Chapter 4 Chapter 3 Bagua vs. Taiji
What is a "master"?
Yin Yingchuan, the gossip sect, is known as "cutting the moon in the water".
He is convinced that he is a master.
Having practiced martial arts for 40 years and came from a number of famous families today, Yin Yingchuan certainly knows very well how the first "master" in the martial arts world was born.
Those very few people, some are born with extraordinary talents, have extraordinary physique and nerves, and are born with a talent for fighting; or they have very special aptitude for learning martial arts. After learning from multiple masters, they have mastered them and formed a set of original martial arts that is far superior to those of their predecessors; some people also have rare adventures, such as soldiers who survived tragic and abnormal wars. Here, he summed up and created his own fighting method...
However, no matter which of the above, there is no martial art background or ancestral track record support in the martial arts. To become a "master" recognized by the world, there is only one way: to prove one's strength with actual achievements.
——or, to put it more simply, just one word: hit.
Yin Yingchuan's gossip school is no exception.In order to prevent the Han people from rebelling, the Mongols of the former dynasty strictly prohibited the folk martial arts and private possession of weapons. Those who violated the ban were either rebels or underworld privateers. There was almost no so-called "martial arts".The grand occasion of today's martial arts was formed only during the hundred or two hundred years since the founding of this dynasty.
The founder of Baguamen, Rong Zhan, is a person whose deeds and succession cannot be examined in detail; but several of his famous successors have gone through many challenges and competitions in the chaotic martial arts back then. A famous martial arts master in Jiang and Anhui areas. The title of "Baguamen" was not named until the third generation.
A nameless martial artist with nothing to rely on has become a recognized master with actual achievements; a master who created and taught a school has become a famous school.It is only natural that the power of an individual is transformed into the reputation of a group.
But at this time, the definition of "master" changed.
Since it is said that "famous teachers produce high-quality apprentices", beginners taught by high-level students must not be bad; but what about the next generation?What about in the future?There are still ways to pass on the skills and moves without omission; but it is not easy to pass on the precious practical experience and mentality of the ancestors.The first generation of disciples may still be able to obtain the true teachings, but when it comes to the next generation, this knowledge is no longer obtained from personal experience, and gradually inevitably degenerates into assumptions and imaginations...
Of course, the disciples of the past dynasties can also accumulate their own combat experience.But the problem is: the famous sect already has the reputation that outsiders dare not offend, and there are actually very few people who dare to challenge the disciples of the famous sect; other great sects will not easily go to war due to martial arts etiquette.
Therefore, being in a famous sect, the chances of competing with outsiders are far less than that of unknown warriors from small sects.It is true that the same sects in the sect often try to compete with each other, but how can it be compared with the life-and-death struggle with real swords and guns, or the all-out contest where the sect's reputation is gambled?
This is exactly Yin Yingchuan's distress for many years.
Huizhou Baguamen Headquarters is directly related to a famous person; the brother of the current head of the school; after 40 years of hard training, he has also taught many famous disciples... When outside martial arts see these qualifications, they will undoubtedly list Yin Yingchuan as a genuine first-class master.He himself enjoyed the honor very much.
But deep down in his heart, the Chief Swordsman of the Bagua Sect still couldn't be satisfied with it.
Yin Yingchuan is a person who is very honest with himself - every person who wants to practice martial arts well has to be honest with himself.
He is very clear: a real "master" does not have a clear standard line that can be crossed; it is not only an identity recognized by the world.But a kind of "heart":
At any time, under what circumstances, and what kind of enemy you face, you have the confidence to defeat the opponent.
Yin Yingchuan believed very much that he had such an ability.
—But "believing" is one thing. "Proven" is another matter.
After studying martial arts for forty years, Yin Yingchuan never had the chance to prove himself.Precisely because of the reputation of the Eight Diagrams Sect, he has only had three chances to fight people to the death over the years, and he has killed six people.And they are not evenly matched opponents.
It is conceivable that a person deeply believes that he has extraordinary strength, but has no chance to prove it. Especially when you are fifty-two years old and there is only one downhill ahead of your martial arts career.
Knowing that the Wudang faction violated the world's martial arts rules and principles, challenged and eliminated all the major sects, and defeated Du Yanfeng, a disciple of the Bagua sect in the imperial test, Yin Yingchuan was really angry; but at the same time, he had to admit that he was secretly grateful to Wudang group.
——Finally, I have the last chance!
This moment, here, this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity is at hand.
