Gao Style Bagua Zhang

A Xian Tien 先天
Meaning:

Former Heaven, pre-birth, prenatal
For Strategy, flexibility of the body
in Circle Walking Method

B Hou Tien 後天
Meaning:

Later Heaven, after-birth, postnatal
For Tactics, usage of attack & defence
in Straight Line Method

1. Basic Exercises

1.1 Start posture -
a) Static stands
b) Mud walking, Five Element Walk

1.2 8 Basic Stretches

1.3 10 Heavenly Stems - Tian Gan (十天干)
(10 styles from 10 Heavenly Stems)
1. Ban - Parry
2. Kan - Chop
3. Tiao - Ladle/Jump
4. Zhuang - Crash /knocking
5. Kou - Lean
6. Beng - Smash
7. Zhua - Grasp
8. Ye - Thrust
9. Cuo - Rub
10. Song - Relax/release

2. Basic Forms - Turning Forms (轉掌)

8 Mother Palms: (八母掌)

1 Fierce Tiger descends the hill
2 White Monkey presents the peach
3 Huge Roc spreads wings
4 Lion Opens mouth
5 Push window to glance at the moon
6 Holding the moon to the chest
7 Point to heaven & pierce to ground
8 Black Bear stretches arms

3. Main Forms - Changing Forms (換掌)

8 Big Palms: (八大掌)

1 Snake Form: Follow shape palm
2 Dragon Form: Piercing hand palm
3 Tiger Form: Return & Strike the Tiger palm
4 Swallow Form:Overturns covering the hands palm
5 Turn-around body over the back palm
6 Twist the body & pat the horse palm
7 Turn-over body & Rear Insert palm
8 Stop body, Parry & Hook palm

4. Beginning and Ending Palms:

1 Single Change Palm

2 Double Chang Palm

3 Five Dragons Palm

3.1 Black Dragon swings tail
3.2 Green Dragon stretches claw
3.3 Yellow Dragon turns body
3.4 White Dragon splits the water
3.5 Red Dragon clings pale

4 Black Dragon swings tail through the forest set

5. Ho-Tien 64 Palms (後天六十四掌)

1 Solo Forms
2 Eight continous series

6. 12 animal forms (十二地支--象形)

Ape
Dragon
Lynx
Tiger
Eagle
Bear
Snake
Chicken
Horse
Phoenix
Lion
Leopard

7. Push Hands and Attack & Defense

8. Weapons Form

1 Sabre
2 Sword
3 Pole/Rod
4 Spear
5 Moonknife