Posted by on March 07, 2003 at 09:04:02:
I have a few questions about O_Y_D system of Bagua. PLEASE no negative posts or attacks. I am looking to gain knowledge, not an argument.
I have been learning Bagua for just over 30 years now. At one time I experienced the O_Y_D system of Bagua. Even though my time was brief, O_Y_D Bagua seemed quite different in theory and movement than the other forms of Bagua that I had studied/researched (I had about 11 years of Bagua experience at that time).
Also, every system/family of Bagua that I researched had a very clear and concise lineage of teachers at least as far back as Dong Haichuan, the master that Chinese Bagua credits and traces its earliest document roots to. I am quite unclear about the O_Y_D Bagua lineage. The only names given on the O_Y_D websites in reference to Bagua are Bagwa, Wang+Po, and J_C_Kim.
My questions are this. Can anyone give me a clear lineage or evolution of O_Y_D Bagua? How was the art passed from Bagwa to Po_ to Kim? Are there any other notable teachers that come from this line of teaching?
Again, please no negative posts. I am looking to gain knowledge, not an argument.
Thank you, and I look forward to learning something new.