BaJi Quan

BaJi Quan

Baji Quan is a kind of fierce boxing in Chinese martial arts, with simple movements, strong, swift and violent strength, with the momentum of crashing down the mountain.

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Baji Quan is a kind of fierce boxing in Chinese martial arts, with simple and concise movements, strong and full strength, divine transmission of intention, swift and violent, with the momentum of knocking down the mountain. The word “Eight Extremes” is used in martial arts to mean “the power can reach the far places in all directions”.

Baji Quan is famous for its fierce and violent style, but also for its moves of entering the body and leaning against it. The best move “Paste Mountain Leaning” is one of the best moves. When the disciples of Open Door Baji practiced “Leaning Against Mountain”, they would often lean against walls, trees and piles with their own bodies. The key of “Sticky Mountain Leaning” is to enter the body, approaching the opponent at a distance of “hitting like a kiss” and hitting the opponent with the shoulder. It seems to use the shoulder as the point of force, but in fact, it combines the twisting force of the waist and hips, and leans towards the opponent with the force of the whole body, causing great damage and dropping the opponent.

In the downward kungfu, the “rubbing kick” is one of the important leg techniques of Bajiquan, which requires that the point of attack fall below the knee joint of the opponent, especially the foot, when kicking. Therefore, although the rubbing kick is not as lethal as other kicks, it is intended to use kicks and trips to destroy the opponent's center of gravity, and to achieve the effect of knocking down the opponent skillfully with not strong strength.

The main forms are Baji small frame, Baji fist, Baji docking, six elbow head, Gangong Baji, Baji new frame, Bazhen Quan and so on; the instruments are mainly Tiliu knife, walker stick and Liuhe big gun.

Origin of BaJi:

The time and place of the origin of Baji Quan are still said to be different.

One says that it originated in the Ming Dynasty, because Qi Jiguang mentioned “Ba Zi Quan” or “Eight Extremes Fist” in “Jixing Xinshu - Fist Jing Jie Luo Chapter”;

Secondly, it is said that it originated from Wudang and was created by Taoist priests;

Third, is the Qing Dynasty, Henan Yue Shan Temple monk Zhang Yue Shan creation;

Fourthly, it was created by a Taoist monk who traveled in the Qing Dynasty with the number one “Lai”.

There are also claims that Bajiquan was originally created in Shaolin Temple in Songshan, Henan Province, as the fourth door of Shaolin Temple to see the mountain fist.

More teaching materials and documents record that Bajiquan was created by a Taoist priest with the surname of Lai who passed on his art to Wu Zhong, a native of Houzhuangke Village in Qingyun County, Hebei Province, who passed on his art to his daughter Wu Rong. Later, the Wu family moved to Mengcun Town, Cang County, and Mengcun became the place where Bajiquan was spread. Since Wu Rong, Bajiquan has been practiced by two branches, one is Wu's own family and its disciples. In recent times, there were Wu Nan and Wu Shike who had deeper attainments. Its close relatives Ma Fengtu influence is greater, the transmission of a wider range of people; the other is the Wang four learn the art of Mengcun, after the transmission of Luo eat eat Zhang Keming, Zhang passes on his son Zhang Jingxing, Huang Sihai and so on. Zhang Jingxing more heirs, which has a greater impact on Li Shuwen, Ma Yingtu, Han Huachen, Zhang Yuheng and so on. Since Li, Ma and Han, Bajiquan has spread from Mengcun to the whole of China and from China to the world.

Baji Quan has been widely practiced in Japan, the United States, Germany, Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong and other countries and regions, especially in Japan.

Basic moves:

First paragraph:

1. Preparatory gesture

Stand upright side by side, eyes in front of you.

2. Elbow Offering

  1. Raise the right palm upward from the waist to shoulder height, and stand with the left palm bent at the left waist. Look at the right palm.
  2. Turn your body to the left, keep your palm in the same shape, and swing your right hand horizontally in front of your left. Look at the right palm.
  3. Bend the knees and squat down, at the same time both palms turn into fists, the left arm goes up to the level of the shoulders, the fists are facing upwards and are not high enough to reach the nose, the right arm is pulled back to the left elbow, the center of the fist is facing the elbow joint. Keep your eyes on the left front.

