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Xing Yi Quan - Form-Intention Boxing
Xing Yi Quan is one of the three "internal" arts of Chinese gung fu. Its emphasis on internal movement within external stillness allows the practitioner to actualize the instinctive hair-trigger reactions of the human body in direct powerful movements. Xing Yi training focuses on natural whole body power, breathing, and the movement of qi (vital energy), rather than external technique. Hence Xing Yi is not only a profound method of internal cultivation, but also develops natural and effective self-defense skills.
There are many styles of Xing Yi and although training is similar in all styles, different styles have somewhat different emphasis and training methods. There are considered to be three main styles or branches of Xing Yi:
Shanxi
Hebei
Henan
To generalize the differences, the Shanxi branch emphasizes a soft, flexible, hidden power (soft on the outside and hard inside) while Hebei styles are more direct and powerful (hard outside and soft inside). The Henan branch is sometimes called the “Muslim Style” because it was handed down within China's Muslim community.
Li Gui Chang's Xing Yi Quan is a unique expression of the Shanxi Branch of Xing Yi. His teacher, Dong Xiu Sheng, was a practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine and spent most of his life traveling in Northern China studying martial arts and treating patients. Dong was a disciple of Song Hu Chen (the son of Song Shi Rong). However, because of his travels, Dong was able to study and interact with many famous Xing Yi practitioners from both the Hebei and Shanxi branches, including Liu Wen Hua (the son of Liu Qi Lan), Li Cun Yi, Geng Ji Sheng, and Sun Lu Tang. Li Gui Chang characterized his teacher's expression of Xing Yi Quan as, overcoming firmness with gentleness, rather then relying on firm strength. Because Li Gui Chang and Dong Xiu Sheng were both small men, they learned to apply their art with less obvious firmness and more gentleness and subtlety.
Schedule
2012: 4 Weekends
2013: 5 Weekends
Each Day:
10am - 12:30pm Training
12:30pm - 2:30pm Break
2:30pm - 5pm Training
