by edededed on Tue Jul 15, 2008 9:42 pm
Everyone calls everything something different.
Sun Zhijun calls his stationary palms old eight palms (老八掌, "laobazhang"), Cheng Youxin's lineage seems to call it basic eight palms (基礎八掌, "jichubazhang"), etc.
It is often just easier to describe the set than say its name (i.e., "eight basic techniques on the circle," "eight stationary postures held on the circle," etc.).
Sun Zhijun's eight stationary palms as given in his book:
下沉掌 (Xiachenzhang) - down sinking palms
雙托轉掌 (Shuangtuo Zhuangzhang) - double upholding turning palms
合抱掌 (Hebaozhang) - closing embracing palms ("Shizihekou" can be another name for this one)
七星轉掌 (Qixing Zhuanzhang) - seven star turning palms
雙撞轉掌 (Shuangzhuang Zhuanzhang) - double crashing turning palms
陰陽轉掌 (Yinyang Zhuanzhang) - yin yang turning palms
外開轉掌 (Waikai Zhuanzhang) - external opening turning palms
推轉掌 (Tuimozhang) - pushing turning palms