first book is called The Weiqi Art of War. The second book is called Suntzu's Art of War in Thirteen Acts. And now I present to you The Baguazhang Art of War.
And all are available on Amazon.com.
My latest book, The Baguazhang Art of War, is for people that want to get to know me better. And it is for people who want to better understand the martial art of baguazhang...2020-08-3005 minThe Way through Baguazhang - 八卦掌道205. Daddy..., You're just no fun anymoreFor those of you who want to know, this is what it's sometimes like raising martial art daughters. It just makes me proud to know that when they grow up they will hold their own. 🙂 For those of you who want a taste of the life, this is what it's like to live in a martial arts family raising daughters.
This morning I woke up my youngest daughter with the threat that she was gonna go down this morning. She got up with a start and raced herself to the bathroom.
After my ten year old daughter shut the bathroom doo...2020-08-2504 minThe Way through Baguazhang - 八卦掌道204. Suntzu's Art of War in 13 ActsYAY! My second book Suntzu's Art of War in Thirteen Acts is now available on Amazon.com This book is for all you higher flyers out there who don't have the time for long winded academic sludge! This book is very short and very sweet. Written by me. A guys who actually knows what he's talking about: Experience!2020-08-2108 minThe Way through Baguazhang - 八卦掌道203. Why should I buy The Weiqi Art of War?Thank you Edwardo (not his real name) for your question. Why should you indeed. Hmmmm... Here's my reply mixed in with a "wait, but there's more" sales pitch! But seriously, you purchase the book on Amazon.com Just click on the link to take you directly there 👉 https://www.amazon.com/圍棋戰聖-Weiqi-Art-Peter-Hainzl-ebook/dp/B08FCLFLS9/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?dchild=1&qid=1597300208&refinements=p_27%3APeter+Hainzl&s=digital-text&sr=1-1&text=Peter+Hainzl Follow on Insta: @baguazhang_2020-08-1314 minThe Way through Baguazhang - 八卦掌道202. The Weiqi Art of War is now on sale in Amazon.comYup, that's right! The Weiqi Art of War is now on Amazon.com both on the Kindle platform and as a paperback. Follow on Insta: @baguazhang_2020-08-1105 minThe Way through Baguazhang - 八卦掌道201. The art of Weiqi (Go/Baduk) war (碁#26)For those of you who do not like the idea that Weiqi is a war, perhaps it could be better fathomed as a dialogue between two antagonistic players, who are ready to back their words up with force.
But the skill lies not in direct confrontation.
Rather, the aim is to outmaneuver one's opponent and influence as much territory as possible before it comes to blows. It was this constant strategic maneuvering that makes The Cold War the real third world war.
So for those of you who are still waiting for World War Three to start, I've got news...2020-08-0203 minThe Way through Baguazhang - 八卦掌道200. The art of Weiqi (Go/Baduk) war (碁#25)The future is not fixed. It is forever changing by the decisions and actions we make in the right here and now. Even our thoughts and feelings in the present moment can be a major factor in how it all plays out, one stone at a time.
As I am sitting here at my kitchen table, it is early morning and a light fog is slowly clearing up. I have a stick of Japanese incense burning nearby and I'm wondering about whether or not to make myself a cup of tea?
If I do, then the noise may wake up...2020-07-1205 minThe Way through Baguazhang - 八卦掌道199. Genchitaofu Baguazhang's Fengshui
- 艮氣道福八卦掌の風水Fengshui literally means wind and water, and it is the ancient Chinese art of geomancy.
My podcast number 146 (& 135) was about the Fengshui of Meadowbank, where I live. And it's all about how great it is to live where I live.
Since that podcast, I've had people debating with me about my fengshui. And by debate, I mostly mean that the debate starts with 'I'm full of shit' and 'What have I got to say for myself?'
From actual other internal martial artists, though, the response has been for help in improving their own fengshui without being Chinese about it...2020-07-0305 minThe Way through Baguazhang - 八卦掌道198. What is the difference between Wushu and Kungfu? (Part 3/3)So now you know the main differences between Wushu and Kungfu.
However, you will still get people who will use the terms interchangeably. And as a consequence, their martial arts journey will be long and difficult.
There is no point in arguing about it. What matters is that you now know and that you have, or are in the process of, deciding where you stand in all of this.
Wushu is more about the sport side of things and is a great pathway in China, if your career involves physical activities like being a stuntman, policeman, bodyguard or just being...2020-06-2702 minThe Way through Baguazhang - 八卦掌道197. What is the difference between Wushu and Kungfu? (Part 2/3)Calling Kungfu a smokescreen is an adapt description for what is going on and is better than calling some Shifu lazy! Which, sadly, was also sometimes true. Not just with non-Chinese but amongst Chinese themselves.
Within the broader Chinese community, including China itself, there is a lot of misunderstanding around Kungfu within the martial arts world.
The third major difference is that a Wushu master teaches or instructs students in how to fight, while a Kungfu master has disciples who are schooled in more than just fighting.
To give a basic example still within the realms of fighting: The moment...2020-06-2703 minThe Way through Baguazhang - 八卦掌道196. What is the difference between Wushu and Kungfu? (Part 1/3)What is the difference between Wushu 武術 and Kung Fu 功夫?
To most people around the world, there is no difference. They are one and the same thing. Chinese Martial Arts or the Chinese way of boxing: Zhong Quan Tao 中拳道.
But there is a difference.
The first major difference is territorial. Within China proper martial arts is called Wushu, because Wushu is the literal translation of the term. Wu 武 means or implies things to do with warfare and can be loosely translated as martial while Shu 術 means the arts or craft as in warcraft.
Everywhere else, outside of China proper, the term Kung Fu is used.
N...2020-06-2703 minThe Way through Baguazhang - 八卦掌道195. The art of Weiqi (Go/Baduk) war (碁#24) - A hard truth about Peace⚫ Would you believe me, if I told you that I haven't played a game of Weiqi in over two weeks?
⚪ Would you believe me, if I told you that I haven't played a game of Igo in over two weeks?
⚫ If you are of the calaber, I think you are, then you'd be wondering: What's the difference?
⚪ Is there a difference?
⚫ Not really.
