Hundred Schools of Thought, Martial Arts

The art of Baguazhang is famous for it's Turning The Circle stepping methods. This staple of Baguazhang training can be seen more often than any application or technique drilling on YouTube or in books. But many forms of Baguazhang are trained specifically as forms, and much can be lost in this art when not taken out of the circle. Here at Hundred Schools of Thought Martial Arts, the Zhen Trigram Baguazhang course is a complete martial system, broken down and dissected to create a holistic approach for both combat and cultivation.

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Through your training at Hundred Schools of Thought Martial Arts, your Baguazhang training will be rooted in a few practices of Baguazhang which Instructor Michael A. Vollero has practiced. The majority of this training is based in the Yin Style--including the forms, drilling methods, and overall approach--with influence from other Baguazhang systems and various Taijiquan systems for the approach to combat Instructor Vollero subscribes to. Because all forms of Baguazhang are so vastly different, it is important to understand the undertaking this course will put you through.

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