•This selection from the Old Xingyi Manual presents another arrangement of the Twelve Shapes, their Selected Ideas, & important points … Continue reading 十二形練法/Shi’er Xing Lian Fa – Twelve Shapes Practice Method
•In this selection from the Old Xingyi Manual, details on the graduated practice of Xingyi’s first solo routine, Jun Tui … Continue reading 進退五行拳連環拳/Jin Tui Wu Xing Quan Lian Huan Quan – Advancing Retreating Five Phases Fist Interlocking Fist
•Instructional Songs on the Five Fists, from the Old Xingyi Manual. Enjoy!• 劈拳歌訣/Pi Quan Ge Jue – Chopping Fist Song … Continue reading 五行拳歌訣/ Wu Xing Quan Ge Jue – Five Phases Fist Song Secrets
•Here’s another selection from the Old Xingyi Manual. Enjoy!• 永力：動久不變，如張弓然。 Yong Li/Perpetual Force: unvarying use over a long period of … Continue reading 內家拳之十八力/Nei Jia Quan Zhi Shi Ba Li – Internal Family Boxing’s Eighteen Forces
「八字功」之起收回轉：出勢用雞形，轉身皆虎托，收勢退步橫拳，回身雲者，勢盡而身回也；轉身雲者，至開勢處而身轉也，兩者式同而地異焉。 [The Eight Character Skills] get their beginning from Returning & Revolving: the Outgoing Pattern uses Chicken Shape, Revolving Body … Continue reading 八字功/Ba Zi Gong – Eight Character Skills
•Here’s a small selection from the Old Xingyiquan Boxing Manual, detailing the basic ideas of Wu Xing Quan, the Five … Continue reading 形意拳古拳譜/Xingyiquan Gu Quanpu – Xingyiquan’s Old Boxing Manual
龍形歌訣/Dragon Shape Song 龍形屬陰搜骨能，左右躍步用柔功。雙掌穿花加起落，兩腿抽換要靈通。 Dragon Shape joins Yin with the ability to search bones, left & right Leaping Step uses … Continue reading 十二形拳歌訣/Shi’er Xing Quan Ge Jue – Twelve Shapes Fist Song Secrets
十二形者：龍、虎、猴、馬、鼉、雞、鷂、燕、蛇、鮐、鷹、熊 The Twelve Shapes are: Dragon, Tiger, Monkey, Horse, Alligator, Chicken, Sparrow Hawk, Swallow, Snake, Tai, Eagle, & Bear 一、龍形：1) … Continue reading 形意十二形拳/Xingyi Shi’er Xing Quan – Xingi’s Twelve Shapes Fist
泰山壓頂勢非輕，單雙臿花步須正。 Tai Shan Crushes the Top Pattern isn’t light, Single & Double Thrusting Flower must have proper steps. 番車轆轤雙合用，打上掃下不留傳。 Fanche … Continue reading 番車轆轤訣/Fanche Lulu Jue – Song of Fanche Lulu
Xingyi’s Eight Words on Standing in San Ti Shi 八字诀 Ba Zi Jue Eight Word Song 頂扣圓敏, 抱屈垂挺 Ding, … Continue reading The Basic Daily Practice in Eight Words
Lessons Learned in the World of Martial Arts 