KNOWN AS "FORM AND WILL" BOXING, XING YI QUAN IS ONE OF THE THREE INTERNAL "SISTER" ARTS. IT IS MORE STRAIGHT FORWARD AND POWERFUL LOOKING THAN TAI JI QUAN AND BA GUA ZHANG. PRACTICE OF THIS ART DEVELOPS MUSCULAR STRENGTH AND ENDURANCE AND ENHANCES INTERNAL POWER (QI).
THIS ART IS BASED ON THE DAOIST THEORY OF THE FIVE ELEMENTS AND TWELVE ANIMALS. IT IS REQUIRED LEARNING FOR THOSE THAT WISH TO PURSUE THE INTERNAL PATH (TAI JI, XING YI, AND BA GUA). BASIC XING YI IS REQUIRED BEFORE STARTING THE STUDY OF BA GUA ZHANG.
ALSO AVAILABLE - THE TWELVE ANIMAL FORMS (WITH SEVEN VARIATIONS ON FIVE OF THE ANIMALS).
ONCE A STUDENT HAS REACHED THE ADVANCED LEVEL, OTHER FORMS ARE AVAILABLE ON A ONE-TO-ONE BASIS.