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F\u0101nziquán (\u7ffb\u5b50\u62f3; literally "Rotating fist") is a Chinese martial art that emphasizes offense and defense with the hands. Its movements have been described as:Two fists are fast like the falling rain drops, and fast like a snapping whip. F\u0101nziquán routines are usually quite short and very fast. It is a source of many other modern styles like Eagle Claw.<\/p>\n

History<\/p>\n

Until at least the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644), F\u0101nziquán was known as B\u0101sh\u01cenf\u0101n (Chinese: \u516b\u95ea\u7ffb; literally "8 flash tumbles"), or "8 evasive tumbles" and in the Qing Dynasty as B\u0101f\u0101nMén (Chinese: \u516b\u7ffb\u95e8; literally "8 Rotations School").<\/p>\n

In accordance to the Bafanquan manuals, during the Ming dynasty a Master Wang Zhiyuan had been taught the boxing by a mountain wanderer. It is said that Master Wang was an accomplished warrior but had become injured in battle in a remote part of the area in what is currently Shandong province. It was here that the wanderer had assisted with Master Wang’s injuries and was taught the methods of Bafanquan to improve his already good martial skills.<\/p>\n

The style then passed down through various generations in the Northern provinces such as Henan, Hebei and Shandong. During the Qing dynasty, one of the most famous expo<\/em>nents of the style was Master Li Go<\/em>ngran from Xiong county in Hebei province. During that time he became a famed boxer, and it was claimed that "from Nanjing to Beijing, all Fanzi under heaven belo<\/em>ngs to Li Gong (Grandmaster Li)". This indicated how key he was to the spread and development of the style. His son Li Erlou, and disciple Feng Zhenyuan, taught the style in Sunning county. Their students founded many "Security Logistics Bureaus".<\/p>\n

In modern times, F\u0101nziquán is often taught in co<\/em>njunction with Chu\u014dji\u01ceo, not unlike how Xíngyìquán and B\u0101guàzh\u01ceng are often taught together. The routines of Chu\u014dji\u01ceo, with its kicks, wide open stances and focus on hard power, were known as Martial Routines and those of F\u0101nziquán, with their more compact movements combining soft and hard power, were known as Scholarly Routines, which is why the Chu\u014dji\u01ceo\/F\u0101nziquán combination is known as Wen Wu or Martial-Scholar.<\/p>\n

Both F\u0101nziquán and Chu\u014dji\u01ceo are associated with the 12th century Song Dynasty general Yue Fei, and the association between the two may date that far back. However, as a legendary figure, Yue Fei has had many martial arts attributed to him. Nonetheless, the association between the two is very old.<\/p>\n

By the mid-19th century, Zhao Canyi, a general in the failed Taiping Rebellion, was a master of both styles. After the failure of the rebellion, Zhao went into seclusion in Raoyang, Hebei Province, wher he taught F\u0101nziquán, which emphasizes the hands, to the Wang family and Chu\u014dji\u01ceo, which emphasizes the feet, to the Duan family. During practice, the families would exchange techniques.<\/p>\n

The complete system of F\u0101nziquán of Hebei province is rarely practiced today. The Do<\/em>ngbei Style of F\u0101nziquán is the most popular and was also the basis on which the Modern Wushu F\u0101nziquán routines have been ba<\/em>sed. Elements or parts of Old B\u0101f\u0101nMén have been spread under many banners. Liu DeKuan taught a set of Ba Fan Shou in Beijing which has been practiced by his descendants. The Eagle Claw style, which is a derivative of F\u0101nziquán, includes a set of Xingquan and Lianquan which are said to be the essence of the style and are ba<\/em>sed on some parts of B\u0101f\u0101nMén. The Ma Family To<\/em>ngbei System of North Western China includes the Do<\/em>ngbei variants of F\u0101nziquán. The Mianzhang style (Duanquan) was combined with Hebei Fanzi to create the style Mianzhang Fanzi.<\/p>\n

Throughout history, B\u0101f\u0101nMén’s techniques have been admired by many masters and as a result it is often recognized as Muquan, or Mother Fist, in representing how essential it is to the Chinese Martial Arts.<\/p>\n

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