Baguazhang is one of the three style of Chinese traditional Intermal Martial Art. It was founded by Dong Haichuan who was from Hebei Province. Wen An County in the 19th Century. Baguazhang was first heard of in around 1860 when Dong Haichuan was in prince Su's Palace. It is characterised by the principle of Using Movement as the Basis, and Changes as the Method. Technical Principles include Circle Walking, Tuming, Spiralling, Twisting, Enwrapping, Drilling, and Overturning.
Fighting techniques are characterised by clever, efficient attacks whilst in constant movement: Using the Circle to get a Point; Horizontal Opening and Diagonal Entering; Using the Direct to crush the Angular; Using the Angular to bypass the Straight Line.
From first hand historical sources there originally existed a total of 7 distinct styles of Baguazhang. In these 200 years two of these became well known; the Yin Style of Yin Fu which was passed down in the palace during the Qin Dynasty, and the Chen Style of Cheng Tinghua which was transmitted to the public. In hs later years Yin Fu re organised his Baguazhang method in to a set of 64 palms.
Yin Style Baguazhang Series includes: Fixed Position Eight Palms （Ding Shi Ba Zhang). Eight Old Palms, Sixty Four Palms, Fist Techniques, and Kicking Techniques among others.
Yin Style is characterised by movements that are Fast, Springing, Hard, and with Crisp power. The later 64 palm style has the characteristics of: Small Frame, Soft, Evasive, and Clever techniques.
This series will present the Kicking Methods, Fixed Postion Eight Palms, Eight Old Palms, and perfomance sets.
Lecturer: Zhu Baozhen
（Wushu 7th Level - First Vice Chairman of Beijing Baguazhang Research Association Secretary General of Chaoyang District Wushu Association
- Lecturer: Zhu Baozhen
- Format: MP4
- Language Speaking: Chinese
- Subtitle: English
- Length of time: 61'00"
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