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Bajiquan originated in the southeastern villages of Cang County, in the HeBei province of China. The original name of this style seems to be "Baziquan", meaning "rake fist", possibly due to the typical shape of the fist formed when practicing this style. Around the KangXi period in the Qing Dynasty, it was changed to "bajiquan", which sounded very much the same in northern Chinese dialects. This was probably due to the unsophisticated nature of the original name. There are a few interpretations of the name "bajiquan". One is to remind the practitioners of this style that the eight primary locations of the body (head, shoulders, elbows, hands, buttock, kua, knees, and feet) should have their functions trained to their extreme perfection. The other is to denote the unique characteristics of bajiquan's "internal strength", or jing, where the jings generated are always extended to the eight extreme directions. Bajiquan is a very practical and powerful style. Its external appearance is rather simplistic while the usage of the internal body mechanics is quite sophisticated. Its notorious power is derived from the long, harsh, and often unbearable training in the basic body usage. When fighting using this style, the practitioner would approach the opponent from a long range distance to body-to-body contact distance. During the time of the closing of the distance, the eight locations of the body are continuously employed in all the directions, and every technique becomes faster and more powerful than the previous. It's a very fierce and ruthless style. Reprinted from a description at Grandmaster Liu Yun Quao's Website. Wu Tang Center For Martial Arts - More information on Bajiquan can be found here. The Origins Of Bajiquan - according to Liu Yun Qiao Long Fist's Three Greatest Styles - In ba ji, pi qua and mei hua, long fist practitioners find everything they need to create a complete style. By Ted Mancuso |
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