⚪ Unless, of course, like a lot of small-time players, extra rules keep being added. All in the name of a fairer game. But that's like living a sheltered life indoors when we know that the real world is outside i...2020-06-2403 minThe Way through Baguazhang - 八卦掌道194. 📕 (Chapter VIII) Baguazhang art of war - The Deceptive Return of Melonhead🐲👉 Some of you may be aware that I have been spending a bit of my time drawing black and white Baguazhang illustrations. Every night I do one illustration and then the next morning post it out yonder.
Upon completion, there will be a total of 64 of them. One illustration for each hexagram or gua in the I-Ching or Book of Changes.
The character I created for the images has been mockingly nicknamed "Melonhead" by my wife. To her, Melonhead represents, in a modern setting, The personification of The Art of War itself because almost a decade ago, I had used him fo...2020-06-1703 minThe Way through Baguazhang - 八卦掌道193. Qigong Art of War - In the Land of WarIn a world obsessed with the tangible like solid matter, those things that do not easily fit into a construct made up of three dimensions plus one of time, usually gets dismissed as quackery.
For most people, when it comes to things like Qigong, this thing we call "qi" is mostly accepted provided that it stays within the bounds of breathing, meditation and sublime stretching exercises. Anything more and the fear of the unknown kicks in.
Most of these fears are based on ignorance of the unknown.
We like to believe that because we live in the 21st Century, and...2020-06-0703 minThe Way through Baguazhang - 八卦掌道192. A stress-free Thai holiday, anyone?And now, something a little different.
This morning at breakfast, I was asked by wife, if I have ever come across a book called "The Buddha and the Badass"?
I said "No".
Apparently it's a new book that's just recently come out and is making traction in the self-development world. How new? I don't know. But then, I got asked what I thought about the title?
I told her, she being Chinese, that if I were to write summary, it would go something like this: A boring Western man living a boring 9 to 5 life, decides on a whim to go...2020-06-0404 minThe Way through Baguazhang - 八卦掌道191. Qigong Art of War - The Civil War withinEven if you care nothing for Baguazhang internal martial arts, or the game of Go/Weiqi, or even the Art of War and just want to find inner peace through the tranquil art of Qigong, the sad fact is: If it involves other people, the you have to play the game.
What game, you ask?
Truthfully, there is no game or at least there shouldn't be. Qigong is the inner cultivation of one's life force through external actions. This is what separates it out from meditation and sitting still like rock. And even if you were to disagree with me...2020-05-2503 minThe Way through Baguazhang - 八卦掌道190. 📕 (Chapter VII) Baguazhang art of war - The Mulan ParadoxCompared to humans, most animals live in the now. Even if their concerns are for the coming winter and being able to survive it, they still pretty much are mentally and emotionally in the here and now.
Humans on the other hand are always thinking about a better tomorrow or fearing it, while spending most of their energy trying to get back to the past and living the way life used to be.
So I am glad on a number of levels that when it comes to physics, time travel for the most part, is a mechanical impossibility. Because if...2020-05-1405 minThe Way through Baguazhang - 八卦掌道189. The art of Weiqi (Go/Baduk) war (碁#23) - The World War that never ComesFor most people, if they know the game of Weiqi (or Go, as it is more popularly known) is just another strategy game. If they do get any good at it, then maybe they will choose to go professional. For this is the path proscribed for most people in Japan, China, Korea and Taiwan, wanting to master the game.
However, if you are listening to this podcast or any one of the other Weiqi Art of War podcasts, then you, in your deepest of hearts are wanting something more.
And the name of that game is "World Domination".
The game...2020-05-0504 minThe Way through Baguazhang - 八卦掌道188. Qigong & the Black Bagua Pendant (☯ 6 months later)Since my adventures with the energy pendants, I have been consistently wearing the Bagua pendant everytime I hold a Qigong class as part of cultivating the dantian qi within it.
After six (6) months of wearing it, I have noted a slight buzz feeling over the area on the chest where it usually tests upon. And if I wear it for too many days in a row, a pulling heaviness settles upon it.
The heavy pulling sensation is more of a nagging that precedes a thought or vision around the ideas of Qigong and energy cultivation, that if I follow it...2020-05-0105 minThe Way through Baguazhang - 八卦掌道187. The 9th Baguazhang meaning of "internal" as an internal martial artIn Baguazhang 八卦掌, when a practitioner comes upon a wall of resistance, the strategy is to change direction and go another way. The trick is to see the wall of resistance before it sees you and change direction before it has a chance to react. The thing is, most of the time that wall of resistance only looks like one, when you are right there having to deal with it.
Despite what most people say, it is actually quite difficult to recognise the signs beforehand. And even if we've had the training and practice to recognise and deal with the problem in a t...2020-04-2903 minThe Way through Baguazhang - 八卦掌道186. The 8 Baguazhang meanings when it comes to the word "internal" as an internal martial artAbout two weeks ago I had an unusual dream, even for me. I dreamt that I got elected by the Roman Catholic Cardinals to be the Pope. In the dream I saw myself wearing the Pope's white habit and white skull cap. I know this because in the dream I saw myself reflected in a mirror with full lucid clarity.
A couple of days after the dream, I told a friend about it and just for fun he started calling me: Papa Pete.
At first calling me Papa Pete was just a bit of jesting. But it only took about...2020-04-2404 minThe Way through Baguazhang - 八卦掌道185. The art of Weiqi (Go/Baduk) war (碁#22) - The Physics of Wall StreetWhen the tides of fortune are flowing in your favour, problems can now be resolved. Even if a situation has reached a stalemate because too many obstacles stand in the way of further progress.
This is because the other side's condition is not in their favour anymore and they have decided to make a strategic withdrawal, even though, they appear to be in a stronger position.
For observors of the game, the situation upon the Weiqi (Go/Baduk) board has reached crisis point. There is a sense that the pressure is of such magnitude, that something has to give. And...2020-04-2004 minThe Way through Baguazhang - 八卦掌道184. The art of Weiqi (Go/Baduk) War (碁#21) - Coronavirus COVID-19 (2/2)Recently while playing a bit of Weiqi (Go/Baduk), I had for the fourth time come across a dilemma that only reveals itself when a player repeatedly plays a certain game.
This dilemma is the inexplicable sensation one gets that while the end result remains always the same, just like the starting plays, there is a sense that during the game the sequential order of play keeps rearranging itself.
