Liu Yun Qiao

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Liu Yun Qiao

The following is a rough translation provided by Omar Belove, of anarticle that appeared in the June 15, 2001 issue of Taiwan ushumaga!ine" There is no specific author mentioned other than theeditors and then there are two boo#s sited below as the apparentma$or sources for the material%

Bibliography:Liu Yun Qiao's Thoughts on Studying Martial Arts;Liu Yun Qiao Da Shi ji qi wu u! si iang"Th! Li#! o# $ong Bao Tian; $ong Bao Tian %huan

&'i chu (i wu $in bu shen su)*n this place, training gong+fu, you can advance magically fast-&

B!#or! Liu Yun Qiao start!d his study o# bagu&hang h! had alr!adytrain!d wushu starting #ro( a young ag!" B!#or! pla)ing hi(s!l# und!rth! tut!lag! o# $ong Bao Tian h! )ould ha*! b!!n )onsid!r!d alr!adya))o(plish!d" Th!r!#or! $ong Bao Tian's t!a)hing (!thodology had tob! a bit di##!r!nt #ro( usual"

Mast!r Liu's unparall!l!d a)hi!*!(!nt lat!r in li#! was th! (!ldingtog!th!r o# th! !ss!ns! o# bagua&hang yin and yang with th! #low and)ount!r th! #low' +shun , ni - op!ning and )losing + .ai , h!- !(ptin!ssand substantiality" /is body o# .nowl!dg! is shown in th! phras!:

!(body ying and yangr!ali&! (otion and stilln!ssb! awar! o# 'with th! #low and )ount!r to th! #low'und!rstand !(ptin!ss and substantiality#ollow th! Law o# 0atur!"This is th! !ntran)! to dao1


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Th!s! s!nt!n)!s ar! not !asy to und!rstand but lat!r in li#! on! )oulds!! th! shadow o# bagua&hang no (att!r i# h! was pra)ti)ing bajipigua (i&ong or taiji " You )an s!! how truly pro#ound its in#lu!n)!was"

Th! 2!ason #or Mast!r Liu Yun Qiao's 3ar(a with Bagua

$rand(ast!r Liu Yun Qiao also na(!d '4n! who S(il!s,Laughs at th!+2!d- Dust' was #ro( th! 5ang&hou r!gion o# /!b!i pro*in)!" Born 6y!ars b!#or! (od!rn 5hina was !stablish!d h! li*!d 78 y!ars in to th!(od!rn !ra until his passing at 79 y!ars o# ag!"

h!n Liu Laoshi was born in Shu iang Shi


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6E y!ars old so $ong Bao Tian )ould not start training hi( inbagua&hang #ro( th! *!ry basi)s nor was that n!)!ssary" Bas!d on hisobs!r*ations *!ry sp!)iali&!d styl! o# appli)ation @'gong #a' all o#th!s! #a)tors tog!th!r h! us!d a (or! pliabl! int!rnal (!thod"

Bagua&hang had Liu Laoshi's att!ntion" Asid! #ro( $ong Bao Tian'ssup!rlati*! guidan)! it had it's own 'nutriti*!' qualiti!s li.! du(p#!rtili&!r on wild grass" Ct was th! r!ason that his body d!*!lop!d intosu)h a so#t y!t #ir( #ra(!" Ct produ)!s 's!l#=)ulti*ation' at a high!r l!*!l"

Bagua&hang ?rogra( o# Training

Cn th! )ours! o# Liu Yun Qiao's (artial arts taining bagua&hang was th!last stag! do within pr!s!nt day udang (any start in Long ist?raying Mantis or Baji slowly (a.! th!ir way into Bagua" 4# )ours! thisisn't a r!quir!(!nt" C# you only train!d in Bagua&hang #ro( th! start you

)an also l!arn th! !ntir! thing"

