Xīnyì Liùhéquán (心意六合拳)

## **形意拳（心意六合拳）**

A relatively unknown style, closely guarded secret of the Hui Muslim people of Hebei and surronding province.

Xing Yi Quan respect **Yuewu Mu** as the ancestor, whose origins date back to the early Qing Dynasty Shanxi Ji Jike . It is said that Ji Ji can be proficient in Liuhe spear technique, and later obtained Yue Wumu Boxing Book. Using Yue Fei Boxing Book as the theory, he turned the big spear technique into a boxing technique and created this boxing. Ji Jike's family was divided into different factions such as Henan, Shanxi, Hebei, etc., split into different name inheritance, including Xinyi Liuhequan , Xinyiquan, Xingyiliuhequan and so on.

Modern prevalence of Xing Yi Quan, by the Hebei Shenzhou Li Luoneng from Shanxi Dai Xinyi developed, and to be named.

## History

**Yang Fukui** (word Luchan 1799 - 1872 ) ↓

1. **Liu He** (first-generation direct disciple with a **foreign** surname), **Xiong Weizhen** , **Tang Dianqing** , **Yin Tianxi** , **Hu Puan** ↓

2. **Xiong Yanghe** (the second generation of the old frame Taijiquan of the Yang **family with the** word Yuhan ), **Wang Juemin** (Shangshi Xingyiquan) ↓

3. **Lin Chaolai** (word Qingyu 1953 Xiongmen martial arts family first generation, Yang family old frame Taijiquan family third generation) ↓

4. **Huang Junwei** ( 1974 **Xiongmen** martial arts family second generation, Yang family old frame Taijiquan family fourth generation).

## Legacy

The characteristic of Xingyi Liuhe Boxing is a boxing technique that exercises inner essence, energy, spirit, mind and strength. This boxing technique is simple and lively, matches the inside and outside, it not only teaches the way of boxing, but also the art of health preservation.

Liuhe boxing is one of the traditional Chinese boxing techniques. Originated from the Shaolin Temple in the late Yuan and early Ming dynasties. Liuhe refers to the four directions in the southeast, northwest, and up and down. It is used as a metaphor to take care of the front and back, left and right, and up and down when practicing boxing, so that hands and eyes, steps and body, intelligence and strength are combined. To practice boxing, you must practice according to the five shapes of dragon, tiger, crane, rabbit, monkey and gossip. It requires movement like a dragon, settling like a tiger, fast like a rabbit, spirit like a monkey, and light like a cloud crane. Boxing focuses on one hit, two grabs, and three throws. The posture requires being powerful, vigorous, agile, swift, and quick, witty and flexible. Cangzhou Liuhe Boxing is the third batch of national intangible cultural heritage

According to Chinese folklore, Liuhe Boxing originated from the end of Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of Ming Dynasty. It is rumored that it was created by monk Xu Naluo, a fire-burning monk of Shaolin Temple, based on the various movements of daily monks fighting. It has a strict structure.

## The Rivalry with Bajiquan

Zhu GuoFu is a Hui Muslim martial artist who learned Bajiquan as well as Xinyi, Xinyiliuhequan.

#### **Liuhequan**

It has the characteristics of being tight, advancing and retreating well, having both offensive and defensive capabilities, realistic form and strong actual combat. So it is quite popular among monks. It is the counter-training routine in Shaolin Boxing, one of the important routines used by the famous masters of the past dynasties to teach and pass on art, and it is the basis for training and fighting.

Liuhe Boxing uses encircling, blocking, intercepting, and blocking the opponent's outer game as its offensive methods. The methods of attack are mainly to make, stroke, bring, pick, collapse, frame, lean, cleave, smash, kick, kick, throw, and take. Defensive is offensive, offensive is defensive, both front and back, left and right offensive and defensive, flexible and generous in action, strong and soft, dynamic and static, ups and downs, compact and thorough. Practicing this boxing can not only strengthen your body, but also defend yourself by combat.