Fifty-two years old today.On the narrow road of Shaoci Lane in Xi'an Prefecture.Blocked in the middle of the road, this Wudang disciple with a figure like a ball.
Any time.under what circumstances.No matter what kind of enemy.
knock him down.
This is without a doubt the most important battle in Yin Yingchuan's life so far.Become the master you believe in.Or forty years of exercise in vain.
The huge gossip single-handed sword is two inches out of its sheath.The slanting sunlight shines brightly on the blade.
On the opposite side, Gui Danlei was still posing in that calm "Tai Chi" palm-opening pose, unmoved by the blade light at all.
Gui Danlei's pressure at this time is definitely not lighter than Yin Yingchuan's, or even heavier.
Guarding this Shaoci Lane and repelling many enemies for the sect leader is of course a priority; but for the Wudang sect, the safety of the sect leader is not the most important thing.
In the face of foreign enemies, there is no return to victory - this is the first important task of Wudang disciples.
Not long ago at Qiaozikou, Shang Shilang, a disciple of "Soldiers and Crows", had just been defeated by a Shaolin monk.It would be an unimaginable shame if Wudang lost the second battle here.Osmanthus Thunder will not let it happen.
——What's more, in the imperial competition in Beijing, Wudang disciple Chu Lantian has already defeated the Jinyi guards of the Baguamen; Lose back the honor that the junior brother won?
What Yin Yingchuan seeks is to prove his "master" strength; but what Wudang disciples seek is not only "master".
But "invincible".
——If you want the most lofty ideal, you must bear the pressure beyond the imagination of ordinary people.
Although Gui Danlei's stance looks calm on the outside, his blood is surging inside, his heart is immersed in great excitement and anxiety, and his round body is also swollen by two points because of the blood, and he feels a powerful force. The energy is about to explode from the body.
—represses it, and guides it.It explodes at the perfect time.
——External relaxation and internal expansion. "Tai Chi" is the most ideal combat state.
Gui Danlei inhaled deeply, his dantian became full.The face like a lion exudes awe-inspiring demeanor.
Yin Yingchuan's five fingers were clenched tightly on the handle of the single knife, and the knuckles were slightly white.His physical and mental state of excitement at the moment is also similar to that of Gui Danlei.
Staring at his opponent who was ten years younger than him, Yin Yingchuan secretly thanked Tiangong.
"Without my order, none of you can do anything." He said to the disciples of the Bagua sect standing in the alley behind, as well as the heroes of the various factions of the Western Army.
At this time, the windows on the second floor of the academy on both sides of Shaoci Lane opened.Many students and teachers, old and young, were all looking down in front of the window, and some of them were holding books in their hands.They were all attracted by the commotion of the crowd and opened the windows to watch. They were surprised to see this scene of one man guarding the alleyway against a hundred people, and there were many swords, guns and weapons. speak up.
Suddenly there were more than a hundred pairs of eyes watching the battle, and the two masters confronting each other did not waver at all.They have given their full attention to each other.
The Bagua Sect disciple who was originally standing behind Yin Yingchuan suddenly felt the sharpness from his uncle's body, and stepped back a few steps at the same time.
——They also know very well: "cutting the moon in the water", drawing a sword and attacking is no small matter.
Gui Danlei could also feel Yin Yingchuan's murderous aura.
His open palms moved up slightly to respond.The pair of big fleshy palms that have received countless weapons of various colors are covered with scars, but the latest scar is already five years ago - since Gui Danlei's "Tai Chi" was completed in the past five years, there has been no weapon wound Get the palm of this hand.
But Yin Yingchuan is equally convinced: there is nothing in the world that cannot be cut by his sword!
His black and white eyebrows frowned, hissed between his teeth, and his body immediately moved.
Yin Yingchuan rushed forward with both feet almost touching the ground, never showing the soles of his feet with every step, approaching the enemy with the smallest movements.At the same time, the knife hadn't been fully unsheathed, but was dragging backwards behind him.The footsteps broke out a moment earlier than the knife move.
——Footwork is the essence of Baguamen martial arts.
Gui Danlei focused on Yin Yingchuan's chest with his copper bell-like eyes, measuring the distance between them.
The terrain of Shaoci Lane is narrow, which is not conducive to horizontal attacks from left and right.Gui Danlei estimated that Yin Yingchuan's giant eight-diagram knife, which is more than five feet long, can only be used for three types of center-line offensives: forward stabs, vertical chops, or vertical strikes from directly below.Gui Danlei immediately prepared a way to deal with these three saber moves.
--bring it on!Show me what the Baguamen sword technique is like!
