Ba Gua Zhang

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Founder:
Tung Hai Chuan
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Meaning: Eight Trigrams Palm
Doctrine: Ba Gua is based on circular movement and palm strikes.  It is one of the three main internal styles of Chinese Martial Arts.  Also known as Pa Kua Chang.
Synopsis: This fighting style is based upon Chinese future telling, there are 8 signs upon a circle upon which the practitioner walks endlessly. Then at a certain sign the practitioner bursts into movement, using indirect, circular attacks and deflections to take out an imaginary opponent. The object of these actions is usually the unbalancing and taking down of the opponent before hitting him where it hurts.

As the practitioner walks around, attuned to the 8 signs, one of them will spring into his mind and he will act accordingly, performing a set of moves not unlike a short kata. These moves rely on subtlety and trickery to be successful.

(Synopsis courtesy of Rathryn Ramos)

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