#### Liuhe attributes

According to the practice characteristics of "Inner Sanhe" and "Outer Sanhe", Liuhe Boxing is a type of boxing that combines both inner and outer boxing. According to folk traditions, Liuhe Boxing belongs to "Waijia Boxing". It is a development of Shaolin School. (Mr. Xu Yusheng's speech); belongs to a branch of the Wei Tuomen in the Northern Shaolin School (Mr. Wan Laisheng's speech). According to the classification of martial arts by the national martial arts department after liberation, Liuhe boxing is a kind of long boxing in traditional Chinese martial arts.

Liuhe meaning

Liuhe boxing. The name has three theories; one refers to the six directions of nature, namely east, west, south, north, up, and down; the second refers to the six parts of the human body, namely hands, feet, elbows, knees, shoulders, and hips; the third refers to The internal and external triad required by the boxing exercise.

"Inner Sanhe" refers to the combination of "heart, mind, and qi", namely

#### Liuhequan

"Heart and intent are in harmony, intent is in harmony with qi, and qi is in harmony with strength."

"Outer Sanhe" refers to the combination of "hands and feet, elbows and knees, shoulders and hips", that is, "hands and feet, elbows and knees, shoulders and hips". The unity of inside and outside is Liuhe. The basic theory of Liuhe Boxing is about the coordination of yin, yang, rising, falling, movement and static; coordination of mind, mind, energy, strength, courage, and intelligence; coordination of hands, feet, elbows, knees, shoulders, and hips. It is sent on the feet, supported on the legs, rushed to the hips, twisted on the waist, sent to the shoulders, and opened on the hands is called Liuhe Jin, so its fist method is named Liuhe.

The so-called "combination" refers to the coordination and coordination of the body's upper and lower limbs during exercise. The range of movements of the whole body, the speed of movement, the magnitude and direction of the force, and the relative position of the limbs can be just right, and there is no over or under. Only in this way can oneself be balanced, stable, flexible, agile, and easy to exert force.

"Combination" is the first instinct of human beings, it is born with it, and it is not a novelty. For example: when a person walks, he will naturally shake his left hand back when he steps forward with his left foot. When he pushes his arms forward, he will push his feet back naturally. When he pulls his arms back, his body will be leaned back, his feet pushed forward and hips backward. When you fall, your upper body bends forward, your lungs naturally inhale when you raise your hand, your lungs naturally exhale when you drop your hand, you inhale when you accumulate your energy, and you exhale when you get your energy...In short, people exercise according to their innate instincts , Always put yourself in the most stable state naturally, and make the most suitable posture for the current sports situation.

Therefore, "combination" is a natural combination, a comprehensive combination, including internal and external, top and bottom, left and right, front and back... by no means just six combinations. For beginners, due to unfamiliar movements, nervousness and awkwardness, they lose the word "join". If you can "punch naturally", it will be easy to get the magic of "he".

Heart, refers to human thinking organs, refers to people's thinking activities, which is reflected in the spirit of human beings from the outside. When the heart moves inside, the spirit is refreshed and the eyes are radiant. The whole spirit can cover the other party, like a cat catching Rats and eagles catch rabbits, and Sizhi means that heart and intent are in harmony.

The internal thoughts stimulated the autonomic nerves, and the internal organs were actively activated, which promoted the further improvement of the circulatory system. Some of the capillaries that were not easy to open at ordinary times were opened, and the air cancer spontaneously emerged. I felt warm under the umbilicus, and the belly was like Boiling, this is the union of mind and spirit.

Once punching the fist, where the action is donated, the qi will follow, and the force will come quickly. The spirit is handsome, and the qi pushes the force. This is called the combination of qi and force.

