![]() Around the same time, another Dong, known as Dong Xian Zhou (it % M), was born in Kai Ko village (he will become important later in the story). Several generations later (around 1813), young Dong Hai Chuan was born in Ju Jia Wu township, Wen An, Hebei. From there the family split into two branches, one went to Kai Ko village and the other went to Wen An (both in Hebei). Close to the end of the Ming Dynasty the clan started moving North, first ending up in Gou Sheng County, Hebei Province. While conducting research for his master's degree thesis on the origins of Ba Gua Zhang during 1980-1982, Professor Kang Ge Wu (MX A) of Beijing, China, discovered the following concerning Ba Gua Zhang's origins3:ĭong Hai Chuan's ancestors were originally from Hun Dong County in Shanxi Province. Professor Kang Ge Wu (left) of Beijing, China, interviews Daoists to investigate the origins of the circle walk practice Exploring Dong's discovery of this Daoist practice may help the reader understand some of the benefits the Ba Gua Zhang stylist derives from this practice and therefore before we discuss the practice itself we will take a look at its origin. The art of Ba Gua Zhang was developed during the mid 1800's by Dong Hai Chuan, however, the circle walk practice which he used as a basis for his art was developed by Daoists long before Dong combined this practice with his martial arts training.
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