I personally don't see a lot of similarity between Bagua and Aikido, although I like them both...
I guess some of the circling movements are similar, and I think some Aikido schools use a very Bagua-like series of steps during throws, but that's about it.
Of course, the big difference, which this example elucidates nicely, is that Aikido schools will teach just about anybody and Bagua teachers are STINGY! They hoard their kung-fu!
Well, I just thought it was weird that the Honbu Dojo actually tried to contact a well-known bagua/xingyi master.... They seemed to have a good consensus for the bagua influence, even if this wasn't broadcasted publicly or anything.
Aikido guys today are MOSTLY free in their teaching, but the highest level stuff does seem a bit shady (learn directly from Tohei, etc.). As for Ueshiba, he wasn't exactly free in his teachings, if only because whatever he said was really abstract and hard to understand...
The least stingy bagua guys seem to be from Taiwan, who modernized faster. (This includes disciples of Hong like Luo Dexiu who are active today.)
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I guess some of the circling movements are similar, and I think some Aikido schools use a very Bagua-like series of steps during throws, but that's about it.
Of course, the big difference, which this example elucidates nicely, is that Aikido schools will teach just about anybody and Bagua teachers are STINGY! They hoard their kung-fu!
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Aikido guys today are MOSTLY free in their teaching, but the highest level stuff does seem a bit shady (learn directly from Tohei, etc.). As for Ueshiba, he wasn't exactly free in his teachings, if only because whatever he said was really abstract and hard to understand...
The least stingy bagua guys seem to be from Taiwan, who modernized faster. (This includes disciples of Hong like Luo Dexiu who are active today.)
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