Kungfu Showdown - Bagua vs Xinyi

We have a baguazhang practitioner taking on a xinyi practitioner. The bagua guy is Liu Cang, and the Xingyi guy is our favorite kungfu funny-man Zhiliang. Let's see how bagua can be used in a novel way in this leitai kind of kungfu competition format. And let's see what bagua guy did correctly and incorrectly. Zhiliang is his own person, so he's going to be epic no matter what.

Background on the two styles: Bagua, or Baguazhang, is a fascinating and intricate Chinese martial art known for its fluid, circular movements and philosophical underpinnings rooted in the Daoist concept of the Bagua, or "Eight Trigrams." Practitioners step in invisible circular paths, continuously walking and changing directions, making it mostly a meditative practice that some argue has self defense applications too. Its unique emphasis on spiraling movements and agility trains the body and mind to be adaptable, embodying the Daoist belief in harmony and balance with the natural world. Xinyi is not the same as Xingyi. The style that Qi La La also does is Xinyi Liuhe. Xinyi Liuhe Quan is a distinct and rare martial art, different from Xingyi, with origins in the Chinese military before being passed mostly among Hui communities. It emphasizes internal power, derived from relaxation and correct body alignment rather than brute force.

Clips I analyzed where from this old iteration of a show called 武林风

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Timecodes:
0:00 Round 1
2:15 Round 2
4:17 Did it impress you?
4:58 Fun question for viewers
5:10 Cohost fun