3. Breaking step with top elbow

Take a step with the left foot to the left side, toes on the ground first, at the same time the left foot rotates internally to form a left horse stance, turn the body to the left, in the same way the right arm pulls back to the right side, slightly below the shoulder, the left arm does the top elbow, the center of the fist is upward. Eyes on the left front.

4. Picking and hitting the top elbow

  1. Turn the body to the left, shift the center of gravity to the left leg, and kick the right foot to the left, not higher than the knee, while shoveling the right arm to the left, and the left fist turns into a palm and falls next to the right elbow. The left fist turns into a palm and falls next to the right elbow. The eye is on the left front.
  2. The right foot lands on the seismic foot, the left leg lifts the knee and places it in the knee joint of the right leg, the right arm is turned outward and upward, and the left hand is closed in front of the right chest with the palm. Eyes on the left front.
  3. The left foot lands forward, the body turns right, the feet grind into a horse stance, the right hand rotates internally from the root of the ear downward and backward. The left palm turns into a fist, the left arm tops the elbow, the fist faces inward. Eyes on the left front.

5. Horse stance horizontal strike

  1. Left foot spreads out, right foot steps up, toes on the ground, left elbow pulls back to the left waist. Eyes left front.
  2. Turn your body to the left, drop your right foot to the ground and form a horse stance, then strike with your right fist. Eyes on the right fist.

6. Open Bow Stance

  1. Turn your body slightly to the left, close your right leg around your chest, swing your right hand forward in front of your chest, and put your left hand on your waist.
  2. Turn your body to the right and open your hips, at the same time, turn your right hand into an elbow and push it back, and support your left fist. Eyes on the left fist.

7. Turning and Tucking Hammer

  1. Turn the body left into a false step, bend the right arm to the side of the ear, and push the left fist forward with the palm. Look straight ahead.
  2. The right fist is tucked from the root of the right ear along the chest, at the same time the left foot is withdrawn and the feet are stomped side by side.

8. Axe Kick

  1. Turn your body slightly to the left, and arc your left palm from the bottom upward to the back for a week. Eyes on the left palm.
  2.  Turn the left palm into a fist and close it at the waist.
  3. Support the left leg, kick the right leg forward, straighten the surface of the foot, and rotate the right fist outward with the center of the fist upward. Look in the direction of the right toe.

9. Horse stance reverse smash

Drop the right foot, bend the left leg into a horse stance, and at the same time, turn the right fist from the bottom, upward and forward to smash the elbow. Eyes on the right fist.

10. Horse stance double support

  1. Turn your body slightly to the right, drop your weight on the left leg to form a false stance, and at the same time turn your left fist into a palm and lift it forward and upward. Visualize the left palm.
  2. Bend the knees of the left foot into a horse stance, and at the same time strike the palms of both hands forward and backward. Visualize the right palm.

Second paragraph:

11. Tiger Pounce

  1. Turn the body right into a false step, palms up. Look in front of you.
  2. Vibrate the right foot and close the left foot at the knee joint. Look ahead.
  3. Step up with the left foot into a big bow stance, rotate the palms inward and push them forward, palms forward, force reaches the root of the palms. Look ahead.

12. High false step with bright palms

  1. Hold your hands together in front of your chest with the backs of your palms facing outward. Look straight ahead.
  2. Shift the center of gravity back to the right foot to form a false step, and hold the hands up and down. Look at the left palm.

13. Turn over and entangle

  1. Turn your body left, support your left leg, bend your right leg and lift your knee up, turn your left hand with your elbow in an outward arc, and press your right hand forward from the back to the elbow, with the tip of the palm facing forward, and at the same time vibrate your foot.
  2. The body turns left and right into a horse stance, wringing the waist and turning the hips, at the same time both palms are pushed forward and backward. Look in the direction of the right hand.

