This group is designated as a meeting place for students of Hwa Yu T'ai Chi Ch'uan, John Chung Li's Liu He Ba Fa version. We invite everyone who studied with Master Li in China, the United States and Europe and all of their students around the world to share their memories of Master Li and their practice of Hwa Yu T'ai Chi. We also invite everyone interested in Hwa Yu T'ai Chi Ch'uan, Liu He Ba Fa, Water Boxing, 6x8 Boxing and all exponents of Internal Martial Arts. Our desire is for everyone to share ideas and knowledge for the purpose of improving our understanding of this wonderful exercise and martial art.
I am a Liu He Ba Fa practitioner/instructor that lives in Central Pennsylvania, approximately a half hour outside of the Harrisburg metro area. Personally I
Master Li often said that the power of Hwa Yu was in its root. He emphasized practicing all aspects of the art with standing, rowing and walking, along with
I practice them in like a hsing-i fashion. Separating each technique in the form and creating a walking form where I do each technique in a linear fashion,
What are some different ways to practice the animals forms? I have been learning the forms from video because there is no one near me that teaches Hwa Yu.
I began studying the concept of relaxation in Hwa Yu. Sometimes I go to the pool and do the long form a couple of times at full speed in water up to mid