Bajiquan
/ˌbɑː.dʒiːˈtʃwɑːn/noun
A traditional Chinese martial art known for explosive short-range strikes, body power, and forceful elbow and shoulder techniques.
Did you know?Bajiquan is written 八极拳 in Chinese: 八极 refers to the eight distant limits or extremities of the cosmos, while 拳 means fist or boxing.
Etymological Timeline
Classical Chinese
Chinese
八极
“The eight extremities or furthest reaches of space; a cosmological expression.”
Classical Chinese
Chinese
拳
“Fist; by extension, boxing or a martial-art system.”
Late Ming–Qing period
Chinese
八极拳
“The martial-art name formed from “Eight Extremities” and “fist/boxing.””
20th Century
Wade–Giles and other romanizations
Pa Chi Ch’üan
“Older romanized forms used in English-language martial-arts writing.”
Modern English
English
Bajiquan
“The standard pinyin romanization of 八极拳, a Chinese martial art.”