In the blog May 2012, we discussed what is LHBF. Here is the link to the blog:
What does LiuHeBaFa (LHBF) mean?
Classical Definitions:
體合于心 (Pinyin: tǐhéyúxīn) Body and Mind Combine
心合于意 (xīnhéyúyì) Mind and Intent Combine
意合于氣 (yìhéyúqì) Intent and Chi Combine
氣合于神 (qìhéyúshén) Chi and Spirit Combine
神合于動 (shénhéyúdòng) Spirit and Movement Combine
動合于空 (dònghéyúkōng) Movement and Emptiness CombineAlternate Definitions from other styles:
内三合 Combine the 3 inner – “心与意合，意与气合，气与力合” (Mind and Intent, Intent and Chi, Chi and power)
外三合 Combine the 3 externals – “手与足合，肘与膝合，肩与胯合” (Hands with feet, elbows and knees, shoulders and hip)
The definition is inconsequential if you just treat it as the name of the style (i.e. it doesn’t help you in push-hands or combat). Most of you probably can’t say off top of your head what it is without even explaining what it means and why it is relevant. It has been 7 years since the blog and I want to re-visit it with the following goals in mind:
- Get you to understand it enough to be able explain it to others remembering that this defines at the root level the value-statement of our system.
- Concept apply not only at a discussion /philosophical level but also at a physical level that can be used in strategy setting, state of mind, skills and/or application level.
- Concept has to be concrete enough that you know how to actively apply and train to help improve your martial arts skills.
- It has to relate back to things that we often talked about – relax, sensory, move, interactions, etc.
Exercise
We talked about all the above September and will be talking about it in the upcoming week. Keeping the goals stated above, try to make your best effort to inch toward that goal by explaining what each is, how it is relevant and how to train for it.