This typ! o# training on th! on! hand brought tog!th!r all o# hispr!*ious training +this was quit! sp!)ial- it had anoth!r sid!"Bagua&hang is d!#init!ly an !ntran)! into th! study o# (ysti)is(" Apart#ro( nurturing th! body s.ills in atta). in)r!asing !##i)i!n)y o# (otiond!pth in gong=#u it )an also l!ad th! way into Dao"

All o# th! bagua&hang that Liu Yun Qiao trans(itt!d down to th! n!tg!n!ration #ollow!d a training (!thod that l!d #ro( taiji to bagua" Th!author @o# this arti)l! b!li!*!s that this plan (a.!s s!ns!" Taiji is ar!lati*!ly abstrus! id!a but )o(pl!t! in its )or!" Ct l!ads #ro( th!obs)ur! to th! sp!)i#i)" Ct )ra).s dir!)tly into appli)ation" Ct bl!nd!d w!llwith Liu Yun Qiao's pr!*ious l!arning" At th! ti(! h! was alr!ady(atur!" /is ability to appr!h!nd di##i)ult )on)!pts was also w!lld!*!lop!d" Add to that his !)!ll!nt #oundation and th! way h! train!dand you ha*! so(!on! who absorb!d th! (at!rial and was abl! to us!it in a short p!riod o# ti(!" This was !ntir!ly du! to his t!a)h!rs abilityto tailor th! instru)tion to th! stud!nt" @yin )ai shi jiao; a 5hin!s!pro*!rb" Lit" 'b!)aus! o# tal!nt do th! t!a)hing"

B!ginning stud!nts bust #irst stand 'hun yuan &huang' +Standing(!ditation" '/un' F (i!d #oggy obs)ur! )on#us!d all o*!r !t)" yuan Fb!ginning &huang F 'post'- Th! body (ust b! still!d and int!ntion!d(ust b! #o)us!d on 'wuji'" ro( stilln!ss into (otion is th! taiji" Th!nth! 'liang yi &hang' is taught" +liang , two; yi , opinion id!a; &hang ,pal(-" ollowing is th! 'iao 3ai M!n'" Th! #or( o# this na(! is na(!db!)aus! is op!ns +.ai- th! (ing (!n o# th! two .idn!ys" 4n)! this istrain!d to #a(iliarity (o*!(!nt is s(ooth and )o(#ortabl! and w!llroot!d" h!n training 'bagua l!gs' th! !(phasis is on th! l!gs and ar(sas th! 9 !tr!(iti!s or th! 9 #or(s +si iang-" Cn th! bagua&hang syst!(th! l!g (!thods +tui #a- ar! !tr!(!ly i(portant" 4nly thos! who train

th! waist and th! l!gs w!ll )an train &h!ng jin +whol! body pow!r-" Th!


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bagua l!gs ar! also )all!d th! G6 outstanding l!gs +G6 ju! tui- and)ontain (any hidd!n t!)hniqu!s"

From the Si Xiang (four forms) and on into the Ba Gua, that is training the Bagua

Hard Palms. The 8 Changes Hard Palms corresondences can !e sorted into " grous.

There are the e#ternal ones, the head, !ac$, %aist and stomach and there are theinternal ones, the heart, li&er, lungs and $idne's. These together are the root of the 8

mother alms. &er' alm can used to %al$ the circle. Practice should !e reeated on

each side. t the laces of connection some force can !e used. Single or dou!le alm

changes connected too. *n training the 8 Hard Palms the imortant thing is not to !e

too stiff.

A#t!r training th! 7 Moth!r ?al(s to a )!rtain l!*!l you )an supportw!ights in your hands li.! (!tal sph!r!s or you )an hang (!tal rings#ro( your ar(s" You )an strap w!ights onto your l!gs as w!ll" Th!s! )anall b! us!d as tools to in)r!as! your str!ngth in ad*an)ing,atta).ing"

