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China’s Living Treasures – Volumes Twelve and Twenty OneDRAGON PA QUA CHANG (Part 1)INSTRUCTION – 51 MINUTESThis title focuses on the Dragon Pa Qua Chang martial art system of China. It features Master George Xu of Shanghai teaching the first half of the “Eight Linking Palm ” form of the Dragon system. The title is divided into six parts. It begins with the entire form and proceeds with sections on footwork basics, hand movement exercises, form repetition with teaching narration, applications, and concludes with the complete form.DRAGON PA QUA CHANG (Part 2)INSTRUCTION – 71 MINUTESThis title focuses on the last four palms of the “Eight Linking Palm ” set of the Dragon Pa Qua Chang system. The title is divided in- to six parts: 1) basic training 2-5) form repetition sections on the Tiger, Eagle, Unicorn and Chicken palms. In the form repetition, a group of movements is repeated from each palm sequence three times before continuing to the next group of movements. Master Xu performs the individual palm continuously at the beginning and ending of each animal, and 6) applications