The inside and outside are the same, hands and feet are all right, neither first nor second, neither greedy nor apologetic. Push the back foot, jump the front foot, and spit out the palms. The hanging strength of the elbow is consistent with the longitudinal strength of the knee, the weight of the shoulder is consistent with the strength of the crotch, the opening strength of the shoulder is the same as the round strength of the crotch, and the whole body is coordinated up and down, complementing each other without being distracted. Ready.

#### Liuhemen

When practicing martial arts, paying attention to Liuhe is a common requirement of all sects in today's martial arts world. Many sects also have boxing and weapon repertoires called Liuhe, and there are also types of boxing called Liuhe for short (such as Xinyi Liuhe Boxing), or genres called Liuhe ( Such as Liuhe Tanglang Boxing), however, as a more popular boxing type, it is officially named "Liuhe Boxing" or "Liuhemen". It is understood that it is only one family so far.

### **Xingyi Baguaquan**

According to legend, Guo Yunshen and the ancestor of Baguazhang Dong Haichuan once met on Wu, and believed that Baguazhang and Xingyiquan were complementary in the theory of boxing, and it was not forbidden to learn from each other. The two disciplines were commensurate with each other, so many people practice Xingyiquan. At the same time learning Baguazhang is called Xingyi Baguaquan. However, to verify history, the exchanges between the two schools should start with Li Cunyi and Cheng Tinghua . Both taught boxing in Beijing and Tianjin. The two have a good relationship. Therefore, Hebei Xingyiquan learns Baguazhang at the same time. The famous representatives are Sun Lutang , Shang Yunxiang , Cheng Youlong , and Cheng Youlong were also passed on to He Guang, Ma Deshan and others, but they still guarded the difference between the schools. The real teaching of Xingyi Baguaquan started in Zhang Zhankui, Hebei .

Xingyiquan is said to have been created by Yue Fei. According to historical records, Yue Fei was good at martial arts and won it from Zhou Tong. There is no record of what boxing he learned. The testee was Ji Longfeng who met an alien in Zhongnanshan at the end of Ming Dynasty and gave Yue Feiquan. The first name was Xinyi Liuhe Quan. After Ji Longfeng passed on Cao Jiwu, Cao Jiwu passed on Dai Longbang, Dai Longbang passed on Li Luoneng, Li Luoneng passed on Guo Yunshen, etc., one after another, so that today, there are celebrities from generation to generation.

## **Yiquan**

Wang Xiangzhai , self-proclaimed Guo Yunshen's disciple, self-created boxing (renamed Dacheng boxing in his later years). Although his method was born out of Xingyiquan, he added Wang Xiangzhai's own experience. Wang Xiangzhai himself believes that this boxing is the master of boxing skills, hence the name Dacheng boxing. Since they are not listed under Xingyiquan, many people in Xingyiquan do not consider this boxing as a branch of Xingyiquan.

#### **Five methods and eight phenomena (pictography)**

Xue Dian claimed to have received pictograms taught by Zen Master Lingkong, but some people have verified that the theory and mind of pictograms are no different from Xingyiquan. Pictography should be based on the theory of Xingyiquan, combined with personal experience, and can be regarded as a tribe of Xingyiquan.

#### **Principles of Xingyiliuhequan**

Xing Yi LiuheQuan is a linear conduct, strong and violent Internal Martial law, since the earliest uses Xingyi Quan in the war, so it's martial principle emphasizes a move enemy, which called for a move his opponent down, and even killed each other. The principle of strength comes from propulsion . If you want to get a strong driving force, you must first practice sinking kung fu, that is, practice with footwork and stance.

#### **The meaning of five punches** :

The shape of split fist is like an axe, and its sex is gold;

The shape of the drill fist is like a cone, and its nature is water;

The shape of Bengquan is like an arrow, and its nature is wood;

The shape of a cannon fist is like a cannon, and its nature is fire;

The shape of Hengquan is like a beam, and its nature is soil.

