奇正/Qi Zheng 奇無不正，正無不奇， 奇正之變，妙用無窮。 Qi does not lack Zheng, Zheng does not lack Qi, the transformation of Qi & Zheng’s … Continue reading 形意戰略: 奇正/Xingyi Zhanlue: Qi Zheng – Xingyi Strategy: Unorthodox & Orthodox
“Three Points On a Line”: Three Fighting Methods of Xingyiquan It goes without saying that ALL Martial Arts, whatever their … Continue reading 形意戰略: 三戰法/Xingyi Zhanlue: San Zhan Fa – Xingyi Stategy: Three Fighting Methods
“The Old Sayings have Merit” That’s a quote from one of Xingyiquan’s theoretical documents. While it’s true that older people … Continue reading 形意戰略: 以攻為守/Xingyi Zhanlue: Yi Gong Wei Shou – Xingyi Strategy: Use Attack As Defense
見孔不打，見橫打; 見孔不立，見橫立。 “Don’t strike when you see a gap, strike when you see the ‘Cross’; don’t stand firm when … Continue reading “Don’t Strike When You See a Gap, Strike When You See the ‘Cross’”: Timing in Xingyiquan
打人如拔草/Da Ren Ru Ba Cao – Hitting People is like Pulling up Grass Xingyiquan is full of great images to … Continue reading “Hitting People is like Pulling up Grass”
武有七德 夫武，禁暴，戢兵，保大，定功，安民，和眾，豐財，者也。 Now the Military, it surely Prohibits Tyranny, Collects the Weapons, Defends the Elderly, Establishes Service, Pacifies the Citizens, … Continue reading 武有七德/Wu You Qi De – The Military has Seven Virtues
形意刀法以: 劈, 崩, 挑, 推, 橫, 抹, 掛, 切, 掃, 滾; 和纏頭裹腦、藏刀式等。 The Xingyi Saber Method uses: 劈/Pi, 崩/Beng, 挑/Tiao, 推/Gua, 橫/Heng, 抹/Mo, 掛/Gua, 切/Qie, 掃/Sao, & … Continue reading 形意刀法十字訣/Xingyi Dao Fa Shizi Jue – Xingyi Saber Method Ten Character Secret
Xingyiquan is the oldest of the Big Three Internal Styles of Chinese Martial Arts. Your beloved Kung Fu Uncle is … Continue reading 形意雙手劍法十字訣/Xingyi Shuangshou Jian Fa Shizi Jue – Xingyi Two Handed Sword Method Ten Character Secret
五花炮由鑽拳、裹拳、踐拳、劈拳、反背拳等五拳组威. 它是在戴氏傳統拳鑽拳、裹拳、踐拳俗稱 “三拳” 的基礎上、加入劈拳、反背拳、由兩人進行攻防訓練的一個形式比較簡單、實用價值却頗大的套路形式. 甲乙二人同时出左三体式, 面对面搭把起势. Five Flowers Pounding, Drilling Fist, Wrapping Fist, Treading Fist, Chopping Fist, & Back Fist, … Continue reading Xingyi Encyclopedia Entry: 五花炮 /Wu Hua Pao – Five Flowers Pounding
五花炮/Wu Hua Pao – Five Flowers Pounding is a Xingyi Duilian from Shanxi, known for teaching effective application. The Five … Continue reading 形意五花炮/Xingyi Wu Hua Pao – Xingyi’s Five Flowers Pounding
Lessons Learned in the World of Martial Arts 