I study 8 step mantis and the original monkey footwork was replaced with Ba Gua stepping patterns and shifting. There's a small ammount of vestigial monkey footwork in some forms such as the monkey hop, but all in all..not as much monkey as one would see in 7 star or tai ji mantis arts.

I'm aware there is also a Fut Sao Wing Chun which supposedly has Ba Gua footwork(Fut Sao Wing Chun).

This is not to malign the footwork in other arts, not at all.

I'm curious to know if any of you who have studied Ba Gua in depth as well as another art in depth..to what extent do you think Ba Gua footwork can be integrated into your art? Thanks!

Happy New Year!
LTN