I know this sounds crazy and in the tangible, if you are hearing this, nothing physical actually changes. It is the perception of what is happening that keeps changing. And that...2020-04-1104 minThe Way through Baguazhang - 八卦掌道183. 📕 (Chapter VI) Baguazhang art of war - Reading the weather (like a Tianqiren 天気人)☳ Because the Baguazhang 八卦掌 master moves in a circle, Heaven blesses the master with the ways of the sky. The Swimming Dragon form embodies the typhoon. Round and round it goes; this way and that. So that when the master has learnt the ways of Qigong ☳ 氣功 and Gongfu ☵ 功夫, the next level is Tianqi ☶ 天気 mastery.
☵ To be a good Tianqiren or Weatherman, a person must be good at reading the weather and then be able to plot the future direction of one's current state of affairs to a profitable outcome.
☶ This is more than just predicting weather patterns and seeing weather forecasts on the nightly News - It is ab...2020-04-0705 minThe Way through Baguazhang - 八卦掌道182. Genchitaofu Baguazhang's Dantian
- 艮氣道福八卦掌の丹田Sometimes in order to succeed, we have to let go of our preconceived notions and trust in the unknown. And that means stepping off the established path and walking one's own Tao. Which for me is one of the principles of being a Taoist, even though I do not see myself as one.
While there are many slogans and feelgood quotes out there heralding the virtues of living or training like a true black belt, very few people are able to let go of their earthly tethers and surrender themselves to the weird ways of heaven.
Because to surrender unto...2020-04-0413 minThe Way through Baguazhang - 八卦掌道181. Genchitaofu Baguazhang's Neigong - 艮氣道福八卦掌の內功Neigong 內功 is the internal practice of developing one's inner strength. In layman's terms, neigong deals with the flow of qi 氣 around and within the practitioner's body. And on a much deeper level neigong is practiced in an effort to harmonize what Chinese call the three treasures or Sanbao 三寶.
The three treasures are called: 精 Jing or essence, 氣 qi or energy, and 神 Shen or spirit.
While to Chinese these three treasures are three separate and distinct things, in English it can get a little confusing because we tend to use the same word "spirit" interchangeably. And so for the western English mind Jing, Qi and She...2020-03-3103 minThe Way through Baguazhang - 八卦掌道180. Chinese Tarot card reading with my wife29 March 2020 wealth meeting. A little different from the usual profit and loss, and cashflow statements that we analyse.2020-03-2911 minThe Way through Baguazhang - 八卦掌道179. The art of Weiqi (Go/Baduk) War (碁#20) - Coronavirus COVID-19 (1/2)As Coronavirus COVID-19 spreads around the globe, a growing number of people can't help but wonder if the virus is man-made?
So far the numbers of people directly dying from the disease has been extremely low compared to the overall world human population. And yet, the virus has managed to induce such a dramatic response that whole economies are shutting down and countries are in lockdown.
On top of all that, the rhetoric used to justify these responses are starting to sound more and more like the soundbites used when a country is about to go to war with another...2020-03-2703 minThe Way through Baguazhang - 八卦掌道178. Coronavirus COVID-19 and martial arts like qigongThe Coronavirus COVID-19 is related to the common cold. It is not the virus itself that kills people, but the added complications cause either by the onset of a secondary virus, and existing illness or lowered immunity cause by either diet or lifestyle factors.
What scares the health authorities a lot is the fact that: 1) China and Iran covered up their initial findings; 2) The virus has been in circulation for a month longer than first thought; 3) The is a growing concern of under-reporting by countries around the world because they are unable to test their people; 4) And there is a...2020-03-1903 minThe Way through Baguazhang - 八卦掌道177. Qigong, TaiChi, Baguazhang and Dementia (3)My own experience is firstly like most people. As we get older, we become more and more in contact with people with dementia. Either through friends and family and others we know. While it is a terrible disease to be witness to, it is also a growing sign of getting older.
The second way I have been a party to people with dementia is by way of volunteering my Qigong services at my local community centre.
Most of the time it is by hanging around the elderly, but occasionally I find myself teaching Qigong to someone with dementia as part...2020-03-0702 minThe Way through Baguazhang - 八卦掌道176. Qigong, TaiChi, Baguazhang & Dementia (2)Generally speaking Baguazhang makes no claims to be good for reversing the effects of dementia.
As a martial art style, it has only been around for about 160 to 180 years. So most of Baguazhang study revolves around the fighting arts for most practitioners.
Any higher levels of learning usually involve the spiritual, esoteric and with the understanding that at some point a practitioner may start delving into traditional Chinese medicine or Qigong as part of their healing arts.
This can be a formal path through a medical school of sorts or by way of happenstance. The happenstance path for an example...2020-03-0703 minThe Way through Baguazhang - 八卦掌道175. Qigong, TaiChi, Baguazhang and Dementia (1)Recently my wife asked me if I would be interested in doing a piece around Qigong or Baguazhang and Alzheimer's Disease, and in association with dementia in general. I pointedly refused to get involved because I am not a qualified medical practitioner nor did I have any interest in the field.
Now to be fair on myself, I do have a passionate interest in neuroscience, psychology and whether or not a martial artist realises it: The battle of the mind (the way of strategy) is a key battleground that must be won before any physical battle (the way of tactics...2020-03-0703 minThe Way through Baguazhang - 八卦掌道174. Cruising the highway Baguazhang styleThe life of a Baguazhang master is a varied experience depending on where the master is living. And while we all try to follow the same success path, the experiential truth is that for each person success is different.
The first three differences are based on where the baguazhang master is living. These differences are history, cultural influences and the natural environment. To give some examples, if I am looking for direct commercial or financial success by being a martial arts master, my best bet would be to work in America. And if I want to find success by more...2020-02-2314 minThe Way through Baguazhang - 八卦掌道173. The art of Weiqi (Go/Baduk) War (碁#19) - Artificial IntelligenceNineteen by nineteen is the grid. Followed by 361 points of connection. After being told yet again how great and powerful artificial intelligence is at winning over human competition, I have been tempted to give up the game.
But the thing is, for me the game of Go or Weiqi is more than just a game. It is a multidimensional window into the workings of the human mind. And more specifically my opponent's mind.
