6. Sixth dragon change: Grinding body change

Can also be translated as Turning Body Change.

2.6 This trains white snake coils its body, grinding body applications, the ability to  roll in on the opponent when you can't defend otherwise. The key is in the body, don't obsess about the footwork. Look big, and stay comfortable.

Description: starting in dragon form with the left hand up.

Action One: Start with the koubu, baibu liaozhang, the same as  change 2.2.

Action Two: Right koubu. Hook the left hand, bring it in to the body then place the fingers on the waist, palm up. Bring the right hand up naturally after the koubu. Left baibu into the centre of the circle, into an open mabu. Lay out the right arm, opening the body.

Action Three: Koubu, baibu, taking tight steps and repeating 3 times in a small circle within the circle. The body is the axis, do not actually walk in a circle. Keep the arms in the same position.

Action Four: Left large baibu to get back onto the line of the circle. Open up the body. Right koubu right gaizhang on the line of the circle.

Action Five: Drop stance, hook the right hand and thread the left palm along the line of the circle, going back the way you came.

Action Six: Advance smooth stance right chuanzhang.

Action Seven: Right koubu, roll to left yezhang, so you are now in a mabu on the line of the circle with the torso facing towards the centre.

Action Eight: Three lion form tanzhang, walking along the line of the circle. Start with the hand that is up, stepping through to a smooth stance. All three step through to smooth stance. On the last one, step a bit to the outside of the circle.

Action Nine: Turn and drop stance thread the palm, keeping going in the same direction along the line of the circle.

Action Ten: Go directly to dragon form.

The variations of the change are not in any specific order. They are numbered for convenience and this order may be adjusted later.


Website organized and written by Andrea Falk, interpreting the teaching of Li Baohua. The website of the international association is www.maguibagua.com.