My first master was a Vietnamese factory worker that fought in the Vietnam War. When he was training me in Kung Fu he told me more than once that if he fought someone that used the fist, he was not afraid, but if he fought someone using an open palm or their fingers, he knew he was in trouble. To this day, I remember him jabbing me with his finger tips while fighting, and man that hurt like Hell. I’ll never forget him, Sang Traung, a minimum wage graveyard shift factory worker that was the real deal with traditional martial arts. His tiger claw rakes with all five fingers were nothing to scoff at.

@bajiquan.online

8 күн бұрын

Very interesting story. As we say in China, “The true masters are often found amongst the common folk.” Hard work and determination will yield magical results.

I started this art be ause it is often called the bodyguard art. If you use a palm strike in self defence or when defending a client you will have a easier defence in court . It is viewed as slapping the assailant not beating him with your fist.

I'm not a student of this style. However I can say when I was taught southeast Asian martial arts four decades ago the palm was considered the primary head and chest region strike for self defense. Not to mention when I learned Shuai jiao palms were highly effective for disrupting flow and balance. I even avoided jail because the palm didn't give the intent of doing harm. To this day I slap a wooden pole for at least thirty minutes

@bajiquan.online

3 күн бұрын

Thanks for sharing your experience.

I was about to post a question about the hollow fist, but here you already answered it. Thank you for your work!

Thank you for what you are doing.

@bajiquan.online

12 күн бұрын

My pleasure!

Very interesting, Sir.

@bajiquan.online

11 күн бұрын

Glad you think so!

Lovely presentation. I really appreciate it. I can't make a fist due to a tendon injury so open hand is my only option. Your instruction is brilliant, thank you.

@bajiquan.online

6 күн бұрын

Thank you for your feedback!

Been studying southern Gung Fu for 48 yrs.! Notice, using Palm strikes 90% of the time 😳Thanks, Shifu 💕😬

Hi, I want to ask you bajiquan seems like a powerful art but is it practical in self defense or sparring? Very little footage out there of bajiquan practitioners competing/showing its practicality.

@bajiquan.online

9 күн бұрын

Many of my videos discussed related topics. In short yes. We have it since the late Qing Dynasty and it was used in death and life situations like battlefields. It is NOT for competition though. Almost all Bajiquan attacks will break any rules in modern combat sports.

The egg...is whats known as Cotton Fist...Cotton Palm

Very interesting, master, thank you. Can I ask you a question? Is palm conditioning needed, as with the “iron palm,” to make it effective?

@bajiquan.online

12 күн бұрын

Yes. In all Chinese Martial Arts hand strengthening is required. Finger push ups, sand bags or iron sand bags are all part of this training.

@blockmasterscott

8 күн бұрын

Yes, most definitely. Using the sand bags over a decade was a determining factor in developing power. It takes time though. Years.

Sometime after getting my wrist injured, I was warned about how unbelievably fragile the hands are due to having so many delicate joints in it. Do you have a recommended safer way of practicing with an open palm?

@bajiquan.online

12 күн бұрын

Usually hand injuries are caused by wrong defence techniques other than attacking using a palm. Hitting sand bags are quite safe if done gradually.

xingyi has hollow fist

I want to start learning Bajiquan but i also want to learn piguaquan.

@bajiquan.online

12 күн бұрын

As I replied before, I only teach Bajiquan. You can start learning by practising according to my tutorials.

@alfredoortiz6756

12 күн бұрын

@@bajiquan.online then do you know of anyone who is teach piguaquan? I should start with tutorials found on your KZread channel?

Is the fingers' position same for all Baji style?

@bajiquan.online

8 күн бұрын

Approximately the same.

I have more control and I can project my energy more with palm strikes

is it too late for 40 something years old person to start learning bajiquan?

@bajiquan.online

12 күн бұрын

No. Not at all. Even if you don’t have any foundation you can still learn it based on your own physical condition. People of all ages and physical strength can benefit.

@rezamuhammad7722

11 күн бұрын

I started practicing baji quan at 39. Now, i am 49.

@darkomtobia

6 күн бұрын

If you're not dead it's never too late to do most anything. That mindset is my guiding light at 56.

@bajiquan.online

6 күн бұрын

@@darkomtobia That’s the spirit of a martial artist!

Absolutely, open hand Palm strikes, or slaps open hand slaps as Americans call it, can be extremely devastating, just ask any professional wrestler, the man with the most dangerous open hand slap was the immortal Andre the Giant, you didn't want to take an open hand slap from that man!

@lurchman60

6 күн бұрын

What about dim mak?

@bajiquan.online

5 күн бұрын

That works by using well-conditioned fingers. Although it won't really make a person freeze up immediately, attacking those pressure points often disable a person's certain parts so they can't attack any more.

鐵沙掌(Iron Sand Palm)打爆金鐘罩(Golden Bell Shield)死門！