Pigua quan is a style of Chinese martial arts that features explosive, long-range sweeping actions that generate speed through the hips and arms, to produce powerful strikes, with the intent of confusing the opponent with constant motion. Sometimes accused of being an impractical martial art because of the exaggerated nature of its open moves, pigua quan’s value lies in its simplicity and its ease to master. It is sometimes taught alongside baji quan, and the two forms are thought to have been a single art before diverging some centuries ago.