Re: W.E. Fairbairn -- the bagua connection
Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2018 9:21 pm
IMO, his strikes and locks -- as well as the famous chin-jab -- all carry a distinctive Japanese flavor.
Though he might have picked up some CMA during his long years of service in China, his bio also indicates that his background was mainly in the Japanese arts, holding a 2nd Dan in Judo and training in Yoshin Ryu Jujitsu. (Though Yoshin Ryu is a style that many believed to be of Chinese origin.)