Yin Style Bagua Bear

DISCLAIMER: these videos were shot in the 1990s on analog 8mm and originally released as VHS cassettes. Over the years of storage and moving from VHS to DVD, DVD to digital release and then to streaming in the format here today, a very small number of the original video clips glitched, do not have audio, are in the wrong order, or simply lost. While here are very few lost or damaged clips across the incredible amount of hours of footage represented in this early documentation of Lion, Phoenix, Dragon and Bear systems, the low price for so many hours of footage reflects our understanding of the age and issues online students may face who do not have access to in person training. Thank you for your understanding. We direct you to https://yinstylebaguazhang.com/ for more modern footage created by He Jinbao himself after the passing of Dr. Xie Peiqi.

The Bear system belongs to the Gen trigram, which is the youngest of the Yang trigrams. As such, it is very strong, but does not fight in a dominant manner. It is the art of snatching victory from defeat, attacking from a retreat, or fooling an opponent by being seemingly simple. It is ideally suited for people who are strong, large in frame (though not necessarily in height) or stocky/heavy and are capable of using their body weight to advantage. A generalization is that the Bear uses a heavy, rotating force to neutralize the opponent while attacking from an unexpected direction.

This intensive training series features Foundation Practices as well as the Rushing, Penetrating, Withdrawing, Carrying, Leaning, Shocking, Soft and Following Strike Attack Methods.