But you (ust (! )ar!#ul not to g!t sloppy"

ith th! 7 (oth!r pal(s as your basi)s you )an !pr!ss th!( throughth! >9 lin.ing pal( s!t" And this is just an approi(ation" Cn th! (idst o#all this th!r! ar! (any (any s.ills d!*!lop!d and training(!thodologi!s su)h as th! low st!pping o# low!r basin training training!quip(!nt r!)!i*ing , !pr!ssing solid , insubstantial and op!ning ,)losing (o*!(!nts" Th!r! bai bu .ou bu singl! pal( )hang! doubl!pal( )hang! (uddy st!pping H pala)! post standing sp!)ial !!r)is!s#or d!*!loping agil! body s.ills +sh!n #a- th! (!thods o# turning andst!pping" B!yond th! 7 pal(s th!r! ar! th! G6 !lbows th! BaguaLin.ing 5ir)l!s ?al(" " " " and so on" All this tog!th!r (a.!s #or a *!ryrobust syst!("

Cn t!r(s o# w!apons Liu Laoshi taught (any s(all!r w!apons su)h asth! yuan=yang yu! +yuan=yang is th! na(! o# so(! sort o# wat!r#owlli.! a du). (ayb!" Th!y ar! )olor#ul and .nown #or (ating #or li#!" Cnthis )as! C it to (!an that th! yu! and a!=li.! w!apon is us!d inpairs"- /! also taught th! dian=u! n!!dl!s and th! G star sta##"

Th! D!!p!r M!aning o# Bagua&hang

A song o# bagua go!s:Ba gua &hang; &ou w!i ian"Cn Bagua; th! #!!t )o(! #irst"

Shou ji #ang; qu ji huan"2!)!i*ing is s!nding; l!a*ing is r!turning

Bian &huan u shi bu &hong )an"or th! )hang! trans#or(ation or )on*!rsion b!tw!!n th! !(ptin!ss

and th! solidn!ss on! has to study or )ross !a( th! st!ps"


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5an +pronoun)!d tsaan- is a tri).y word" Today it )o((only (!ans toparti)ipat! but in )lassi)al 5hin!s! it is us!d as an honourabl! t!r( o#addr!ss" Ct so(!ti(!s (!ans to !plor! or to !a(in!" C would n!!d agong=#u !p!rt to !plain th! (!aning o# th! last lin! as it do!snIt s!!(to b! addr!ss!d in th! #ollowing !planation o# th! po!("

Th! po!( dir!)tly and )l!arly !(phasi&!s BaguaIs )hara)t!risti)#ootwor." /ow do!s on! wal.J Th! root o# Bagua&hang is th! twistingand turning o# th! body" Bagua &hangIs gr!at in*!ntion was th! wal.ingo# th! )ir)l! +pal(s-"

h!n wal.ing th! )ir)l! th! body (ust b! loos! and )o(#ortabl! li.!riding in a palanquin" Th! att!ntion is #o)us!d on th! low!r l!gs ===no!n!rgy (ust b! wast!d" Th! h!art should b! !*!n and th! qi p!a)!#ul" Ctis !traordinarily )o(#ortabl!" At th! b!ginning th!r! is no parti)ular#or( or s!t o# rul!s"


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th! )ir)l! you ar! wal.ing" Qi starts in th! Dan Tian and though your*ision is bought all th! way out to your #ing!rtips" Cts only wh!n youwal. until you #org!t yours!l# that you ar! r!ally doing th! r!al thing"

Sp!a.ing o# wal.ing w! )anIt r!ally s!parat! st!pping #ro( th!

#ootwor. o# bagua" Th!r! ar! (any .inds" Th! (ain on!s ar! luo+sin.ing; dropping- +op!n!d up turn!d out- .ou +hoo.ing- ning+twisting,turning li.! pin)hing so(!on!- uan +turning,spiraling li.! atornado- &ou +wal.ing- &huan +y!t anoth!r word #or turning (or! li.! awh!!l this ti(!- and th! (ost distin)ti*! tang ni bu +(uddy st!pping-"

h!n wal.ing in tang ni bu ba).s o# th! #!!t +or possibly th! #!!t andth! ba). in 5hin!s! &ou b!i- *!ry !*!nly (o*! #orward" Th! Yong Quansti).s to th! ground" +Th! Yong Quan is th! bubbling spring A)upoint inth! (iddl! o# th! botto( o# th! #oot-" Th! sol!s o# th! #!!t ar! *!ry !*!nupon th! ground li.! wal.ing in (ud th! #oot (ust turn d!!ply (o*!

