Shang Xing Yi Basic Routine

A very good sequence of fundamental Xing Yi moves but in interesting and appropriately challenging forms. Everything pretty much based on having a strong sense of the Five Elements; these sections of a longish routine take the Xing Yi player through a pretty thorough form for practice or competition with shows many changes with a limited number of basic movements. A well constructed and nicely paced form. Demonstrator/Teacher:Zhang Zai-Hua is a 3rd generation inheritor in Shang style Xing Yi. He is a disciple of master Li Hong. A winner of a national championship for International Xingyi Competition, he demonstrates the concepts on this fundamental video. The narrator is his teacher, Li Hong . Master Li is the the son of master Li Wen-Bin, last disciple of “Iron Buddha“ master Shang Yun-Xiang. Xing Yi is one of the great boxing forms of China. Based on the theory of the 5 elements it takes fundamental movements and logically builds toward fighting skills. This form of Xing Yi is very clear and