Appreciation of Xingyi Quan and Weapon Routines

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Appreciation of Xingyi Quan and Weapon Routines

形意拳械套路欣赏

Demonstrator: Di Guoyong

Order No. D1336

ISBN: N/A

EAN: 6937475313738

Picture Format: NTSC (good for North American users)

Length: 53 min.

Number of Disc: 1

Language: Chinese with English and Simplified Chinese subtitles

Publisher: People’s Sports Audio & Video Publishing House

Price: $14.95

Appreciation of Xingyi Quan and Weapon Routines consists of many short and practical plays of boxing, swords, broadswords and spears. In this DVD, there are twelve routines altogether. They are: Five Elements Boxing of Imitation, Five Elements Chained Boxing, Five Elements Chained Swordplay, Twelve Imitation Boxing, Sundry Hammer Boxing, Eight-word Boxing, Eight-word Chained Boxing, Eight-form Boxing, Integrated Imitation Boxing, Integrated Imitation Cudgel, Twelve Imitation Hong Boxing and Imitation Defending Cannon Boxing.

Xingyi quan is one of the three major “internal” Chinese martial arts. The other two are Taiji quan and Baguazhang. Xingyi quan translates approximately to “Form/Intention Boxing”, or “Shape/Will Boxing”, and is characterized by aggressive, seemingly linear movements and explosive power. Its origins are traceable to the 18th century and may go back even further. There is no single organizational body governing the teaching of the art, and several variant styles exist.

A Xingyi quan fighter uses efficient coordinated movements to generate bursts of power intended to overwhelm the opponent, simultaneously attacking and defending. Forms vary from school to school, but include barehanded sequences and versions of the same sequences with a variety of weapons. These sequences are based upon the movements and fighting behavior of a variety of animals. The training methods allow the student to progress through increasing difficulty in form sequences, timing and fighting strategy.

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