Eight Immortal Staff

Baxian Gun (Eight Immortal Staff) includes 61 postures. This form is one of Wudang Mountain's treasures. It was created by imitating the features of the Taoist 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) L¨¹ 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)

Baixian Gun is part of the Wudang Eight Immortal School which is only handed down secretly to some favored disciples.

 

  1. Qi shi: Beginning
  2. Shun shui tui zhou: Slide the boat down the water
  3. Jiu di cha zhen: Put a needle in the very ground where you stand on
  4. Xian ren zhi lu: The immortal directs the way
  5. Huang yun gai ding: The yellow clouds cover the top
  6. Tai gong diao yu: Tai gong fishes
  7. Tie niu gen di: The iron bull harrows the field
  8. Han zhong li jie yi: Han Zhong li unbutton his clothes
  9. Dan feng chao yang: The phoenix faces to the sun
  10. Zhui feng gan yue: Rush with the wind and keep pace with the moon.
  11. Yu tu tan tui: The white rabbit bounces its legs
  12. Lv dong bing bei jian: Lv dong bing carris his sword
  13. Fan zhen qian kun: (you) Reverse qian and kun (right)
  14. Dong bing yin jiu (you) Lv dong bing drink the wine
  15. Lan yao qu bao: Intercept the waist to take the treasure
  16. Dong bing yin jiu (zuo) Lv Dong bing drinks the wine (left)
  17. Fan zhen qian kun (zuo): Reverse qian and kun (left)
  18. Dan feng chao yang: The phoenix faces to the sun
  19. Yu tu tan tui: The white rabbit bounces its legs
  20. Ba cao xun she: Pluck the grass to search for the snake
  21. Tai gong diao yu: Tai gong fishes
  22. Tie niu gen di: The iron bull harrows the field
  23. Zuo zhen shan he: Situate and shake the mountains and rivers
  24. Dan feng chao yang: The phoenix faces to the sun
  25. Zhui feng gan yue: Rush with the wind and keep pace with the moon.
  26. Tu zi deng jiao: The jade rabbit steps the ground
  27. Yue bu xiao qiao: Jump with hook kicking
  28. Guaili liang xiang: Tie Guaili shows his appearance
  29. Tie Guaili du bu xia yun ti: Tie Guaili descends from the heaven ladder with one leg
  30. Hui tou wang yue: Turns back the head to look at the moon
  31. Ba cao xun she: Pock the grass to search for the snake
  32. Bai she tu xin: The white snake shows its tongue
  33. Han Xiangzi chui xiao: Han Xiangzi blows the flute
  34. Bai she tu xin: The white snake shows its tongue
  35. Han Xiangzi chui xiao: Han Xiangzi blows the flute
  36. Lan Caihe guan wang: Lan Caihe observes the whole situation
  37. Tong zi bai yue: the children kowtow and pray to the moon
  38. Zuo you yin yang: Left right yin and yang
  39. Heng sao qian jun: Sweep off hundreds of the soldiers
  40. Zuo you yin yang: Left right yin and yang
  41. Mei nv xian hua: The beauty presents the flowers
  42. He xiangu xian shou: He xiangu offers her birthday presents
  43. Zhang guolao dao qi mao lv: Zhang Guolao rides his donkey backwards
  44. Tie niu gen di: The iron bull harrows the field
  45. Dan feng chao yang: The phoenix faces to the sun
  46. Cao Guojiu pao shu
  47. Hui tou wang yue
  48. Zui wo xian chuang
  49. Pao zhuan yin yu
  50. Zuo zhen shan he
  51. Han zhong li yao shan
  52. Bai she tu xin
  53. Han xiangzi le ma heng di
  54. Lv Dongbing ti bei jing jiu
  55. He Xiangu cai hua
  56. Lan Caihe xian bao
  57. Cao Guojiu fan shu
  58. Tie Guaili du jiao deng tian
  59. Zhang Guolao ju bian
  60. Luo di sheng gen
  61. Shou shi: