The Way through Baguazhang - 八卦掌道

It is Tuesday morning and bucketing down heavily. And cold. Sydney CBD, which is normally humming with people, is unusually quiet. And as far as energy work goes, I had had enough of the Blue Kyanite Pendant. While it is a beautiful pendant, something about wearing it is a little off, and spiritually speaking, the weather would only get worse if something positive wasn’t done about it soon. And so...

“So does it need to be jade?” Steve asked. “It depends. Yes and No.” I answered. “I’m not really sure.” It is a truism in martial arts, that the higher we go, the less we know. At some point along the journey, the well paved road disappears from view and it takes a while for us to realise just how far we’ve ventured into the woods. Yes, we start off with learning martial arts for self defence. The...

So Steve asked me, “Does the pendant need to be jade?” I said that I wasn’t sure. I would have preferred it to not matter, because after I had passed on the Black Dragon Pendant, I started wearing a green bagua pendant. This green bagua pendant was also bought in Hong Kong but this time from a street kiosk at the famous Ladies’ Market along Tung Choi Street. With the bagua on it crudely hacked int...

As a good podcast host I am meant to tell you that this podcast will be longer than my usual podcast episodes. Which are normally averaging around three minutes. This podcast will be longer. Maybe 10 minutes or so. If that is too long, now is a good time to stop and listen later when you have more time available. The second thing, I need to tell you, is that the subject matter may be a little diff...

I finally got the chance to face one of my fears in martial arts. A blessing I want to share with those who are ready to receive because they know. Thank you... Liked what you heard & want to connect with me? Join me at… linkedin.com/in/peterhainzl/

Either you will 'get' this podcast or you won't. There's no point in arguing about it. If this doesn't ring true to you, then let it drop. But when you are reafy, come back to it and compare it to your own martial arts experience... Liked what you heard & want to connect with me? Join me at… linkedin.com/in/peterhainzl/

The Feng Shui of Meadowbank. An update on the last podcast by the same name. While I talk about me, this is what happens and is why as you do your internal martial art, you are noticing changes in your environment to what you desire: Your outer world becoming in congruence with your inner world... Liked what you heard & want to connect with me? Join me at… linkedin.com/in/peterhainzl/

In Gay Hendricks' book "The Big Leap" it says that when a person has reached their upper ceiling limit, their bodies will start showing signs of ailment to hold them back. So this podcast is a way for me to break through my own limitations by announcing what I've become to the world: a 天気人... Liked what you heard & want to connect with me? Join me at… linkedin.com/in/peterhainzl/

In hoc signo vinces - est modus in rebus (Latin)... Finding your centre, the statement speaks for itself: either you will get this podcast or you won't... Liked what you heard & want to connect with me? Join me at… linkedin.com/in/peterhainzl/

When Qigong and business from a financial standpoint meet, someone like me starts doing it from the deep end. When it comes to real Qigong... Liked what you heard & want to connect with me? Join me at… linkedin.com/in/peterhainzl/

I am always amazed at the thoughts that play in my head when I am playing Weiqi (Go/Baduk). The world around me gets put aside, and both me and the world get a bit of me time: Time out from all the weekly bullshit circulating around. If there is a cup of tea beside me, then it becomes the more tranquil moment of "Tea Time equals Me Time". And in that moment, while I am playing – clarity shows up....

While most Qigong is used for healing, is there a real martial Qigong?... Liked what you heard & want to connect with me? Join me at… linkedin.com/in/peterhainzl/

When it comes to the art of qigong, this planet becomes a very interesting world to live in. And I have found myself on a wondering journey that involves me discovering all the different versions of qigong out there. And the more I look, the more I find. And in this adventure, I have come to appreciate with much growing happiness that qigong is not just an exclusive Chinese thing. It has existed t...

Last month I promised myself that if I had a highly successful and profitable tea business for that month, I would reward myself with a new Weiqi mat. And so, I made my financial targets for that month and at my local Taiwanese bookstore I bought a new Weiqi mat. Beautiful: Bold black lines printed on soft brown leather. Just beautiful. Finally I put aside my old Chinese-made plastic mat and let g...

Every now and then, Heaven sends us messages concerning mankind that trumps whatever bullshit of a war we got going, and it's time to listen. Heaven couldn't give a rat's arse about morality and all that stuff. It has its way. And we (no matter what you believe in) will be made to hear... Liked what you heard & want to connect with me? Join me at… linkedin.com/in/peterhainzl/

To win without fighting, is there a moment in reality when it's possible to experience it?... Liked what you heard & want to connect with me? Join me at… linkedin.com/in/peterhainzl/

If your ethos is about fighting and winning fights, the Dao is something to be avoided and listening to this podcast may be hazardous... Liked what you heard & want to connect with me? Join me at… linkedin.com/in/peterhainzl/

If you have visited or are living in Meadowbank, Ryde, Sydney and have always wondered why the Feng Shui is so powerful there? Here is the true answer... Liked what you heard & want to connect with me? Join me at… linkedin.com/in/peterhainzl/

What does "keeping it real" in martial arts actually mean? To many of us say it like a slogan, but few actually live it... Liked what you heard & want to connect with me? Join me at… linkedin.com/in/peterhainzl/

While the upside of Baguazhang is that a fighter gets to fight outside of the ring as something like a phantom. The downside of Baguazhang is that war is fought on the individual immediate level: Every experience is felt personally and direct. There is no room for abstraction. When it comes to the I-Ching and the I-Ching Art of War, one is in the set-up stage that happens way before any inkling of...

So here we are again, Taichi vs MMA, and what it takes to win. At least as a Baguazhang master I know I go around in circles. But do you realised it?... Liked what you heard & want to connect with me? Join me at… linkedin.com/in/peterhainzl/

During the 1990's and the first decade of the second millennium, martial arts as a whole saw a massive resurgence around the world, thanks to better movies and in particular the internet. For those of us, who started Baguazhang as a lonely niche style, we are pleased to be able to finally connect with other practitioners of the style around the world. While not all connections have been pleasant,...

I never wish this upon anybody, but to be truly good at managing crisis situations, a Baguazhang master starts off by seeing life as one big long crisis. Over time, this view gets less and less as the craft becomes third and fourth nature. To truly live the baguazhang dream is to get out of the martial arts dojo and start living the baguazhang way. No more theory. No more practice. Everything beco...

In podcast number 127, the Art of Weiqi (Go/Baduk) War, I spoke generally about the differences between the Weiqi Art of War and Suntzu's classic by the same English name but what is known in Chinese as "Sun Tzu Bing Fa". By studying the two versions, it broadly allows the master of war to win from a strategic vantage point. In other words, you're learning to play like a boss as a boss would when...

Like all games of chess, from whatever country or culture they came from, the end result or aim is always the same: Dominion over one's defined territory. That "defined territory" is marked by the outer borders of the game itself. And both players elect by the rules of the game to stay on or within those marked lines. Hence, people who are good at Weiqi are also very good at fighting civil wars. T...