Xing Yi “bear application”

The application of Xingyi Quan is something you must understand when practicing and learning Xingyi Quan. Only by knowing the application of Xingyi Quan then you can understand the Xingyi Quan.
While Xing Yi martial power comes with practice, it relies upon technique to be used effectively. Xingyi technique is based on speed, efficiency, and harmony.

There are five Xing Yi striking methods: chopping, bursting, drilling, canon, and crossing. They are inspired by the five elements (metal, wood, water, fire, and earth). The striking methods teach you how to exert force in different directions:

Chopping (劈 Pī) = down
Drilling (钻 Zuān) = up
Bursting (崩 Bēng) = forward (slightly further range)
Cannon (炮 Pào) = forward (slightly closer range)
Crossing (横 Héng) = to the outside

The five striking methods can be combined in hundreds of ways with endless martial applications. For example, the chopping strike can be used to neutralize an incoming kick or punch, or as a joint lock. The crossing strike can be used to throw a person.

Xing Yi is fast, like a racehorse rushing ahead at the starting line. An old quote about Xingyi says:

未等打人先进身

脚手齐到方为真

Wèi děng dǎ rén xiān jìn shēn

Jiǎo shǒu qí dào fāng wéi zhēn

Not yet – wait – strike – person, first – advance – body

Hands – feet – together – arrive – technique – is – true

This means that when you attack, the feet move first. The feet carry the waist, and the waist carries the hands. Your feet and hands arrive at the same time. In this way, the force of the whole body is contained in your strike. In fact, all of the different Xing Yi movements (footwork and striking methods) are parts of a whole. In each movement, stepping, striking, and blocking are all combined together.

That is the secret to Xingyi martial power. Strength, sensitivity, and calm gained through standing meditation are combined with the technique of efficient and harmonious movement.
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