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 have practiced the animal forms in several different
methods. I practice them in a Xing yi fashion that allows for
compressing the muscle and bone and works a bit on strength training.
I also practice them in a tai chi fashion for relaxation and the
yielding aspect of tai chi, and if you have any Baguazhang
experience, you can try using the animal forms in a circle walking
fashion that is truly incredible to experience and will open you up
to so many possibilties whether it be for self defense, health,
balance, flexibility, et al. Now in my humble opinion Liu He ba fa's,
also called water boxing, main concept is to eventually be able to
flow like water. With the rising and falling as well as the ebb and
flow. I have used this with the animals with great personal results.

Hope this helps a bit, but remember, it is only my two cents.

All the best,

Ian
www.celestialimmortal.com

--- In hwayutaichi@yahoogroups.com, "santino112" <pirate112@...>
wrote:
>
> 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, also cover both left and right hands.
>
> I also practice the animal forms that I do know in like a 4
directions
> method, where no matter what direction Im facing, when I finish a
set I
> proceed in the opposite direction. Covering north, south, east and
> west. That way I cover all directions and go through each form 4
> times. try videotaichi.com
>
>
> --- In hwayutaichi@yahoogroups.com, "dasisdad" <dasisdad@> wrote:
> >
> > 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. Also, if anyone knows any other videos that can
be
> used
> > to learn this amazing art form, I would appreciate it.
> >
> > Stephen
> >
>