Hard methods

Ba Gang Fa (Eight Hard Methods) - Interpretation

1) Tai Shan Ya Ding (Mount Tai presses from above)

In this method, vertical hammer strikes are used with both the front and back hand in a left-hand or right-hand binding to throw the opponent over the leg. The throw with the hammer fist with the front hand usually occurs in Ma Bu, Qi Xing Bu or Gong Bu, the throw with the hammer fist with the back hand usually in Gong Bu.

2) Ying Mian Zhi Tong (Directly Thrusting to the Face)

In this method, straight strikes such as the filling strike (Bu Chui) or the piercing strike (Tong Chui) are directly struck to the opponent's face in order to throw him or to distract him briefly in order to prepare devastating finishing techniques.

3) Shun Bu Shuang Zhang (Double Palm Strike with Follow-up Step)

This method uses double palm strikes to throw the opponent over the leg or to push them off balance. Contact can be made with both arms from the inside or in a crossed fashion.

4) Zhou Ying Gong (Toiling Hard with the Folded Elbow)

This method uses the round elbow strike with contact from left to right or right to left to either strike at the opponent's face or at a slight downward angle to his chest to destabilize him for throws.

5) Tie Men Kao Bi (Sticking to the Door, Leaning and Locking)

This method includes all throws where the practitioner leans on the opponent with his body in order to throw him over the leg. An example of this would be the Beng Chui in the Ru Huan Bu or the technique Kao Shen Wo Du Chui.

6) Ying Beng Fu Di (Defeat the Opponent by Smashing)

The use of the Beng Chui characterizes this method. The Beng Chui is an aggressive transition technique that pushes the opponent backwards and usually prepares foot sweeps or locks. However, it can also be used as a throw itself.

7) Zuo You Shuang Gun (Double Rolling from the left and the right)

The Quan Chui is one of the strongest striking techniques in Qi Xing Tang Lang Quan, in this method it is continuously struck from the right and the left alternately.

8) Shuai Luo Liang Fen (Pulling and Throwing, Dividing into Two)

Here the opponent is pushed over the leg with the arm and thrown, the arm divides the opponent into two. Examples of this are the techniques Cha Zhang or Ma Bu Pi Ya.