by C.J.Wang on Fri Aug 29, 2008 10:39 am
Jack:
No need to be defensive. Master Li obviously has great skills. Nontheless, it's easy to tell from his body movements and habits that he's a Xingyi/Xinyi man at heart. I am a Bagua guy who also practice Hebei Xingyi. When I do Xingyi, the Bagua flavor and techniques are there as well. It doesn't make me better or worse than someone who claims to be a Xingyi or Bagua purist.
Look at the very first application he shows. His body unconsciously falls into a classic Che style Shanxi Xingyi Santi -- with front foot turned slightly inward -- before moving forward into the opponent's center gate with obvious constriction/expansion power generation for which the style is famous for, and hitting with the head and knee. It's a great move, but strikes me as a classic Xingyi/Xinyi application.
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C.J.Wang on Fri Aug 29, 2008 10:40 am, edited 1 time in total.