Hello mantis friends,
I have not learned them yet. I am an 8 step practitioner and my sifu tells me that the essential forms" are referred to as "Jing Yao" in Ba Bu Tang Lang(ie: Jing translates to "essense"), but I have read that the "essential forms" in other families are "Zhai Yao".
Sifu then tells me that there are 6 Jing Yao(essential forms) and the I-Ching states that things must match so therefore there are also 6 Zhai Yao(6 +6=12).
Does this seem reasonable?
Thank you,
LTN