Figure eight practice. Start in a neutral stance and grasp the staff with a shoulder width grip. Both palms facing down. Bring the staff to rest on the right side of your body. Right hand is low. Bring the left hand down diagonally from left to right as the right hand circles from down to up. Bring the left hand straight across and down as the right hand travels diagonally from right to left as the left hand travels from down to up toward the right. Bring the right hand straight across to the right and then repeat the process starting with the left hand traveling diagonally from left to right.

Traditionally the kata starts with the staff laying on the floor in front of you. Use the right foot to roll the staff back as it rolls up on top of your right foot, kick the staff up and grab with a palms down grip. Flip the staff up and let it land on top of your bent arms about halfway to your elbows. Do the advanced Chinese salutation, as you come back to a neutral stance flip the staff up into the air again and grab with the beginning grip.

Slap the staff against your right leg, right hand low, then slap the left leg, then slap the right leg again. Step back right hard bow, circle the staff so the right hand is in front of you as the staff hits the opponent on top of the head, circle the staff around and hit with the right into the groin. Step up right to a neutral stance, circle the staff with a figure eight then step back left hard bow. Left strike on top of the head, circle the staff around and hit left into the groin. Step up left to a neutral stance as you do a figure eight and step back with the right to a Chinese bow. Raise the staff into an upward block. Turn to a horse and drop the staff grabbing it with just the right hand start swinging it overhead, step up with the right to a horse and swing the staff again, step back around to a hard bow swing the staff again and let it hit into the left hand at the web of the thumb. Step up right to a neutral stance, do a figure eight and step back with the left to a Chinese bow. Raise the staff into an upward block. Drop the staff and turn to a horse, grabbing the staff with the left hand start swinging it overhead, step up left to a horse and swing the staff again. Step back around to a hard bow and swing the staff again and let it hit into the web of the right hand. Step up left to a neutral stance.

Cross the right foot over the left into a dancer step, sweep across with the right part of the staff then do a figure eight motion. Then the left is going to go diagonally, turn to the left to a hard bow and do a down block with the staff. Cross the left over the right into a dancer step, sweep across with the left part of the staff. Then do a figure eight motion. Then the right is going to go diagonally, turn to the right to a hard bow and do a down block with the staff.

Step the left up to a neutral stance, rest the staff on the ground next to the right side. Step forward with the right to a dancer step. Left side kick to the head, set left forward and turn to a soft bow, facing the front the right side of the staff hits the side of the head. Dancer the right foot behind the left toward the opponent, do an overhead jab with the left end of the staff. Step up right to a neutral stance, rest the staff on the ground next to the left side of the body. Step forward with the left to a dancer step, right side kick to the head. Set forward right and turn to a soft bow facing the front, left side of the staff hits the head. Dancer the left foot behind the right toward the opponent, do an overhead jab with the right end of the staff.

Turn to a horse, rest the staff under the right arm, step around left to a horse, dancer right to a horse, step around and dancer, with one more step around with the left facing straight in a hard bow. Jab the opponent with a spearing motion. Right snap kick to the groin, set back right to a hard bow, strike to the head, circle and strike to the groin. Turn to a horse and rest the staff under the left arm, step around left to a horse, dancer right to a horse, step around and dancer then step and dancer a third time. End up with the right foot forward in a hard bow. Jab the opponent with a spearing motion. Left snap kick to the groin, set back left to a hard bow, strike to the head and circle and strike to the groin.

Turn to a horse, push the staff down groin level in front of you. The opponent grabs the right end of the staff. Adjust your right foot forward slightly as you do a quick roll to break the grab. The opponent grabs the left end of the staff. Adjust up with the right foot to a square horse as you do another quick roll to break the grab. The opponent grabs the left end of the staff. Adjust up with the right to a square horse as you do another quick roll to break the grab.

Turn soft bow to the left, do a figure H motion as you do a final strike to the top of the head, shuffle in left soft bow. Turn soft bow to the right, do a figure H motion, as you do the final strike to the head, shuffle in right soft bow.

Slide the left foot to the right to a neutral stance, bring the staff to the right side. Figure eight motion, drop the right foot back to a short soft bow. Continue to do the figure eight as you drop the left foot back to another short soft bow. Drop the right foot back to a neutral stance, continue circling the staff, raise the staff horizontally to eye level, then drop it to knee level. Flip the staff up and let it land on top of your bent arms about halfway to your elbows. Do the advanced Chinese salutation, as you come back to a neutral stance flip the staff up into the air again and grab with the beginning grip. Finish by bending at the waist and driving the staff down to knee level in front of your legs.