Baji

**tigerharimau** · 06-07-2005, 06:27 PM

Hi Guys
Can anyone explain the difference or thier experiences in the different styles of Baji.,,
wu style baji, qiang(hard style) baji, huo baji , or Adam hsu( Liu Yun Chiao lineage)?
Also explain, which ones are more internal, etc
Thanks

**Shaolin Master** · 06-10-2005, 06:05 PM

All Li Shuwen descendants seem a little stiffer in there methods, Huo seem a little to lapse and Wu are a little more balance in approach
:-)

Regards
Wu Chan Long

**SPJ** · 06-10-2005, 07:08 PM

Li style is soft, too. It is because they release Jing or Fa Jing at each end move. That is why there are stops and seems to be rigid. Each move still starts with softness or Chan. This is most apparent in Xiao Ba Ji. Kao Jing is very much stressed by Master Liu Yun Qiao.

Here is a link provided by Count.

Ba Ji 32 Shi

Wu style practices smoothly and slowly first (storing Jing or Xu Jing) and then fast suddenly (Fa Jing).

I practice both.

Li style is from the Cang Zhou area.

Wu style is from the Meng Cun area.

Wu Tan Di Zi will say more.

**MonkeySlap Too** · 06-10-2005, 10:04 PM

Isn't there a Zhang style as well?

**Shaolin Master** · 06-11-2005, 03:02 AM

SPJ who is your Wu Style teacher? which branch? old or new ?

Regards
Wu Chan Long

**RAF** · 06-11-2005, 04:21 AM

http://www.wutangcenter.com/wt/index.html

[No direct link]

Baji flavor of Liu Yun Qiaos's students, around 1978

Go to the video gallary

go to bottom of the page and click on:

Old Footage of WuTang Martial Arts

Opeinging, Liu's calligrpahy

.37 Da Fan She (Big Spinning Wheel) 8 Step Praying Mantis

.49 Six Harmony Mantis

1.05 Mizong II (Lost Track)

1.50 Kun Wu Two Man sword fight

2:27 Lan Jie

2.45 Lan Jie

3:10 Baji Lian Huan (Linking form)

3.50 Xiao Baji Jia

4.40 Da Baji Jia

5:55 Liu Da Kai (6 Big Opening) #1, #3, and #5

Done in the 1970s in Taipei Taiwan for a Television program.

Its a pretty good picture of the flavor of Wu Tan practitioners at that time.

You'll need a QuickTime player to play the video (mp 4). I don't manage the web so I don't think I can be of much help here.

**Golden Arms** · 08-13-2007, 01:54 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ir0MWNtMv4

Fudged up in my other post by not putting the link in. This is footage I havent seen on here before previously, with some well executed techniques.

**B-Rad** · 08-13-2007, 06:28 PM

I posted it before, but was mostly ignored

Bad timing I guess! Cool footage though

**Fei Li** · 08-14-2007, 06:45 AM

Does not look like Baji to me.
Which Baji Practitioner would possibly start an attack with a kick?

If at all it's wushu baji.

**B-Rad** · 08-14-2007, 02:02 PM

I've yet to meet a baji guy that trained only in baji. A lot of baji quan guys aslo study pigua, and even other chang quan styles. What's your experience with baji quan?