Storm wrote:... you mean the focus is primarily in XYLHQ on the spirit of the animal? So even technical execution would be secondary? Maybe this explains the divergence in execution (or at least partly) in the existing styles? ...
Storm wrote:In the Xingyiquan books I read the techniques are indeed described more from the expression of force as variation of the 5 elements but there is also the recommendation to emulate the spirit of the animal. So this would be somehow secondary- a lesser priority compared to XYLHQ?
Sorry if there are to many questions but I am intrigued by XYLHQ and also the amount of available Information (in western languages) is small which adds to the mystery
Storm wrote:Thank you all for the comments and insights. In the meantime I found a second discussion from around 2015 which also discusses XYLHQ and XYQ. From both I had a chance to look a bit behind the curtain. Of course only practising the styles allows to really understand some of the points but as discussed the practicioner needs to feel comfortable with the style. I don't mean couch comfortable but the sweaty, tired, grinning comfort after a hard training.
My problem is that as a guy with a family and a fulltime job I don't have a lot of time to train. 1 to max 2 hours/day and I would like to get the most of it. From the styles I practiced (Karate, Jujutsu and Bagua) I still do not feel I can hold my own against a good fighter so I was looking at simple, direct, combative styles. A short movement sequence on a line-drill. Nothing flowery. 4-5 different techniques to be drilled until the are absorbed by the body and mind.
I have found a good trainer from Luo Dexiu's school (who teaches Xingyi and Bagua) but am nevertheless intrigued by XYLHQ which does seem to be (please don't flame me- I say seems) more brutal, archaic and aggressive.
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