Yin Yingchuan took two steps forward, and then followed the steps with his right hand to pull the handle of the knife behind him, and the wide and long frost blade came out of its sheath like a white rainbow.Yin Yingchuan borrowed the strength of his body and raised the huge knife to his right shoulder with one hand, already in the posture of drawing a bow and chopping.
- It's a straight cut.
Gui Danlei's palms were ready to parry upwards.
Yin Yingchuan's gait changed halfway, and when he stretched out his right foot in the third step, his toes were clasped inward.The original momentum of running straight forward turned into a turn in an instant.
The blade on the right shoulder hangs down flat at the same time, changing from straight to horizontal.
Gui Danlei's eyes tightened.
--No!It's a horizontal cut!
Yin Yingchuan didn't extend his arms to release the saber, but held the saber in his arms with his arms down, with the back of the saber horizontally attached to his right shoulder; at the same time, his footwork drove his body to rotate, the hair on his shoulders pushed the back of the saber vigorously, and the giant saber was cut out horizontally against his body!
The angle of this saber move was beyond Gui Danlei's expectations, so he didn't dare to take the saber rashly, and immediately took a big step back with his right foot, avoiding the front first.
Yin Yingchuan used this horizontal slash in the narrow alley, although the saber move was very close to the body, but the Eight Diagrams knife was too huge, the first few inches of the tip of the knife still scratched into the earth wall on the right side of the alley.Yin Yingchuan's saber was slashed out from his feet, waist, and shoulders. The saber is powerful, and the giant saber itself is extremely thick. The tip of the saber pierced through the bricks and dirt of the wall, like hot steel meeting ice and snow, passing through nothing. The blade slashed out with a fierce arc trace on the wall, and its strength was not hindered by half!
This move is a variation of the fourth style of "Ye Zhan Lao Ba Dao" of the Bagua Sect, "Xunfeng Mowing the Grass and Turning the Sword". It uses the shoulder instead of the arm to strike the sword. Gui Danlei flew past him!
Gui Danlei stretched out his left hand to protect his eyes, to prevent the sand and stones flying along the knife from being shot into his eyes.This is hindering his opportunity to counterattack in the wedge after Yin Yingchuan's blade has passed by.
Can't see.But he felt the second knife came again.
Yin Yingchuan turned his body more than half a circle, and the moment he turned his back to Gui Danlei, he immediately stepped out his left foot obliquely behind him, which was another weird "eight trigrams step" without showing the sole of his foot.As soon as he stepped on the ground, the center of gravity of the body leaned forward and shifted to the left leg. The upper body followed the step and the remaining power of the previous rotation, and then turned around again. The back of the knife was still attached to the right shoulder. The same move "Xunfeng Mowing Grass" , at an almost exact angle, cut through the dirt wall again and attacked horizontally!
Yin Yingchuan's close-to-body rotating saber move is as if the body and the saber are combined, turning into a spinning top with a sharp blade, constantly turning to press Gui Danlei, there is no room for people to rush in to stop it.
——If there is no gap, it means "sure victory".
Behind him, Ding Junqi and other disciples of the Eight Diagrams sect were delighted to see them.The imperial competition a few months ago had greatly damaged the reputation of the Bagua Sect. This time in the Guanzhong battle, Uncle Yin personally went out to win a battle against Wudang.
Gui Danlei retreated again.How could Yin Yingchuan give him a chance to catch his breath, followed by stepping up with his right foot, and did the same thing, and for the third time "Xunfeng Mowing the Grass", he swung his body and slashed from right to left.Taking advantage of the rotational force of the first two sabers, the third saber speeded up a little bit, and the place where the blade passed was one inch closer to Gui Danlei!
Yin Yingchuan, who is not tall and has a thin monkey face, is playing with this giant single sword that is almost as tall as him. From a distance, it looks a bit like a child holding an adult's weapon, which is a bit funny.But seeing such a swift and violent sword technique, who else can laugh?
——What's more, Yin Yingchuan's thin face is just a deception: if he is not wearing clothes at the moment, and the solid muscles that bulge all over his body when he wields a giant knife, all the outsiders who are watching will be stunned.
Gui Danlei has retreated three times in a row, and he has not yet had a chance to counterattack with half a move. It does not match the aura of a man guarding the narrow alley just now.Appearing in such a majestic manner, but falling into an embarrassing situation as soon as they fight, most warriors must be upset and anxious.
But Gui Danlei did not.
