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Thoughs on Yang Hai Xingyi spear seminar

October 21, 2009 on 8:27 pm | In Pakua Chang/Hsingyi Chuan | No Comments

We did a warm-up with san ti standing.

Discussion on different spear styles and why hsingyi evolved the way it did-
1. Shaolin spear uses longer stances and holds spear at a higher angle towards head/throat.
2. Xingyi spear however concentrates on Santi stance and holding spear towards persons heart/midsection at a lower angle.
3. Xingyi spear uses more smaller and direct movements

4. Xingyi spear is more simplistic and does not need as much space to perform.

Master Yang Hai talked about the two types of spears. One is s shorter lighter spear, while other is longer and heavy.

Xingyi spear fighting tactics:
High attack: use outward bounce
Mid attack: use ‘Tsuan’ to create a downward angle to intercept
Low attack: use a low sweeping to inside. Low ‘Tsuan’

similar video of the 5 elements and shaking drills from seminar. light and heavy spears.

The tsuan was to similar to beng in that video. Yang hai clearly showed us Tsuan that is very similar to the actual tsuan empty hand movement. Yang hai’s spear ‘tsuan’ makes a downward diagonal angle of the spear to counter a waist high spear thrust or beng strike to one’s midsection before a counter attack.