Santi Shi, or post training, is the heart of Xingyi Quan practice. This essential stance develops the structural integrity and full-body power that form the foundation of Xingyi’s effectiveness. Rooted in the traditional principle of being “unmovable and unbreakable,” Santi Shi trains practitioners to unify their entire body into a single force. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced martial artist, mastering this stance is key to unlocking the true potential of Xingyi Quan.
Specific milestones on how long you should do Xingyi Post Training!
Learn it right before you put massive time and energy in practicing it wrong.
Fall of 2024 Bagua Zhang update in Beijing! As the Autumn Equinox arrives, the Beijing Bagua Zhang Museum successfully hosted its plaque unveiling ceremony along with the debut of Li Xiuren’s new book, A Detailed Study of Chinese…
The secret training of using low horse stance to develop and open the hop joints. This is to build your lower body structure and strength!
NO NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION!
Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan gave us 17 seconds of air time exposure!
The most common mistake I see with with Xingyi Quan Drilling Fist is their fist travels along a straight path, diagnoally. This is not a wrong way to punch, many styles do this as the shortest distance between two points is a straight line. However, this is NOT Xingyi.
We had some students in pain. So this is a post to share some Chinese woo-woo. If you can’t wrap your mind around woo-woo, just skip ahead!
Two foundational building blocks of Bagua Zhang, the Piercing Palm and the Changing Palm. Here’s are some high level thoughts.