Dark Stream School
Pa Kua Chiang Chuan
- Pa Kua Continuous Form
Each
road is called a gian. There are 8 roads, naturally.
Don't
look for any fist attacks, there are none.
Each road
is performed once on the left and on the right. Walk the circle between sides
taking 3 to 5 steps.
Purple
Swallow Throws Wing = Back Body Palm
Colorful
Rooster Shakes Wing, Remove the Flower, Link the Wood = Follow Through Palm
Savage
Tiger Coming Out of the Pass = Beginning of Double Change Palm
Lift
the Helmet from the Back of the Head, Hold the Moon to the Bosom = Cover Body
Palm
Inside
– part of the body closest to the center of the circle.
Outside
– part of the body away from the center of the circle.
Opening
Lean
on the Horse, Ask the Road Directions.
Flower
Hides Under the Leaf
Duck
Flock Flies Out
Road
1
Purple
Swallow Throws The Wing
Close
The Door, Push The Moon
Flower
Hiding Under The Leaf
Duck
Flock Flies Out
Road
2
Purple
Swallow Throws The Wing
Close
The Door, Push The Moon
Colorful
Rooster Shakes Its Wing
Remove
The Flower, Link The Wood
Lift
The Helmet From The Back Of The Head
Hold
The Moon The The Bosom
Flower
Hiding Under The Leaf
Duck
Flock Flies Out
Road
3
Purple
Swallow Throws The Wing
Close
The Door, Push The Moon
Falcon
Shooting Into The Sky
White
Snake Wraps Around The Body
Hold
The Moon Against The Bosom
Fairy
Lady Offers The Book
Tai
Shan Sitting On Your Top
Black
Bear Turns Around
Wong
Yin (Yellow Bird) Plays With The Wing (Left)
Wong
Yin (Yellow Bird) Plays With The Wing (Right)
Ape
Monkey Picks The Fruit
Ape
Monkey Sitting At The Back Of The Cave
Unicorn
Spits Out The Book
Flying
Swallow Skips The Water
Hold
The Moon Against The Bosom
Flower
Hiding Under The Leaf
Duck
Flock Flies Out
Road
4
Purple
Swallow Throws The Wing
Close
The Door, Push The Moon
Colorful
Rooster Shakes Its Wing
Remove
The Flower, Link The Wood
Take
The Helmet From The Back Of The Head
Sil Chuen
(A Dangerous Road) Covered In Fog
Colorful
Rooster Shakes Its Wing
Remove
The Flower, Link The Wood
Take
The Helmet From The Back Of The Head
Black
Dragon Wraps Around The Waist
Running
Horse Alive And Grabbing
Walking
And Straightening Out The Garments
Push
The Mountain And Dive Into The Sea
Bat
Landing On The Ground
Flying
Swallow Skipping The Water
Hold
The Moon Against The Bosom
Flower
Hiding Under The Leaf
Road
5
Ape
Monkey Steals The Fruit
Ape
Monkey Offers The Fruit
Big
Eagle Spreads Its Wings
Crossing
Block
Walk
And Pull The Garments
Wipe
Out Completely Ten Thousand Armies Right
Wipe
Out Completely Ten Thousand Armies Left
Falcon
Turns Around
Colorful
Rooster Fighting
Hold
The Moon Against The Bosom
Flower
Hiding Under The Leaf
At The
End Of The First Repetition, Perform Ape Monkey Steals The Fruit.
At The
End Of The Second Repetition, Perform Duck Flock Flies Out.
Road
6
Purple
Swallow Throws The Wing
Unicorn
Watches The Moon
Sky
King Lifts The Tower
White
Snake Spits Out Tongue
Savage
Tiger Comes Out Of The Pass
Colorful
Rooster Shakes Its Wing
Remove
The Flower, Link The Wood
Take
The Helmet From The Back Of The Head
Hold
The Moon Against The Bosom
Flower
Hiding Under The Leaf
Duck
Flock Flies Out
Road
7
Lion
Hold The Ball
Lion
Roll The Ball
Lion
Pounce On The Ball
Lion
Opens Its Jaws
Lion
Lifts The Ball
At the
end of the first iteration, repeat Lion Hold the Ball. At the end of the second
iteration, execute Sky Horse Walks In The Air.
