The Song dynastyTaoist sageChen Tuan is often credited with its origin and development.[1] He was associated with the Taoist Monastery onMount Hua inShaanxi Province.[2]
Theliuhebafa formzhu ji (築基;zhú jī) was taught in the late 1930s inShanghai andNanjing byWu Yihui (1887–1958).[3] It is said he had learned the art from three teachers: Yan Guoxing, Chen Guangdi (who learned the art from a monk, Da Yuan and a Taoist, Li Chan), and Chen Helu.[4]
Many of Wu Yihui's students had martial arts backgrounds and modified the form to merge it with their own knowledge. This is one of several explanations for its similarities with other martial arts such asxingyiquan,baguazhang,tai chi andyiquan.
The system ofliuhebafa, calledhuayue xiyimen, as taught byWu Yihui contains severalforms, including bare hand and weapons forms as well asqigong methods.[5]
^Glenn D. Newth (2006).Hwa Yu Tai Chi Ch'uan: Unlocking the Mysteries of the Five-Word Song. Blue Snake Books.ISBN1-5839-4161-4.
^Hua Ching Ni (1992).Life and Teaching of Two Immortals: Chen Tuan. Shrine of the Eternal Breath of Tao, College of Tao & Traditional Chinese Healing.ISBN0-9370-6448-3.
