This 10 DVD set is a must-have for fans of the popular martial arts genre. Featuring the Xingyi Five Element Series, this collection showcases the art of Kung Fu in its purest form. Follow along with the expert instructors as they demonstrate the intricate techniques and movements of Xing Yi and Hsing I Quan, two of the most respected styles of Chinese martial arts. Ideal for both beginners and advanced practitioners, this set is perfect for anyone looking to improve their skills or simply enjoy the beauty and power of Kung Fu. With a focus on technique rather than the condition of the DVDs themselves, this collection is sure to provide hours of inspiration and entertainment. Add it to your collection today and experience the art of Kung Fu like never before.

DVD 1 - Xingyi Five Element Broadsword

Xingyi Five-element Broadsword is formed by predecessors of Xingyi Quan who integrated schools of broadsword skills and then abstracted, concluded, practiced, summarized them on the principles of concision and practicality and on the mode of Chop (Pi), Snap (Beng), Drill (Zuan), Cannon (Pao) and Crosscut (Heng) in Five-element Boxing (Wuxing Quan).

The characteristics of Five-element Broadsword are: concise methods, prominent strength, swiftness and valour, practical skillful attack. Interlink broadsword is a traditional series in the country. It has rich content, strict structure, smooth strength, fierce letting off of strength, virile vigor, all which entirely show the style and characteristics of xingyi school.

DVD 2 - Five-Element Spear

Xingyi Five-element Spear is formed by predecessors of Xingyi Quan who integrated schools of spear skills and then abstracted, concluded, practiced, summarized them on the principles of concision and practicality and on the mode of Pi, Zuan, Beng, Pao, Heng of Five-element Boxing (Wuxing Quan). It is characterized by union of body and weapon, prominence to the whole strength, emphasis on power.

Linked Spear is a dapper traditional routine, which is stringed according to routes of Linked Boxing and in combination of the features of spears. It is spread widely in the country. In the whole series, moves are consistent, spear techniques are clear, skills are swift and fierce, strength is vigorous, mind is full, and vigor is intrepid. All these entirely reflect the whole strength of driving arms by waist, operating spear by arms, uniting of body and weapon. The exercise of Xingyi Spear has great effect on improving our own power, deepening the boxing skill, strengthening body health, self-defense. In boxing proverb, it is said, "the more smart the spear skill is, and the more smart the fist skill is."

DVD 3 - Xingyi Five Element Sword

Xingyi Five-element Sword has the five kinds of sword techniques which predecessors of Xingyi Quan select after simplifying a lot of sword techniques and which are the most primary, the most practical and can reflect the style and characteristics of Xingyi the most, summarize them on the principles of concision and practicality and on the mode of Chop (Pi), Snap (Beng), Drill (Zuan), Cannon (Pao) and Crosscut (Heng) in Five-element Boxing (Wuxing Quan).

Movements of Five-element Sword are simple and unsophisticated, concise, practical and they emphasize on the strength and the skill. It is Five-element sword position compiled by making use of the footwork, power application and bodywork of Xingyi Quan according to the theory of Xingyi Quan and in combination of the characteristics of sword. All the movements are exercised individually. Sword technique of every xing is divided into the right and the left. It can be exercised right and left without any deviation and revocation.

Linked Sword is a dapper routine compiled on the basis of Five-element Sword, according to the routes of Five-element Linked Boxing and in combination of the characteristics of sword techniques. It is spread much widely in the folk tradition and favored by people.

DVD 4 - Five-Element Staff

Movements of Five-element Staff are so concise that it is easy to learn and exercise them. Its skills are clear, methods are explicit, strength is great and ability of skillful attack is strong. Five-element staff which has not jazzy forms and techniques, like Five-element Boxing pays attention to the whole strength, body strength and work strength. When exercising Five-element staff, put the body to the main position, the waist strength to the upper position and the whole body strength to the best.

Five-element staff position is also named after the names of chop, drill, snap, cannon, crosscut in Five-element Boxing. It is skill method and strength techniques as well.

Five-element Linked Staff is a traditional routine after Five-element staff, which is spread much widely. The whole routine of moves is dapper. The strength is consistent and smooth. The vigor is fierce. All these are outstanding reflection of the characteristics and style of Xingyi Quan.

