Do the shaolin monks teach ba gua?

Question

do the shaolin monks teach ba gua? also does any one know where i could be tought Ba Gua? Live In Ohio

Answer 1

Baguazhang has its roots in both Buddhist AND Taoist arts. Ultimately it became known as a Taoist art.

It is not part of any Shaolin curriculum unless maybe adapted by Wushu - which is more like a dance than anything else.

Go to Youtube and look up a practitioner named Maoshan. He is an old classmate(short term) of mine and very knowledgeable in Baguazhang. He could answer many of your questions.

He's a long time student of Kenny Gong of NYC but he learned a few different lineages of BGZ with different Masters and he can give you great advice.