The Pa Kua Mystery

by Al Case

When you do Pa Kua Chang something really weird actually happens. Pa Kua, I should tell you, is that martial art wherein you walk circles endlessly. Circles where you find spirals within circles within loops.

Let me explain a couple of things first, before I explain this really weird thing that happens in Pa Kua Chang. You will find that weird is normal in this universe, and normal is weird, if you understand these things. All righty?

There are eight steps from the beginning to the end in the Pa Kua circle. This is a good sweep with one leg, or about six feet in diameter. And, of course, the beginning of the circle is the end, and the end of the circle is the beginning.

Classical Pa Kua-ists claim that if you put the palms in various positions as you walk the circle, that the positions stand for various phenomena. Lightening palms, thunder palms, palms, fire palms, water palms, and so on. By creating this analogy they have created an entire and separate universe. There hasn’t been a good explanation for what is happening, up till now, but this universe can occupy a student for a lifetime.

When you create this Pa Kua universe, you should understand that the body is a machine. Just like alternating current, power goes down and up the legs. You should confirm it with a good dictionary, at this point, that power is energy, and energy is the capacity for work, and the capacity for work is how much weight you can lift.

Energy of the body is credited with being created by the tan tien. The tan tien is a point a couple of inches below the navel. The tan tien sends the energy down and up and the legs and back into the tan tien.

What happens is that the body becomes a storage device, a capacitor, and the energy can be stored in the body. But, most interesting, is that after walking the circle enough times with the idea I’ve detailed here, you will experience actual lightening going down and up your legs. Also, you will experience a barber pole type energy swirl up and down your arms as you explore the potential of the palms in conjunction with the storing of the energy in your body.

The point here is that Pa Kua is not mystical, but it does take a dedicated practitioner and a calm mind to experience what I have explained here. One must tell the body enough times and with enough sincerity, and this while walking the circle enough times, for the body to start acting as a capacitor. It is possible, however, and even easy as one learns to believe that this universe is not a trap, but a journey.

About the Author:
Al Case has analyzed the martial arts for over forty+ years. You can Walk the Circle with him at Monster Martial Arts.
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