——This is the condition for becoming a real "master": once the life-and-death contest begins, one must concentrate on winning, without the slightest time to think about face, honor or disgrace.
——As long as I can defeat a strong enemy, I can crawl on the ground like a worm!
Gui Danlei still dodges every knife calmly, using his eyes, ears and skin to figure out the direction and speed of each knife, silently calculating in his heart.
——The opportunity to break a move is often in the rhythm and habits of the opponent.The more you watch your opponent's moves, the more accurately you can grasp the weaknesses that can be exploited.Patience is the key.
In the same way, how could Yin Yingchuan, who has been immersed in martial arts for forty years, not know?Although he has the upper hand temporarily, he never underestimates the enemy.
——You can’t keep showing your bottom.Quick fix.
After the third strike "Xunfeng Mowing the Grass", Yin Yingchuan stepped out with his left foot as before.
But this time is different.That left foot didn't protrude towards Gui Danlei's direction, but stepped horizontally, and the toe was buckled inward, stopping the original turning in an instant!
At the same time, he changed the posture of holding the knife, this time resting the back of the knife on the crook of his left elbow.
The left foot stopped abruptly and turned around, which naturally produced a force in the opposite direction; Yin Yingchuan took advantage of the force in the opposite direction and took a right step, his body turned from left to right in an instant, and his left arm exerted force on the back of the knife, "Old Ye Zhan The sixth move of "Eight Knives" is "Li Huo Burning Heaven Turning Hob Knife", slashing back in the opposite direction to the previous three moves!
Under this sudden change, Gui Danlei hastily retreated.
The blade scraped across the wall on the left, angled slightly upwards, and hit Gui Danlei directly in front of him. This time he was forced to let go of his posture, raised his head to dodge, and a few strands of curly hair were chopped off by the wide and long blade!
Yin Yingchuan's black and white eyebrows were furrowed tightly, a straight line like a sharp needle was formed between his brows, and his eyes seemed to burst out like sparks.
——It's still a little short!
At the same time, Gui Danlei's heart trembled.Originally, he was still figuring out the rhythm and speed of Yin Yingchuan's serial spinning, but it turned out that the other party could rotate in the opposite direction so suddenly, which added a lot of variables - if Yin Yingchuan was a spinning top with a sharp blade, now this spinning top can be reversed at any time. It is more than twice as difficult to reach in and grab it!
——Gui Danlei always thought that among the "eight major factions" that the Wudang faction had to deal with, only the other "five mountains" such as Shaolin and Huashan were more difficult, but he didn't expect that there were such difficult figures hidden in the Bagua sect!
The students in front of the upstairs window naturally couldn't see the way of this competition, and even the shadow of Yin Yingchuan's knife couldn't be caught by untrained eyes.But when they saw this young warrior holding an exaggerated big sword, it seemed to become a murderous whirlwind in the alley, with sand and stones flying on the walls on both sides, such a spectacle, they couldn't help but screamed in unison.
The group of heroes standing at the back of the alley couldn't see the competition clearly, and wanted to squeeze forward to watch it, but Shaoci Alley was too narrow, nearly a hundred people crowded into a group, which was very chaotic.The disciples of the Eight Diagrams Sect who stood at the front nervously watched the master's uncle show off his unique skills, and then were pushed by a large number of people behind him. He was very emotional, and all of them held their weapons tightly.
Seeing that Gui Danlei was at a loss, Yin Yingchuan naturally wouldn't change his tactics, and continued to press forward and slash sideways as before.Gui Danlei wanted to guard against Yin Yingchuan's saber moves from either left or right, retreating was the only way to survive.
But Gui Danlei was sure it was only temporary.His head was restless, brooding over his opponent's weaknesses.
——In the world, there is no martial art that the Wudang faction cannot defeat!
Yin Yingchuan was in an invincible position, he alternately used "Xunfeng Mowing the Grass" on the right side and "Li Huo Burning the Sky" on the left side, forcing Gui Danlei back another eight steps.
Yin Yingchuan felt anxious for a while.
--Oh shit!I haven't made a move for so long, are you the kind of opponent I have been waiting for for a long time? ...
The blade reflected the sunlight, reflecting the sweat on Yin Yingchuan's black and white eyebrows.He turned around and fired the saber repeatedly, and he used heavy soldiers weighing more than ten catties. The physical exertion was unimaginable for ordinary people; and he was over fifty, and his strength was at a disadvantage.But at this moment, Yin Yingchuan is facing the Wudang disciples who are feared by the martial arts people. He has always had the upper hand since he made a move, and he is very excited.
