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Lao Jia (Old/Ward Off/Withstand/Frame): 'Lao Jia' is the eighth and final section of 'Zhong Hua Si Mian Ba Fang Tong Bei Quan' or 'The Fist Through The Back In Every Direction'. Whereas the other seven sections concentrate on fighting skills, 'Lao Jia' concentrates on 'Nei Qi' or 'Internal Energy'. The superior parts of 'Zhong Hua Si Mian Ba Fang Tong Bei Quan' are 'Hong Yuan Gong Fu' and 'Hong Yuan Qi Gong' (collectively 'Lao Jia'). Practised in unison, this is the pinnacle of Gong Fu achievement within this system. Performed together with some fist gestures, it requires the practitioner to follow the contents of the 'Yi Jin Jing' and the rule: "There is no place in the body without 'Dan Tian'". The practice of 'Lao Jia' keeps the 'male' and the 'female' in harmony within the body and, with great persistence and devotion, a practitioner will ultimately attain 'Iron Clothes' Gong Fu.