Akira
Practitioner of Bājíquán
Bājíquán/Hakkyokuken (八極拳; literally: "Eight Extremes Fist") is a Chinese martial art originated in the Hebei province of China, and is a martial art famed for its use of explosive force.
Description
Bājíquán features powerful elbow strikes, arm/fist punches, hip checks and strikes with the shoulder, delivered with explosive, short-range power. Most of Bājíquán's moves utilize a one-hit push-strike method from very close range: the bulk of the damage is dealt through the momentary acceleration that travels up from the waist to the limb, and further magnified by the charging step technique.
Before an attack, Bājíquán pratictioners opens the opponent's arms forcibly with six different strategies (六大開 - Liu Da Kai; meaning "Six Big Ways of Opening"): using the fist, elbow or shoulder to push forward and upward (頂 - Ding), putting arms together as if hugging someone (抱 - Bao), elevating the knee to hit the thigh of the opponent, or elevating the foot to hit the shin of the opponent (提 - Ti), using a single move (單 - Dan), using the hip (胯 - Kua), entangling with rotation around the wrist, elbow and shoulder (纏 - Chan). This is most useful in close combat, as it focuses on elbow, knee, shoulder and hip strikes.
Trivia
- In other Japanese fighting games, various characters that practice the martial art happen to have various shared moves in such media that hasn't appeared elsewhere, such as the iconic Tetsuzankou, Renkantai, Rimon Chouchuu, Gaimon Chouchuu, and others.
Practitioners
External Links
- Bajiquan at Wikipedia.