——The battle with all his strength and soul made him feel young.
What's more, this tactic doesn't have to last for long.Yin Yingchuan saw that there were less than 20 steps left in the alley behind Gui Danlei while he was drawing the knife.As long as Gui Danlei is forced out of the alley, as soon as you reach a more open street, the disciples of the Eight Trigrams Sect and the heroes from behind will rush out. Even if you don't besiege Gui Danlei, you can also rush to the "Yinghua Pavilion" to help out .At that time, Gui Danlei's mission failed, and his mind must be confused. In addition, the big sword can be used in a wide range, and Yin Yingchuan's chances of winning are even higher.
Gui Danlei naturally had no time to look behind him, but he had observed the length of Shaoci Lane long ago, and knew that there was not much room left to retreat.
——If you let them fight out of the alley, you will lose!
Gui Danlei actually had a counterattack strategy in mind, but this method was quite risky, he still wanted to observe the opponent's saber move for a while before deciding whether to use it.
There are still ten steps.
——There is no more time to watch.
Gui Danlei took a deep breath, seeing the timing when Yin Yingchuan was about to perform "Xunfeng Mowing the Grass", this time his body did not retreat.
In an instant, Yin Yingchuan noticed something different.But there is no room for changing moves at this moment of insecurity, the only option is to slash out the sword with all its strength, and use the overwhelming force of the sword to defeat any opponent's moves!
Osmanthus Dan does not retreat.But also did not enter.
Instead, as if the soles of the feet stepped on water or ice and snow, suddenly slipped and fell, and the left foot sank on its back from the ground!
——Gui Danlei sank, and his momentum was extremely fast, just because he used "borrowing" in his heart, imagining that there was a soft grassland under his feet, and using imagination to suppress people's instinctive fear, so he was really at ease Go all out to "fall".
In Yin Yingchuan's eyes, the huge Gui Danlei seemed to disappear from the blade in an instant.
Just before Gui Danlei's ass was about to fall to the ground, his right leg, standing on one foot, stopped the fall with a very deep horse stance; , The sole of the foot is like a grass cutter, stepping on Yin Yingchuan's right leg facing the tibia!
Gui Danlei's feigned fall and stepping on his feet seems funny and weird, but it has been carefully calculated, and it is the best solution to Yin Yingchuan's spinning sword: Yin Yingchuan's spinning knife is only concentrated in the middle and top lanes, while Gui Danlei's swinging knife The low kick not only dodges the knife cut, but also counterattacks the most difficult part of the opponent to return to defense.
What's more important is: all martial arts in the Bagua Sect start with footwork; breaking the steps first is pulling out the roots!
Gui Danlei's foot used "Tai Chi" to shift the center of gravity ingeniously, adding the weight of his entire heavy body. If he stepped on the middle part of Yin Yingchuan's upper and lower five-inch tibia, the bones would definitely break!
Yin Yingchuan was blocked by his sweeping saber, he couldn't see Gui Danlei's counterattack with his eyes, but he detected with the instinct of a warrior that the threat was coming from below.
But his "Xunfeng Grass Mowing Rotary Knife" has already spun out with all its strength, and it is impossible to retract the knife in time to retreat - this is the most disadvantage of using heavy weapons.
To avoid the danger of breaking his leg, Yin Yingchuan seems to have to do one thing he has never done in his life: abandon the knife.
But Yin Yingchuan has practiced this giant knife for nearly twenty years, how could he not have thought about encountering such a crisis?
——It is necessary for a "master" to prepare contingency methods for any situation.
He didn't take the knife.There is no backing off.He didn't even let go of the handle.
On the contrary, he cut the knife move even more.
The blade had already passed over Gui Danlei's head.Yin Yingchuan didn't stop, and continued to swing the giant knife to the left.
Osmanthus Danlei's footsteps have arrived——
Yin Yingchuan lifted his feet off the ground.The first time the soles of the feet were exposed.Gui Danlei's stepping foot just crossed from below.
--So fast?
This question flashed in Gui Danlei's mind.
Yin Yingchuan didn't just rely on his legs to jump up - he didn't have time to dodge the step on his feet.He took advantage of the centrifugal force of the heavy gossip sword, and with the help of heavy swords and heavy moves, he "throwed" his body forward!
Yin Yingchuan's contingency technique is of course not simply dodging.Taking advantage of this fierce throwing momentum, he kicked hard with the toe of his right foot, aiming at Gui Danlei's eyes!
