Xing Yi - Five Element Fists

I have been learning some of the basics in Xing Yi - the ‘Five Element Fists’

From Wikipedia…

Xing Yi Quan is classified as one of the internal styles of Chinese martial arts. The name of the art translates approximately to "Form-Intention Fist", or "Shape-Will Fist".

Xing Yi is characterized by aggressive, seemingly linear movements and explosive power that's most often applied from a short range. A practitioner of Xing Yi uses coordinated movements to generate bursts of power intended to overwhelm the opponent, simultaneously attacking and defending. Methods vary from school to school, but always include bare-handed fighting training (mostly in single movements/combinations and sometimes in forms) and the training of weapons usage with similar or identical body mechanics to that used for bare-handed intense fighting.

For my personal use I collected a series of short foundational skills primer videos following the Hubei lineage as released by Byron Jacobs of Mu Shin Martial Culture. They are presented below.

The content linked (as with all content in this blog) is the copyright of the creator and is not official material endorsed by my school, Wutan International. It is offered here as reference material only. Please ask your instructor for advice and guidance on training in Xing Yi.

San Ti Shi (Post Standing)

Basic Footwork and Stepping

Pi Quan (Splitting Fist)

Metal, Axe, Respiratory System

Zuan Quan (Drilling Fist)

Water, Lightning, Kidneys

Beng Quan (Crushing Fist)

Wood, Arrow, Liver

Pao Quan (Cannon Fist)

Fire, Artillery Cannon, Heart

Heng Quan (Cross-cut Fist)

Earth, Pellet Shot, Spleen

Opening, Closing and Turning Around

All of these videos can be found here.