unique style Bagua Palm 8 Trigrams Palm

Bagua Zhang is intrinsically linked to Daoist philosophy and is characterized by its use of a unique style of ‘qi gong’ circle walking. Circle walking, coupled with the coiling and twisting movements of the style, give the skilled practitioner the ability to defend against multiple opponents with seemingly little or no effort.

Bagua Zhang literally translated is ‘8 Trigrams Palm’ and is derived from the I Ching (Book of Changes) which is central to the art of Bagua Palm. Each of the 8 Trigrams represents a different kind of power in Bagua: heaven, wind, water, mountain, earth, thunder, fire and lake. Each of these powers are characterized by that which it is named after, for example a fire technique would involve twisting, coiling and clinging to get through the opponents defences and deliver a strike or throw.