The Xingyi Boxing Manual: Hebei Style's Five Principles and Seven Words [Paperback]

Jin Yunting (Editor), John Groschwitz (Translator)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 2, 2004

Famed for its clear-minded, unstoppable practitioners, the martial art of Xingyi is known for both its street fighting quality and its spiritual practice. Written in China before World War II and never previously available in English, this is an invaluable illustrated guide for today's practitioner of this traditional martial art. Coming directly from an eighth-generation practitioner of a famous lineage, this book is a distillation of the knowledge and experience of many of the major figures in the history of Xingyi boxing. It offers a rare and unique perspective on the martial and healing aspects of the internal art of Xingyi Quan.

Editorial Reviews

Review

“The Xingyi Boxing Manual is a light, poetic read with profiles of Masters dating back to over 900 years ago. For the Xingyi boxers out there, this book will add to your collection.”
—Dojo Rat

About the Author

Jin Yunting was a student of Shang Yunxiang and Sun Lutang and grand-student of Li Cunyi.

John Groschwitz began his martial arts training in 1995 with the study of Northern Shaolin. He began training in Xingyi Quan in 1996 and is currently an Assistant Instructor in Xingyi with the North American Tang Shou Tao Association. In addition to continuing study in the above arts, he has also studied Lanshou Quan, Gao-style Bagua Zhang, Water Boxing, Yang-style Taiji Quan, and various systems of Qi Gong, in the U.S. and Mainland China.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Blue Snake Books (March 2, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1556434731
• ISBN-13: 978-1556434730
• Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.3 x 9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #312,783 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Classics of Xing Yi Quan, August 11, 2005

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xingyiquan5 "xingyiquan5" (oakland, ca) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Xingyi Boxing Manual: Hebei Style's Five Principles and Seven Words (Paperback)

John Groschwitz has done a great service to the Xing Yi community with his translation of Jin Yun Ting's work. Presented here are the classics of Hebei Xing Yi that define and characterize the style.

In the old days these poems would be memorized by each student and used as their guide for practice. Here in the west many Xing Yi systems were passed on to students who weren't fluent in Chinese, and were unable to recieve the oral tradition along with the physical. With this book we are able to start to fill in those gaps.

Students of Xing Yi will find a lot to ponder within this book. Although it is short, like Xing Yi itself, it is also sweet. Each poem will have information to mull over, test and practice. It's also good to be able to use the material in this book as a basis to talk to Chinese teachers and get a more detailed, personal explanation.

This diving board into the internal workings of Xing Yi Quan will help all Xing Yi players to dig deeper into their tradition and in their personal practice.

-Jess O'Brien

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I know and you should too, November 3, 2004

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Martin D. Werner "Green Mantis Kung Fu" (Mesa, Arizona) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Xingyi Boxing Manual: Hebei Style's Five Principles and Seven Words (Paperback)

I know John's translation skills first hand. He has picked an excellent book to work on. He has done a great job once again. He shows the Chinese in each section. This is great if you want to check the translation or practice your Chinese.

Sincerely

Martin D. Werner Green Mantis Kung Fu

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent resource, January 30, 2006

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Edgar Glavas (Cakovec, Croatia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Xingyi Boxing Manual: Hebei Style's Five Principles and Seven Words (Paperback)

This thin book in itself contains enough information for more than a few years' worth of study. Even Xing Yi stylists practicing a non-Hebei branch can benefit from it. However, a beginner will be quite lost as to the meaning of some of the poems and words, so first hand explanation by a qualified teacher is needed.

A book that must be in every Xing Yi stylist's library.