Chen Po

Note: The art may be spelled in different ways, for example:
LiuHeBaFa,
Lok Hup Ba Fa,
Liu He Ba Fa,
Liu Ho Pa Fa,
Lok Hop Pat Fat, etc.,
and abbreviated as: LHBF or LHPF Image File history File links Tuan. ... Image File history File links Tuan. ...

Liu He Ba Fa (六合八法) (also called: Six Harmonies Eight Methods, water boxing, Temple Style Tai Chi, or Hua Yu (after the mountain to which it is associated) is a form of internal Chinese martial arts. Nèijiā (Chinese: 內家; Pinyin: nèi jÄ«a; Wade-Giles: nei4 chia1) denotes the internal or soft styles of Chinese martial arts, as opposed to wàijiā (外家; external family), the external or hard styles, which are associated with Shaolinquan and its many derivatives. ... Chinese martial arts describes the enormous variety of martial arts styles originating in China. ...

Its principles are associated with a 'water' exercise method said to pre-date the Song Dynasty (960-1279). The legendary Taoist sage Chen Po (Chen Tuan, Chen Xi Yi, Chen Hsi I) is credited with its origin and development. He was associated with the Hua Shan Taoist Monastery on Mount Hua in Shaanxi Province; its counterpart rival is the Buddhist Temple in the Wudang Mountains. Northern Song in 1111 AD Capital Kaifeng (960–1127) Linan (1127–1279) Language(s) Chinese Religion Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism Government Monarchy History  - Zhao Kuangyin taking over the throne of the Later Zhou Dynasty 960  - Battle of Yamen; the end of Song rule 1279 Population  - Peak est. ... For other uses of the words tao and dao, see Dao (disambiguation). ... Chen Po (birthname: Chen Tuan, name as a sage: Chen Hsi I, Chen Xi Yi) (871-989) Taoist sage who for over twenty years led a secluded life in Nine Room Cave on Mount Wudang. ... Mount Hua, known in Chinese as Huashan, is one of the five Sacred Mountains of China. Mount Hua is located in Shaanxi Province. ...   (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ShÇŽnxÄ«; Wade-Giles: Shan-hsi; Postal map spelling: Shensi) is a north-central province of the Peoples Republic of China, and includes portions of the Loess Plateau on the middle reaches of the Yellow River as well as the Qinling Mountains across the... wudang or wudangquan, see Wudangquan. ...

The LHBF-form was taught in the late nineteen thirties in Shanghai and Nanjing by Wu Yi Hui (1887-1961).^{[citation needed]} It is said he had learned the art in three variants from three teachers: Yan Guoxing and Chan Guangbi from the province of Henan, and Chan Helu from Beijing. Wu Yi Hui combined these three variants to teach collectively with addended exercises. Shanghai (Chinese: ; pinyin:  ; Wu (Long-short): ZÃ¥nhae; Shanghainese (IPA): ), situated on the banks of the Yangtze River Delta in East China, is the largest city of the Peoples Republic of China and the ninth largest in the world. ...   (Chinese: 南京; Romanizations: NánjÄ«ng (Pinyin), Nan-ching (Wade-Giles), Nanking (Postal map spelling)) is the capital of Chinas Jiangsu Province and a city with a prominent place in Chinese history and culture. ... Wu Yik Fan (Wu I-Hui, Wu Yihui) (1887-1961) Wu Yik Fan was originally from Tieling in Northeast China, but later lived in Beijing. ... Henan (Chinese: 河南; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Ho-nan), is a province of the Peoples Republic of China, located in the central part of the country. ... Beijing (Chinese: 北京; pinyin: BÄ›ijÄ«ng; IPA: ;  ), a metropolis in northern China, is the capital of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). ...

Many of Wu Yi Hui's students had martial arts backgrounds and modified the form to merge it with their own knowledge. Therefore, modern assimilations are noticed: similarities with other martial arts such as Xingyiquan, Baguazhang ,Taijiquan and Yiquan. Xingyiquan is one of the three major internal Chinese martial arts—the other two being Tai Chi Chüan and Baguazhang—and is characterised by aggressive, seemingly linear movements and explosive power. ... Along with Tai Chi Chüan and Xíngyìquán, BāguàzhÇŽng is one of the three major internal Chinese martial arts. ... Tai Chi Chuan or Taijiquan (from Chinese 太极拳 Tàijíquán, literally supreme ultimate fist), commonly known as Tai Chi or Taiji, is a nei chia (internal) Chinese martial art which is known for the claims of health and longevity benefits made by its... Yiquan (Chinese:意拳; pinyin: Yìquán; Wade-Giles: I4 Chüan2; lit. ...

The derived variants usually have standards in common:

1. Practitioners consider the art an internal martial art.
2. The exercise-series usually has 66 named-forms and divided as two parts.
3. The sequence of moves is the same in the variant styles.
4. The starting movement is also repeated as the last, final movement.

However, according to an interview with Liu Xiao Ling of Rockville, MD on a Liuhe Bafa DVD, there are also differences between Liuhe Bafa and the other internal arts (Taijiquan, Xingyiquan, and Baguazhang):

The difference between Liu He Bafa and Taiji is that Taiji is generally practiced at an even level, in other words the stance is practiced at an even height throughout the form. Also, in Taiji the rhythm is pretty constant, if for example it were a song its rhythm would be 3/4 or 4/4 throughout. There isn't very much variation in speed. Liu He Bafa, on the other hand, has changes in speed, it speeds up and slows down. XingYi is mostly linear movements and Bagua is mostly circular movements, but Liu He Bafa is in my experience a wavelike set of movements, hence it's also called "Water Boxing". The movements rise and fall, open and close, one gets the feeling of floating through the form and to the observer it is a very smooth and pleasant looking form.

See also

• Baguazhang
• Tai Chi Chuan
• Xingyiquan
• Yiquan

Along with Tai Chi Chüan and Xíngyìquán, Bāguàzhǎng is one of the three major internal Chinese martial arts. ... Tai Chi Chuan, Tai Chi Chüan or Taijiquan (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; pinyin: ; literally supreme ultimate fist) is an internal Chinese martial art often practiced to promote health and longevity. ... Xingyiquan is one of the three major internal Chinese martial arts—the other two being Tai Chi Chüan and Baguazhang—and is characterised by aggressive, seemingly linear movements and explosive power. ... Yiquan (Chinese:意拳; pinyin: Yìquán; Wade-Giles: I4 Chüan2; lit. ...

Trivia

• In the Mortal Kombat games, the character Li Mei uses Liuhe Bafa as one of her fighting styles. ⁽¹⁾

Mortal Kombat (commonly abbreviated MK) is a popular series of fighting games created originally by the Midway Manufacturing Company. ... Li Mei is a character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. ...

External links

• Discussion and lineage
• Waterboxing - Phillipines
• Liu Ho Pa Fa system - Wai Lun Choi
• Mount Hua and monastery
• LHBF video resource
• Various details of LHBF