Xinyi boxing

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

Applicant: Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province

Project No.: 801

Project No.: VI - 29

Time of publication: 2008 (second batch)

Category: traditional sports, recreation and acrobatics

Region: Shanxi Province

Type: new item

Applicant: Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province

Protection unit: Jinzhong Xinyi Boxing Association

Introduction to xinyiquan

Applicant: Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province

Xinyiquan, also known as "liuhequan", rose in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasty, popular in Jinzhong, Henan Luohe, Zhoukou and other places, and has been handed down from generation to generation for hundreds of years. Xinyi boxing is a kind of martial arts in the history of Jinzhong. On the basis of inheriting Ji's original Xinyi boxing, combined with the new martial arts practice of bodyguards and business guards, the predecessors follow the principle of "harmony between man and nature", follow the rules of "one Qi, two Yi, three talents, four phenomena, five elements, six harmonies, seven entrances, eight trigrams, nine palaces and ten directions", take advantage of the advantages of natural beings, conform to the number of "Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches", and jointly research and create it for a long time It's made of. The inheritance of Xinyi boxing includes boxing theory, Sanshou routine, instrument routine and philosophy of life. Its main feature is that it has not only zero move and scattered style, but also disk practice and performance routine, as well as internal skill. Xinyi liuhequan imitates the forms of chicken, dragon, tiger, snake, swallow, Harrier, horse, bear, eagle and monkey, and evolves it into a boxing technique. It requires concentration of mind, strength, and development after storage. It can rise and fall with a long body, and its hand can rise and fall with the sound at will. It can rise as fast as the wind of the earth. Its strength is strong, fierce, fierce, poisonous, and fast, showing the spirit and explosive power like fire The main boxing techniques include five shapes, ten shapes, four thumps, one and two. In addition, there are mace, hammer, knife, gun and other equipment routines. It is a set of excellent boxing that integrates fighting, fitness, self-defense, health preservation and heart cultivation.

Xinyi boxing has been regarded as a treasure by boxers for hundreds of years and has an important influence in the world. From the point of view of health function, xinyiquan exercise is moderate, which can exercise left and right. It has the fitness effect of guiding internal Qi, relaxing muscles and activating collaterals, balancing posture and combining hardness and softness. It is of great significance to develop the traditional Wushu culture, enhance the people's physique and promote the cultural exchanges between China and foreign countries. However, xinyiquan has always been strict in its selection of apprentices. There is a saying that it is better to lose it than to spread it in disorder. There is little communication within the school. With the death of many old boxers, boxing is lost and on the verge of extinction.