In Chen Family style Tai Chi Chuan in double sabers (movement #32), Lao Jia 1 (#69) and Xin Jia 1 (#78) there's a movement with Seven Stars in its name. Some suggest that the name refers to the asterism of bright stars known as the Big Dipper, Plough or Wain - part of the constellation Ursa Major - 北斗七星; pinyin: běidǒu qīxīng). The posture is seen in Yang, Zhaobao, Sun and both Wu styles as well. I did not check the Li style or the sacred styles.
Pure Land Taoists (maybe all lineages, for all I know) believe that this star constellation is the seat of the celestial bureaucracy (for lack of a better term) of the gods.
In some styles of Qigong there are seven Qi-input points in the body: one on top of head, one on each shoulder, two near the waist and two in back of the hips.
| Clothing | Weapon |
| Navy and Blue Pi Sha, Red silks | Eagle Kwan Dao |
| Navy and Blue Pi Sha, Red silks | Swords |
| Navy and Blue Pi Sha, Red silks | sabers |
| Navy and Blue Pi Sha, Red silks | red graphite staff |
| Navy and Blue Pi Sha, Red silks | padded batons |
| Navy and Blue Pi Sha, Red silks | light batons |
| Navy and Blue Pi Sha, Red silks | black red batons |
| Black and White Pi Sha, Red silks | swords |
| Black and White Pi Sha, Red silks | sabers |
| Black and White Pi Sha, Red silks | red graphite staff |
| Black and White Pi Sha, Red silks | padded batons |
| Black and White Pi Sha, Red silks | light batons |
| Black and White Pi Sha, Red silks | black red batons |
| Black and White Pi Sha, Red silks | Eagle Kwan Dao |
| Black cottons with red trim, red pants | Swords |
| Black cottons with red trim, red pants | Sabers |
| Black cottons with red trim, red pants | red graphite staff |
| Black cottons with red trim, red pants | padded batons |
| Black cottons with red trim, red pants | light batons |
| Black cottons with red trim, red pants | black red batons |
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