lindun wrote:wetmarble.
Have you ever trained under Wang Pei Sheng's bagua? Li Zi Ming's 64 and Beijing Gao 64 is not the same as Wang Pei Sheng Liu style bagua 64 linear, but you can tell it came from the same source, things change overtime.
and its kind of funny how you are guessing he forgot the movements
I have not trained Wang Pei Sheng's bagua. I agree, it's not the same, but it's clearly based on the same source. I find it fascinating to see the minor differences and the similarities. It really illustrates the underlying principles, rather than focusing on the specific movements. For me, it all comes down to Shakesphere: "A rose by any other name would smell as sweet." Call it Liu Dekuan's 64 Linear attacks, call it Ba Gua Wu Xing Zhang, call it whatever you like.
As for forgetting, it wasn't a judgment, just my opinion as to what was going on. I see it all the time, both amongst new students and very experienced teachers. The bottom line is that we all have learned things that we don't practice regularly and when we don't practice them regularly, we sometimes forget what comes next. It doesn't in any way detract from the skill of the practitioner.