Gao Style - Outline and 24 Demands of the Post-Heaven (Hou Tien) Baguazhang

The Post-Heaven Palms concentrate on practicing the forms of attack and defense. they take the eigh palms and eight lines of the Pre-Heaven Palms to become the sixty-four palm methods. Each palm is then expressed alone as a single movement principle. The essential point of single movement practice in the Post-Heaven Palms is to catch the situation and fa-jing (emit power). The main point behind the practice of each line of the Post-Heaven Palms is as follows...
1. The First Line- The Key Methods
2. The Second Line - The Hitting Methods
3. The Third Line - The Skillful Methods
4. The Fourth Line - The Sophisticated (Subtle) Methods
5. The Fifth Line - The Elbow Methods
6. The Sixth Line - The Kicking Methods
7. The Seventh Line - The Stepping Methods
8. The Eighth Line - The Body Methods

The Sixty-Four Post-Heaven Entwining and Changing Palms

The 24 Key Demands of the Houtien Palms
1. The eyes should be clear.
2. The ears should be lively.
3. Tha hands should be fast.
4. The elbows should stick next to the body.
5. The legs should spring.
6. Moving inwards the hand should close and turn.
7. Moving outwards the hand should open and twist.
8. When the hand goes up, it should intercept.
9. When the hand moves downward, it should block.
10. Ling (leading) One hand will pull across.
11. Dai (leading, bringing along) Two hands pull along with the movement
12. Lou (embracing) should be real
13. Zhua (grabbing) A grab must be solid
14.Dun (Shocking and pulling down) should be done suddenly
15. Tuo (Lifting up) must be accurate
16. Ye (clasping) should be connected
17. Ji (pressing) should stick
18. Diao (hooking) should be explosive
19. Beng (smashing) should be quick
20. Zhuang (crashing) should be done close
21. Ban (pulling against) should be firce and swift
22. Kou (hooking) should be merciless
23. Footwork and stepping should be distinct
24.The body must be lively