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King Of All Cosmos · 11-15-2006, 04:53 AM

I'm just wondering, has anyone ever heard of Bagua? It's not a widespread martial art and isn't taught in many places (5 places in the US maybe?). I'm fortunate enough to live nearby one and my friend trains there. On a pure fighting theory level, he claims it to be the most complete of martial arts (meaning that if you master it, the best fighting style). The idea behind "most complete" is that it includes the most effective way to deal with any situation. It's purpose is to kill/defeat the opponent and therefore it excludes any unrelated development areas that many other martial arts use.

Interesting tidbit: When both asked how they would describe their martial art, the Tai Chi master answered "flowing and beautiful" while the Bagua master laughed a little and answered "vicious and hateful". He just was pointing out that martial arts isn't necessarily about looking good or dancing, it's about fighting skills.

It IS hard to prove that any martial art is the best and I'm not the one with the necessary knowledge to argue it. Still, on a technical level, the most humanely effective move in a given situation is the best move, right?

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King Of All Cosmos Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: USA - Mass Posts: 20	? I'm just wondering, has anyone ever heard of Bagua? It's not a widespread martial art and isn't taught in many places (5 places in the US maybe?). I'm fortunate enough to live nearby one and my friend trains there. On a pure fighting theory level, he claims it to be the most complete of martial arts (meaning that if you master it, the best fighting style). The idea behind "most complete" is that it includes the most effective way to deal with any situation. It's purpose is to kill/defeat the opponent and therefore it excludes any unrelated development areas that many other martial arts use. Interesting tidbit: When both asked how they would describe their martial art, the Tai Chi master answered "flowing and beautiful" while the Bagua master laughed a little and answered "vicious and hateful". He just was pointing out that martial arts isn't necessarily about looking good or dancing, it's about fighting skills. It IS hard to prove that any martial art is the best and I'm not the one with the necessary knowledge to argue it. Still, on a technical level, the most humanely effective move in a given situation is the best move, right? __________________ Self-conscious about living consciously.