14. Right Big Entanglement

The body turns slightly to the left, the right foot shakes the foot, the toe swings outward, the left foot raises the knee and steps up, the right hand arcs around with the elbow as the axis, the left arm then goes downward and presses the elbow from the back to the top, the palm tip goes forward, and at the same time, it shakes the foot; step up to the left, and strike the palm with a Horse Stance.

15. Left big entanglement

Turn the body slightly to the right, shock the left foot, step up with the right foot lifting the knee, turn the right hand with the elbow in an outward arc around the diaojiao, then the left arm goes downward, pressing the elbow forward from back to top.

16. Sleeve Pulling Style

  1. The left palm is closed at the waist, looking at the right palm.
  2. The right foot is spread out, the upper heel of the left foot falls on the knee joint of the right leg, the right hand goes outward and turns into a fist, and the left fist is placed on the left side of the waist, with the center of the fist upward. Eyes on the right fist.
  3. Left foot falls into a false step. Look at the right fist.
  4. Turn your body to the left, crush your right leg into a horse stance, pull your right fist back to your waist, and punch out your left fist with the eye of the fist upward. Eyes on the left fist.

17. Face Palm

Turn left, right foot steps up into a horse stance, left hand changes into a fist and closes at the waist, right palm pushes forward. Eyes on the right palm.

18. Hanging Collapse

  1. Turn your body slightly to the left, right foot inward into a false step. Visualize the right palm.
  2. Turn your body to the right, push the left palm forward, and close the right hand at the waist. Look at the left palm.
  3. The right foot steps to the right rear to form a bow stance, the upper body leans forward, while the right hand turns over the palm and presses down. Visualize the right palm.

Third paragraph:

19. Smashing Cannon Knee

  1. Turn right, step up with the right foot to form a kneeling stance, change the right hand into a fist to the right side, and snap the left elbow down.
  2. Turn your body to the left, step up with the left foot into a kneeling stance, change your left hand into a fist to the right, and snap the elbow with the right hand.

20. Horizontal Open Elbow

Turn your body to the right, take a half-step with your right foot to the right to form a horse stance, bend your elbows to the outside. Eyes on the right side.

21. Face Palm

  1. Left fist turns into palm and spreads out, look at the left palm.
  2. Step up with the right foot, turn your body to the left, point your toes to the ground, swing your left arm to the left, and close your right hand in front of your chest. Look at the left palm.
  3. Double stomp, right palm out to the right side. Look at the right palm.

22. Closed Elbow

  1. Step back with the left foot, toes on the ground. Look at the right palm.
  2. Turn your body to the left, grind your feet into a horse stance, put your arms together, drop your right arm to the right side of your body, and put your left hand in front of your right armpit. Look right in front of you.

23. Horse stance double support

  1. Turn the body slightly to the right, the center of gravity falls on the left leg to form a false step, while the left palm is lifted forward and upward and the right fist is withdrawn to the waist. Eyes on the left palm.
  2. Bend the knees of the left foot into a horse stance, and strike the palm of both hands forward and backward at the same time. Look at the right palm.

24. Retreating Palm

  1. Turn the body to the left into a false step, turn the palms into fists, the right fist falls to the waist, the left fist spreads out, the center of the fist goes up. Visualize the left fist.
  2. The left fist turns into a palm, twisting and turning to build up strength, look at the left palm.
  3. Pull the left leg, toes on the ground, left palm into a fist to store power; look at the left fist.
  4. Turn your body to the left, grind your feet into a horse stance, put your left fist in your waist, and push out your right fist into a palm to the right; look at the right palm.

25. Retreating Palm

  1. With the right foot withdrawn and the toes on the ground, the right palm turns into a fist. Visualize the right fist.
  2. Turn your body to the right, grind your feet on the ground, twist your waist and cut into a horse stance, at the same time, close your right fist around your waist and push out your left fist into a palm to the left front. Visualize the left palm.

