Ng Lung Ba Gwa Gwan (Fifth Brother Eight Diagram Pole): This form was created by a famous spear master of the Sung Dynasty, the fifth brother of the Yang family. After losing a major battle, this general joined a temple and became a monk where he adapted his spear techniques to staff (pole). Due to it’s spear influence, techniques in this form are delivered primarily with one end of the pole, thus it is known as the single ended pole form. This form lays the foundation of all long weapons.