Pranaman Posted July 8, 2008 I think my teacher is holding an intensive this weekend on it, but I don't know what it is. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mYTHmAKER Posted July 8, 2008 I think my teacher is holding an intensive this weekend on it, but I don't know what it is. Â You gotta be kidding. I just don't understand Why are you asking people you don't know who might give you wrong information when you have a teacher. Did it ever occur to you to ask your teacher Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pranaman Posted July 8, 2008 You gotta be kidding. I just don't understand Why are you asking people you don't know who might give you wrong information when you have a teacher. Did it ever occur to you to ask your teacher  this is stupid of me, yes, but I don't even know if it is Hsing-I. I thought Hsing-I was I-chuan but i'm wrong? Soon i'll be comfortable enough to ask him questions outside of the t'ai chi context. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ryan T. Posted July 8, 2008 I think my teacher is holding an intensive this weekend on it, but I don't know what it is. Â This is Hsing-I. Hsing-I can do wonders for a persons T'ai-Chi. The practices relating to the 9-jointed Harmony are very useful. Â But I see nothing on your Sifu's website regarding Hsing-I. There is specific information relating to I-Chuan practice. So I would imagine the intensive would be on that instead of Hsing-I. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
.broken. Posted July 8, 2008 Indeed. It's commonly written xinji, short for xinjiquan (much like taiji and taijiquan). The wikipedia article hua_na_da posted is probably the best source of information for now. Failing that, youtube as steam kindly illustrated. Â Yours, James Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mYTHmAKER Posted July 8, 2008 this is stupid of me, yes, but I don't even know if it is Hsing-I. I thought Hsing-I was I-chuan but i'm wrong? Soon i'll be comfortable enough to ask him questions outside of the t'ai chi context. Â Never think of yourself as being stupid. Feel free to ask your teacher anything. You cannot be stupid you are a beginner. Good teachers are happy when students ask questions. But not too many LOL Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pranaman Posted July 8, 2008 cool replies. Yeah, it probably is I-chuan. In all of his classes he incorporates principles of I-chuan although I don't know which is from t'ai chi and which is from I-chuan, i just do my practice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lighttime Posted July 8, 2008 (edited) Here's what you're looking for.  (Click the upper left hand side links starting with "Splitting")  http://www.emptyflower.com/xingyiquan/index.html  http://www.littlenineheaven.com/gallery/2002/index.html  Take care. Edited July 8, 2008 by Lighttime Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Seth Ananda Posted July 9, 2008 Is I chuan related to hsing I? I practice Yang Mian which is master Yangs version of Mian Chuan. Mian Chuan grew out of Tai chi, Hsing-I, Bagua and somthing called Tong-Bey. Just interested in the relationship between them. does anyone know what Tong-Bey is? Seth. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spectrum Posted July 9, 2008 this is stupid of me, yes, but I don't even know if it is Hsing-I. I thought Hsing-I was I-chuan but i'm wrong? Soon i'll be comfortable enough to ask him questions outside of the t'ai chi context. Â It's not stupid of you Pranaman considering. If the other forum members were PRESENT for your class they would understand... take it as it comes, relax into your practice, work hard when you need to, relax and OBSERVE when you need to... there is a time and place to ask questions, and a time and place to recieve instruction and correction. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pranaman Posted July 9, 2008 It's not stupid of you Pranaman considering. If the other forum members were PRESENT for your class they would understand... take it as it comes, relax into your practice, work hard when you need to, relax and OBSERVE when you need to... there is a time and place to ask questions, and a time and place to recieve instruction and correction. Â you are cool, i like your view. advice taken Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yatzhong Posted July 9, 2008 Pranaman, I Chuan (yiquan) is hsing yi quan stripped of the forms. Internally it is no different than taiji, baguazhang or hsingyiquan. Externally there isn't much moving around. Strength and skill are developed through various methods including standing (zhan zhuang) stepping (mo cha bo), testing force (shi li) testing the voice (shi sheng) and sparring. The highest practice is the war/health dance ( jian wu) where the practitioner puts all he's learned into a sponaneous practice. Â Who did you learn mian chuan from Seth? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjjbecker Posted July 9, 2008 (edited) .. Edited June 29, 2009 by mjjbecker Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
.broken. Posted July 9, 2008 this is stupid of me, yes, but I don't even know if it is Hsing-I. I thought Hsing-I was I-chuan but i'm wrong? Soon i'll be comfortable enough to ask him questions outside of the t'ai chi context. Â A brief history of yiquan. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
