Chapter 38: 【035】Xingyi Boxing Advanced
As one of the three major styles of Internal Boxing, Xingyi Boxing is based on Pile Skill, centered on explosive force, combined with form, it swiftly attacks and kills.
Practitioners of Xingyi Boxing emphasize varied attacks and kills, aiming to defeat an enemy with one strike.
For the Dragon, Tiger, Monkey, Horse, Chicken, Swallow, Kite, Tuó, Snake, Cormorant, Eagle, and Bear forms, one must understand these Twelve Forms Fist to achieve varied attacks and kills.
Dragon form trains spirit, spirit emanates from the eyes, power is shown in the claws, energy roots from the waist.
The Tiger has the courage to hunt, capable of both hip strikes and tail sweeps, storing power temporarily for release, using the rear kick and waist force to pounce forward, allowing high and far leaps, swiftly and mightily.
Monkey is sensitive and clever, its leaps and movements are agile, hands and feet unite, striving for the whole body to move at once.
Horse form contains the power of swift hooves in its embrace, charging forward, with wrists particularly skilled in inside wrist scraping techniques.
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In front of Wang Longhu, Chen Wen demonstrated each move and stance in detail to Wang Longhu, without holding anything back.
Wang Longhu watched with utmost attention, not daring to slacken for a moment, as the great monk had told him that practicing martial arts hinges on correct posture and accurate force application.
Otherwise, even with a martial arts manual in hand, without guidance to point out mistakes, self-training would only lead to meridians feeling like needles piercing, with skills regressing instead of advancing.