Huang Shuoting

[silveraxel]

Very interesting. Read about Liuhebafa in Wikipedia, and came searching for its videos.

This looks pretty much like a cross between Taichi and Bagua - certain movements here seem very similar to some of those in the two. A Taichi or Bagua practitioner would probably see what i mean.

[TitoDaMan]

this has a lot of movements similar to

[IamNorthwind]

Not to mention, it says Liu He Ba fa in Chinese in the beginning...lol

[IamNorthwind]

How can you tell the difference? By knowing which is which...

[Bloomberg108]

It's not the number of moves that distinguishes Liu He Ba Fa (Six Harmonies Eight Methods) from Tai Chi, but the internal requirements and the specific training programme. It is certainly not true that Liu He Ba Fa has more martial applications than Tai Chi, though it is probably the case that the few remaining Liu He Ba Fa practitioners have more martial skills than the numerous Tai Chi hobbyists, given that Tai Chi has become diluted through popularisation.

[lejanni]

I'm sorry, I'm not into this but to me it looks just like Tai Chi - how can you tell the difference?

[colbertgertrude]

Liu he ba fa has more moves than Tai Chi (about 300 I think), and more martials applications.

It's not the same, the moves are differents.

[Indra420]

More movements does not translate to more martial applications, although Bloomberg108 is correct that many taiji players think its like Yoga and have no concept of the combat-applicability of true Taijiquan