Road
8
Sky
Horse Walking In The Air
Draw
The Bow While Riding The Horse
Golden
Snake Wraps Around The
Horse
Breaks Through The Stable
Golden
Snake Wraps Around The
Horse
Breaks Through The Stable
Liew
Ocean Plays With The Locust Bug
Big
Snake Turns Over
Black
Bear Thrusts Under
Savage
Tiger Coming Out Of The Pass
Colorful
Rooster Shakes Its Wing
Remove
The Flower Link The Wood
Take
The Helmet From The Back Of The Head
Flower
Hiding Under The Leaf Or Close
Note
that to repeat, Flower Hiding Under The Leaf transitions to Sky Horse Walking
In The Air.
Pa Kua Chiang Chuan Form Explanation
Begin in standing position, feet together, hands at sides.
Lean
On The Horse, Ask The Road Directions.
Step out with outside foot to a flat-footed empty stance, lifting outside hand to shoulder height palm up, placing the inside hand palm up in the outside anticubital fossa (elbow fold).
Flower
Hides Under the Leaf
Hooking step forward with the rear foot, shifting the hands so that the top hand is palm down, thumb in , centered in the chest at shoulder height and the lower palm is directly beneath it, palm up and centered at the navel. Head and shoulders face away from the circle on a perpendicular tangent.
Duck
Flock Flies Out
Pivot
back in to the center of the circle to a flat footed empty stance, weight on
the outside rear foot. The top hand
lifts up and chops down to shoulder height in Pa Kua Palm. The bottom hand pushes to the inside side so that the index finger is beneath the
elbow. Waist and shoulders are 45 degrees tangent to the circle, eyes gaze into
the center of the circle.
The
chop has the “rising, falling, drilling, and overturning” method of Hsing Yi
Metal..
Purple
Swallow Throws the Wing
Walk
the circle. Pronating the upper hand
extremely and circling it with the pinky
leading the as in cloud sword. Circle
towards the body in the horizontal plane. After an odd number of steps hooking
step with the rear foot to face the center of the circle. The upper hand chops toward the center of the
body with the blade edge as the lower hand is thrust, palm up, under the upper
hand’s armpit.
Close
the Door, Push the Moon
Reversing
direction, step into an outside
equatorial stance on the circle, pushing the upper palm out at chest height. Palm
is forward, fingers horizontal, thumb down, forearm and elbow are
perpendicular. The lower palm strikes forward in the center of the body at
groin height, palm out and fingers down.
Flower
Hides Under the Leaf
Hooking
step with the rear foot and pivot to face away from the center of the
circle. Top hand is drawn in to center
of chest, palm down and thumb facing chest.
Lower hand is thrust in palm up to center of body at tan tien height.
Duck
Flock Flies Out
Inside
hand now chops and outside hand pushes in under the elbow as you shift to a
flat footed empty stance, weight on outside foot.
Repeat
after reversing directions, walking the circle in the opposite direction.
Upon
completion of the form, you should be facing in the original direction. So if you started walking in the clockwise
rotation, you should be walking that rotation again.
Begin
in flat-footed empty stance, inside hand chopping to the center of the circle.
Purple Swallow Throws the Wing
Close
the Door, Push the Moon
Savage
Tiger Coming Out of the Pass
From the equatorial stance, outside foot forward, push the
outside hand down the center to groin height and finger thrust with the inside
hand to shoulder height as in Double Change Palm. Turn the outside toes out as
you step with inside leg forward to an equatorial stance.
Colorful
Rooster Shakes its Wing
Turn
the front toes in and face away from the circle, dropping to a tiger stance.
Push down with the rear hand to waist height and palm strike parallel to the
extended leg with the front hand, thumb down.
Remove
the Flower, Link the Wood
Turning
the left palm up and lifting above head height, turn the left toes onto the
circle and shift to the left equatorial stance.
Lift
the Helmet From the Back of the Head
Hooking-step
with the right foot to standing position, thrusting the right hand under the
left armpit. Dropping the left hand palm up to the right shoulder, circle the
right hand as in Cover Body Palm in a horizontal clockwise arc through its full
range of motion.
Hold
the Moon to the Bosom
When
the right hand has completely orbited the head, step out to a left equatorial
stance and strike with the left radius as you pull the right hand to the right
hip, facing the center of the circle
Flower
Hiding Under the Leaf
Hooking
step with the rear foot and pivot to face away from the center of the circle.
Duck
Flock Flies Out
Right
hand now chops and left hand pushes in a left flat footed empty stance.
Repeat
on opposite side, walking the circle in a clockwise direction.
