PaKua

Portrait & Bust of the Art's Founder - Dong Hai Chuan

Developed during the 1800s, Ba Gua (also written Pa Kua and Paqua), is the only martial art purely of Taoist origin. Developed from meditative practices where sect members chanted while walking a circle. It became the primer body-guard art during the waring days of the last Chinese dynasty. The formal name, Ba Gua Zhang, translates as "Eight Trigram Palm" (Trigram: one of the eight trigrams of the Book of Changes/ Palm: a term for martial art). Ba Gua has a wide range of practice methods. In the below photo in Beijing are shown practicing the two-man drills of the art.