Hsing-I Ch'uan

 Intention Fist

5 Element Fist (Wu Xing) 

Oo Hsing Chien  "Fist of Five Roads"


                         

 

"Chopping" Fist 劈 拳  Pi  Quan   P' i Ch'uan
Splitting (Chopping) Fist Pi Chuan (Splitting/Cleaving) -        Metal/Gold Element (Lung and Lg. Intestine) Contracting/ Hold position/ Focused control/ Pull down in defense/ Inverted Phoenix-eye-combined block-punch in attack/ Growing Yin

"Crushing" Fist 鑽 拳  Zuan  Quan  Tsuan Ch'uan
 Drilling Fist Tsuan Chuan /Zuan/Tsun (Drilling) Water Element (Kidney and  Bladder) Sinking / Avoid force / Flow around / Re-enter/Slide along -re-apply without force/ Full Yin

"Shattering" Fist 蹦 拳  Beng  Quan  Peng Ch'uan
Stomping Fist, Crushing Fist
Peng Chuan /Bong (Penetrating) - Wood Element (Liver and Gall Bladder) Expanding/Sense/Recoil/React

"Cannon" Fist 炮 拳  Pao  Quan P'ao Ch'uan
P'ao Chuan (Pounding/Rising) -   Fire Element (Heart and Sm. Intestine - Secondary  correspondence to Pericardium and Triple Warmer) Charge/Cutoff Inertia/Attitude/ Full Yang

"Crossing" Fist 橫 拳  Heng  Quan  Heng Ch'uan
Hêng Chuan (Horizontal/Shearing) -Earth Element (Spleen and Stomach) Interchange/Neutralize/Re-direct/Wring/Absorb/Center

 

                                                12 Animals

Long Shen - "Dragon Body" torque        Ji Tui - "Chicken Leg" feet          Ying Zhao - "Eagle Claw" hands
Xiong Bang -"Bear Shoulders" defense     Hu Bao Tou - "Tiger's Head Embrace" sink       Thunder "Suddenness"

Six harmonies are:

  1. The hands harmonize with the feet,
  2. The shoulders harmonize with the hips,
  3. The elbows harmonize with the knees,
  4. The heart harmonizes with the intent,
  5. The intent harmonizes with the Chi/Qi,
  6. The Qi harmonizes with the power.

Three Press Upwards - the head presses upwards helping to straighten the spine, the palms press outwards and the tongue presses against the roof of the mouth.

Three Hooks - the shoulders hook forward and inwards emptying out the chest, the backs of the hands and feet must hook (the ground) and the teeth must hook (close) together.

Three Rounds - the back is rounded out, the chest rounded in and the Hu Kuo (Tiger's Mouth) is round. This is the space between the thumb and index finger.

Three Quicks - the heart (mind) must be quick like a tiger ready to pounce, the eyes must be quick like an eagle diving on it's prey and the hands must be quick, so they can strike first.

Three Embraces - the Qi is embraced (held) in the Dan Tian, the heart is embraced so as you are in control no matter what happens and the ribs are embraced by the elbows, protecting them at all times.

Three Sinkings - the Qi must sink, the shoulders must sink and the elbows must sink.

Three Curves - the arms must be curved, never straight, the knees must be curved and the wrists must be curved, then the energy can be used continuously by having the body naturally expand and contract.

Three Stretches - the neck must be stretched upwards, the spine must be stretched straight and the knees must stretch out like a tree creating roots.

 

"the hands do not leave the (area of the) heart and the elbows do not leave the ribs."