bājíquán
Sign in to saveBajiquan () is a traditional Chinese martial art that features explosive, short-range power in close combat and is well-known for its rapid elbow and shoulder strikes. Its full name is kaimen bajiquan ().
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- Characteristic elbow strike of Bajiquan, "Lǐ Mén Dǐng Zhǒu".
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- Bajiquan
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- Eight Extremities boxing, Bodyguard style
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- Striking, Grappling
- Martial art.country
- Greater China
- Martial art.creator
- Unknown
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- Li Shuwen, Liu Yunqiao, Adam Hsu, Su Yu-chang, Ryuchi Matsuda, Li Jianwu, Wu Lianzhi, Wu Yue
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- Bajiquan
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- 八極拳
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- 八极拳
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- Pa Chi Ch'uan
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- "Eight Extremities Fist"
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- 八極拳
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24 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Contemporary history of ''bajiquan''
- Relation to ''piguaquan''
- Branches and lineages
- Mengcun ''bajiquan''
- Nanjing ''bajiquan''
- Wu Xiufeng
- Tian-style
- Yin Yang–style
- Wutan-style ''baji''
- Features
- Tactics and strategy
- Stepping and body methods
- Forms
- Power generation and expression
- Influences
- Notable people
- In popular culture
- Japan
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Bajiquan () is a traditional Chinese martial art that features explosive, short-range power in close combat and is well-known for its rapid elbow and shoulder strikes. Its full name is kaimen bajiquan ().
The eight extremities in Bajiquan are the eight distalmost parts of the body used to strike the opponent. This includes the fist, forearm, elbow, shoulder, hip, thigh, knee, and foot to deliver a powerful blow in close range. Bajiquan is also known as the "bodyguard style", as this was the pugilism style taught and used by personal bodyguards for Mao Zedong, Chiang Kai-shek, and Puyi (the last Qing dynasty emperor).