——Bagua martial arts originally strictly stipulated that one’s feet should not leave the ground, and such high-flying kicks are absolutely unnecessary; Yin Yingchuan boldly went against the principles of his own boxing in order to make up for the weakness of his sword skills and weapons, creating this kind of momentum driven by the sword. The unique trick of leg strike.
Although Gui Danlei was surprised by this change of stance, he is a master of fists and feet after all. He detected the attack of the leg in time, turned his head sideways, and at the same time made a half circle with his right hand, trying to grab the leg and ankle with five fingers!
——As long as it sticks to the enemy's limbs, "Tai Chi" will have a great advantage!
Seeing Yin Yingchuan kicking in mid-air, there is no other way to use his strength, this leg can go out but not retracted, he must be caught by Gui Danlei——
At the same time, there was a boom on the left wall.
It turned out that Yin Yingchuan's Eight Diagrams knife swung out sharply, this time it cut deeply into the earth wall on the left.He was still holding the handle of the knife with his right hand, so he used it as a support, retracted his right foot that was about to be caught, and immediately stepped on Gui Danlei's chest with his left foot!
Yin Yingchuan came up with strange tricks one after another, and Gui Danlei didn't expect this volleying series of legs again, this time it was really too late to dodge, so he could only turn his body slightly, avoiding the vital part of the sternum, and ate the leg with his right pectoral muscle.His body was like a ball, and he rolled around to the back of the alley to eliminate the strength of his legs.
Behind me, I can see the sunny alley streets.Less than five steps.
Yin Yingchuan's eyes flashed with the light of imminent victory.
Defeat the Wudang faction.This will be the high point of his life.
He saw that Gui Danlei's body was solid, and it was impossible to seriously injure him with just one leg.
——This is just for the preparation of the final killer move.
Yin Yingchuan took advantage of the kicking force of Gui Danlei's body, and his body flew to the right wall. At the same time, he took advantage of the opportunity to pull out the giant knife that had been cut into the opposite earth wall.
Before his body fell down, he was stepping on the right wall with both feet, walking on the wall with "eight trigrams steps", chasing the falling Gui Danlei from a high place!
Gui Danlei rolled in a circle before taking up his horse and standing still. When he looked up, he saw the sharp edge shining again!
Yin Yingchuan performed the Eight Diagrams Gate's step-and-waist strength technique on the wall, raised the giant Eight Diagrams knife above his head and drew a bow; then jumped out with both feet on the wall, held the knife in his right hand and slashed down vertically, and pushed the back of the knife with his left palm to add strength. The weight and strength of the entire body that fell from the sky were all concentrated on the giant knife, and the body and the knife were completely integrated.
This move is truly "Slashing the Moon in the Water".
The moment Yin Yingchuan released his full killing power, Yin Yingchuan's heart was as clear as the moon.
——Retire or die, you choose.
The true origin of Bagua martial arts is unknown, but since it is named "Bagua", it should have originated from schools like Wudang, Huashan, Qingcheng and other sects of Taoism, but later it was widely spread among laymen, and it became the famous "Jiujiao" all over the world. One of the "Great Schools", Baguamen.
The Eight Diagrams School enshrines Rong Zhan, a person in the early years of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, and the patriarch who established the sect. There is not much to test about his deeds. We only know that he taught a group of outstanding martial arts disciples during his lifetime. The area gradually became famous, and the third generation began to use Huizhou as the base and established the name of "Baguamen".According to what Rong Zhanhe taught at the beginning, there was actually only one boxing method "Bagua Boxing" and one saber method "Bagua Dao".
The biggest feature of Baguamen martial arts lies in the footwork. It uses flexible walking and walking to seize the side or rear of the enemy and attack from the most favorable angle. Pressing forward, without stopping.
"Bagua step" originally used the name of Zhouyi's eight eighty sixty-four hexagrams to name various footwork directions, but in fact it is just a code name with no special meaning, and has nothing to do with the changing principle of Yi hexagrams.Later, in order to facilitate teaching and memorization (because most warriors are only proficient in writing and ink), Baguamen simply abandoned the name of hexagrams and replaced them with simple numbers. So far, they have completely separated from the distant Taoism.
Although "Bagua Quan" is called boxing, it is actually mostly used to open the palm, or push the seal to chop, or dodge and grab.Baguamen is also very good at using knives. The most primitive and simple set of "Bagua Knife" is called "Old Bagua Knife" today. Number, the characteristic is also to use the footsteps to urge the saber move, and to use the turning and cutting method to take advantage of the trend, and the offense and defense are integrated.
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