Pigua Zhang

[Medway Tai Chi Society]

Not Bajiquan, but it's half-sister art, Pigua Zhang.
The saying goes that when Baji & Pigua are combined, the gods themselves will fear you.

[Tim-Bo]

Whenever I see "guan" in a style what is the history of the word, does it have its character just curious

[Medway Tai Chi Society]

Hi Tim, do you mean Quan, or Gua?

The word Quan translates to 'Fist' and usually denotes a fighting style, like Taiji Quan - Taiji Fist, Baji Quan - Baji Fist and so on. Some arts have the word Zhang instead of Quan, such as Bagua Zhang and Pigua Zhang. Zhang refers to the palm, as opposed to the fist.

[Tim-Bo]

in hsing i istudied the drilling first and it seems to me they used the word guan in the name of the combnition. That does answare my qestion

[Medway Tai Chi Society]

Ah, right.

Yes, Hsing I/Xing Yi's core training method is the '5 Element Fists': Beng Quan (crushing fist), Pi Quan (splitting fist), Zuan Quan (drilling fist), Pao Quan (pounding fist) and Heng Quan (crossing fist).

[decker dude]

Interesting, and good video, as per!! (Please note James that we are taking note in our household!!)

[1844thx]

I actually remember seeing this video on youtube A LONG TIME AGO!