Every  long-term  practitioner of Baguazhang will eventually develop their own signature Baguazhang routine. Vimana Vajra Baguazhang is absolutely and, without question, mine.  Vimana Vajra Baguazhang is the crown jewel of my over thirty years of accumulated martial and esoteric knowledge, spit-polished with sweat and blood to a gleaming, brilliant finish. After thousands of hours walking the circle paired with spiraling line drills, holding a singular focus of just one energetic expression for hundreds of thousands of repetitions, with continuous refinement of qigong and internal alchemical practices, the school of Vimana Vajra Baguazhang was born as if hatched from a dragon's egg.  From the ground up, Vimana Vajra Baguazhang was built on a foundation of various Baguazhang methodologies; they are presented here in no particular order.  Sun Lu Tang Eight Animals Wang Shu Jin's Form and Eight Animals.  Cheng Hua Ting's Nine Palace.  Cheng Yu Lung's Yin ...

The Monkey is an animal that mirrors human-like characteristics and, in truth, a creature we likely share a distant common ancestor. Like man, the desires and morality of a Monkey reflect the qualities of a lake. Often shallow but can be dangerous and unexpectedly deep. The surface of the Lake reflects all of heaven above. It is a mirror for man to see his reflection in the significant mandate of Celestial movements. Humanity's place in the universe. Monkey is also a mirror for man, seeing himself in the lower world of the base and animalistic. As above, so below. There are profound truths held by both worlds.  Monkey wears its emotions on its sleeve. Hyperexcitable and easy to rile, Monkey is expressive in its displays of surprise and wonder. The Monkey is not far off, emotionally, from the wild exhilaration of a man when he first made a fire (perhaps the defining moment when "man" split from or defined himself as distinctly separate from the Monkey). Monkey is exception...

The Mountain trigram expresses the energy and birth order of the youngest son in the I-Ching. Outwardly, he is the least active of the sons. He is considered introspective and obstinate. His act of defiance is an action of non-action. Holding firm and rooting himself in one spot. The youngest son possesses elemental attributes of wet and solid earth. Muddy and heavy. He drains the life out of anyone attempting to slog past him. He is the Bear, a mountain of muscle, teeth, and claws. The foolish find themselves buried beneath him.  Like his father, the Lion, Bear has the size and incredible strength but lacks his father's outward aggressiveness. Bear is unquestionably more muscular than his two brothers, Dragon and Snake. However, Bear does not possess Dragon's natural athleticism, nor does he have the fluidic speed of Snake. Bear hopes that his size and robust strength will be enough to deter would-be adversaries. When that fails, he is a formidable fighter capable of exce...