Artificial intelligence can only learn, adapt and mould its response to changing circumstances. It cannot by itself create a new reality out of its environment. And must...2020-02-1502 minThe Way through Baguazhang - 八卦掌道172. Internal Chicken versus Eagle QigongEven though I am a master of Qigong, I still have to deal with the everyday like everybody else. And sometimes during heights of euphoria over achievements and successes, I can just as easily find myself in the ditch again.
Unless I decide to go live somewhere without other people around, that's just the way life will have to be played out from time to time.
To give an example, just the other day at Qigong class, my students and I, had reached the milestone of separating one Qigong ball into two Qigong balls. One for each palm. Flush with...2020-02-1503 minThe Way through Baguazhang - 八卦掌道171. How can being hard block the easy flow of Qi?There was a time once, in the Western world that if you worked hard, it would get you somewhere in life. Then the rules and systems changed and working hard wasn't enough. In America, the doctrine of working hard got reworked as hustling for a living. While in Australia, some people try to persist with footy slogans like 'Go hard or Go home!'
As an energy worker by way of Qigong, I find myself questioning these sayings and beliefs by asking, what do they actually mean?
What does it mean to live by them, day in and day out...2020-01-3005 minThe Way through Baguazhang - 八卦掌道170. Genchitaofu Baguazhang's Bingfa
- 艮氣道福八卦掌の兵法 (4/4)In this moment I chose to delve deeper into the mysteries of war. And to understand that, which is not easily understood.
A lot of things to do with war is an admission that those who are fighting it, have lost control of that thing we call reality.
In peacetime, reality is the ability to hold sway over one's surroundings to the degree that what we hold to be true is a reflection of what we want.
War is the undeclared admission that we are not absolute in that ability.
For most people this makes no sense. Especially when we...2020-01-2603 minThe Way through Baguazhang - 八卦掌道169. Genchitaofu Baguazhang's Bingfa
- 艮氣道福八卦掌の兵法 (3/4)I've heard that someone is claiming that Sun Tzu' classic The Art of War is a book about peace and avoiding war. I have mixed emotions about the claim. It makes me wonder if that person has actually read the book - all 13 chapters. Because it is only in the first chapter that Sun Tzu cautions a ruler to reconsider. And that caution is based on the damage it could do to a king's country and people.
Chapter two and onwards delves into the logistics and the mechinations of war, insofar that wars can be fought swiftly with the least...2020-01-1904 minThe Way through Baguazhang - 八卦掌道168. Genchitaofu Baguazhang's Bingfa
- 艮氣道福八卦掌の兵法 (2/4)☳ The funny thing about the Art of War, in a not very funny way, is that when you are in it, you tend to learn it very fast and things have a way of changing perspectives very quickly.
☵ You learn strategies and then you try out strategies. Sometimes they work and at other times they don't. But through all that pain and violence we learn who we are.
☶ We gain an affinity with the poetries of war. With some of us even writing them before a major event to help us calm our nerves, steady our hands, and keep us on tar...2020-01-1002 minThe Way through Baguazhang - 八卦掌道167. Genchitaofu Baguazhang's Bingfa
- 艮氣道福八卦掌の兵法 (1/4)☳ The Art of War. Military strategies. Or Bingfa 兵法 in Chinese, is a topic that will come up eventually in martial arts training. And for an internally focused martial artist, it is required study. Especially if your path, your Tao 道 is the Way of Martial Arts.
☵ I have been challenged by many practitioners that it is just all theory and not required to be a good fighter.
☶ But I always point out their habit of asking their Sifu or Sensei on elaboration or further detailed instruction as the same thing. The doubter just doesn't like reading and would prefer to have it transmute...2020-01-1005 minThe Way through Baguazhang - 八卦掌道166. The art of Weiqi (Go/Baduk) war (碁#18) - Losing at the GameThey say sometimes losing is a form of winning. Who they are, I don't know. But experience has shown me many times that it's not the losing that is winning but that we sometimes have to lose first in order to win second.
Now to be clear, I do not recommend this strategy unless you know what you are doing and have a clear goal that justifies the means. Otherwise you are liable to get labelled a loser. And I've never heard of a guy getting a free fuck because they're losers. It just doesn't happen.
And yet at the...2019-12-3003 minThe Way through Baguazhang - 八卦掌道165. Genchitaofu Baguazhang's Bagua - 艮氣道福八卦掌の八卦Sometimes life is grand. We are winning every fight and achieving every goal. These are the moments we want to remember and be remembered by. We are having our proverbial cake and eating it too, because we've figured out how to have both. And we wish it to go on forever.
But forever is a very long time. And slowly but surely boredom creeps in. It usually masks itself as "being jaded" with one's lot in life even though that life looks like paradise to other people. It's kind of like the expat who's gone to live the white man's...2019-12-3003 minThe Way through Baguazhang - 八卦掌道164. A Baguazhang master's colour spectrumLife is neither black nor white. It isn't even shades of grey. Although, you may not believe this but grey is the highest vibrational frequency we humans can see in terms of colour. At least some of us can. It's a shade of pastel grey that resides just above violet.
So now you must be wondering, if grey is above violet, what's below red? The answer is brown. In fact the full colour spectrum I can see from low to high in terms of true colours are: Black; Brown; Red; Orange; Yellow; White; Green; Blue; Indigo; Violet and Grey.
Argue...2019-12-2105 minThe Way through Baguazhang - 八卦掌道163. The Quantum Reality between Baguazhang & Qigong (☴/☴)Because I am a practitioner of Baguazhang, I always love it when I see it displayed or used in martial art stories and artwork. I like other styles too, but I am only human. Sometimes a little too cocky and sometimes a little too timid in the martial ways but always seeking the truth. Even if it is biased towards Baguazhang.
So it comes as no surprise to those who enjoy what I profess, when I tell yet another story about Baguazhang featuring yours truly. Like always, it starts with a high expectation of hearing about some fight that took...2019-12-1603 minThe Way through Baguazhang - 八卦掌道162. Genchitaofu Baguazhang's Househusband
- 艮氣道福八卦掌の主夫 (☴/☲)Recently I came across a manga titled "The Way of the Househusband" or Gokushufudou 極主夫道 by Oono Kousuke. It is a comic serialisation about a fictional Yakuza named Tatsu, who for reasons that are not spelled out but are inferred to, is now a househusband 主夫.
