Two Lius in Gu'An, the most favorite diciple of Master Guo ZY

There are some diciple who always  




Brother Liu Yu Hai(left) and his brother L. Quan Zhouin a restaurant, Langfang

   Brother Liu Guang Hui(red socks!) -another prominent diciple under Master Guo ZY, is talking to GZY in the gim.

Weapon in the gim, Gu'An



hook spear(upper) and flower spear 





Mr. Liu yuhai(yellow T shirt) and brothers are preparing to warm up now in gim.



Mr. Liu YH(Left), Mr. Liu GH(Right) and Mr. Guo Hao(Center), Hubei Province 2013
a photo courtesy of Gu'An Zaixian



Baguajian(Bagua Fan Shou Jian,

Bagua Jian(Bagua Sword)



A look back at 2007, Master Guo's diciples, Zhejiang Province

Mr. He Jian Yi, a famouse martial artist in Wuyi County, Zhejiang Province

 



Master GuoZY is watching diciple He's practicing Baguadao, 2007





Always Master Guo and his diciples are delight to talk about Wushu practice, sometimes it looks like friend's dialogue, 2007



* Mr. He Jian Yi's Yang Taiji performance
http://www.56.com/u16/v_NjgyNjQxNTc.html

Baguadao story (1)

Baguadao (Originally called as 'Guoshi Yezhanbafanfdao'- Eight directions saber in the night battle) is the most unique and important weapon in the Liupai Guo style Baguazhang. Always Master Guo ZY sald that if you heard the sounds like 'clink' while you are practicing with your brothers, then it's not already 'Baguadao', so you need to be careful to do not touch opponents' blade with yours... later

The length of Bagudao is about 4.6 ft (4.2 Che - the grip is 1.2 ft and the blade is 3.4 ft) and the weights are different as follows diciples each other like 3.9 lb(3 Jin), 6.6 lb(5 jin) and 9.3 lb(7 jin) more, etc.
  


Grand Master Guo Mengshen's (GZY's father) old Baguadao

   

Comparing this Baguadao grip(right) with the contemporary wushu broad sword's grip(left)



see the differences between the two kinds of Dao



Master Guo Zhenya Baguadao, 1983




A diagram of Baguadao sequances & directions, Baguadao, 1983





Liu Pai Baguadao's variations...

1) Liu Baozhen(1st Gen. of Liu Pai) - Guo Mengshen - Guo Zhenya's Yezhanbafangdao



Master Guo Zhenya's Baguadao performance- photo by Li Qian, Changchungwang, 2011



 



Master Guo Zhenya's Baguadao in his 40s, 1986 (from Sina Wang's movie clips) -Click!

 

It's same one, but Master Guo ZY perforrmed on the small Table only, 1986 (from Sina Wang's movie clips)
- Click! 



Guo Hao, the eldest sun of Master Guo Zhenya, Baguadao performance on the table(Baxianzhuo), 2010

A look back at 2006

Master Guo Zhenya's GU'An diciples

Mr. Shi JJ is practicing Taiji Quan and also he has a specialty with Bagua Shuang Jian(Double Sword Play)

   

Mr. Zhou BG is practing Taiji Quan and he has a specialty with Bagua Gun(Pole)

 

Mr. Zhang ZC has a talk with Master Guo ZY and his main weapon skill is Bagua Shuang Dao (Double Broad Swords)

Two senior diciples of Master Gup Zhenya, Mr. Xiao and Mr. Ma Jian, Brother Ma(right) has a specialty wirh Bagua Shuang Gou(Double hookswords)

Brother Majian's only sun, he has been practicing Baguazhang and weapon from his childhood



Master Guo ZY teaching Bagua skill named
"Ahzi zhuan Tien" to a diciple Shi JJ, 2006



Mr. Shi JJ was the owner of a famous restrauant "Yongbinlou" in Gu'an and Master Guo ZY & his diciples had been practing wushu include thier Baguazhang in there, 2006

 

Form time to time, lots of local diciples visit to Master Guo ZY, Gu'An  for keep on learning Guo's  wushu skills- Bagua, Xingyi and Taiji, etc. Mr. Zhang was from Tangshan City whith his elder brother in Winter time, 2006

He is  practicing Baguadao and Baguazhang skills in " Yongbinlou" mainly 2006



Master Guo ZY is teaching Baguazhang - 'Longxing' to the diciples

 Dian Tui - 'Xiong Qian Gua Tui' sequance in Shun Shi Zhang

   

 

  

   

Master Guo Zhenya got the diciples in Chungdu city, Shichuan 2005 to 2008

Master Guo ZY with Chungdu diciples at a tea house, 2008

  

One of Grand Masters in Shichuan province, Master Wang Shutian was born in Xinchung(now Gaobidian city locates nearby Gu'An county), Hebei Province, 1918 and he and Master Guo ZY were martial brothers who have same lineages of Baguazhang, Xingyichuan in Hebei province. 

