Pa-kua

Eight-Trigram Boxing

• Author(s): Robert W. Smith, Allen Pittman,
• Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
• Pages: 104
• ISBN_10: 1462906222
  ISBN_13: 9781462906222
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Sports & Recreation / Martial Arts / General , Sports & Recreation / Training , Sports & Recreation / Boxing , Philosophy / Eastern , Sports & Recreation / Wrestling ,

Description:... This book outlines the history and techniques of Pa-kua—a style of boxing based on the eight (pa) trigrams (kua) of the I Ching.

This martial arts guide gives a thorough account of the philosophy behind the art. It also presents to the West for the first the orthodox style of the last Chinese Pa-kua master Wang Shu-chin. Described in great detail and fully illustrated are the basic techniques, the eight palm shapes, and the eight traditional methods of "walking the circle."

Guided by this easy-to-follow text, the student of Pa-kua can probe deeply into the hitherto hidden secrets of one of the most complete systems of self defense ever developed.