Xingyi boxing

The name of China's national intangible cultural heritage: Xingyiquan

Applicant: Taigu County, Shanxi Province

Project No.: 798

Project No.: VI - 26

Time of publication: 2011 (the third batch)

Category: traditional sports, recreation and acrobatics

Region: Shanxi Province

Type: Extension Project

Applicant: Taigu County, Shanxi Province

Protection unit: Taigu Xingyi Boxing Association of Jinzhong City

Introduction to Xingyi boxing

Applicant: Taigu County, Shanxi Province

Xingyi boxing is a kind of traditional martial arts, which was created by Li Feiyu, a native of Shenxian County, Hebei Province. Li Feiyu is known as Li luoneng. Li has been fond of martial arts since he was young and studied hard. In his middle age, he has profound martial arts attainments. However, he still visits famous teachers and studies all over the world. After Muqi County daijiaxinyi boxing name, then to seek advice. After ten years of art. Around 1860's, Li luoneng founded his Xingyi boxing in Taigu, which is based on Xinyi boxing, takes pictographic meaning as the principle of action creation, and integrates the advantages of other boxing techniques with the overall principle of mind forming in the inside, body shape in the outside and combination of inside and outside.

Xingyi boxing, based on the theory of five elements, explains the principles of boxing, skills, attack and defense, and fitness. Xingyi boxing takes the three body zhuanggong as the starting point and the five element boxing as the foundation, namely, the five fists of splitting, collapsing, drilling, artillery and horizontal. And with the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire and earth, the five elements of Shengke change philosophy is applied to the attack and defense of boxing. Twelve kinds of animal's characteristics of predation and defense, namely dragon, tiger, monkey, horse, alligator, chicken, swallow, Harrier, chub mackerel, snake, eagle and bear, were used to make the fist.

Li luoneng's disciples are numerous and famous. Among them, Shanxi Che Yonghong, song Shirong, song Shide and Li guangheng, Hebei Guo Yunshen, Liu Qilan, Liu Xiaolan and he Yunheng are all famous martial arts masters. They have made an indelible contribution to the perfection, inheritance and development of Xingyi boxing.