Baguazhang
Chinese style of martial arts
八卦掌 · 팔괘장
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Type
- martial arts, type of sport, octad
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 so called 內家拳 NèiJiāQuán (neijia), the other two being tai chi and xingyiquan. Baguazhang literally means "eight trigram palm", referring to the bagua "trigrams" of the Yijing, one of the canons of Daoism.
Styles and branches of Baguazhang
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Facts from Wikidata Q800177 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.