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Contents

Preface ix

Acknowledgments xiii

PART 1:

INTRODUCTION TO HSING-I BOXING

1. What Is Hsing-i? 3

Name and Thing 3

History and Masters 7

2. Theories Behind the Art 9

Breathing and Body 9

Exercise and Meditation 11

PART 2:

HSING-I TRAINING

3. The Basics 15

The Five Positions 15

The Six Coordinations 15

The Nine Words 16

Other Pointers 18

4. Practicing the Five Fists 21

Preparation 23

Beginning 24

The Five Fists 26

• Splitting Fist (P'i ch'uan) 26

• Crushing Fist (Peng ch'uan) 30

• Drilling Fist (Tsuan ch'uan) 32

• Pounding Fist (P'ao ch'uan) 35

• Crossing Fist (Heng ch'uan) 37

Ending 39

Linking the Five Fists 41

5. Practicing the Twelve Animal Styles 47

Beginning 47

The Twelve Styles 49

• Dragon Style (Lung hsing) 49

• Tiger Style (Hu hsing) 55

• Monkey Style (Hou hsing) 58

• Horse Style (Ma hsing) 63

• Water Strider Style (T'ou hsing) 66

• Cock Style (Chi hsing) 69

• Falcon Style (Yao hsing) 72

• Swallow Style (Yen hsing) 74

• Snake Style (She hsing) 78

• T'ai Style (T'ai hsing) 80

• Combined Eagle-and-Bear Style (Ying-Hsiung hsing) 82

PART 3:

INTRODUCTION TO PA-KUA BOXING

6. What Is Pa-kua 89

Philosophy and Practice 89

History and Masters 93

7. Essential Pa-kua 101

Substance and Function 101

Concepts Needed for Practice 103

Notes on Practice 105

The Teacher-Student Relationship 108

PART 4:

PA-KUA TRAINING

8. The Basics 113

The Main Principles 113

The Twelve Basic Principles 115

The Ten Prohibitions 116

"Internally Bound, Externally Stretched" 116

The Nine Palaces 121

Other Principles 124

9. Walking the Circle 127

The Concept of the Circle 127

The Eight Major Palm Shapes 130

The Eight Changes 132

• Single Change of Palm 132

• Double Change of Palm 136

• Hawk Soars Up to Heaven 141

• Yellow Dragon Rolls Over 144

• White Snake Sticks Out Tongue 146

• Giant Roc Spreads Wings 150

• White Monkey Presents a Peach 155

• Whirlwind Palms 157

Conclusion 167

Index 169