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.
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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
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1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
