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Ambiguous Names and Spellings used :
Note: An internet search for the principles
or forms of the exercise needs to consider the variations in spelling and misspelling, and the fact that search engine programs
are non-intelligent for these differences, 六合八法
for example :
Mandarin :
LiuHeBaFa, LiuHe BaFa, Liu He Ba Fa, Liu_He_ Ba_Fa, LHBF
Cantonese :
LiuHoPaFa, LiuHo PaFa, Liu Ho Pa Fa, Liu_Ho_ Pa_ Fa, LHPF
Lok Hup Ba Fa, Lok_Hup Ba_Fa, Lok
Hop Pat Fat
Best Guess Chinese-English :
Lu Ho Ba Fah, Luk hup batt fut, Lieh Hou Ba Far
Waterspirit6x8 is a modernized way of naming, 6x8 refers to the
principle verses and water+spirit refers to the principle-modus of practice.
[ I am the source and only user of this as a modern name for LHBF]
Tai-Chi Names: Hua-Yu, Hua-Yo, Hwa-Yue, HuaYo,
HwaYue, HY-Tai Chi.
I sometimes tell students it would be easier to call it Hua-shan
[Hwa-san] Tai-chi-
as this place name is well known due to chinese martial movies.
Water boxing, water-style boxing has been used but
tends to uncover too often the modern practice of fist-boxing in water or box burning day in HK after Christmas. Water is
itself is symbolic of self-correcting motion and intrisinic 'intuitition'. This metaphor does not require the words 'dao'
nor 'zen' to be understood.
Unrelated : Hua-shan -boxing, Hua-boxing, Hwa-Kungfu...Liu-he
boxing. Ba-fa boxing [ liu-he and ba-fa boxing are usually related to Shaolin-styles, but there seems to exist non-shaolin
styles developed either prior to or exterior of this temple ].
[ Note: fortunately, the Chinese for LHBF is so fundamental that the 'improved', 'simplified',
'modern' pinyin version has not altered it. ]
Related : Liu-He -boxing, Ba-Fa -boxing,
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LiuHe Boxing ≠ |
BaFa Boxing : Shao Lin ≠ |
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六合拳 |
八法拳 |
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心意六合拳 |
少林五行八法拳 |
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六合拳视频 |
五形八法拳, 五行八法拳 |
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六合+心意 |
八法八卦掌 |
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少林五行八法拳视频 |
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太极八法 |
永字八法图 |
築基
Zhu Ji 'Finding the Foundation' :
Zhu-Ji
is a name sometimes used as LHBF; in principle this is acceptable;
Zhu-ji is also claimed as the 'original' name,
this is unproven and is also not required.The name has been used for LHBF in Shanghai. Also, Yi-chuan + LHBF mixture exists
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Zhu Ji Chuan as developed by Zhang Chang-xin
張長信 六合八法派
In principle, Zhu-ji is parallel to Zhan Zhuang, but
moving; Zhu-Ji is more similar to the 'health dance', moving to understand, the top end of Yi chuan practice.
Zhu-ji is the first
step, the starting action of alchemy, followed by energy release, the jing, controlling of energy flow, the chi, followed
by channeling and directing, by the spirit; merging
A longer and deeper look, indicates that
'zhu-ji' may also be used as a phonetic
for zhu-xi, a philosopher; this is covered elsewhere.
Note :
The contemporary name of Liu He Ba Fa is : Mind Intention'... 'Six Harmonies Eight Methods' ...Three Stances Levels,
Twelve [ animal mimic ] Postures. [ each part of this name is also an iconic-phonetic. ]
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 to 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. LHBF, although it could be divided into a philosophical LH and BF part, still requires either to be addended to
a subject, of at least 'boxing-pugalism' or a style.
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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 metaphor for Tao] LHBF is currently
also called water-style boxing as it was called in Shanghai; however Nanking LHBF is not water boxing.
水神拳 shui shen chuan, water spirit boxing; said to be another early name.
遊 拳
you chuan,
swimming boxing,
六合 八 法 拳 Liu
He Ba Fa 'fist' Boxing
華嶽心意六合八法拳 Hua Yo = Hwa Yue 'central ideas' LiuHe BaFa
華嶽希夷門
心意六合八法拳 =
[Mt} Hua Yue [Chen] XiYi
Sect [AND] Central-Ideas [of] LHBF boxing
....or the Chen XiYi-Sects
exercises with the LiuHe- and BaFa-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
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Language Note:
It is important to stay with the traditional 'mandarin' chinese for character representation;
the attempt by the CPC =Communist Party of China to erase thousands of years of history through a more complex but damaged
character symbols is not acceptable for academic topics.
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