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The way I know it is Liu He Ba Fa, but then again the form of it I practice seems to be a modernization of the original form. The differences between the form of LHBF I practice and the original being: varying speeds of the movements, the length of some of the stances, and the exaggeration of some of the hand movements. It is considered an internal style, yes. The variation I know has two forms that can either be learned separately or learned together as one long form. I'm not far enough into my studies to tell you it's definitive features and methods of combat application, but what I have figured out shows a lot of deflection. Most, if not all of the deflections keep both hands up keeping you ready for a quick strike or a second defensive/evasive motion. The movements and general practice of the style allows for and teaches fluid transition between one motion to the next. Trapping is present in various movements. I've found a few basic throws, but I've yet to test them. Thus far, though, I can honestly say that it is an incredible style. Again, this is all based on the variation of Liu He Ba Fa that I know, which seems to be a modernized form. I've had to break things down myself, being without direct instruction in the style, but I think I'm doing a decent job as the things I draw from it work very well. What's really neat is if you practice only the hand form(the motions of the upper body only) while standing still you can REALLY see how things work versus upper body fighting. Then, combining those movements with various parts of the stepping form you can create all sorts of attacks, counters, pushes, throws, etc. All of which that I've come across are very simple and very effective. I've only decoded a few kicks so far and they are very basic. However, like with some Chinese Martial Arts, the kicks and strikes may be practiced separately from the Form. Techniques before Form. Anywho, the movements are said to resemble Tai Chi's neutralizing abilities, Ba Gua's evasive footwork, and Xingyi's power as an internal style, but is completely separate from these styles and stands as it's own style. Practicing it you can see these influences fairly clearly. P.S. - I realize I was somewhat vague and listed things that are present in a majority of the styles of Chinese Martial arts, but I was trying to convey it as an all-around style rather than a strategy specific one(Throw-specific, kick-specific, etc.).

There was a thread about whether or not people have created their own styles, but as someone pointed out, everyone develops their own style of fighting after a while. People may be using the same styles for training and practice, but how they fight is different from one person to the next. My question is, has anyone gotten far enough in their training, or just felt confident enough in how they fight, to actually create a form based off their own unique way of fighting people? A form they perform regularly to keep techniques that they use frequently or that they favor fresh on their mind. The reason I placed this question here is because of just how emphasized forms are in Chinese Martial Arts as opposed to other styles. Most of the time when you see a video for a Chinese Style, it's a form.

Thought as much. Didn't know about him being a TKD master, though. That's a cool little extra. Thanks.

Hello! Thank you. And yes, but I use the name very loosely. As there is no actual drunken system that I have noticed, I haven't studied one. Just the CLF branch and an old 'entertainment' form of Drunken Boxing. I love the Shaw Brothers movies. Sam Seed and Silver Fox put on a great show. Jackie Chan was young, Sammo Hung was chubby. Ahh the good old days before I was born. Ever seen Dance of the Drunken Mantis? I have, actually! It was better than I had expected. Kept me entertained, anyway. XD Something I never thought to investigate, but is that a real style? Or was it made purely for the movie? It seemed comical to me.

Is it? Coolio. I'll have to do more research on my part. Thanks. And I'm slowly figuring that out with LHBF. It's very fun, though. Rediscovering things due to having no master to teach me that particular art.

I'm not a big fan of real life violence that has malicious intent behind it. However, I don't want said violence to happen to my loved ones or myself. So I train. That isn't the sole reason I train, but it is one of the bigger reasons.

Hello! Thank you. And yes, but I use the name very loosely. As there is no actual drunken system that I have noticed, I haven't studied one. Just the CLF branch and an old 'entertainment' form of Drunken Boxing.

Hi. New to the forums. Friend linked me to it and so far I'm liking what I see. It's very cool to be seeing all these styles discussed in one place. See'ya around!

I started with LHBF and couldn't really get down too many of the more "hidden" techniques of the style's application. By "hidden" I just mean the applications that aren't obvious. I'll be the first to admit that I'm an at home practitioner, not by choice. After many years I made a friend who is a black belt in Judo and was willing to teach me. Learning a grapple-focused style REALLY opened my eyes to the possibilities of various motions and movements in LHBF. And then we started doing boxing drills in our practices. Taking things from the basic boxing drills has really helped me to find a realistic way to use the bit of Drunken Boxing I know. I could go into a bit more detail, but you get the gist of it. I highly recommend, at the very least, dabbling in various styles. Specialized styles, specifically. It really helps any martial art to know what else is out there and how it is used/practiced. Oh, and Kyokushin Karate REALLY helped me with kicks. Which I was never really good at before.