It is a lively read, that a growing community of male martial artists can in their private way relate to. Well, maybe not the Yakuza part, but definitely the change of occupation part of it.
While it is still quite small as a group, around the world there has been an organic movement for martial artists to do more w...2019-12-0204 minThe Way through Baguazhang - 八卦掌道161. A Baguazhang master's visit to a beauty salon (☴/☱)Compared to the hopes and dreams of wannabe martial artists living off a constant diet of martial art movies and books, my Baguazhang life is plain vanilla. I have the same good and bad times like most people. And just to illustrate how run-of-the-mill my life can be, recently my online tea business has been going through tough times.
Tough times brought on by what's happening between America and China. And the constant negative media courage of the Australian economy, which is particularly sensitive to the collective mood of the public.
But I manage to cope. So long as the...2019-11-1706 minThe Way through Baguazhang - 八卦掌道160. Genchitaofu Baguazhang's Wuxia - 艮氣道福八卦掌の武俠 (☴/☷)You know... A funny thing about people that say martial arts is all bullshit, is that they are some of the biggest consumers of martial arts literature and artwork. After having been told countless times about all the fantasy stuff and how it's not real, it amazes me that afterward I still get asked if any of it is actually real?
I usually answer that a lot of it is written by people who don't do or know any martial arts for people like themselves to enjoy. And I try to leave it at that.
But then now you must...2019-11-0804 minThe Way through Baguazhang - 八卦掌道159. Genchitaofu Baguazhang's Weiqi - 艮氣道福八卦掌の圍碁 (☴/☰)☳ Because Baguazhang 八卦掌 is a martial art that utilises physical palm changes and sudden circular directional turns, it can be difficult to make sense of what's what in the cyclonic tornado that marks the style.
☵ Staying focused on the target is not always easy to achieve when confronted by multiple moving distractions. And therefore something needs to help the brain process information faster, with reasonable accuracy, than the body's instinctual responses are able to.
☶ Back in the days when computers didn't generally exist, and most martial artists weren't the academic type to sit still and study all day, playing Weiqi or Go 圍碁 was us...2019-10-3003 minThe Way through Baguazhang - 八卦掌道158. Genchitaofu Baguazhang's Wude - 艮氣道福八卦掌の武德 (☴/☶)☳ Originally the divide between internal and external martial arts was socio-political. "Internal" meant it came from homegrown Taoism, while "external" meant it's origins were Buddhist, which originally came from the Indian subcontinent. Later as the Qing Dynasty was coming to an end, many of the internal masters were actively involved directly or indirectly with the Qing government.
☴ This involvement sprang from being a high ranking martial arts instructor teaching princes to running armed private security firms. Hence the current obsession by Asian governments to keep a watchful eye on martial activities.
☵ And while it is tempting to claim that martial artist...2019-10-2403 minThe Way through Baguazhang - 八卦掌道157. Genchitaofu Baguazhang's Samurai Shen
- 艮氣道福八卦掌の侍神 (☴/☵)There are people, who despite their efforts in staying grounded with their martial art, are in fact standing on shaky ground. They give the veneer of being tough, solid, but even a lonely butterfly has the ability to set them off.
They get into the most popular martial art styles going around and do their darn'dest to make sure everybody's on board and toeing the line. Anything else is heresy.
So when things change, and they do, they're at a loss to why. Their numbers still stack up - They have all the followers and members. Engagement is still strong...2019-10-1504 minThe Way through Baguazhang - 八卦掌道156. Genchitaofu Baguazhang's Jingong - 艮氣道福八卦掌の勁功 (☴/☳)Every now and then I wonder if I had gone off the deep end with Baguazhang? And when I think that I have, I am pleasantly reminded that despite my weirdness I am still quite grounded. Everything I have tried to express has been an attempt to make it easier for the ordinary person to grasp this style, provided that they are doing martial arts and are willing to transcend the levels up.
The levels have nothing to do with being graded by a shifu. But everything to do with where a martial artist is at, with regards to their...2019-10-1504 minThe Way through Baguazhang - 八卦掌道155. Genchitaofu Baguazhang's Chazen - 艮氣道福八卦掌の茶禪 (☲/☴)""Empty your tea cup.
Allow your life to be fill’d.
Cha Zen: Stillness found.""
When I created the Genchitaofu Baguazhang form I was aiming to achieve a number of goals through one system that was easy to do everyday and would by itself lead me up the mountain. Now, I had mentioned before that by becoming the mountain I would not need to go visit the mountain - something of which, a lot of neijia practitioners eventually find themselves doing. Nor in the realisation of doing it, the mountain would be coming to me, even though it is said in...2019-10-1106 minThe Way through Baguazhang - 八卦掌道154. Genchitaofu Baguazhang's yinyang - 艮氣道福八卦掌の陰陽 (☲/☲)The funny thing about living your own brand of truth, is that you get to a place where what we perceive as the ordinary collective reality we all share with each other, may in-fact seem to be a collective delusion we hold up to avoid seeing what is really going on.
I use the conditional word ‘seem’, because for each and every one of us doing Baguazhang, whether by ourselves or in a group, we are all walking our Tao and trying to discover what that means.
You do not have to be a Taoist to be walking your Tao. For...2019-10-0906 minThe Way through Baguazhang - 八卦掌道153. The art of Weiqi (Go/Baduk) war (碁#17) 乾 (☲/☱)While recently I have been adventuring around the fringes of qigong, regarding pendants and how to use them to facilitate the acceleration of qi cultivation, I kept as always my baguazhang practice going alongside my i-ching.
To me, baguazhang, i-ching, qigong, chazen, weiqi and bingfa or the Art of War, are all just pretty much one thing. Just like seeing with the eyes different objects but knowing underneath it all, it is just energy; Energy expressed in different forms.
So in amongst my little adventure, I found the time to play some weiqi. Black stones and white stones circling each...2019-10-0204 minThe Way through Baguazhang - 八卦掌道152. Qigong & the Black Bagua Pendant (☲/☷)It is Tuesday morning and bucketing down heavily. And cold. Sydney CBD, which is normally humming with people, is unusually quiet. And as far as energy work goes, I had had enough of the Blue Kyanite Pendant. While it is a beautiful pendant, something about wearing it is a little off, and spiritually speaking, the weather would only get worse if something positive wasn’t done about it soon.
