形意安身炮/Xingyi An Shen Pao – Xingyi’s Self Defense Pounding

安身炮/An Shen Pao – Self Defense Pounding is the most complex of the Xingyi Duilian, as it teaches the practioners to become familiar with the use of the style’s key strategic principles. It is very realistic in its approach, as befits Xingyiquan.

•預備勢/Yubei Shi – Preperation Posture

Upper Hand & Lower Hand face each other in Left San Ti Shi

•第一換/Di Yi Huan – 1st Exchange

上手/Shang Shou – Upper Hand: Advance Step Right Beng Quan

下手/Xia Shou – Lower Hand: Retreat Step Left Depressing Palm & Right Beng Quan

•第二換/Di Er Huan – 2nd Exchange

上手/Shang Shou – Upper Hand: Forward Step Left Pi Quan

下手/Xia Shou – Lower Hand: Left Smooth Stance Pao Quan

•第三換/Di San Huan – 3rd Exchange 

上手/Shang Shou – Upper Hand: Dodge Step Right Pi Quan

下手/Xia Shou – Lower Hand: Dodge Step Right Pi Quan

•第四換/Di Si Huan – 4th Exchange

上手/Shang Shou – Upper Hand: Left Double Intercepting

下手/Xia Shou – Lower Hand: Left Reverse Stance Cut the Neck

•第五換/Di Wu Huan – 5th Exchange

上手/Shang Shou – Upper Hand: Right Double Intercepting & Right Beng Quan

下手/Xia Shou – Lower Hand: Withdrawing Step Pull, Knock, & Hit

•第六換/Di Liu Huan – 6th Exchange

上手/Shang Shou – Upper Hand: Monkey Pulls Rope

下手/Xia Shou – Lower Hand: Retreat Step Right Zuan Quan

•第七換/Di Qi Huan – 7th Exchange

上手/Shang Shou – Upper Hand: Forward Step Right Pao Quan

下手/Xia Shou – Lower Hand: Retreat Step Left Pi Quan

•第八換/Di Ba Huan – 8th Exchange

上手/Shang Shou – Upper Hand: Forward Step Right Thread the Ear

下手/Xia Shou – Lower Hand: Withdrawing Step Left Zuan Quan

•第九換/Di Jiu Huan – 9th Exchange

上手/Shang Shou – Upper Hand: Advance Step & Steal a Hit

下手/Xia Shou – Lower Hand: Switch Step White Crane Spreads Wings

•第十換/Di Shi Huan – 10th Exchange

上手/Shang Shou – Upper Hand: Switch Step Left Pi Quan

下手/Xia Shou – Lower Hand: Monkey Pulls Rope

•第十一換/Di Shi Yi Huan – 11th Exchange

上手/Shang Shou – Upper Hand: Forward Step Snake Shape Palm

下手/Xia Shou – Lower Hand: Withdrawing Step Left Pi Quan

•第十二換/Di Shi’er Huan – 12th Exchange

上手/Shang Shou – Upper Hand: Left & Right Cut the Neck

下手/Xia Shou – Lower Hand: Right Parrying Intercepting, Left Parrying Intercepting & Left Pouncing Palm

•第十三換/Di Shi San Huan – 13th Exchange

上手/Shang Shou – Upper Hand: Monkey Pulls Rope

下手/Xia Shou – Lower Hand: Withdrawing Step Reverse Stance Right Zuan Quan

•第十四換/Di Shi Si Huan – 14th Exchange

上手/Shang Shou – Upper Hand: Forward Step Left Coiling Wrap the Arm & Reverse Stance Right Cut the Neck

下手/Xia Shou – Lower Hand: Left Double Intercepting

•第十五換/Di Shi Wu Huan – 15th Exchange

上手/Shang Shou – Upper Hand: Stationary Left Cut the Neck

下手/Xia Shou – Lower Hand: Right Double Intercepting & Forward Step Smooth Stance Right Beng Quan

•第十六換/Di Shi Liu Huan – 16th Exchange

上手/Shang Shou – Upper Hand: Retreat Step False Stance Left Depressing Palm, Right Dragon & Tiger Mutually Intersect

下手/Xia Shou – Lower Hand: Retreating Withdrawing Step & Reverse Stance Parrying Intercepting

•第十七換/Di Shi Qi Huan – 17th Exchange

上手/Shang Shou – Upper Hand: Forward Step Brush from Below & Reverse Stance Right Cut the Neck

下手/Xia Shou – Lower Hand: Sparrowhawk Grabs Shoulder

•第十八換/Di Shi Ba Huan – 18th Exchange

上手/Shang Shou – Upper Hand: Monkey Pulls Rope

下手/Xia Shou – Lower Hand: Left Brush From Below & Reverse Stance Right Cut the Neck

•第十九換/Di Shi Jiu Huan – 19th Exchange

上手/Shang Shou – Upper Hand: Left Double Intercepting

下手/Xia Shou – Lower Hand: Smooth Stance Left Cut the Neck

•第二十換/Di Er Shi Huan – 20th Exchange

上手/Shang Shou – Upper Hand: Right Double Intercepting & Right Smooth Stance Beng Quan

下手/Xia Shou – Lower Hand: Retreat Step Left Depressing Palm & Advance Step Right Beng Quan

•第二十一換/Di Er Shi Yi Huan – 21st Exchange

上手/Shang Shou – Upper Hand: Withdrawing Step Left Depressing Palm & Advance Step Right Beng Quan

下手/Xia Shou – Lower Hand: Left Pi Quan

•When reaching the limit of available space or upon completing a round of practice, Upper Hand & Lower Hand immediately reverse roles & return along the same path, continuing to exchange techniques as before. In this way, both partners play both roles many times over, & good command of the basic responses can be attained.