Dai Family Xinyiquan Tutorials
The training program of Dai Family Xinyiquan stands out with its unique approach to teaching the essential aspects of this style. Unlike most internal martial arts like Taichichuan, which immediately delve into long sets (Taou or Frame), Dai Family Xinyiquan begins with well-designed basic exercises and short sets. This method aims to provide students with a solid foundation right from the start, boosting their confidence and enhancing their physical abilities. Furthermore, it focuses on training the internal organs, aligning with the principles of Chinese Traditional Medicine, and promoting better health.
The progression of this training program emphasizes the development of inner strength and balance, gradually introducing forms that require increased proficiency in internal skills as well as greater demands on physical capabilities.
let's dive in more detail with the categories of exercises:
Fundamentals: Training begins with learning the basic techniques, postures, movements, and guard positions of Dai Xinyiquan style. This also includes understanding the fundamental principles of internal energy and body coordination.
Internal energy: Dai Xinyiquan style also emphasizes the development of internal energy, such as Qi (vital energy) and Jin (internal strength). This includes breathing exercises, meditation, visualization, and work on developing internal energy circulation and strength.
Forms: Dai Xinyiquan style includes a number of forms, which are precise sequences of movements. These forms are designed to develop strength, coordination, flexibility, and fluidity of movements. Each form has a specific purpose and emphasizes different aspects of the practice.
Striking techniques: Training in Dai Xinyiquan style also includes striking techniques, such as punches, kicks, elbow strikes, and knee strikes. These techniques are practiced on specific targets, such as punching bags or focus pads, to develop power, precision, and speed in strikes.
Martial applications: An important part of Dai Xinyiquan style training is dedicated to learning martial applications, i.e., how to use the techniques in real combat situations. This includes learning strategies, tactics, and defensive techniques against different attacks.
It is important to note that the training in Dai Xinyiquan style may vary from instructor to instructor, as well as based on the students’ level of practice.
We will present Dai Family Xinyiquan training through successive Tutorials which will introduce this art progressively from basic to advanced levels.
Tutorial 1: Fundamentals of Dai Family Xinyiquan
A particularity in Dai Family Xinyiquan training method is to progress in “workshop” where the practitioner can focus on a few selected techniques and improved them be deploying with selected steps. In a result, each technique will gradually be mastered deeply and fluently compared with training a long Form alone.
The 4 first tutorial tutorials will guide the practitioner to a better conscientiousness of their Dantian, mobilizing it in space starting with internal training up to use Dantian in the Five elements Fist.
In the first of these Tutorials we will start with:
Tutorial 1: Fundamentals of Dai Family Xinyiquan
It includes the most important basis of Dai Family Xinyiquan on which it is based:
- Hand Forms,
- Footwork,
- “Dantian Gong” or The Seven Essential Dantian internal exercises。"Dantian Gong" is a fundamental exercise method practiced in the Dai Family Xinyiquan boxing system. It is also known as "Hunyuan Zhuang" or "Squatting Monkey (Dun Houhou )" and forms the basis of the whole-body practice called Qiankun Liuhe Hunyuan Zhuang.
After a long period of regular practice with Dantian, it is necessary to cultivate the Dantian through several levels in order to achieve the state of unity between heaven and man. This is an advanced combination of previous and new internal exercises for developing internal skills from fixed to several steps:
- Fixed step Dun Hou Gong Form
- Two steps Monkey Healing Form
- Four steps Seven hands Linked Form
(in revision and soon available)
Tutorial 2: Workshops on Fundamentals of Dai Family Xinyiquan & Three Fists Form
Tutorial 2： Three Fists Form
It is the intermediate module where the practitioner continues to experience the extensions of the Dantian training now through more advanced techniques and step combinations.
With Three Fists Form we are preparing the following Tutorial by anticipating the Fist Elements Fist as Three Fist Form includes one of them： Zuanquan.
Workshop 1 - Healing Form：A form based on the Six Harmonies Technique with footwork where the student experiences it with forward and backward steps
Workshops 2a/2b/2c - 3Fist Form: A form includes three important techniques where the practitioner improves his space control with 3 different distances。
This includes the First element Fist in Dai Family Xinyiquan:
Workshop 2a: Zuanquan – Water element Fist
Workshop 3 - Complete Three Fists Form
(in revision and soon available)
Tutorial 3: Five Elements Fists (I)
In full accordance with Ancient Chinese wisdom, one among the most important principles is the Five -Elements Principle
and its his most essential forms: the Five Elements Fist form.
Workshop1: Piquan – Metal element Fist
Workshop2: Pengquan – Earth element Fist
Workshop3: Paoquan- Fire element Fist
Workshop4: Hengquan – Earth element Fist
We will train separately first each fist in this tutorial with various steps.
Soon available!
Tutorial 4: 5 Elements Fists interlinked Forms
The mastery of the Five Elements Fists is essential in Dai Family Xinyiquan
To reach a real mastery of them, it is strongly advised to repeat them and preferably with different steps. Here are the specific workshops that will help you reach this mastery.
Workshop1: 5 Elements interlink1
Workshop2: 5 Elements interlink2
Workshop3: 5 Elements interlink3.
Soon available!