And so I had found my way to Paddy’s Markets in Haymarket at the bottom end of Chinatown. Yes, Sydney has its very own Chinatown replete with all the things a lo...2019-09-2504 minThe Way through Baguazhang - 八卦掌道151. Qigong & the Blue Kyanite Pendant (☲/☰)“So does it need to be jade?” Steve asked.
“It depends. Yes and No.” I answered. “I’m not really sure.”
It is a truism in martial arts, that the higher we go, the less we know. At some point along the journey, the well paved road disappears from view and it takes a while for us to realise just how far we’ve ventured into the woods.
Yes, we start off with learning martial arts for self defence. Then we move on to wanting to win fights like a real fighter, either for pleasure or for profit or both. From here at som...2019-09-1904 minThe Way through Baguazhang - 八卦掌道150. Qigong & the Green Bagua Pendant (☲/☶)So Steve asked me, “Does the pendant need to be jade?”
I said that I wasn’t sure. I would have preferred it to not matter, because after I had passed on the Black Dragon Pendant, I started wearing a green bagua pendant.
This green bagua pendant was also bought in Hong Kong but this time from a street kiosk at the famous Ladies’ Market along Tung Choi Street. With the bagua on it crudely hacked into it with the green stone being of supposedly jade. At the time of buying, it was more of a tourist impulse buy that I told m...2019-09-1805 minThe Way through Baguazhang - 八卦掌道149. Qigong & the Black Dragon Pendant (☲/☵)As a good podcast host I am meant to tell you that this podcast will be longer than my usual podcast episodes. Which are normally averaging around three minutes. This podcast will be longer. Maybe 10 minutes or so. If that is too long, now is a good time to stop and listen later when you have more time available.
The second thing, I need to tell you, is that the subject matter may be a little difficult to comprehend. In brief, I am going woo-woo and breaking all boundaries regarding qi and energy and how to use it (in a...2019-09-1710 minThe Way through Baguazhang - 八卦掌道148. Facing one of my fears in martial arts (☲/☳)I finally got the chance to face one of my fears in martial arts. A blessing I want to share with those who are ready to receive because they know. Thank you... Liked what you heard & want to connect with me? Join me at… linkedin.com/in/peterhainzl/2019-09-0813 minThe Way through Baguazhang - 八卦掌道147. A bit of rice philosophy: Marrying into martial arts (☱/☴)Either you will 'get' this podcast or you won't. There's no point in arguing about it. If this doesn't ring true to you, then let it drop. But when you are reafy, come back to it and compare it to your own martial arts experience... Liked what you heard & want to connect with me? Join me at… linkedin.com/in/peterhainzl/2019-09-0803 minThe Way through Baguazhang - 八卦掌道146. The Feng Shui of Meadowbank - Qigong through Baguazhang (☱/☲)The Feng Shui of Meadowbank. An update on the last podcast by the same name. While I talk about me, this is what happens and is why as you do your internal martial art, you are noticing changes in your environment to what you desire: Your outer world becoming in congruence with your inner world... Liked what you heard & want to connect with me? Join me at… linkedin.com/in/peterhainzl/2019-09-0802 minThe Way through Baguazhang - 八卦掌道145. Genchitaofu Baguazhang's Tian Qi - 艮氣道福八卦掌の天気 (☱/☱)In Gay Hendricks' book "The Big Leap" it says that when a person has reached their upper ceiling limit, their bodies will start showing signs of ailment to hold them back. So this podcast is a way for me to break through my own limitations by announcing what I've become to the world: a 天気人... Liked what you heard & want to connect with me? Join me at… linkedin.com/in/peterhainzl/2019-09-0802 minThe Way through Baguazhang - 八卦掌道144. 📕 (Chapter V) Baguazhang art of war - Finding your Centre (☱/☷)In hoc signo vinces - est modus in rebus (Latin)... Finding your centre, the statement speaks for itself: either you will get this podcast or you won't... Liked what you heard & want to connect with me? Join me at… linkedin.com/in/peterhainzl/2019-09-0803 minThe Way through Baguazhang - 八卦掌道143. Experiencing Qigong from the deep end! (☱/☰)When Qigong and business from a financial standpoint meet, someone like me starts doing it from the deep end. When it comes to real Qigong... Liked what you heard & want to connect with me? Join me at… linkedin.com/in/peterhainzl/2019-08-2803 minThe Way through Baguazhang - 八卦掌道142. The art of Weiqi (Go/Baduk) war (碁#16) 兌 (☱/☶)I am always amazed at the thoughts that play in my head when I am playing Weiqi (Go/Baduk). The world around me gets put aside, and both me and the world get a bit of me time: Time out from all the weekly bullshit circulating around.
If there is a cup of tea beside me, then it becomes the more tranquil moment of "Tea Time equals Me Time". And in that moment, while I am playing – clarity shows up.
It's kind of cool to know that while the world is preparing to bash itself silly, I have a way to...2019-08-2503 minThe Way through Baguazhang - 八卦掌道141. Is the art of Martial Qigong real? (☱/☵)While most Qigong is used for healing, is there a real martial Qigong?... Liked what you heard & want to connect with me? Join me at… linkedin.com/in/peterhainzl/2019-08-2103 minThe Way through Baguazhang - 八卦掌道140. In Qigong: To bend or not to bend the metal spoon? (☱/☳)When it comes to the art of qigong, this planet becomes a very interesting world to live in. And I have found myself on a wondering journey that involves me discovering all the different versions of qigong out there.
And the more I look, the more I find.
And in this adventure, I have come to appreciate with much growing happiness that qigong is not just an exclusive Chinese thing.
It has existed throughout the world since the Dreamtime in different cultures, customs and tongues with different names. And depending on the mood of the society it exists in, sometimes...2019-08-2103 minThe Way through Baguazhang - 八卦掌道139. The new Weiqi (Go/Baduk) mat (☷/☴)Last month I promised myself that if I had a highly successful and profitable tea business for that month, I would reward myself with a new Weiqi mat.
And so, I made my financial targets for that month and at my local Taiwanese bookstore I bought a new Weiqi mat. Beautiful: Bold black lines printed on soft brown leather. Just beautiful.
Finally I put aside my old Chinese-made plastic mat and let go of the symbolic elemental meaning of plastic.
