Liuhebafa quan (Chinese: 六合八法拳; pinyin: liùhébāfǎ quán; lit. 'Six-Harmonies Eight-Methods Boxing') is an internal Chinese martial art. It has been called "xinyi liuhebafa" (心意六合八法拳) and is also referred to as "water boxing" (水拳; shuǐquán) due to its principles.
Chen Tuan, the Taoist sage credited with inventing liuhebafa quan
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| Also known as | Shuiquan, xinyi liuhebafa |
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| Focus | Striking, weapons training, qigong |
| Country of origin | China |
| Creator | Chen Tuan |
| Famous practitioners | Wang AnNi Da Yuan Li Chan Chen Guangdi Chen Helu Yan Guoxing Zhou Shusheng 周树生 Wu Yihui |
| Parenthood | Wudang quan |
| Olympic sport | No |
The Song Dynasty Taoist sage Chen Tuan is often credited with its origin and development.[1] He was associated with the Taoist Monastery on Mount HuainShaanxi Province.[2]
The liuhebafa form zhu ji (築基; zhú jī) was taught in the late 1930s in Shanghai and NanjingbyWu Yihui (1887–1958).[3] It is said he had learned the art from three teachers: Yan Guoxing, Chen Guangdi (who learned the art from a monk, Da Yuan and a Taoist, Li Chan), and Chen Helu.[4]
Many of Wu Yihui's students had martial arts backgrounds and modified the form to merge it with their own knowledge. This is one of several explanations for its similarities with other martial arts such as xingyiquan, baguazhang, tai chi and yiquan.
The Six Harmonies (六合) and the Eight Methods (八法) are the guiding principles of liuhebafa that give it its name.
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The system of liuhebafa, called huayue xiyimen, as taught by Wu Yihui contains several forms, including bare hand and weapons forms as well as qigong methods.[5]