Description Bagua Quan Xue (The Study of Bagua Quan) was written by Sun Lutang in 1917.
His legacy lives on today not only through his many students but also through the books that he published..
He was the first to publish books available to the public on the Chinese Internal Martial Arts.
Sun Lu Tang was an important figure in the world of martial arts during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Later in life he founded his own style of Taiji: Sun style Taiji Quan.
His teachers included: Guo Yunshen (Xing Yi Quan), Cheng Tinghua (Bagua Quan), and Hao Weichen (Taiji Quan).
About the Author Sun Lutang mastered all three internal styles of Chinese Boxing: Taiji Quan, Bagua Quan, and Xing Yi Quan.
In the last chapters Master Sun covers some advanced aspects of practice such as how to choose the practice location and time, as well as the advanced work of transforming the Shen.
In addition Master Sun clearly shows how the postures of the boxing correspond to the Bagua Diagram and the theories of Bagua.
This book gives clear instructions not only in the basics of Bagua Quan and the important principles for beginners, but also clearly teaches and illustrates the major forms of the style including Single Palm Change, Double Palm Change, and the Eight Animal Changes (Lion, Qilin, Snake, Sparrowhawk, Dragon, Bear, Phoenix, Monkey).
It was the first book to offer detailed instruction not only in the boxing forms of Bagua Quan but on the underlying theory and philosophy.
Description Bagua Quan Xue (The Study of Bagua Quan) was written by Sun Lutang in 1917
