 Zhang Zhaodong, also known as Zhang Zhankui, performing Baguazhang | |
| Also known as | Baguaquan |
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| Hardness | Internal (neijia) |
| Country of origin | China |
| Creator | Dong Haichuan (attributed) |
| Famous practitioners | Yin Fu Cheng Tinghua Ma Gui Liang Zhenpu Fu Zhensong Gao Yisheng Jiang Rongqiao Sun Lutang Jet Li |
| Olympic sport | No |
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Baguazhang (Chinese: 八卦掌; pinyin: bā guà zhǎng; Wade–Giles: pa-kua chang) is one of the three main Chinese martial arts of the Wudang school, the other two being tai chi and xingyiquan. It is more broadly grouped as an internal practice (or neijia). Baguazhang literally means "eight trigram palm", referring to the bagua "trigrams" of the I Ching, one of the canons of Taoism.[1][2]
- ^ Rousseau, Robert (2017-05-22). "An Introduction to Chinese Martial Arts Styles". Retrieved 2017-06-01.
- ^ Lie, Zhang. "Classical Baguazhang Volume V: Yin Style Baguazhang.' Trans. Joseph Crandall. Pinole, California: Smiling Tiger Martial Arts 1995.