Post by Alena on Dec 30, 2006 19:50:45 GMT -5
Very, very interesting site on "Form mind boxing":
www.emptyflower.com/xingyiquan/index.html
From the site:
Xingyiquan is a very old Chinese martial art that most believe originated in the early 1600s. It is a very powerful art which is classified as an internal system like it's sister arts Taijiquan (Tai Chi) and Baguaquan. However, Xingyi's mindset is that of an aggressive nature. Where Taijiquan yields and and blends with an opponent's attack, and Bagua circles and evades, Xingyi smashes right through the opponent in a linear fashion with an unrelenting attack.
This article in particular, "What is a complete system?" covers the idea of qi:
www.emptyflower.com/xingyiquan/crushing/journal/article01.html
~Alena
www.emptyflower.com/xingyiquan/index.html
From the site:
Xingyiquan is a very old Chinese martial art that most believe originated in the early 1600s. It is a very powerful art which is classified as an internal system like it's sister arts Taijiquan (Tai Chi) and Baguaquan. However, Xingyi's mindset is that of an aggressive nature. Where Taijiquan yields and and blends with an opponent's attack, and Bagua circles and evades, Xingyi smashes right through the opponent in a linear fashion with an unrelenting attack.
This article in particular, "What is a complete system?" covers the idea of qi:
www.emptyflower.com/xingyiquan/crushing/journal/article01.html
~Alena