In tai chi chuan there is basic standing push hands, forward-backward push hands, dà lǜ and nine palace push hands, etc. In his later years, my older brother, Wu Kung-i (Wu Gongyi), created new techniques in applications. ... The dà lǜ method of stepping is also called ‘eight gates and five steps. (Wu Kung-tsao)

In tai chi chuan there is basic standing push hands, forward-backward push hands, dà lǜ and nine palace push hands, etc. In his later years, my older brother, Wu Kung-i (Wu Gongyi), created new techniques in applications. ... The dà lǜ method of stepping is also called ‘eight gates and five steps.

Wu Kung-tsao

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