F.A.C.T Demo 2005 ~ Tai Chi, Xingyi, Bagua (Internal Martial Arts)

[Shindai]

My biggest incentive to get good at tai chi is to go to a meet like this and have as much fun as you so obviously are :D

[secondgate]

2:21 how do you learn to strike like that?

[pszkraba]

Ever see Master Chen Zhonghua's Practical Method Chen style?

[jacksawild]

"Back off, get your own sandwich"

[adamchan1]

excellent skill and demonstration Ian as always

[Spreadswings]

Nicely done, sometimes playing leads to deep places.

[phoenix777bkty]

I enjoyed that demonstration, it had both competence and humility with a healthy balance of humor. Seems like a good group as well. Keep it up.

[taijiman7777]

No. But there is a connection.

Baguazhang means "8 trigram palm", referring to the 8 elements described in the Yijing.

Bajiquan or "Kaimen Bajiquan" also gets its name from the Yijing. But in this context, it means "Open gate, world's end fist". It was once called Pazi quan or bazi quan. This sounded too much like a crude colloquialism, so it was changed.

Both Bagua and baji were practised by imperial bodyguards. Bagua in the Qing Dynasty, and Baji in the Manchu.

[Ilisity]

Is Baguazhang the same as Baji Quan ?