Names Linked to LiuHe BaFa: Disambiguous

六 合 : 八 法

All of the various names associated with this boxing exercise arise from a historical context, at time simple, at times verbose, and at times turning back to an older name, but reinterpreted within a modern context; this serpentine come-go-return of titles is common.

水拳   shui chuan, water boxing [a principle metaphor for Tao]

水神拳 shui shen chuan, water spirit boxing

遊 拳    you chuan, swimming boxing,

華嶽心意六合八法拳 Hua Yo =Hwa Yu 'central ideas' LiuHe BaFa

六合 八 法 拳 Liu He Ba Fa 'fist' Boxing

三盤十二勢 San Pan Shi Er Shi - 3 Divisions, 12 Spirits [3-levels and 12-animals]

心意 六合 八法 三盤十二勢 Xin Yi Liu He Ba Fa San Pan Shi Er Shi
築基 Zhu Ji   Discovery;  a core principles of practice. 

Note:  The contemporary name of Liu He Ba Fa is : Mind Intention'... 'Six Harmonies Eight Methods' ...Three Stances Levels, Twelve [animal mimic] Postures. Most Chinese website refers to it without such a lengthy descriptive title, it remains identified as LHBF and water-boxing. The editors of the en.wikipedia.org site tend incorrectly edit and undo the connection between the principles LHBF and their application 'chuan' boxing exercise. ie. taichi is understood as taichi-chuan, boxing; however a search in chinese characters does require the character chuan for boxing.

Principle addended exercises:

呂紅八勢 Lu Hong Ba Shi Lu Hong's 8-Sections Fist, the exercise permeates the Nanking and HongKong style and has been taught seperately as a southern style of boxing. the name Lu Hong is likely a metaphor rather than a name. Some teachers favor this exercise over the LHBF, although Lu Hong boxings' origins are external in practice.

Other Adapted exercises :
螫龍遊 Zhe Long You - Coiled Dragon Swimming: fluid body movement
螫龍拳 Zhe Long Chuan - Coiled Dragon Fist: serpentine-spiraling characterstic.
龍虎戰 Long Hu Zhan - Dragon and Tiger Fighting: joint locking methods.

Other Names appearing:

六心合 Liu hsin he "Idea Six Combination"

神心功 Shen hsin "Idea Spiritual Kung Fu.

華嶽 太極拳 Hua Yu=Hwa Yue [originates from John Chung Li when in Boston]

元拳 Yon-boxing=Yuan=Hun Yuan 混元拳 [orignates from John Chung Li]