26. Chain Feet

  1. The body turns slightly left, the left foot retreats, the center of gravity is shifted back, the right fist is placed in the waist, the heart of the fist is up, the right fist is placed in front of the abdomen, the heart of the fist is up. Eyes forward.
  2. The right leg bounces forward from flexion to extension. Look ahead.
  3. The right leg falls to the ground, moving the center of gravity, the left leg follows the trend from flexion to extension and kicks, the right fist is closed at the waist. Look ahead.
  4. The right leg stomps on the ground, bending the knee and lifting up, the left leg falls naturally. Look ahead.
  5. Recover the right leg and kick the left leg forward from flexion to extension. Look ahead.

27. Horse stance reverse smash

Grind both feet into a horse stance, left fist in front of the body and then smash the arm, eyes upward. Eyes on the left fist.

28. Open Bow Stance

  1. Turn your body slightly to the right, rotate your left foot inward, toes on the ground, and at the same time place your left fist to the right in the center of your body. Visualize the left fist.
  2. Turn the body to the right, open the hips, turn the knees to the left to form a left lunge, take the waist as the axis, drive the arms outward, the right fist forward to support the fight, the left fist pulls back, the arms are at the same height as the shoulders, the backs of the fists are upward. Eyes on the right fist.

29. Horse stance double support

  1. Turn the body right into a false stance, and at the same time change the hands into palms, the right palm is closed at the waist, palm up, the left palm is flat. Visualize the left palm.
  2.  Step up with the right foot into a horse stance, and at the same time strike the palm forward and backward with both hands. Visualize the right palm.

fourth paragraph:

30. Left Wrist Wrap

  1. Turn your body to the left, take the left foot as the axis, kick the right leg outward and forward, swing the left hand to the right and forward, and grab the right wrist.
  2. Vibrate the right foot, start the left foot, and with the right palm as the axis of the wrist, make a palm-cutting movement outwardly, and close it at the waist. Look ahead.
  3. Left foot downward vibration, body slightly right turn, left foot upward step into a bow stance, right fist forward, left palm attached to the right small arm. Eyes on the right fist.

31. Right Wrist Wrap

  1. With the right foot as the axis, turn the body right, swing the left hand to the right and forward, and grasp the right wrist. Visualize the left hand.
  2. With the left foot spreading outward, the right palm raises the wrist as an axis and makes a palm cutting movement, closing it at the waist. Visualize the left fist.
  3. Left foot downward vibration, body slightly right turn, right foot upward step into a bow stance, left fist forward, right hand attached to the left arm.

32. Hooking hand and supporting palm

  1. Turn the left fist into a palm and turn the hand inward. Keep your eyes on the palms.
  2. Step up with the left foot, launch the right palm forward with internal rotation, palm center forward, swing the left arm back to the left, turn into a hook and swing the head to the left.

33. Crotch Hammer

  1. Turn your body to the right, lift your right foot into an independent step, swing your right hand down and land on the inside of your right leg, and swing your left hand in front of your chest.
  2. The right foot lands on the ground, the left foot withdraws into a bow step, and at the same time the right palm turns into a hook hand and pops forward. Look at the right fist.

34. Retreating Palm

  1. Sitting back into a false step, the right hook hand turns into a palm and closes at the waist, the left palm pushes forward. Visualize the left palm.
  2. Withdraw the right foot into a bow stance, strike the right palm forward and pull the left hand back to the left waist. Look at the right palm.

35. Parallel Steps and Closed Elbows

  1. Turn the body right into a right lunge, at the same time, the right palm turns into a fist and closes to the waist, the left palm turns into a fist and swings horizontally. Visualize the left fist.
  2. Turn your body slightly to the right, bring the left foot back to the right foot, raise the right fist by bending the elbow, and place the left fist behind you. Eyes on the left front.
  3. Left hand passes from back to front, fist facing up, right hand falls beside left elbow. Look to the left.

36. Closing Stance

  1. Turn your body to the right, open both fists into palms through the front to the sides through the head, and press both palms down to the side of the dantian, while standing with both legs straight.
  2. Stand upright with both legs on the knees and both palms naturally hanging down at the side of the body.