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Also known as | Dachengquan, Mind Boxing |
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Focus | Striking |
Country of origin | China |
Creator | Wang Xiangzhai |
Famous practitioners | Han Xingchiao Han Xingyuen Shao Daosheng |
Parenthood | Baguazhang, Liuhebafa, Tai chi, Xingyiquan, Fujian White Crane, Shuai jiao |
Olympic sport | No |
Yiquan | |||||||||
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Chinese | 意拳 | ||||||||
Literal meaning | "Mind Boxing" | ||||||||
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Dachengquan | |||||||||
Chinese | 大成拳 | ||||||||
Literal meaning | "Great Achievement Boxing" | ||||||||
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Yiquan, also known as dachengquan, is a Chinese martial art founded by the xingyiquan master Wang Xiangzhai. Yì (意) means Intent (but not intention), quán (拳) means boxing.