Begin
in a flat-footed empty stance, inside foot forward, weitht on the outside foot. The inside hand is chopping to the center of
the circle.
Purple
Swallow Throws the Wing
Close
the Door, Push the Moon
Falcon
Shooting into the Sky
Hooking
step right and pivot to a horse stance, back to the center of the circle.
Thrust the right hand straight up, pronating the wrist extremely, while pushing
the left palm down to the tan tien.
White
Snake Wraps Around The Body
Twist
to the left high lotus stance, bringing the left hand, palm out to the small of
the back and circling the right hand to the left shoulder.
Hold
the Moon Against the Bosom
Step
back left to the left equatorial stance, striking with the left radius, as the
right hand pulls to the right hip palm down.
Fairy
Lady Offers the Book
Turn
the left toes out and step out to a right equatorial stance while sweeping the
right hand palm up to shoulder height and bringing the left hand back to guard
the left shoulder, thumb down and palm out.
Tai
Shan Sitting On Your Top
Twist
back to the left high lotus stance while circling the right hand over your
head, leaving the left hand at the shoulder.
Black
Bear Turns Around
Step
the right foot forward and pivot to a horse stance facing the center of the circle
while striking down with both palms to the flanks of the body.
Wong
Yin (yellow bird) Plays with the Wing (Left)
Sweep
the hands in opposing circles as in Return Body Palm, pivot to a left
equatorial and strike with the right palm as it passes under the left arm
Wong
Yin (yellow bird) Plays with the Wing (Right)
Turn
the left toes out, step to a right equatorial and strike with the left palm as
it passes under the right arm
Ape
Monkey Picks the Fruit
Form
sword fingers with the outside hand and reverse direction by pivoting 180 degrees, turning the inside toes in and shifting to an
empty stance with the weight on the outside foot.
Step
out with inside foot and finger thrust, palm up, to an equatorial stance
Ape
Monkey Sitting at the Back of the Cave
Shift
back to a right empty stance, bringing the sword fingers to the left shoulder.
Supinate the left hand extremely.
Unicorn
Spits Out the Book
Out-step
left then step right to a right rooster stance, pulling the left hand to the
waist palm down and lifting with the right hand, palm up.
Flying
Swallow Skips the Water
Step
back down to right tiger stance and finger strike with both hands, palm up.
It’s like carrying a water glass in your palm and rotating your elbow without
spilling the water.
Hold
the Moon Against the Bosom
Pivot
to a left equatorial stance and strike with the left radius as the right hand
pulls to the right hip, palm down.
Flower
Hiding Under the Leaf
Hooking
step with the rear foot and pivot to face away from the center of the circle.
Duck
Flock Flies Out
Right
hand now chops and left hand pushes in a left flat footed empty stance.
Repeat
on opposite side, walking the circle in a clockwise direction.
Begin
in a flat-footed empty stance, weight on
the outside foot. Inside hand is opping to the center of the circle.
Purple
Swallow Throws the Wing
Close
the Door, Push the Moon
Colorful
Rooster Shakes its Wing
Turn
the front toes in and drop to a tiger, facing
the center of the circle, reversing directions. With the new
orientation, the rear hand is palm down
at hip, front hand striking with the palm along the line of the extended leg
with fingertips facing down.
Remove
the Flower, Link the Wood
Lift
with the right palm above the head to a right equatorial stance.
Take
the Helmet From the Back of the Head
Hooking
step with left foot, thrust the left hand under the right and circle it
counterclockwise in the horizontal plane to the left through its full range of
motion as in Cover Body Palm. Sweep the left hand behind the back, left palm
facing out at the base of the spine.
Sil
Chuen (a dangerous road) covered in fog
Step
back to an equatorial stance and pull down.
Turn palms down in the center of the body at the tan tien.
Colorful
Rooster Shakes its Wing
Turn
the front toes in, drop to a tiger stance, reverse direction
Remove
the Flower, Link the Wood
Lift
to a right equatorial stance.
Take
the Helmet From the Back of the Head
Hooking
step with left foot and Cover Body Palm with the right palm facing out at the
base of the spine and the left hand sweeping through its full range of motion.
Black
Dragon Wraps Around the Waist
Turn
to the left empty while bringing the right hand behind the back and the left
hand extended in temple block position.
Running
Horse Alive and Grabbing
Step
out right and finger thrust up to shoulder height with right hand, pushing down
with left to a right equatorial stance. Both hands in the center line of the
body.