Plastic represents that, which is man-made and cannot be naturally found in nature. It represents the need for control over...2019-08-2102 minThe Way through Baguazhang - 八卦掌道138. The I-Ching art of war - Being receptive to Heaven's warnings (☷/☲)Every now and then, Heaven sends us messages concerning mankind that trumps whatever bullshit of a war we got going, and it's time to listen. Heaven couldn't give a rat's arse about morality and all that stuff. It has its way. And we (no matter what you believe in) will be made to hear... Liked what you heard & want to connect with me? Join me at… linkedin.com/in/peterhainzl/2019-08-1204 minThe Way through Baguazhang - 八卦掌道137. 📕 (Chapter IV) Baguazhang art of war - The ultimate ideal in war (☷/☱)To win without fighting, is there a moment in reality when it's possible to experience it?... Liked what you heard & want to connect with me? Join me at… linkedin.com/in/peterhainzl/2019-08-0903 minThe Way through Baguazhang - 八卦掌道136. The Daoist Carpark (☷/☷)If your ethos is about fighting and winning fights, the Dao is something to be avoided and listening to this podcast may be hazardous... Liked what you heard & want to connect with me? Join me at… linkedin.com/in/peterhainzl/2019-08-0703 minThe Way through Baguazhang - 八卦掌道135. The Feng Shui of Meadowbank (☷/☰)If you have visited or are living in Meadowbank, Ryde, Sydney and have always wondered why the Feng Shui is so powerful there? Here is the true answer... Liked what you heard & want to connect with me? Join me at… linkedin.com/in/peterhainzl/2019-08-0702 minThe Way through Baguazhang - 八卦掌道134. Keeping it real in martial arts? (☷/☶)What does "keeping it real" in martial arts actually mean? To many of us say it like a slogan, but few actually live it... Liked what you heard & want to connect with me? Join me at… linkedin.com/in/peterhainzl/2019-08-0102 minThe Way through Baguazhang - 八卦掌道133. The art of Weiqi (Go/Baduk) war (碁#15) 離 (☷/☵)While the upside of Baguazhang is that a fighter gets to fight outside of the ring as something like a phantom. The downside of Baguazhang is that war is fought on the individual immediate level: Every experience is felt personally and direct. There is no room for abstraction.
When it comes to the I-Ching and the I-Ching Art of War, one is in the set-up stage that happens way before any inkling of war has dawned on the smartest of people. Here we are making decisions and making moves that can easily be changed, if circumstances dictate it.
There are...2019-07-2803 minThe Way through Baguazhang - 八卦掌道132. 📕 (Chapter III) Baguazhang art of war - Becoming the vantage itself (☷/☳)So here we are again, Taichi vs MMA, and what it takes to win. At least as a Baguazhang master I know I go around in circles. But do you realised it?... Liked what you heard & want to connect with me? Join me at… linkedin.com/in/peterhainzl/2019-07-2503 minThe Way through Baguazhang - 八卦掌道131. Baguazhang Spirit Jaguars & Ghost Tigers (☰/☴)During the 1990's and the first decade of the second millennium, martial arts as a whole saw a massive resurgence around the world, thanks to better movies and in particular the internet.
For those of us, who started Baguazhang as a lonely niche style, we are pleased to be able to finally connect with other practitioners of the style around the world.
While not all connections have been pleasant, it has allowed us all to compare notes and in the process allow for the updating of stagnant ideas and experiences. Thereby renewing the martial arts pledge to remain relevant to...2019-07-1702 minThe Way through Baguazhang - 八卦掌道130. 📕 (Chapter II) Baguazhang art of war - Managing crisis situations (☰/☲)I never wish this upon anybody, but to be truly good at managing crisis situations, a Baguazhang master starts off by seeing life as one big long crisis. Over time, this view gets less and less as the craft becomes third and fourth nature.
To truly live the baguazhang dream is to get out of the martial arts dojo and start living the baguazhang way. No more theory. No more practice. Everything becomes an expression of the martial art.
When it comes to war we say, "War? What war?"
We see through the bullshit that has everybody so enthralled on...2019-07-1103 minThe Way through Baguazhang - 八卦掌道129. 📕 (Chapter I) Baguazhang art of war - Beyond the battlefield (☰/☱)In podcast number 127, the Art of Weiqi (Go/Baduk) War, I spoke generally about the differences between the Weiqi Art of War and Suntzu's classic by the same English name but what is known in Chinese as "Sun Tzu Bing Fa".
By studying the two versions, it broadly allows the master of war to win from a strategic vantage point. In other words, you're learning to play like a boss as a boss would when having boss issues.
Baguazhang on the other hand puts things in another realm, yet again.
And it can get a little confusing, depending on who...2019-07-1103 minThe Way through Baguazhang - 八卦掌道128. The art of Weiqi (Go/Baduk) war (碁#14) 震 (☰/☷)Like all games of chess, from whatever country or culture they came from, the end result or aim is always the same: Dominion over one's defined territory.
That "defined territory" is marked by the outer borders of the game itself. And both players elect by the rules of the game to stay on or within those marked lines.
Hence, people who are good at Weiqi are also very good at fighting civil wars. The stronger the player, the better they are at turning the fears and uncertainties of the chaotic situation into a profitable exercise.
So if that is the...2019-07-0603 minThe Way through Baguazhang - 八卦掌道127. The art of Weiqi (Go/Baduk) war (碁#13) 巽 (☰/☰)門 Every now and then, I get a very good question that deserves answering: What is the difference between the Weiqi Art of War and Sun Tzu's classic by the same name?
☴ The main difference between the two is one of focus, mindset and who the intended receiver of such profound wisdom was.
☲ Sun Tzu's beautiful work of art, was in response to a king's questions regarding war and the making of it. Sun Tzu, being a sharp fella, realised very quickly the flipancy in the king's way and needed a diplomatic way in advising the king on not making war, but if...2019-07-0303 minThe Way through Baguazhang - 八卦掌道126. The art of Weiqi (Go/Baduk) war (碁#12) 坎 (☰/☶)My podcast number 125 is called "Ghosts of Shanghai" and that is the title of one of the books I'm currently reading. For most of my listener's, that podcast is like a pleasant diversion, most enjoyed the way some people get all their sleeping done on long-distance flights.