DVD 5 - Xingyi Mixture Styles Boxing

Xingyi Mixture Styles Boxing is a folk traditional routine which form on the basis of Five-element Boxing (wuxing quan) and Twelve-style Boxing and by adding some skills besides twelve-style boxing. It has rich moves and skills, outstanding style and features, much long series and much wide spread. In the old boxing pedigree, Xingyi Mixture Styles Boxing is regarded as " union of styles and fists"," united boxing", "soul of twelve-style boxing".

DVD 6 -Xingyi Eight-Form Boxing

Literature has eight arts of composition and wushu has eight forms. Xingyi Eight-form Boxing is a traditional routine, which is spread the most widely in the country. It is dapper with only seventeen forms totally. In term of moves, the whole routine not only includes the entire content of Chop (Pi), Drill (Zuan), Snap (Beng), Cannon (Pao) and Crosscut (Heng) in Xingyi Five-element Boxing (Xingyi Wuxing Quan), but it also adds the moves of horse-style, cock-style, crane-style, the fights of tiger against dragon and so on.

Routine exercise should emphasize on the force applying of eight forms; the bodywork of backing before advancing, to right before to left and saving before applying; the fullness, firmness and integrity of strength applying.

DVD 7 - Xingyi Twelve-Style Boxing

Xingyi Twelve-style Boxing is composed of twelve basic fist techniques which form by absorbing the advantages and features of dragon, tiger, monkey, horse, alligator, cock, swallow, sparrow hawk, snake, Chinese ostrich, eagle and bear, combining the fist forms, applying the principle of practicality of skillful attack and the method of reflecting the meaning by the shape.

Twelve-style Boxing is advanced content for further improvement after Wuxing Quan (Five-element Boxing). During exercises, we just require true meanings not alike shapes. Dragon has its way of searching bones. Tiger has its valor of preying on food. Monkey has its agility of jumping among mountains. Horse has its strength of bumping hoofs. Alligator has its skill of swimming in water. Cock has its gestation of struggle. Swallow has its singularity of skimming over the water. Sparrow hawk has its art of turning about. Snake has its ability of plucking grass. Chinese ostrich has its vigor of erecting its tail. Eagle has its accomplishment of hunting. Bear has its power of shaking its shoulders.

DVD 8 - Appreciation Of Xingyi Quan And Weapon Routines

Appreciation of Xingyi Quan and Weapon Routines consists of many short and practical skills of boxing, sword, broadsword and spear. In this disc, there are twelve routines altogether. They are Xingyi Five-element Boxing, Five-element Linked Boxing, Xingyi Five-element Sword, Xingyi Twelve-style Boxing, Xingyi Mixture Styles Boxing, Xingyi Eight-word Skill, Eight-word Skill Linked Boxing, Xingyi Eight-form Boxing, Xingyi Combined Boxing, Xingyi Combined Staff, Xingyi Twelve Pounding Boxing and Xingyi Protect Body Cannon Boxing. Each routine is demonstrated naturally and clearly so that the learners can easily follow.

DVD 9 - Xingyi Eight-word Skill

Eight-word Skill is named after the eight words of spread, intersect, wrap, stride, flick, butt, cloud and lead. Xingyi Quan attaches importance to studying something in order to apply it ,the integration of study and use, having substance and use both.Eight-word Skill is practical boxing with real appreciation. Every word of it that is made up of particular movements has their own exercise methods, skills and usages.They can be exercised respectively or jointly.The latter one is called Eight-word Skill Linked Boxing.

Practicing the Eight-word Skill, you can learn the many skills and usages of movement except Five Elements Boxing and Twelve-Style Boxing, and improve your combat ability.

DVD 10 - Xingyi Five-Element Boxing

The Five-element Boxing (Wuxing Quan) also called Xingyi Mother Boxing is the most basic fist technique in the series of Xingyi Quan. It includes: Chop Fist (Pi Quan), Drill Fist (Zuan Quan), Snap Fist (Beng Quan), Cannon Fist (Pao Quan) and Crosscut Fist (Heng Quan). The Five-element Boxing is named according to the Five Elements theory in the China's traditional culture. Previous masters combined fist forms with Five Elements theory, simplified them to find out the five boxing forms, combined body and Chinese medicine theory to define the boxing theory and skills of attack and defence, finally named it Five-element Boxing.

The Five-element Linked Boxing (Wuxing Lianhuan Quan), a classic routine after Five-element Boxing has been spread much widely in most areas. Although movements of every faction in every area are not the same, basically they are largely identical but with minor differences. They have only a dozen of movements with advance and retreat and after return; there is still the repetition of these movements.

Language: Chinese with English subtitles

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