Piguazhang Basic hands - Mr. Zhou jingxuan

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Mr. Zhou jingxuan（周靖轩）performs 5 basics hands of Pigua zhang (劈挂掌).

1. 招风手 zhao feng shou
2. 插指掌/铁扫 cha zhi zhang / tie sao
3. 倒发乌雷 dao fa wu lei
4. 单劈 dan pi
5. 乌龙盘打 wu long pan da

Winter 2004

Pi Gua Zhang (literally meaning splitting hanging palm) is one of the most unique martial arts of Hebei province, relatively unknown to the west.

The historical sources of Pi Gua Zhang are quite obscure, but can be generally traced to the Hebei province, somewhere in the 18th century. It is believed that it started as a way of fighting while wearing armor.




Its next important appearance in recorded history is in 1928, When the National Wushu Institute was founded in Nanjing, and Pi Gua Zhang specialist Ma Ying Tu was put in charge of the marital arts department of the Institute. He invited the famous Pi Gua Zhang and Tong Bi master Guo Chang Sheng from Hebei to lecture. The two of them delved into the style adjusting the moves but keeping the essentials and adding speed and explosive power as well as the skills from the 24 forms Tong Bi Quan, and thus creating the more common version of Pi Gua today.




Our line of Pi Gua comes down directly from Guo Chang Sheng, and not from the revised version. As being also an expert of the Tong Bi 24 forms, influences of this style can still be found in our Pi Gua.




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[Catsinabirdcage]

....Isn't this Pi Qua Quan??? I saw the waving hands and knew it had to be. I was looking for some more signature moves that I'm familiar with.

-Sir Joshua

[jingang]

@Catsinabirdcage It's the pigua zhang practiced by baji quan practitioners. It's a combination of both arts in one form.

[piguafan]

Thanks for the quick reply.

I kind of thought that would be the answer ")

Another question i have is can pigua deal with a kick/boxer?

Is it a well rounded style, would be a better question.

The only info I can find on application is sifu zhou's (in fact the only info on the style i've seen is sifu zhou's) and i've been looking for at least 2 years LOL

Thanks again

[jingang]

@piguafan it's hard to tell cause the were created for different reasons. Pigua is not a ring sport martial art. It's useful but no art is complete. It's very difficult to spar with it cause one cannot control the power of such swings.

Due to many people's request Master Zhou agreed to video some Pigua material in our last martial arts camp in Israel and we'll make a DVD out of it. It contains 4-5 basic moves + how to use them and their variations.

More information will be posted in the future

[piguafan]

i like the look of this and hope to get over to train soon.

how practical is this style?

is it only good at a distance?

i've seen the rest of the videos and see that after the opponent attacks, sifu zhou ends up in close. but what if the opponent is close to begin with would this be where baji comes in or could pigua cope with it?

Thanks

[jingang]

@piguafan it's a good question. I don't think there is one correct answer cause it all depends on what you know and the exact situation. Maybe you'll use baji and maybe you'll keep on using pigua (which also has short range weapons like the shoulder).

[gudfh]

hm... as a jeet kun do practitioner... Piguaquan isnt used in kickboxing or ring sports... buuuut... I trained in this art for a very short time... and found that it can be combined with many other arts... the swiping and swinging motion is very good when pushing forward in kickboxing...

[Shangwuzhai]

@KingJohnGalba These arts are very close

[KingJohnGalba]

I train Tong Bei Quan and it is very similiar in the case of the swinging hands, the part 0:33 until to 0:47, The relaxed soft hands, but strong like iron. Also the power comes from the backbone...

[dapithapon]

@Catsinabirdcage I'll use it in college, in fighting

[Catsinabirdcage]

@dapithapon What's the Fifth attack and why would you use it college, as oppossed to fighting in general?

-Sir Joshua/忠水八

[casram007]

very good congratulations

 atennm ..... casram,, lima-peru

[piguafan]

Thanks, i'll look forward to the DVD. but i'm more looking forward to getting there to train with sifu zhou ")

BTW i didn't mean would it be good in a ring or as sport. just that a lot of people on the street tend to throw hooks or kicks that come round like kick boxers.