D22. Wudang Essence XíngYiQuan
– Wudang Xuanwu Sect
Elementary 4 months, Advanced 3 months, total 28 lessons
Course Description
Wudang Essence XíngYiQuan is one of the Wudong Boxing pillars. It embodies Five Elements Foundation Boxing(五行母拳) practice, standing pose is the base, Qi is the source. It transforms Five Elements Foundation Boxing( Fire, Water, Wood, Metal, and Earth) to Split, Collapse, Drill, Blast, and Cross. And then evolves to 12 Shapes & Forms(Dragon, Tiger, Horse, Monkey, Rooster, Hawk, Swallow, Harrier, Snake, Stallion, Eagle and Bear). It is ever-growing and incessantly changing. Fortify internally and solidify externally, integrate forms and harden conscious, not confining to tradition.
Actual combat tactics are versatile, fight courageously, advance cautiously, attack indestructibly, as if thunder and lightning, bursting river bank, overwhelming power. The momentum is like breaking bamboo, whatever is blocked will be subdued, and there is no way to be stopped. There is an ancient saying, ‘TaiChi stays inside for ten years, XíngYiQuan beats someone to death’. Therefore, practitioner must use this technique cautiously, and cultivate mind and character courteously. Practice this regularly, body is strong and healthy, vitality is always there, self-defense is effective.
