Xingyiquan

Description

Xingyiquan, or Xingyi, is a style of internal Chinese martial arts. The word translates approximately to "Form-Intention Fist", or "Shape-Will Fist". It is characterized by aggressive, seemingly linear movements and explosive power most often applied from a short range. A practitioner of Xingyi 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. The most basic notions of movement and body mechanics in the art were heavily influenced by the practice of staves and spears.

Related styles

• Variant ofWudangquan

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