<span class="chinese-post-title">歌訣三十</span> Thirtieth Secret Song from the <span class="chinese-post-title">八卦掌三十六歌</span> The Thirty-Six Songs of Baguazhang

歌訣三十

轉身變法步莫長，
擦地而行莫要慌。
看準來路方伸手，
巧女穿針穩柔剛。

"When turning the body and changing the techniques, the stepping should not be long.
Stroke the ground when walking, one should lose one’s head.
Observe the coming path and only then extend the hands.
Like a skilful girl threading a needle, be steady, soft and firm."

Based on the translations by 楊俊敏 Yang Jwing Ming and 梁守渝 Liang Shou You in 峨嵋八卦掌 "Baguazhang - Theory and Applications" and by Frank Allen and Tina Chunna Zhang in "The Whirling Circles of Ba Gua Zhang"