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Chen Style Xinyi Hunyuan Taijiquan (Hunyuan Taiji) is a Taiji (Tai Chi) style that combines the martial skills and frame of the Chen-style system with elements of Xinyi Quan as well as Taoist internal cultivation methods. The system includes meditation practices, qigong sets, empty hand forms, weapons, two-person drills (push-hands), and free fighting. Chen style Taijiquan is the oldest form of Taiji and is the source of all of the other styles (such as Yang and Wu). It emphasizes a spiraling form of movement called silk-reeling. Xinyi means Mind-Intent. Proper practice of Taiji begins by relaxing and settling the mind to enter stillness and employing intent to move the qi (the body’s subtle energy). Xinyi Quan was the internal martial art style of Hunyuan Taiji founder Grandmaster Feng’s Taoist teacher Hu Yaozhen. Hunyuan means Primordial Origin. This original qi of the universe is what heaven, earth, and human beings are formed from. By cultivating a return to this original unity with both mind and body, we manifest the tranquility of eternity and the power of heaven and earth. Taijiquan means Supreme Polarity Boxing. The supreme polarity of the universe is yin and yang. The original hunyuan qi of the universe separates into these complementary forces. In Taiji boxing, we cultivate the ability to differentiate yin and yang in our bodies in order to promote health and to neutralize and uproot our opponent. According to Hunyuan Taiji founder Grandmaster Feng Zhiqiang: “While designed for both health and self defense, Hunyuan Taiji focuses on health; while alternating between movement and stillness, it emphasizes stillness; and while simultaneously training the internal and the external, it gives priority to the internal. The internal and external should be coordinated, the upper and lower body should follow each other, and the whole body should move in harmony.” Xinyi Hunyuan Taijiquan (Xing Yi Quan, Hun Yuan Tai Chi) Taiji Boxing, Feng Zhiqiang, 24 form