lightly and )ant (o*! up or down *!ry (u)h" h!n )hanging #!!t +i"!"ad*an)ing a st!p or )hanging dir!)tion- th! r!ar #oot (ust grasp th!!arth with all #i*! to!s" Ct is as i# th! Yong Quan in th! h!art o# th! #oot ista.ing a br!ath o# air and th!n digging a tiny littl! hol! in th! ground"This is truly (ar*!llous spirit in wal.ing1 Th! lin!s o# #or)! in th! thighs)onn!)t straight into th! ba). and th!n push th! h!ad up and uni#y th!body into a singl! lin! o# #or)!" This .ind o# wal.ing is li.! a )at wal.ingon snow" $ong Bao TianIs Qing gong +lightn!ss s.ill- l!t hi( (o*!around li.! a ghost" This s.ill (ost )!rtainly d!*!lop!d out o# his )ir)l!wal. pra)ti)!"

Bagua !(phasi&!s twisting and turning (o*!(!nts" This !sp!)iallyallows th! pra)tition!r to ta.! ad*antag! o# !*!ry portion o# th! bodyputting it to wor." Th! twisting o# Bagua pla)!s pri(ary i(portan)! onth! spin!" At a )!rtain l!*!l you (ust twist but !*!ry position (ust b!)o(#ortabl!" hil! twisting you should b! li.! a spring" Th!r! is #or)!#ro( th! outsid! = in and th!r! is also #or)! going #ro( th! insid! = out+)han si-" Th!r! is twisting throughout !*!ry part o# th! body" *!n #ro(th! (!ridians th! t!ndons o# th! !ntir! body ar! twist!d into a singl!pillar" This allows th! agility to )o(! out #ro( !*!ry bit o# )onn!)ti*!tissu!" Ct )o((ands th! liquid blood to )ir)ulat!" +As oppos!d to th!

broad!r s!ns! o# th! word within th! )ont!t o# T5M"-

Cn Bagua&hang th!r! ar! th! ?r!=h!a*!n ?al(s and th! ?ost /!a*!n?al(s" Th! pr!=h!a*!n pal(s do not ha*! *!ry sp!)i#i) shap!s" Th!post h!a*!n pal(s ar! (or! sp!)i#i) as to th!ir !t!rnal #or(" Th!r! ar!th! h!art li*!r lungs and .idn!y on th! insid! and th! h!ad ba). waistand b!lly on th! outs Training progr!ss!s #ro( th! !t!rnal post h!a*!npal(s to th! int!rnal post h!a*!n pal(s and th!n training #urth!rprogr!ss!s to th! pr! = h!a*!n pal(s" Th!r! is also a progr!ssion #ro()ons)ious (ind#ul training to training without thin.ing about it" +wu yi :no=(ind" 0ot (indl!ssn!ss but (or! o# a %!n (!ditati*! stat!-" By th!

ti(! on! has train!d th! pr!=h!a*!n pal(s h! has brought tog!th!r th!> har(oni!s" Cn th! )ir)l! s!)r!ts hid! in th! l!gs" Throughout th! day


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th!r! ar! > yin and si yang" Cn a y!ar th!r! ar! 9 s!asons and 9!n!rgi!s" All o# th!s! patt!rns ar! )onn!)t!d"

So th!n $ong Bao Tian said o# Lan Tai Shan:

5i )hu i wu jin bu sh!n su1

+Cn this pla)! training gong=#u you )an ad*an)! (agi)ally #ast1-

This was his way o# !nt!ring into Dao" This is a wond!r#ul #!!ling o# alth! t!n thousand )hang!s har(oni&ing tog!th!r"


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