Liuhe Bafa
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Note: The art is commonly abbreviated as LHBF, and often referred to by its Cantonese name: Lok Hap Baat Faat
Liuhebafachuan 六合八法拳; Pinyin
Pinyin
Pinyin is the official system to transcribe Chinese characters into the Roman alphabet in China, Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan. It is also often used to teach Mandarin Chinese and spell Chinese names in foreign publications and used as an input method to enter Chinese characters into...
: liùhébāfǎquán) (literally Six Harmonies Eight Methods Boxing) is a form of internal
Neijia
Nèijiā is a term in Chinese martial arts, grouping those styles that practice nèijìng , usually translated as internal martial arts, occupied with spiritual, mental or qi-related aspects, as opposed to an "external" approach focused on physiological aspects...
Chinese martial arts
Chinese martial arts
Chinese martial arts, also referred to by the Mandarin Chinese term wushu and popularly as kung fu , are a number of fighting styles that have developed over the centuries in China. These fighting styles are often classified according to common traits, identified as "families" , "sects" or...
. It has been called "Xinyi Liuhebafa-" 心意六合八法拳 and is also referred to as "Water Boxing" (shuǐ chuán 水拳) due to its principles. The Song Dynasty Taoist sage Chen Tuan (Chén Tuán 陳摶, also known as Chén Xīyí 陳希夷) is often credited with its origin and development. He was associated with the Hua Shan Taoist Monastery on Mount Hua
Mount Hua
Mount Hua or Hua Shan in Chinese is located in Shaanxi Province, about 120 kilometres east of the city of Xi'an, near the city Huayin in China. Also known as Xiyuè, Western Great Mountain, it is one of China's Five Sacred Taoist Mountains, and has a long history of religious significance...
in Shaanxi
Shaanxi
' is a province in the central part of Mainland China, and it includes portions of the Loess Plateau on the middle reaches of the Yellow River in addition to the Qinling Mountains across the southern part of this province...
Province.
History
The Liuhebafa form "Zhú Jī 築基" was taught in the late 1930s in ShanghaiShanghai
Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
and Nanjing
Nanjing
' is the capital of Jiangsu province in China and has a prominent place in Chinese history and culture, having been the capital of China on several occasions...
by Wu Yihui (1887–1958). It is said he had learned the art from three teachers: Yan Guoxing, Chen Guangdi, and Chen Helu.
Many of Wu Yihui's students had martial arts backgrounds and modified the form to merge it with their own knowledge. This is one of several explanations for its similarities with other martial arts such as Xingyiquan
Xingyiquan
Xingyiquan is one of the major "internal" or Wudang styles of Chinese martial arts. The word translates approximately to "Form/Intention Boxing", or "Shape/Will Boxing", and is characterized by aggressive, seemingly linear movements and explosive power...
, Baguazhang
Baguazhang
Bāguàzhǎng is one of the three main Chinese martial arts of the Wudang school, the other two being Taijiquan and Xingyiquan. It is more broadly grouped as an internal practice...
, T'ai chi and Yiquan
Yiquan
Yi quan, also known as dacheng quan, is a martial art system which was founded by the Chinese xingyiquan master, Wang Xiangzhai .- History :...
.
Six Harmonies and Eight Methods
The Six Harmonies and the Eight Methods are the guiding principles of Liuhebafa that give it its name.Six Harmonies, 六合
- 體合于心 (PinyinPinyinPinyin is the official system to transcribe Chinese characters into the Roman alphabet in China, Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan. It is also often used to teach Mandarin Chinese and spell Chinese names in foreign publications and used as an input method to enter Chinese characters into...
: tǐhéyúxīn) Body and Mind Combine - 心合于意 (xīnhéyúyì) Mind and Intent Combine
- 意合于氣 (yìhéyúqì) Intent and Chi Combine
- 氣合于神 (qìhéyúshén) Chi and Spirit Combine
- 神合于動 (shénhéyúdòng) Spirit and Movement Combine
- 動合于空 (dònghéyúkōng) Movement and Emptiness Combine
Eight Methods, 八法
- 氣 (qì) Chi
- 骨 (gǔ) Bone
- 形 (xíng) Shape
- 隨 (suí) Follow
- 提 (tí) Rise
- 還 (huán) Return
- 勒 (lè) Retain
- 伏 (fú) Conceal
Forms
Wu Yi Hui
Wu Yihui 吳翼翬 was a Chinese martial artist and scholar. He was the first person to open teachings and spread the style of liuhebafa in public, and was a prominent fighter and instructor who influenced many of the masters of his generation.- Biography :Wu Yihui was originally from Tieling in...
contains several forms (套路 taòlù), including bare hand and weapons forms as well as Qigong
Qigong
Qigong or chi kung is a practice of aligning breath, movement, and awareness for exercise, healing, and meditation...
methods.
Hand forms
- 三盤十二勢 Sān Pán Shí Èr Shì - 3 Divisions, 12 Spirits (1.Dragon, 2.Phoenix, 3.Tiger, 4.Crane, 5.Leopard, 6.Ape, 7.Bear, 8.Goose, 9.Snake, 10.Hawk, 11.Roc, 12.Kylin)
- 築基 Zhú Jī - Discovering the Foundations
- 呂紅八勢 Lǚ Hóng Bā Shì - 8 Essences of Lǚ Hóng's Fist
- 龍虎戰 Lóng Hǔ Zhàn - Dragon and Tiger Fighting
- 螫龍遊 Zhē Lóng Yóu - Coiled Dragon Swimming
- 螫龍拳 Zhē Lóng Quán - Coiled Dragon Fist
Weapon forms
- 心意棍 Xīn Yì Gùn - Heart of Intent Staff
- 露花刀 Lù Huā Dāo - Dew Mist Broadsword
- 玉川劍 Yù Chuān Jiàn - Jade River Straight Sword
Internal exercises
- 韋佗功 Wéi Tuó Gōng - Standing meditation
- 太陽功 Tài Yáng Gōng - Solar Meditation
- 一杰混元功 Yī Jié Hún Yuán Gōng - Primary Definitive Force
- 先天座 Xiān Tiān Zuò - Pre-Heaven Meditation
- 三盤推手 Sān Pán Tuī Shǒu - 3 Divisions Push Hands
source: information and translations provided by "International Liuhebafa Internal Arts Association"