Santi Shi, or post training, is the heart of Xingyi Quan practice. This essential stance develops the structural integrity and full-body power that form the foundation of Xingyi’s effectiveness. Rooted in the traditional principle of being “unmovable and unbreakable,” Santi Shi trains practitioners to unify their entire body into a single force. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced martial artist, mastering this stance is key to unlocking the true potential of Xingyi Quan.
Specific milestones on how long you should do Xingyi Post Training!
Learn it right before you put massive time and energy in practicing it wrong.
Two foundational building blocks of Bagua Zhang, the Piercing Palm and the Changing Palm. Here’s are some high level thoughts.
Out of our 4-step progression to Bagua Circle Walking, this is some explanation on our progression #2 the small step (this is a literal translation of 小步 xiao bu), and 3 common mistakes people make. Different schools and…
Many Bagua lineages have different Mother Postures or Mother Palms to practice. In the 80’s, research team found there were about 30 variations across China. Here are the 12 I use in my routine practice. Which ones do you use?
Quick overview on How and How Long to to practice Circle Walking!
Bagua circle walking is probably the most iconic movement of the martial arts Baguazhang. However, the way it is explained using the old Chinese ways seem to be too woo-woo to Westerners that all want to break it down by science.
In this blog post I try to explain on a high level what is circle walking, why winter is a great time to circle walk, and I invite you to a 100-day circle walking challenge with me.