The five elements ( five punches ) are born together:

The split fist changes to the drill fist, which is gold; the drill fist changes to the beng fist, which is aquatic wood; the beng fist changes to a gun fist, which generates fire for wood; the pao fist changes to a horizontal fist, which generates fire.

The five elements ( five punches ) inhibit each other:

Split fist and broken fist are for Jin Kemu; Beng fist and Hengquan are for wood to conquer soil; Hengquan is for breaking drilling fist, for Turk water; for drilling fist and cannon fist, for water to conquer fire; Cannon fist is for breaking split fist, for Huo dejin .

Split boxing tune: The double bed and the double drill are connected with each other, up and down. Easy bones and tendons plus marrow washing, stepping on the hands and passing breath.

Zuanquan song tactics: Drilling fist is originally against the sky, but it is true. The left and right are the same and change at will.

Bengquan song tactics: Bengquan is a wood disease like an arrow. Follow the changes and follow the law, turn around and lift the foot to climb the tree.

Paoquan song tactics: Paoquan first takes the tiger jump stream, two splits and wraps up like a mountain. The levator anus solidifies the ascites and fires off.

Hengquan Song Jue: Hengquan strikes like an iron beam, and there is a straight and a hidden. The left and right wraps should be satisfactory, and the closing trend should be retreat.

#### **Twelve Xingquan Songs** :

Dragon Shape Song Jue: The dragon shape belongs to the Yin search for bone energy, leaping left and right to use soft power. The palms wear flowers and rise and fall, and the legs should be fluent.

Tiger-shaped song tactics: Tiger-shaped is a yang force and brave, it is the best to jump and search for mountains. Add double drills when you start to grab a step and hold your palms in the air.

Monkey-shaped song: The monkey-shaped light is light and vertical, alert and agile. Add a seal in the grip, and add a palm to the throat.

Horse-shaped song tactics: The horse has the ability to hang down the reins and swift feet. It is true feeling that Dantian embraces both fists and double punches.

Ning-shaped song formula: Ning is the most spiritual floating in the water, and the water is true to the left and right. Also deliberately add side-playing, looking around and panning for use.

Chicken-shaped song formula: The golden rooster reports the independent ability, trembling with power and fighting courage. Independence first left and then right, eating rice and grabbing rice went on the shelves.

Swallow-shaped song formula: The swan flies lightly copy water energy and spread its wings backwards as fast as the wind. Go up the top and pick up the water three times, all movements should be light and flexible.

Harrier-shaped song tactics: Harriers have the ability to tie themselves into Linneng, but also have the ability to stand up and drill. First enter the forest from behind the beams, and turn around in the same way.

Snake-shaped song formula: the snake body is exquisite, plucking the grass lightly, bending and stretching wishful and bend around energy. The left and right slanting strokes depend on hitting, and Hengjin was born by Kanzhong.

Bird platform-shaped song tactics: Bird platform is the most straight and can raise its tail, and use fists to fall on the shelf. There is the pull style in spreading wings, and the truth is true.

Eagle-shaped song tactics: Eagle Zhang Lie captures energy fiercely, and the upper hand is like a fist. You can move forward and backward, drilling, turning, mining and captivity is true.

Bear-shaped song: The bear state is calm and powerful, and the vulva and the yang are rising and falling. There is a horizontal fist in the wrap, which rises and falls diagonally from side to side.

The eagle and the bear co-star: the eagle and the bear co-act the fist changes, and the eagle and the bear walk on both sides. When you drill, you must raise your feet and have meaning, and when you fall, you will be able to do so.

#### **Basic steps of Xingyiliuhequan**

The basic steps of Xingyiliuhequan are based on the three-stance pose. The standing method is similar to the four or six steps. When standing, the hand is mainly in the splitting posture, and the three-pointed pair is emphasized. The so-called three-pointed pair : the tip of the nose and the tip of the toe

## References

http://www.360doc.com/content/17/0819/08/35854156\_680316317.shtml

https://blog.xuite.net/jin\_cang1206/twblog/137139528

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