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Piguaquán
劈掛拳
"Chop-Hanging Fist"
Also known as	Piguazhang (劈掛掌); Pi Gua
Origin	China
Primary focus	palm techniques
Related to	Bajiquan

Featuring explosive, long-range power, Pi Gua Quan (Chinese: 劈掛拳) is also known as Pi Gua Zhang (Chinese: 劈掛掌), literally "chop-hanging palm", for its emphasis on palm techniques. Pi Gua is closely related to and often practiced in conjunction with Ba Ji Quan; both styles originate from Hebei, northern China and some suggest that they were originally the same art.

It is often said that originally, Bajiquan and Piguaquan were the same art but split hundreds of years ago. Li Shuwen (李書文) remarried the two systems in the late 19th to early 20th century and today these two styles are often taught as complementary arts, especially in Taiwan. In fact, there is a Chinese martial arts proverb that goes: "When pigua is added to baji, gods and demons will all be terrified. When baji is added to pigua, heroes will sigh knowing they are no match against it."

In Mainland China, Piguaquan is still often practiced as a stand-alone art as well.

[edit] In popular culture

Helena Douglas in the video game franchise Dead or Alive, and Ling Xiaoyu from the Tekken video game franchise, practice this martial art. In the game Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance, the character Scorpion also practices Piguaquan.

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