How do you advance your practice in traditional Chinese martial arts? One secret is to practice Gongs, pure exercises based on broader principles and concepts such as Open/Close, Verticality, Heaviness, etc. In this video, Ted Mancuso teaches the Bear Palm Gong from Bagua, also demonstrating variations and usage.

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