![]() His prowess earned him the nickname "god of the spear", as well as being recruited to serve as an instructor at the imperial court under Prince Yun-ti. Little is known of Wu Zhong, except that he quickly reached an unparalleled level in the practice of martial arts. Wu Zhong is said to have been born in HouZhuangKe before returning to settle with the main branch of his family in the village of Mengcun (孟村), Hebei province. Īccording to the genealogical records of the Wu family, Wu Zhong's great-grandfather left the family stronghold to settle about 50 km away in the isolated hamlet of HouZhuangKe (后庄科) in the neighboring province of ShanDong. The first practitioner clearly identified in written history was a man named Wu Zhong (吴钟, wú zhōng,1712-1802), a member of the Hui minority and from the Wu family clan of the Mengcun (孟村) region of Cangzhou, Hebei. ![]() Information before the Republican era of China is extremely rare, with clearest documentation beginning circa 1920s-1930s. Little is known about the origin of the style. The term bazi was later changed to baji, which means "to reach far away in all directions." This was considered a more apt and noteworthy description of the style, because it suggests the ability to achieve great things. Most people believe that Bajiquan was originally known as Bazi Quan, in which bazi means "rake." The style acquired this name because of the shape of most of the fists used. In this case, it means “including everything” or “the universe”. The term baji comes from the Chinese classic, the Yijing (I-Ching), and signifies an “extension of all directions”. ![]() ![]() The name was considered to be rather crude in its native tongue, so it was changed to baji quan. Later, it was introduced to Japan, South Korea and other countries, such as the United States, Canada, Britain, France, Italy among others.īaji quan was originally called bazi quan ( 巴子拳 or 鈀子拳) or "rake fist" because the fists, held loosely and slightly open, are used to strike downwards in a rake-like fashion. 'open-gate eight-extremities fist').īajiquan is now popular in northern China and Taiwan. Its full name is kaimen ba ji quan ( Chinese: 開門八極拳 pinyin: Kāimén bā jí quán lit. Bajiquan ( Chinese: 八極拳 pinyin: Bājíquán) is a Chinese martial art that features explosive, short-range power and is famous for its elbow and shoulder strikes. ![]()
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