Xing Yi: Styles

Dai Style “Xinyi Six Harmonies Boxing”

Dai Lung Bang, using the principles of Xinyi Six Harmonies Fist and the ancient theory of the Five Elements combined with his own personal experiences, created a Five Elements Fist, which included Piquan. Bengquan, Zhanquan, Paoquan and Hengquan. He expanded the 10 large forms to the 12 animal forms and added a sequenced (taolu) practice.

When practicing Dai Family Boxing, one emphasizes the unification of spirit and form, and the harmonization of internal and external. Intention, movement and breaking are all co-ordinated. All the movements are round and the stances are round, training came from standing and speed came from slowness; from relaxation comes softness, and extreme softness turns into hardness with hardness and softness penetrating each other.

 Xingyiquan being transmitted from the Dai family into Shanxi.

 Heibi Xingyi

Li Luo Neng

Che Yi Zhai, Sung Shi Ying from Shanxi and Liu Chi Lan and Guo Yun Shen from Hebei.

 Song Xingyi

Song Shi Rong took Li Luo Neng as his teacher.

He received the transmission of the “The Four classics of Neigong” and began the study of the “Tendon Changing Classic” and the “Marrow Washing Classic” and also mastered Tai Chi, BaguaZhang, these created the “Basin Root Secret technique” and the 16 Drill as well as his own style of Deer Antler knife and other weapons.

Li Luo Neng, when living in Taigu, taught Che She Zhai and Song Shi Rong. When he left Taigu introduced the security guard job to Che She Zhai. He also introduced Che to his teacher, the Dai Family for further study. Thus he learned a number of strong and rhythmic techniques. He re-organised and created a lot of single and paired practice series, and the same time Song Shi Rong combined the boxing principles of both families of Bagua Zhang into Xingyi, combining hard and soft and included walking the circle and [pan gen] as well as his own creation – the deer antler knives. This became the Song Style.

 Che Yong Hung

Known as She Zhai and Che Er, (1833-1914 ) a member of Bao Village of the Jia Family in Taigu. He became a disciple of Old Farmer Li to learn Xingyi’s Five Elements and Six Forms.

Li Cun Yi (1847 -1921) was also known as Single Sabre Li, He came from Shen Zhou and was only taught the Five fists and Six Forms by Old farmer Li, so in 1898 he went to Tai Gu to seek the origin of the art. He earnestly pleaded with his Shibo Che She Zhai to teach them the 12 forms and as the single and paired practice forms so he could complete their understanding of the art. They then brought it back to Tianjin and started teaching a complete form of Xingyiquan.

In 1903 Guo Yun Shen went to Taigu and along with Che She Zhai, set out the 12 forms supplementary matters.

The sequences are as follows:

The tiger and the dragon are making friends,

The money and horse are running behind,

The snake and chicken are at fighting on the ground,

The swallow and haw are both birds,

Alligator and Tai are playing in the water,

The owl and the bear are both performing.

 Martial arts system of Song’s Xingyi Quan

Theoretical part: Classics as: "The Liuhe classic","Nine thesis","7 fists and 14 parts - usage methods", "Neigong Si Jing", "Xi Sui Jing", "Yi Jin Jing", "Quanshu Yun Yi" etc.