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straight blast
10-15-2001, 01:17 PM
In this month's IKF there's an article on "eight way stepping". It's a drill with 27 motions that are to be done within seven seconds. I'm quite interested ('cos my footwork's nothing to brag about):- Can someone tell me where I can get the full info on this set? Much appreciated. :cool:

"Through strength, learn gentleness. Through gentleness, strength will prevail"

GeneChing
10-15-2001, 06:15 PM
This forum is run by Kungfu Qigong magazine. IKF is our competition. Never ask us to account for what they publish. Man, I had people ask me about when they ran that story on Bruce Lee's barber....

Gene Ching
Asst. Publisher
Kungfu Qigong Magazine & www.KUNGFUmagazine.com (http://www.KUNGFUmagazine.com)

straight blast
10-16-2001, 07:11 AM
Sorry about that! Rest assured I read your mag, it's where I got your e-zine address from. But business aside, can anyone enlighten me on the footwork thing? Does anybody else know anything about it? I'm sure a vastly superior magazine like yours (suck suck grovel) could certainly enlighten me on such a trivial matter...
Thanks.
Kung Fu is excellent no matter what.

"Through strength, learn gentleness. Through gentleness, strength will prevail"

GeneChing
10-16-2001, 06:17 PM
Did they give a Chinese name for Eight way stepping?

Gene Ching
Asst. Publisher
Kungfu Qigong Magazine & www.KUNGFUmagazine.com (http://www.KUNGFUmagazine.com)

straight blast
10-17-2001, 02:48 AM
The mighty Dan Inosanto is on the cover, but he's not the one doing the article I'm curious about. The guy's name is Douglas A Moffett, and they don't give a chinese name for the form. Nor do they tell you what style he trains. Actually it's a pretty crappy article for practical information. Lots of rhetoric but precious little actual useful information.
Thanks again for looking into this,
Straight Blast :cool:

"Through strength, learn gentleness. Through gentleness, strength will prevail"

GeneChing
10-17-2001, 06:24 PM
Eight Methods usually means ba fa (literally eight methods) We have a video on liu he ba fa (six harmonies, eight methods)
http://store.yahoo.com/martialartsmart/tclh001.html

Not sure if that's the one in the article though. I have seen that issue, but I didn't notice that particular article, and I don't have a copy here.

Gene Ching
Asst. Publisher
Kungfu Qigong Magazine & www.KUNGFUmagazine.com (http://www.KUNGFUmagazine.com)

straight blast
10-18-2001, 03:41 AM
Thanks!

"Through strength, learn gentleness. Through gentleness, strength will prevail"