Bagua 5 – Single Palm Change

The single palm change is the most famous movement in baguazhang. It is the signature move of the system. The way you do the single palm change defines you as a bagua stylist. Over time the way you do it will change as your understanding of it deepens. This is true for all the movements you learn but perhaps none more so than with the single palm change. As a general rule when learning any of the true Chinese martial arts you begin by learning large movements. This use of larger movements stretc…