Baguazhang Practitioners?

[Xue Sheng]

Did not have the time to read all this yet, but I will address this. Bagua has striking, kicking, qinna and Shuaijiao and circle walking is used, in application for avoidance and attack from different angles. It was at one time, when trained properly, a great art for fighting multiple opponents due to is circle walking practices which were used to weave in an out, NOT circle the opponent like a shark as some in this thread seem to be suggesting

 

[Xue Sheng]

OK, choosing to ignore what is an old argument here on MT and move on

Take a look at these

Park Bok Nam Bagua Fundamentals Video Re Edited

The Fundamentals of Pa Kua Chang Vol 2/Training Excercises (Park Bok-Nam)

John Painter
Jiulong Baguazhang Earth Palm

Baguazhang (YMAA Eight Trigrams Palm Kung Fu) Liang, Shou-Yu

 

[Flying Crane]

I have trained the Bagua system. But only on the outer 8 palms level. Bagua violates the general guideline "never cross your legs in front of your opponent". We had discussed this concern in this forum many times before.

But if you can walk around your opponent faster than the lighting speed, you can turn your opponent into a new born baby.

Everything within the proper context.

If used appropriately and in proper context and timing, a momentary crossed-leg will not leave you vulnerable.

If used in the wrong timing and wrong context, and lingering in that position instead of it simply being a moment snapshot of movement into something else, well then you are vulnerable.

And if you are in a training situation where you know your partner will make that cross step, you can anticipate and exploit every time. But that does not mean you could do it in a real fight.

So, like so many things, it depends.

 

[clfsean]

Bagua Zhang == Shuai Da Ti Na ... like all other good TCMA ... mileage will vary depending on the line ...

 

[Kung Fu Wang]

Bagua Zhang == Shuai Da Ti Na ...

What kind of punch and kick does the Bagua system have?

1. Punch - jab, cross, hook, uppercut, back fist, hammer fist, side punch, hay-maker, ...
2. Kick - front toe kick, front heel kick, side kick, roundhouse kick, hook kick, back kick, inside crescent kick, outside crescent kick, tornado kick, jumping double front kick, jumping crescent kick, ...

IMO, sometime you want to learn a MA system not because you want to learn the basic tools from that system, but to learn some "special strategy" from that system.

 

[oaktree]

What kind of punch and kick does the Bagua system have?

1. Punch - jab, cross, hook, uppercut, back fist, hammer fist, side punch, hay-maker, ...
2. Kick - front toe kick, front heel kick, side kick, roundhouse kick, hook kick, back kick, inside crescent kick, outside crescent kick, tornado kick, jumping double front kick, jumping crescent kick, ...

IMO, sometime you want to learn a MA system not because you want to learn the basic tools from that system, but to learn some "special strategy" from that system.

It really depends on the particular style of Baguazhang you are talking about. Palm strikes finger strikes, wrist strikes, forearm strike, elbow strike, shoulder strike, toe strike, shin strike, ball and bottom of foot, knee and hip strike, head butt Baguazhang practitioners use the whole body.

However certain Baguazhang styles emphasis more or less a particular theme such as yin is more striking and Cheng is more grappling