Hsing I Ch'uan (Xingyiquan) Application: 12 Animals style
San Tee - (takedown)
(Xingyiquan and Hsing I Ch'uan are different English translation schemes for the same "Form and Will Fist" martial art.) Hsing I (Xingyiquan) San Tee defense against a grab (Jiang Rong Qiao style). This style of Hsing-I Ch'uan is organized using 12 Animals that group and teach the martial characteristics of particular actions. On a fundamental level, Hsing I is built on "Five Elements" (or "Five Phases") that provide a system for categorizing and understanding the relationships between types of actions.
See either the "Hsing I Ch'uan Overview" or the "Introduction to Xingyiquan" pages by clicking on the "Hsing I" button.
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www.Chiflow.com offers various material, including books and videos, at our linked store site. We offer some excellent Classic Books on Hsing I Ch'uan that can be hard to find in English:
- Li Tianji's The Skill of Xingyiquan (Andrea Falk translation). Perhaps the single best book available on the art of Hsing I Ch'uan.
- Jiang Rong Qiao's Xingyi Motherfist (Joseph Crandall translation). A classic and invaluable text on Hsing I Ch'uan with what we feel is the best translation into English.
- Jiang Rong Qiao's Xingyi Quan Xingyi Shi Chui and Ba Shi Quan (Joseph Crandall translation). These are the forms that mix and unify of the sets of Hebei Hsing I Ch'uan into an integrated system as passed down by Jiang Rong Qiao, one of the most influential teachers of the 1900's.
