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]