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