octapulse (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I dont have the luxury at the moment to learn from a teacher, but I am studying from Lian, Shou-Yu & Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming's book. It doesent really say where to place the fajing, so your video really helped me to clarify the proper movement of this. Please keep posting!

octapulse (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I am truly impressed! I just started studying Hebei Hsing-I and I have been searching diligently for a good example of Pi Quan all over youtube and ive been extremely dissapointed by the quality of people posting on here. When I watched this video, I could see the years of training that went into your mastering of this form and im thankful that you are on here. Most of the people I have seen on here place the fajing in the Pi Quan on the upward drilling fist instead of the San Ti based movement

wckoek (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

The form I mentioned is called Laoliulu. There are 2 different lineage for this, either 李和生 or 魏树人，both claiming theirs to be better, but I believe 李和生 is practicing the form Yang Cheng Fu is practicing in his younger days. 李和生is now teaching in my city Kuala Lumpur, but I do not have the time to learn from him.

speakingheart (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

yes, I don't have anything against the Yang Style. I am practicing it myself, but I guess through notority it is loosing it's roots. What is important for me is completion of what needs to be practiced and hell,fajing is a must! and until now I had no other choice than practicing more than one style to reach a kind of training which is more or less complete. Thanks for mentioning this style, will check this out.

wckoek (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Yes, people do assume internal martial arts to mean "soft", while it wasn't necessarily slow. There is a difference on conditioning practice and martial arts itself. I do know a kind of Yang style form called 老六路to contain fajing. Many of the Yang style masters who know his thing knows how to fajing.

speakingheart (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Whoever practices Tai Chi Chuan without fajing doesn't practice the real deal either. Especially the modern Yang Style practioners are overgoing the core of it by assuming Tai Chi has to be totally smooth. What a pitty, isn't it?

J0hn4lexB0r (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

There is only one Xing Yi (Hsing I). It's the "hardest" style in the internal schools.

wckoek (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Very good santishi, steps and fajing. And demonstrate it authentically. Many people practice it like taichi without that fajing and without that santishi stance nowadays.

bahaynicarol (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

thanks for posting this. xing yi looks powerful...

TwimyoHu (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I found this really helpful, i think your form is incredible. You seem completely relaxed, and i think this by far the best demonstration of xing yi I've seen. Thanks mate