Baguazhang - Yang Palm

Some uses of the face-up palm.
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[paddotk]

i'm curious why this is called the Yang Palm, since it looks more like a snake-attack rather than an actual palm strike. Do you perhaps know the reason for this??

[martialtaichi]

@paddotk

it's just called a palm because the hand is open - and it is yang because it is face up. the open hand can strike with any part of it... it wouldn't really matter though even if it were a closed fist, the body mechanics would be essentially the same, and they are what really matter.

[ShinFuYux]

In bagua, do you guys also train by using "push hand" or "sticky hands"?

Also, it's nice to see how you grab a person arm and how to avoid their punches and such but you're missing one key element in this presentation.....the feet. I want to see how you position your feet each time you strike, avoid/counter the opponents strike and such.

[martialtaichi]

@ShinFuYux

yes we do sticky hand practice as well as hitting hands and push hands - each has its own focus - sticky hands is mostly about adhering and breaking contact when we do it.

the feet are not shown in this clip on purpose because we had received requests for close ups of the individual upper and lower details in isolation. The DVD shows both and corresponds them too, as well as showing the forms in their entirety.

[paddotk]

@martialtaichi Okay, thanks for your reply. I think that different martial arts and kung fu styles would have their own interpretation of naming the attacks. Which is why i was confused about it.

[indiepopicon]

excellent bagua applications keep it up ladies !