Ba Gua Nei Gong Vol. 4: Foundational Body Training

Some people may view the movements taught here as a warm up. But they are much more than that. The exercises taught in this book are essential for segmenting the spine, and learning how to incorporate full body power. You are taught how to kick (in several ways) and strike while incorporating the internal linkage needed for full body power.To me, the most useful book in the series, as I found a few exercises here that add tremendously to my Iron Palm training, and many of the movements taught are similar or the same as several exercises in my Iron Vest training.There is also a section on mud stepping and crane stepping. And Bisio is gifted in communicating the real benefits internally of each method. A lot is taught in this book, that applies to any internal martial art.

Bisio's books are among the best available on Chinese internal arts. His information is accurate and of the highest quality; he knows what he is talking about inside and out. He writes clearly and precisely, with clear intention to share what he knows to the best of his ability, and presents the material in appropriate sequence. Although this series is on Ba Gua and its preparatory practices, much of the information is relevant to any internal art as well as Qigong and Somatics. This particular volume has wonderful information on the specific hand and body postures which activate specific energy pathways (”meridians"). Disclosure: I have been studying with Bisio for a few months, and am extremely impressed; I have been studying internal arts for over 45 years.

Other reviewers have criticised the lack of pages in Tom Bisio's books! If its weight of paper what certain people equate to value for money, they are missing the point by a million miles. Believe me the information in this series of books is like gold-dust for serious practitioners of the internal martial arts. I've collected many books over the years, some informative, some amusing, some just plain awful, but the information presented in this series of books is invaluable, not only to students of Ba Gua Zhang,as genuine learning tools. Cant recommend these "little" books highly enough - five stars from me!

it was a good study aid

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Excelentes secuencias fotograficas y un texto que explica de una forma muy clara los movimientos externos e internos de cada ejercicio.