Walking
and Straightening Out the Garments
Drop
to a right tiger stance with the right hand at the waist, palm down and left
hand extended above the extended leg at shoulder height palm facing forward and
fingers down.
Push
the Mountain and Dive into the Sea
Turn
the left toes out as you shift up from the tiger. Circle the left hand and lift
above the head as you step forward and strike with the right palm to a right
equatorial stance.
Bat
Landing on the Ground
Shift
back to a right empty stance and set up by placing the left hand in the right
elbow joint, palm up. Step behind with the right foot and drop to a left seated
lotus stance and finger strike from the inside out.
Flying
Swallow Skipping the Water
Shift
to right tiger stance, both arms fully extended and wrists pronated to their
fullest.
Hold
the Moon Against the Bosom
Sweep
the right hand overhead to the left shoulder and strike with the left radius to
a left equatorial stance while pulling the right palm to the right hip, palm
down.
Flower
Hiding Under the Leaf
First
iteration only, hooking step with the rear foot and pivot to face away from the
center of the circle. Perform Duck Flock
Flies Out, chopping with the inside hand to the center of the circle.
Repeat
the form going the opposite direction.
On the
second iteration, perform Ape Monkey Steals the Fruit to begin Road 5.
Ape
monkey steals the fruit
Twist
back towards the center of the circle into a flat footed empty stance on the
circle and thrust both palms up with arms fully extended.
Ape
monkey offers the fruit
Pull
both hands back to the center of the chest, palms cupping the stolen fruit.
Big
eagle spreads its wings
Thrust
both palms up to full extension again as in Cloud Carrying Palm. Walk the
circle an even number of steps. Hooking step with outside foot for an inside
change.
Crossing
block
Block
with outside arm fully extended at shoulder height and tangent to the circle
while stepping with the outside foot to a hooking step. Bring the inside hand, palm up, to guard the
outside shoulder.
Walk
and pull the garments
Pivot
180 degrees to the inside to an equatorial stance and switch the position of
the arms. Now the outside arm blocks
with the arm fully extended palm up and tangent to the circle while bringing
the inside hand, palm up, to guard the outside shoulder.
Wipe
out completely ten thousand armies right
Step the
rear foot forward and Twist back inside
to a high lotus. Sweep the inside
arm into the center of the circle,
outside hand guarding the shoulder, palm up.
Wipe
out completely ten thousand armies left
Thrust
the inside arm under the outside arm, palm up.
Unwind and pivot to the outside to a high lotus, sweeping the fully
extended inside arm into the center of the circle the long way around. The
outside hand is guarding the inside shoulder, palm up.
Falcon
turns around
Hooking
step with the outside foot while thrusting the right palm under the left axilla
and spin 360 degrees while executing Cover Body Palm. Bring the arms to rest
palms forward at the tan tien in an inside empty stance, weight on the outside
foot.
Colorful
rooster fighting
Leap
and double palm strike to a inside empty stance, again weight is on the outside
foot.
Hold
the moon against the bosom
Hooking
step with outside foot, step out with inside foot to an equatorial stance and
strike with the inside radius while pulling the outside palm down to the waist.
Flower
hiding under the leaf
Hooking
step with the rear foot and pivot to face away from the center of the circle.
At the
end of the first iteration, repeat Ape Monkey Steals the Fruit. At the end of
the second iteration, execute Duck Flock Flies Out.
Begin
in a flat-footed empty stance, weight on the outside foot, inside hand chopping
to the center of the circle.
Purple
Swallow Throws the wing
Unicorn
Watches the Moon
Similar
to Close the Door, Push the Moon but with an outside temple block and a reverse low strike in an outside equatorial stance.
Sky
King Lifts the Tower
Similar
to Fairy Lady Offers the Book but with a more emphasized lift component. Turn
the outside toes out, step to an inside
equatorial stance, sweep the outside
palm to the inside shoulder as
you lift with the inside palm to shoulder height.
White
Snake Spits Out Tongue
Fade
to a high tiger leaving the rear arm extended but pronating the wrist to thumb
down position. Form sword fingers with the front hand at the shoulder. Shifting back to an outside rooster stance, finger
thrust with the front and continue the pronation of the rear hand through the
full range of motion so that the thumb is in the horizontal plane.
Savage
Tiger Comes Out of the Pass
Step
the raised foot behind onto the toes, bring the heel down, turn the toes
out. Pivot to the inside and step the
front foot through to the inside equatorial stance while pushing down with the
outside hand and thrusting up with the inside hand.
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