D03. Wudang Bagua Palms
elementary: 6 months; intermediate: 2 months
This boxing coordinates the attack-defense techniques with Daoyin exercise. The palm action concerts the body movements circulating in eight directions. The skill devotes particular care to crisscrossing, changing along with the walk, and acting according to the changing circumstances. The Pile Stance and the Walk Stance are the foundations of this boxing. The walking path follows the Yin-Yang-Yu (Innate Taichi Diagram), Baguatu (Eight Trigrams), Jiugong (Nine Palaces), etc. It exerts the advantage of palms (longer than the fists) to thump, pull and grab. When encountering the counterpart, the body twists quicklyand changefully so that the movement shapes like a flying dragon, a watching monkey, a crouching tiger, and a hovering eagle. The step moves like wading through the mud. When moving forward, the movement looks like sitting in a sedan chair. When the leg moves, the two ankles pass next to each other. When moving in the circle, the inner leg goes straight forward and the outer leg points inwardly. When necessary, the two knees point inwardly to show no weakness. When striking the palm, the waist has to be the axis. The circling movement and the body harmonize while the inner focus and outer focus coordinate. The inner focus are the heart, spirit, mind, Qi and force while the outer focus are arm, eye, body, skill and stance. Long-term practice would improve the body functions to get health preservation and life prolonging.
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