...(later)




Grandmaster Wang Shutian in Chungdu city, Shichuan Province 

 

A famous book, 'Wang's Complete Collection-Three Baguazhang skills'- written by Wang ST.

 

Grandmaster Wang ST(right), Guo ZY(center) and Wang's diciple(left), Mr. Weng Bang Sen* in Chungdu, 2005

"Bagua Master's coming, it's nice to meet you!" Chungdu News, 2005

In spring of 2008, Master Guo ZY visited Chungdu city again for getting some diciples as follows Shichuan brothers request.




A ceremoy- Master Guo(center) got his new diciple and the attendee of Bagua(left), Xingyi diciples(right), 2008

 



Master Guo ZY handed down the 'Baguadao Sparring' to the dicpiles(a)

 


Master Guo ZY handed down the 'Baguadao Sparring' to the dicpiles(b)



Master Guo ZY's Baguazhang diciples in Chungdu City, 2008



A famouse martial artist in Shichuan, Master Xiao Jia Je*, called as one of " Three country teacher", he is the eldest diciple of Grandmaster Wang ST currently there (seatting left of Master Guo ZY), 2008



Grandmaster Wang ST's Bagua & Xingyi senior diciples in Chungdu City and now thery're following Master Guo ZY, 2008





A good old memories, Chungdu brothers altogether at a tea house, 2008









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* Chungdu brothers' personal websites, blogs;

Mr. Xiao Jia Je's
http://www.xiaojiaze.cn/
Mr. Xu Chung Jun's
http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_6a00c3060100k9oe.html
Mr. Weng Bang Sen's:
http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_5002f22501007xgs.html 

(3) An introduction for the Guo family's Baguazhang system and weapons



Master Guo Zhenya is practicing Baguazhang in his old house, 2008, taken by Mr. Zhu Linyong, Beijing

 
 
1. Baguazhang (Original name as 'Yin-Yang-Jhuan-Huan Baguazhang')

1) Zhuang Fa(Piles, Stances)

- Ba Zhuang (8 Piles, 8 Fixed Stances)

(1) Jia Ma Zhuang (Press the both sides of hores back, Horse back riding)
(2) Tui Shan Zhuang (Push the mountain)
(3) Chan Zhuang (Twine or Reel)
(4) Ning Chuan Zhuang (Twist and Pierce)
(5) Xia Ye Zhuang (Down Armpit)
(6) Shuang Pai Zhuang (Double knockings)
(7) Fan Zhuang (Turn over)
(8) Ti Jin Zhuang (Lift up a heel)


Master Guo ZY's Ti Jin Zhuang, 1986

 - Ba Shi(8 Moving postures)

(1) Song Chen Shi
(2) Tui Shan Shi
(3) Bao Qiu Shi
(4) Cha Hu Shi
(5) Jin Zhong Shi
(6) Hou XIng Shi
(7) Tan Zhao Shi
(8) Yan Guan Shi


2) Zhang Fa(Palm Skills) 

- Lao Ba Zhang(Old Eight(8) Palm Skills)

(1) Dan Huan Zhang
(2) Shuang Huan Zhang
(3) Shun Shi Zhang
(4) Zhuan Shen Zhang
(5) Hui Shen Zhang
(6) Liao Yin Zhang
(7) Mo Shen Zhang
(8) Rou Shen Zhang

 

Ms. Lina, one of 6th Gen. of  Guoshi Baguazhang, Gu'An

  

She is now performing the 'Yedizanghua' of Danhuanzhang, photos courtesy of Gu'An Zaixian 



3) Shi Zhan Zhung Fa(Actual Fight Stances)

- Zhou Zhuang


A set of  wooden poles for 'walking on' skill 

- Chuan Zhuang




- Da Zhuang




4) Weapons

- Baguadao (Original name as 'Ye Zhan Ba Fang Dao' - Eight directions saber in the night fight

Master Guo ZY Baguadao in his forties



Brother Guohao's Baguadao peformence on the table, CCTV2, 1986



- Baguajian (Original name as 'Bagua Fan Shou Jian' - Bagua hold backward grip sword 

- Baguagun

- Shuangtouqiang (Two Headed Spear)