Introduction to Xingyi Quanfa

It has been a long time since I have update this blog. I may be stagnant in updating but our training is not. Our Xingyi Quanfa training sessions have been going on attracting interested trainees from all walks of life.

Let us take a look at this Xingyi Quanfa introduction video to have a feel of what Xingyi Quanfa is all about.

Xingyi Kempo Demo 1 by Master Tay

Upcoming Xingyi Quanfa class in November 2010

A new class teaching Xingyi Quanfa will be commencing in November 2010. It will be located at Lor 6 Toa Payoh on every Wednesday from 7.30pm to 9.15pm. Interested participants can email Master Tay for more details.

Bagua Zhang 八卦掌

Bagua Zhang is one of the Chinese Internal Style Martial Arts that Xingyi Kempo (Singapore) is keen in promoting. The following is a demo clip performed by Master Tay.

八卦掌被列为中华武术内家拳的体系里。而新加坡形意拳法在于推广内家拳，这八卦掌的推行就自然不在话下。以下为一段由郑顺利师傅所演練的八卦掌介绍片断。

Bagua Zhang Demo and Application by Master Tay 郑师傅所示范的八卦掌套路及技法

Master Tay's 50th Birthday

Master Tay had celebrated his 50th birthday last week...

八卦掌简介与培训课程 Introduction to Bagua Zhang and Bagua Zhang Training Course

八卦掌是中国著名的内家拳术,它是一种以掌代拳, 以行步走转为主的拳术. 由于它运动时纵横交错﹐分为四正四隅八个方位﹐与“周易”八卦图中的卦象相似﹐故名八卦掌.

其特点是 姿势舒展, 刚柔相济, 开合虚实. 摆扣转换, 注重内舛兼修, 强身健体, 延年益寿, 防身制敌的拳种。

八卦掌的运动特点是 身捷步灵﹐随走随变﹐与对方交手时身体起伏拧转﹐敏捷多变。拳谚说它“形如游龙﹐视若猿守﹐坐如虎踞﹐转似鹰盘”。其基本功以桩步﹑行步为基础。 其锻练方法松肩沉肘, 实腹畅胸, 滚钻争裹, 奇正相生, 流传至今大约有一百多年。

主要手法有推﹑托﹑带﹑领﹑搬﹑拦﹑截﹑扣﹑拿﹑打﹑封﹑闭﹑12法。要求能进能退﹐能化能生﹐虚实结合﹐变化无穷。每掌发出﹐皆要以腰作轴﹐周身一体﹐内外相合﹐外重手眼身法步﹐内修心神意气力。

八卦掌分为“定架子”﹑“活架子”﹑“变架子” 3步功夫。“定架子”是基础功夫﹐要求一招一式﹐规规矩矩﹐宜慢不宜快﹐以求姿势正确﹐桩步牢固﹐行步平稳。

八卦掌的基本内容是八母掌﹐也称老八掌﹐即单换掌﹑双换掌﹑顺势掌﹑背身掌﹑翻身掌﹑双抱掌, 磨身掌﹑和平展掌﹐各地流传内容不完全相同﹐有以狮﹑鹿﹑蛇﹑鹞﹑龙﹑熊﹑凤﹑猴八形代表的﹐也有用双撞掌﹑摇身掌﹑穿掌﹑挑掌等作为基本八掌的内容。其中每一掌都可以衍化出很多掌法﹐素有一掌生八掌﹑八八六十四掌之说。

新加坡形意拳法即将在来临的八月份开始开办一系列的八卦掌培训班。您可在这部落格的右边面板查询相关的训练内容与时间表。

Bagua Zhang is an renowned Chinese Internal Style Martial Arts. It uses palm strikes to replace punches. Due to its unique footwork that takes great resemblance to the Eight Trigram Diagram in Zhou Yi (Book of Change), this set of martial arts is named as Bagua Zhang (lit.Eight Trigram Palm).

Bagua Zhang's features are agility, flexibility and adaptivity.

Xingyi Kempo (Singapore) is conducting a series of Bagua Zhang Training Course starting this coming August. Please refer to the right-side panel for details in training schedule and content.

Introduction on Chan Men Taijiquan / Zen Taichi 禅门太极拳介绍

禅门太极拳乃独树一帜的太极拳种也是新加坡形意拳法所要教授的拳法之一。

Chan Men Taijiquan / Zen Taichi is an unique style in the Taijiquan genre. Xingyi Kempo is keen in promoting Zen Taichi in the near future.



Chan Men Taijiquan / Zen Taichi 禅门太极拳

Xingyi Kempo Training Diary: 24.07.10

The Crossing Fist was not taught today. We practiced the Pounding Fist with footworks.

A more interesting activities took place during the analyze strength exercise. I was paired with a course mate who could really deliver heavy and fast punches. I am slow in my reaction to begin with.

Although I was hit on the chest quite a few times, I was glad on my own that I could actually feel the changes on his body when he was about to strike me. It was only my fault that I was not well trained enough to react to the strikes properly.

I was reminded by a friend's statement that I have heard, "Getting hurt in training ground is to prevent you from getting really serious harm in the battlefield!"