Xingyi 5 Element Fists | Pao Quan (Fire)

Pào Quán (炮拳) | Fire Pào is characterized by an expanding energy, and is sometimes translated as the ‘exploding’ fist. Like all the xíngyì fists, but perhaps especially emphasized in Pào Quán, there is a contraction that compresses energy, and then an expansion that powerfully releases it. One arm rises to block a medium to high attack, as the other arm issues forward. The angle of this fist’s momentum is forward and up. 炮 Pào - large gun, canon, artillery, roast, burn