Song Family Xingyiquan Online Course Stage 1

Description

The teachings on this course are drawn mainly from my studies of Song Family Xingyiquan with Gordon Tso and Suen Tat Ming , with strong influence from my studies in Taiwan and China with my Hebei Xingyiquan teachers. Most of the footage is filmed live with students in a real lesson format.

(To order stages 2 to 8 contact me, Stage 1 is available here for instant download. You will need free winzip to open the large folders. You do not need dropbox, there is a link sent to download the MP4 files to your laptop.)

Stage 1 Outline – 20 videos

Lecture on the Foundation Principles of Song Xingyiquan

– Fighting tactics/testing
– Destabilize opponent’s centre
– Intention details
– Taking the center from touch
– Develop Santi Shi – neutral posture with 6 direction forces
– Two persons drill and moving from yin to yang; moving from the centre, use of intent
– Shadow boxing with full intention; stages of shadow boxing

– Moving from Dantien
– Propel from the centre
– Coordination/unification (hands and feet)
– Stepping from back foot
– Ensuring connection of hips and waist

– Nei Gong exercises
– “Changing point”: moving the body so that hands and arms will follow, creating momentum and elastic feeling
– Exercising and feeling 6 directions
– Testing Santi Shi’s 6 directions (with forward intention)
– Heavy elbows

– Pi Quan
– Training timing and external harmonies before issuing power
– Checklist (from Santi Shi: vertical line)
– Ensuring basic structure is correct

– (Yin) Pi Quan
– Martial applications
– Yin/Yang posture changes
– “Move the Dantien without moving the frame”