It's fun to listen to, but it has no bearing to their lives. In fact, it's more like the helmsman has left the wheel and his second-in-command is praying that the ship doesn't run aground in some godforsaken place run amok with headhunters.
In the game of Weiqi (Go/Baduk) there are places...2019-07-0103 minThe Way through Baguazhang - 八卦掌道125. Ghosts of Shanghai – 上海的鬼 (☰/☵)I would have never picked up the book, if I had known otherwise. But I took the chance because recently I had reached a certain level of proficiency in manifesting wealth around me as a bagua master.
The rules were simple: 陽氣 Yang energy projects the manifestations in an outwards direction so the wealth and environment I seek to have, happens outwardly around me. While 陰氣 Yin energy draws what I want, to manifest in towards me. Non-fiction books are yang and deal with consciousness, while works of fiction are Yin and allow the subconscious to create a new reality.
After that first di...2019-06-3003 minThe Way through Baguazhang - 八卦掌道124. Qigong & the alchemist's pursuit of Money (☰/☳)Do I talk about the I-Ching art of war or the Weiqi (Go/Baduk) art of war, or get back to using Alchemy to make money? What's a Qigong master to do?... Liked what you heard & want to connect with me? Join me at… linkedin.com/in/peterhainzl/2019-06-2704 minThe Way through Baguazhang - 八卦掌道123. Is Qigong dangerous? (☶/☴)A rarely asked yet valid question which is dependant on how you see life... Liked what you heard & want to connect with me? Join me at… linkedin.com/in/peterhainzl/2019-06-2402 minThe Way through Baguazhang - 八卦掌道122. The I-Ching art of war - how to use (part 4/4) (☶/☲)The final step with a special guest appearance from my pals Tom, Dick and Harry... Liked what you heard & want to connect with me? Join me at… linkedin.com/in/peterhainzl/2019-06-2203 minThe Way through Baguazhang - 八卦掌道121. The I-Ching art of war - how to use (part 3/4) (☶/☱)This podcast is about asking the right kinds of questions that truly helps the enquirer... Liked what you heard & want to connect with me? Join me at… linkedin.com/in/peterhainzl/2019-06-2103 minThe Way through Baguazhang - 八卦掌道120. The I-Ching art of war - how to use (part 2/4) (☶/☷)How to use the I-Ching, part 2... Liked what you heard & want to connect with me? Join me at… linkedin.com/in/peterhainzl/2019-06-2003 minThe Way through Baguazhang - 八卦掌道119. The I-Ching art of war - how to use (part 1/4) (☶/☰)Step by step instructions on how to use the I-Ching as an art of war manual (part 1)... Liked what you heard & want to connect with me? Join me at… linkedin.com/in/peterhainzl/2019-06-2002 minThe Way through Baguazhang - 八卦掌道118. The I-Ching art of war - Julius Caesar (☶/☶)Once upon a time, there was a moment in history filled with perilous and excruciating tension as soldiers from the thirteenth Roman Legion stood massed in the bitter dark.
It was as if time was starting to stand still. As just in front of them flowed a narrow stream that marked two worlds.
On one side, their side, was the province of Gaul and eight years of bloody campaigning. And on the other side, the road that led to Rome.
To cross it meant civil war but to not cross it meant certain death. For those were the terms handed...2019-06-1903 minThe Way through Baguazhang - 八卦掌道117. The I-Ching art of war introduction (☶/☵)When becoming an I-Ching master, a person becomes a master in the art of transformations and change.
The physical process of becoming an I-Ching master is a long and winding journey that sometimes feels like detours.
Part of the reason for this, is because most of the literature around the I-Ching is so heavily 'spiritualized' that unless a person is into spiritual stuff, the I-Ching is useless.
This is what it's like on the Western side.
Over on the Eastern side, the I-Ching or Classic Book of Changes, has been used since the Xia and Shang Dynasties to council kings...2019-06-1903 minThe Way through Baguazhang - 八卦掌道116. The Story of the Hamster (☶/☳)We all have a story or lots of stories. Some of them we don't like very much and want off. May this story help some to push the button that says "Push button to alert driver you want to get off at next stop"... Liked what you heard & want to connect with me? Join me at… linkedin.com/in/peterhainzl/2019-06-1005 minThe Way through Baguazhang - 八卦掌道115. Baguazhang & the hamster (☵/☴)My question for today: what's the difference between a Baguazhang hobbyist and a Baguazhang amateur?... Liked what you heard & want to connect with me? Join me at… linkedin.com/in/peterhainzl/2019-06-0903 minThe Way through Baguazhang - 八卦掌道114. Baguazhang as a spiritual path for those who want it (☵/☲)In business we test and measure to know our yardsticks, but in some fields there are no yardsticks except for the ones we make... Liked what you heard & want to connect with me? Join me at… linkedin.com/in/peterhainzl/2019-06-0904 minThe Way through Baguazhang - 八卦掌道113. Baguazhang & the art of Qigong through the board game of Weiqi (Go/Baduk) (☵/☱)A lesson from the game of Go (Weiqi/Baduk) to help Baguazhang practitioners see Qigong from a non-spiritual angle... Liked what you heard & want to connect with me? Join me at… linkedin.com/in/peterhainzl/2019-06-0904 minThe Way through Baguazhang - 八卦掌道92. The upside of going super-nicheTruth be told, I did not go super-niche with selling loose leaf tea. I became super-niche as a result of Australia’s unique set of circumstances.
To give a good example, I need to firstly give a disclaimer and let you know that you are welcome to believe or not to believe but the story I give next is true. No embellishments or special effects.
I have a very good friend out in greater western Sydney who does tai chi quan and qi gong as part of his chirotherapy business. Right across from him, is a massive mixed martial arts gy...2019-04-1703 minThe Way through Baguazhang - 八卦掌道4. Peter Hainzl drinks tea☰ Nobody needs time. Nobody needs space. These things like our quest for things we desire: All just illusions. We do not even need Tea Time quals Me Time. And yet... I practice it everyday.
☳ Why? Why give ourselves timeout from our struggles when everything around us is constantly reminding us of the struggle: The struggle of our pasts, the struggle of our present, and the struggle of our futures.
☵ If you are reading this, then you have pondered on many occasions if the hype is living up to the dream. As I drink my cup of tea, while typing this, I am i...2019-01-2702 min