Five Elements　　　 FIRE 　　火

				YI-QUAN GONGFU with xinyiquan
				形意　心意　意拳 There is forms, no forms . There is petterns, no petterns .

YI-QUAN is a martial art for combat and health preservation. It is not a collection of techniques, but a system of grasping and bringing into full play the fundamental objective principles and underlying abilities of combat and human movement. It was established in the late 1920's in China by Wang Xiangzhai. His approach to martial art was revolutionary as he turned away from the superficial level of techniques, postures, and man-made principles, focusing on the essence of martial art - the development of devastating martial strength, grasp of mechanics of human movement, and the unconscious, spontaneous, and immediate reaction ability to the opponents' intentions revealed through their physical movements. This made the study of rote techniques and fixed patterns of response obsolete.

	YI-QUAN is complete in the sense that it enhances the development of every aspect of the human potential, while conforming to natural human growth . YIQUAN is a qi-gong, a martial art, a philosophy, and a system of health maintenance . YI is mind , it is calling Mind Kungfu, and by the other name " Dachuanquan " (Grand Activement Fist).

Traditionally, in most martial arts styles, the practitioner will first learn some fixed forms, then applications of the forms follow. However, it usually takes a long time to devolop true fighting ability with this traditional approach . YIQUAN is a much more direct method and gets to the heart of fighting ability by stressing the appropriate utilization of space and gravity through a balanced body structure. The attention is not on outside forms and techniques, on the essence in terms of rooting, internal energy development, centering, balancing, and expressing explosive power.

YIQUAN has no set movements to perform, it mainly features sudden bursts of strength and full, quick mental command. Generally speaking, a lot of kung-fu shows good performance or dance, but not take effective on real fight, this thing is said " Hua quan Xiu tui " as the chinease proverb since old times. < 花拳繍腿　hua-flower quan-fist xiu-embroidery tui-kick >
YIQUAN revolutionized fundamentally the training system, is called grand activement fist, evaluated the great combat ability in comparison with other kung-fu .

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