Exam contents:
Circle-walking
Skills: shuanyao
Techniques: dragon techniques, kicks, various power methods, crab form techniques, combinations.
Fighting methods, Changing palms, Chuanzhang, Triangular, Coiling
Weapons: techniques, combinations, and routines for mandarin duck knives, sabre, seven star pole, writing brush.
Detailed lesson plan to achieve level four:
1. Circle-walking methods
Continue to improve in circle-walking. Goal is to develop snake form walking so that the whole body’s power is settled down, the whole body becomes the dan, and the whole person’s physiology is changed.
2. Shuanyao methods
Upon the foundation of circle-walking, further advance in shuanyao understanding, improve the intensity and difficulty of shuanyao training, to completely change the weakest part of the body – the lower back / kidney area.
3. Baguazhang techniques
(1) Dragon form techniques
• White snake coils its body. After settling the dan, the method of a high degree of lively waist and lively shoulder girdle.
• The eight major kicking techniques of baguazhang.
• The principles and methods of changing the eight directions dragon turnings.
• The development of baguazhang’s one inch power: snapping method, wrist striking methods, shaking methods, breaking methods.
• Should have full mastery of the palm techniques, to be able to move to eight directions, in a circular way, or back and forth, and also be able to use the one inch power and instantaneous power release.
(2) Crab form techniques
With the foundation of obvious power and hidden power, can start to train baguazhang’s continuous palms. Use the key skills of the MaGui system to explain the dissolved power and the principles and methods of high level skills.
(3) Combinations of various techniques
Once the teacher has shown the student and they have discussed each training method, principles of fighting, and principles of health enhancement, the student is able to to reach the level of ‘being given one thing and understanding the whole’. The student can take each technique and training method and take it back to the circle-walking.
4. Fighting methods
(1) Changing palms
(2) Chuanzhang
(3) Triangular
(4) Coiling
5. Baguazhang weapons
(1) Deerhorn knives, techniques, combinations, routine.
(2) Bagua sabre techniques, combinations, routine.
(3) Seven star pole techniques, combinations, routine.
(4) Bagua writing brush techniques, combinations, routine.
Requirements and goals
After the fourth level the person has passed the stage of ‘to enter the door, the way must be shown by oral teaching’. The person can be considered to have mastered the complete system of baguazhang, and is at a high level, and is ready for individual practise. The person will continue to practise and develop to improve health and fighting ability.
During the time of individual practise, the person should often use articles and books available from the MaGui Bagua Promotion Centre and get together with fellow practitioners of MaGui bagua to play and compare experiences and skills.