陈师行道长
CHEN SHI XING

Wudang Eight Immortal Sword

Wudang Baxian Jian (Eight Immortal Sword) includes 81 postures. This form originated from the stances of The Eight Immortals:
1) He Xian-gu (with lotus flowers)
2) Li Tie-guai (with pilgrim's gourd and iron crutch)
3) Cao Gou-Jiu (with castanets)
4) Lu Dong-bin (with fly-wisk and sword)
5) Han Xiang-zi (with a flute)
6) Zhuang-li Quan (with fan and peach of immortality)
7) Lan Cai-he (with basket of flowers)
8) Zhang Guo-lao (with drum)
When done quickly, this form hides the movement of the body with the sword. Baxian Jian is known for its simplicity, its combined force of both hardness and softness as well as for the imitative stances of the Eight Immortals.