Ba Gua
- Ba Gua Zhang Formal Lineage
- Ba Gua
- 8 Mother Palms ( 8 Basic Palms 基礎八掌 )
- 8 Big Palms(八大掌 )
- Master Liu Xing-Han
Ba Gua Zhang Formal Lineage
Master Wang Feng-Ming with his Ba Gua teacher Liu Xing-Han and his Ba Gua brothers in Heaven's Temple Park in Beijing 1972.
Ba Gua
- What are "eight diagrams" (Ba Gua) and how to practice eight diagrams? Eight diagrams refer to eight directions and there is a circle with 1.5 meter in diameter on each of the eight directions.
- The practitioner walks in eight steps around each circle, each step stands for one direction together with one movement. So one dose eight movements. Repeat the exercise clockwise and counterclockwise.
- The eight circles stand of eight animals respectively, and the practitioner should exercise the movement of each animal around each of the eight circles. Repeat the exercise clockwise and counterclockwise.
- There are eighteen kinds of weapons that can be used in practice of eight diagrams. The practitioner can practice the eight movements of a certain kind of weapon. Repeat the exercise clockwise and counterclockwise.
- As eight diagrams is unique in technical theory, attack style and practice methods, and is different from other type of Wushu, it is preferred by a lot of Chinese Wushu fans and fans of other countries.
8 Mother Palms ( 8 Basic Palms 基礎八掌 )
Names | Chinese | |
1 | Fierce Tiger Leaves the mountain | 猛虎出山 |
2 | Huge Roc Spreads Wings | 大鵬展翅 |
3 | Lion Opens Mouth | 獅子張口 |
4 | White Ape Offers the Peach | 白猿獻桃 |
5 | Embrace the Moon to the Chest | 懷中抱月 |
6 | Black Bear Stretches Arms | 黑熊探臂 |
7 | Point to Heaven and Strike the Ground | 指天插地 |
8 | Green Dragon Stretches Claws | 青龍探爪 |
8 Big Palms(八大掌 )
Names | Chinese | |
1 | Single Change Palm | 單換掌 |
2 | Double Change Palm | 雙換掌 |
3 | Follow Posture Palm | 順身掌 |
4 | Back Body Palm | 背身掌 |
5 | Turning Body Palm | 轉身掌 |
6 | Grinding Body Palm | 磨身掌 |
7 | Overturning Body Palm | 翻身掌 |
8 | Returning Body Palm | 回身掌 |
Master Liu Xing-Han
90 Years old Master Liu Xing-Han guiding Master Wang Feng-Ming in Bagua, in Heaven's Temple Park in Beijing 1999.