• Archive through August 09, 2005 August 09 - 05:49 pm [20]

In one type of bagua training, we also use walking on bricks and I found out rather quickly that the "form" used on bricks would be the non-changing static eight mother form lines.

In most of these variations, you can add weights to the arms, ankles and waist and the change in direction is a simple bai bu, kai bu, otherwise the stepping and upper body changes found in other forms/lines make stability on the bricks almost impossible when changing directions.

I think this also helps train the tang ni bu stepping.

Tim, you never cease to surprise me, did you actually train with the bricks?

Kenneth,
Well, not with THE bricks, but with similar bricks (I never quite mastered the bricks standing on end though).

do they work their way down to tooth-picks? That would take some serious skill. Getting them to stand on end- and being able to balance on them without breaking them and without them piercing your foot.

Toothpicks?

Chopsticks.

Inconcievable!

Ask Ken Fish.

walking the circle on fish is a silly notion.

How do you think people make fish paste ... you should really check your facts Bob #2

Duong,

I know my facts. They put bricks on the fish before walking on the bricks to produce fish paste.

Walking directly on the fish would be unsanitary.

Bob#2

That's not true ... that's how they add "extra flavor" to fish paste and wine. By having small petit women walking on the fish/grapes ;)

Doesn't "Vu" mean breast in Vietmanese?

And "Dai" mean black?

so... you're Duong Black breast.

Well, it depends on the diacritics. Vu could also mean thunder (I think). Then there han-viet which is the pronounciation chinese words in vietnamese. Dai can also mean big, so it really depends on the tone.