The Way through Baguazhang - 八卦掌道

門 Every now and then, I get a very good question that deserves answering: What is the difference between the Weiqi Art of War and Sun Tzu's classic by the same name? ☴ The main difference between the two is one of focus, mindset and who the intended receiver of such profound wisdom was. ☲ Sun Tzu's beautiful work of art, was in response to a king's questions regarding war and the making of it....

My podcast number 125 is called "Ghosts of Shanghai" and that is the title of one of the books I'm currently reading. For most of my listener's, that podcast is like a pleasant diversion, most enjoyed the way some people get all their sleeping done on long-distance flights. It's fun to listen to, but it has no bearing to their lives. In fact, it's more like the helmsman has left the wheel and his...

I would have never picked up the book, if I had known otherwise. But I took the chance because recently I had reached a certain level of proficiency in manifesting wealth around me as a bagua master. The rules were simple: 陽氣 Yang energy projects the manifestations in an outwards direction so the wealth and environment I seek to have, happens outwardly around me. While 陰氣 Yin energy draws what...

Do I talk about the I-Ching art of war or the Weiqi (Go/Baduk) art of war, or get back to using Alchemy to make money? What's a Qigong master to do?... Liked what you heard & want to connect with me? Join me at… linkedin.com/in/peterhainzl/

A rarely asked yet valid question which is dependant on how you see life... Liked what you heard & want to connect with me? Join me at… linkedin.com/in/peterhainzl/

The final step with a special guest appearance from my pals Tom, Dick and Harry... Liked what you heard & want to connect with me? Join me at… linkedin.com/in/peterhainzl/

This podcast is about asking the right kinds of questions that truly helps the enquirer... Liked what you heard & want to connect with me? Join me at… linkedin.com/in/peterhainzl/

How to use the I-Ching, part 2... Liked what you heard & want to connect with me? Join me at… linkedin.com/in/peterhainzl/

Step by step instructions on how to use the I-Ching as an art of war manual (part 1)... Liked what you heard & want to connect with me? Join me at… linkedin.com/in/peterhainzl/

Once upon a time, there was a moment in history filled with perilous and excruciating tension as soldiers from the thirteenth Roman Legion stood massed in the bitter dark. It was as if time was starting to stand still. As just in front of them flowed a narrow stream that marked two worlds. On one side, their side, was the province of Gaul and eight years of bloody campaigning. And on the other sid...

When becoming an I-Ching master, a person becomes a master in the art of transformations and change. The physical process of becoming an I-Ching master is a long and winding journey that sometimes feels like detours. Part of the reason for this, is because most of the literature around the I-Ching is so heavily 'spiritualized' that unless a person is into spiritual stuff, the I-Ching is useless. T...

We all have a story or lots of stories. Some of them we don't like very much and want off. May this story help some to push the button that says "Push button to alert driver you want to get off at next stop"... Liked what you heard & want to connect with me? Join me at… linkedin.com/in/peterhainzl/

My question for today: what's the difference between a Baguazhang hobbyist and a Baguazhang amateur?... Liked what you heard & want to connect with me? Join me at… linkedin.com/in/peterhainzl/

In business we test and measure to know our yardsticks, but in some fields there are no yardsticks except for the ones we make... Liked what you heard & want to connect with me? Join me at… linkedin.com/in/peterhainzl/

A lesson from the game of Go (Weiqi/Baduk) to help Baguazhang practitioners see Qigong from a non-spiritual angle... Liked what you heard & want to connect with me? Join me at… linkedin.com/in/peterhainzl/

While most baguazhang masters are also qigong masters, not all qigong masters are baguazhang masters. In martial arts, qigong starts with breathing and goes up to energy manipulation. What form that takes is up to the practitioner and the path they are on... Liked what you heard & want to connect with me? Join me at… linkedin.com/in/peterhainzl/

If there ever was a secret lesson in Baguazhang, might it be a lesson from the eagle circling above?... Liked what you heard & want to connect with me? Join me at… linkedin.com/in/peterhainzl/

In the so-called "real" world, you maynot like the answers, for the teachings of Baguazhang go beyond the fightclub. Are you ready to face the challenge?... Liked what you heard & want to connect with me? Join me at… linkedin.com/in/peterhainzl/

Only one baguazhang path leads to enlightenment. And it is there for those practitioners seeking it. If it not your path, could it be better to stop rejecting what is woo-woo and start walking the path that actually matters?... Liked what you heard & want to connect with me? Join me at… linkedin.com/in/peterhainzl/

Baguazhang is an internal martial art with a lot of woo-woo in it. By keeping it real, the woo-woo gets rejected. But could it be, in the process we are missing something?... Liked what you heard & want to connect with me? Join me at… linkedin.com/in/peterhainzl/

So you have listened to the podcast "8 Easy steps to improving your internal martial art" and are wondering why I abstain from the topic of techniques like most websites? Here might be your desired answer... Liked what you heard & want to connect with me? Join me at… linkedin.com/in/peterhainzl/

Yes, that's right: here are 8 easy, yet difficult to impliment, recommendations on how to improve your internal martial art and conquering your sandbox. DO NOT listen if you are easily offended by anything other than what your master has told you...Liked what you heard & want to connect with me? Join me at… linkedin.com/in/peterhainzl/

A well known dish for the shifu cultivating their qi or need boosting of their qi to help manage the forces draining it around them... Liked what you heard & want to connect with me? Join me at… linkedin.com/in/peterhainzl/

I have decided to continue "The Art of Weiqi War" sub-series because I like the topic and because last night in my dreams I got a visit from Ip Man 葉問. Ip Man was a master of Wing Chun Kung Fu 詠春功夫 and I've spoken about him in my very first podcast: Ip Man drinks tea. In my dream, I found myself entering a warmly lit Hong Kong street cafe. The kind that served Chinese fried Cheung Fun alongs...

Normally after eight articles on a topic, I would stop because I would have covered one article for each of the eight hexagrams from the I-Ching. And that would be that. Life would move on. I would go and collect my metaphysical paycheque for a job well done. And then I would settle down to a life that most people can comprehend and accept as being normal. For a while, things would be going okay e...