Category: Xingyi Theory
“Three Points On a Line”: Three Fighting Methods of Xingyiquan
•借法/Jie Fa – Borrowing Method 動以處靜有借法 Movement used to discipline Stillness is the Borrowing Method Uncle’s Comments: There are multiple … Continue reading “Three Points On a Line”: Three Fighting Methods of Xingyiquan
Examining Xingyiquan’s Eight Essentials as Neigong Training Regimen
The theory of Xingyiquan is concise, clear, & well-developed. Previous generations of practitioners have refined the lessons of their teachers, … Continue reading Examining Xingyiquan’s Eight Essentials as Neigong Training Regimen
打人如拔草/Da Ren Ru Ba Cao – Striking People is like Pulling up Grass
手足齊到定要贏,若是手到步不到,打人不得妙,手到步也到,打人如拔草。 “When the hands & feet arrive simultaneously you are sure to win. If the hands arrive but the feet … Continue reading 打人如拔草/Da Ren Ru Ba Cao – Striking People is like Pulling up Grass
形意拳三乘/Xingyiquan San Cheng – Xingyiquan’s Three Vehicles
是三層道理、三步功夫、三種練法。 There are Three Layers of Daoist Principles, Three Stages of Kung fu, & Three Types of Training Method. 三層道理:練精化氣,練氣化神,練神還虛。 Three … Continue reading 形意拳三乘/Xingyiquan San Cheng – Xingyiquan’s Three Vehicles
形意拳之十二形歌訣/Xingyiquan Zhi Shi’er Xing Gejue – Xingyiquan’s 12 Shapes Song Secret
龍性屬陰搜骨能,左右躍步用柔功。 雙掌穿花加起落,兩腿抽換要靈通。 The Dragon’s Nature belongs to Yin & it has the ability to Search Bones, Left & Right Jumping … Continue reading 形意拳之十二形歌訣/Xingyiquan Zhi Shi’er Xing Gejue – Xingyiquan’s 12 Shapes Song Secret
形意拳九歌/Xingyiquan Jiu Ge – Xingyiquan’s Nine Songs
一, 身: 前俯後仰, 其勢不勁。左側右斜, 皆身之病。正而似斜, 斜而似正。 1. Body: Bowing Forward or leaning backward, such patterns aren’t strong. Left slanting & … Continue reading 形意拳九歌/Xingyiquan Jiu Ge – Xingyiquan’s Nine Songs
形意拳四法/Xingyiquan Si Fa – Xingyiquan’s Four Methods
形意拳四法, 一曰身法, 二曰手法, 三曰腳法, 四曰步法。 Xingyiquan has Four Methods: the first is Body Method, second is Hand Method, third is … Continue reading 形意拳四法/Xingyiquan Si Fa – Xingyiquan’s Four Methods
形意拳六合歌/Xingyiquan Liu He Ge – Xingyiquan’s Six Harmonies Song
身成六式, 雞腿龍身, 熊膀鷹爪, 虎抱雷聲。 The body is divided into Six Forms, Chicken Legs, Dragon Body, Bear Shoulders, Eagle Claws, Tiger … Continue reading 形意拳六合歌/Xingyiquan Liu He Ge – Xingyiquan’s Six Harmonies Song
形意拳四象歌/Xingyiquan Si Xiang Ge – Xingyiquan’s Four Images Song
己成四拳, 隨機應變, 靜如山岳, 動如崩翻。 Once you’ve completed the Four types of Boxing, vary according to the situation, when calm like a mountain … Continue reading 形意拳四象歌/Xingyiquan Si Xiang Ge – Xingyiquan’s Four Images Song
