Byron I am very curious to see you play the hahn xing. Do you have footage. I am doing comparison to what I was taught. Looking for similarities not differences if you get me.
Hi there. Could you clarify what xing you are referring to exactly? It might be a romanization/dialect difference, but I am not sure which one you are referring to
ignorant question here: where does the power in the punches come from? there is no rotational force from the fist itself or the hips - how is power generated in this style? or are the punches not meant to be punches per se?
its a traditional martial art that has stances, the power is supposed to be generated from your stepping into each blow. That being said it is quite ineffectual when it comes to street fighting because of that lacks of rotational force, and also many other things that the style does not prepare you for such as slipping, checking, grappling, etc.
It’s an internal martial art. Power comes from the ground through the feet and travels up the legs and back through the arms and hands. The stepping adds to the force but is not actually necessary. Internal arts are much harder to learn due to the complexity of the proper body alignment and timing to execute techniques. However if done correctly internal arts can generate immense power with little effort. Due to strength of internal art body structure, just being able to root oneself is highly advantageous even if techniques are not honed to perfection. One xingyiquan master was said to practice holding stance daily for 3 years as his only training ( I assume to understand proper body structure).
Individuation Portal...Awesome question! That wasn't an "ignorant" question at all. I see all of these Xingyi (or Hsing-I) people doing the exact same thing. No power at all. This is a very, very powerful style when performed correctly, especially when Baji (or Ba Shi) is added. I am currently showing this style, and will be doing this form in the next week on my channel, how it really should be. I hope you get this message and will tune in as this style is an awesome style that needs to be shown in it's rightful way.
That's not an ignorant question, in fact that is the only question that matters. There are two forms of power generation in xing yi, obvious power and hidden power. We all start with obvious power including developing a lot of leg strength. You can do the five elements with obvious power and it works well. Obvious power just works with good structure and physical strength and somewhat normal chambering. The hidden power comes from a body method 擰裹鑽翻 which translates as twist, wrap, drill flip. It is similar to silk reeling in tai chi. It's internal movement that feels kind of like winding a clock and releasing power in short burts without ever totally unwinding it, you can't really see it with the eye that's why it's called An Jin, or hidden power. After you get this you don't really need to chamber your punches and you can start the 12 animals. Some people say that power comes from the feet arriving at the same time as hands with stepping, but this is only partially true. Good stepping just adds another boost. A good xing yi boxer can generate a lot of power from a static posture like san ti without moving his feet at all. There is also a third power after the first two but it is pretty much lost now.
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Byron I am very curious to see you play the hahn xing. Do you have footage. I am doing comparison to what I was taught. Looking for similarities not differences if you get me.
Hi there. Could you clarify what xing you are referring to exactly? It might be a romanization/dialect difference, but I am not sure which one you are referring to
ignorant question here: where does the power in the punches come from? there is no rotational force from the fist itself or the hips - how is power generated in this style? or are the punches not meant to be punches per se?
its a traditional martial art that has stances, the power is supposed to be generated from your stepping into each blow. That being said it is quite ineffectual when it comes to street fighting because of that lacks of rotational force, and also many other things that the style does not prepare you for such as slipping, checking, grappling, etc.
It’s an internal martial art. Power comes from the ground through the feet and travels up the legs and back through the arms and hands. The stepping adds to the force but is not actually necessary. Internal arts are much harder to learn due to the complexity of the proper body alignment and timing to execute techniques. However if done correctly internal arts can generate immense power with little effort. Due to strength of internal art body structure, just being able to root oneself is highly advantageous even if techniques are not honed to perfection. One xingyiquan master was said to practice holding stance daily for 3 years as his only training ( I assume to understand proper body structure).
Individuation Portal...Awesome question! That wasn't an "ignorant" question at all. I see all of these Xingyi (or Hsing-I) people doing the exact same thing. No power at all. This is a very, very powerful style when performed correctly, especially when Baji (or Ba Shi) is added. I am currently showing this style, and will be doing this form in the next week on my channel, how it really should be. I hope you get this message and will tune in as this style is an awesome style that needs to be shown in it's rightful way.
That's not an ignorant question, in fact that is the only question that matters. There are two forms of power generation in xing yi, obvious power and hidden power. We all start with obvious power including developing a lot of leg strength. You can do the five elements with obvious power and it works well. Obvious power just works with good structure and physical strength and somewhat normal chambering.
The hidden power comes from a body method 擰裹鑽翻 which translates as twist, wrap, drill flip. It is similar to silk reeling in tai chi. It's internal movement that feels kind of like winding a clock and releasing power in short burts without ever totally unwinding it, you can't really see it with the eye that's why it's called An Jin, or hidden power. After you get this you don't really need to chamber your punches and you can start the 12 animals.
Some people say that power comes from the feet arriving at the same time as hands with stepping, but this is only partially true. Good stepping just adds another boost. A good xing yi boxer can generate a lot of power from a static posture like san ti without moving his feet at all.
There is also a third power after the first two but it is pretty much lost now.