Xing Yi Nei Gong Xing Yi Health Maintenance and Internal Strength Development ie. iy compiled and edited by Dan Miller and Tim Cartmell Xing Yi Nei Gong Xing Yi Health Maintenance and Internal Strength Development High View Publications, Pacific Grove, CA Xing YU Nel Gong King Yi Heulth Maintenunce und Internul Strength Development Copyright © 1984 Dan Miller nd Tim Cartmell ISUN 1-860176-066 All Rights Reserved Published by Iligh View Publications P.O, Dox 51967 ‘aciie Grove, CA 91950 Printed in the United States af America| Disclaimer ‘The author, translator, and publisher of the hook are not responsible for any injury which may result from flowing the instructions cantained herein Before embarking on any ofthe physics activities described in this hock, the reader should congult his or her physician for advee regarding their individual suitability for performing such aesvity: Ack Desai Table of Contents Translators Preface Fone Chapter +L - Wang Ji Wu and the Lineage of his Xing Vi Quan ‘Wang 1 Wu's Xing ¥4 Quan Sadents ‘Wang li Wu's Piaiples of ving Chapter 2 - Lin He Xin Yi Quan Written Transmissions Chapte Chaptey Datong Bing’ Korat Essent! Kile for Masa Aats Practice Son T) Sh City Posture, The Nita Creation and Destracton ofthe Five Flemseis ‘The Pwelve Forme ‘The Fath Fragon Canon Three iss, Three Cabs ing i ivr mpeorant Points of Body, Fore, and Marta Practice ody, Stepping. and Hand Methods Iter Tae (et Gon) +3 - Xing Vi Quan Standing Practice Introduction Ras Conerphy Fostures and Images Images from: the King Vi Classes Praccing Son 7S "4 Ning Vi Health and Body Strengthening. Exercises: An Introduction, Amfoszoducion by Wang Lian ¥ ‘vie tntzodueion tate Siteen Heals Freres 6 Chapter $ - Wang Ji Wa's Body Strengthening and Health Maintenance Exercises 107 Editor's troduction 18 Exercise One: Uniting the Original Gb 110 Evereise Two Tae fade Dragon Weaves Around the ody us verse Three: Openingand Closing Soothes the Merdlans 119, ‘Excrase Four Ju Que and Ruan Wu Dnace the North and South 128 Exerlse Five, Uphold the Heavens and Fs the out 135 Exeres Ske Empty the Foet and Lift Single Hana a [Eherse Sevens Concentrate the Spit and Gaze atthe Heel 138 The Gen Cnc Fats Exercise Fight: Ape Aims Halen the Blond Ws verse Nine aising te Back Soven “Imes 1s ets Tens Both Fists Strike the Back 2 vcrls Flevens Rotating the Walst Strengthens tke Kidneys 6, -Excrase Twelve: Moving tne Hip to the Let ad Right 16 EEverse Thineen: Pressing the Rnees Regulates he Nevsions det Taerese Feutees: Rubbing the Knees anc Sueting te Bly 168 Exereise Petes Yin Open ana Tang Closes 1 vets Siueen: The lel ek: Bick v6 Sepplemental xerelee: The Crating Tiger ta ‘Son of te Sites Health Exereses 1st era 1k King V1 Excrses Performed Lying On Bod iss Chapter 6 - Xing Vi Five Element Spear 185 tnteoauetion 186 Splting spear 1K? Bit Spee na Srashing Spear 182 Pouraling Spear 16 Crossing Ser 186 About the Tensator 19 About the Eaitor 20 f the dan tian is lacking, the qi will not be sufficient. With insufficient qi, power will be inadequate. The five elements and the twelve forms will be empty. In this state, in defense one will be as «city surrounded by a dry moat, in attack, one will be like a strong soldier with aweak horse. Onemust practice diligently everyday. Sitting in meditation trying to become immortal willnot cultivate thedan tian, - from Dai Long Bang’s Written Transmissions of Xin Yi Liu He Quan Acknowledgements Fist and foremost we would Uke to acknowledge Mr. Zhang Bao Yang anc ‘Mr Wang in Ya for their willingness to share this information with the English speaking world. Additionally [would ke to thank th (rarlators wlio helped to translate interviews with Zhang Bao Yang and Wang fin Yu when hat Cartmell was not available, These individuals are. Bill Tucker, Huarig Gu Gi, ‘and Xu Yu Hong. Their skillin translation and patlence during the long ors Of interviews i really appreciated, ‘We would also like to thank Vince Black fer proofieading and providing & forward te this book, Nancy Miler forher patience and proofreading, and Fiat's wife Gu Feng Me! foe her help in translating the written material Dedication ‘Wang Ji Wu (1891 - 1991) LMR This book is dedicated to the memory of Xing Vi Quan Master Wang Ji Wu, His lifelong dedication to the martial and healing arts and willingness to share these arts openly with others should serve as an inspiration and example for future generations. Preface ‘The materia in this book Isa culmination of nearly 100 years of experience in the ar of Xing Vi Quan by Master Wang Ii Wu (2.448), over 40 years of ‘experience forcach of Wang's students, Zhang Bao Yang #8), Wang ia Yu (fe), and Fre Ya Q) 74744), and over two years vf wllalunation between Wings students, myself and Tim Cartmell, This matetal i staightorward, ‘practical, casyto learn, znd time tested, Tim Cartmell and [fist met Zhang Bao Yang on the Sixth vf October, 1992, in Beijing, China. We were at the home of Xe Pel Qi afm) ell buon Ba Gua practitioner in Feijing, Xie had known we weve com ng aid halite some of his martial ats friends for the occasion, During our stay at Xe fwine ‘efocus of attention was Nie Pei Giand his Ha Gua, however, Iu not help bout neticea distinguished looking elder gentleman silirg quietly ia thecomer ‘observing the interview. Just before we were afoul (o leave I asked (0 be introduesd tothe gentleman and feurc out he was Xing Vi Quan Mesiet Zhatyg Tao Yang, President ofthe Beijing Xing Vi Quan Association. Zhang gave ute is zname card and Lasked i we could visit with him in a few days. Zhang age snd we arranged to mce: him at his home om the eighth of October ‘When Tim and arrived at Zhang's hone, to of his Xing V1 bro-hes, He Va Qj and Pan Zhi Yuars 4 3), were there with him, V asked Zhang an his classmates shout their Xing Viard they brought out some photographs oftheir teacher, Wang Ji Wu, and some written material they hal compiled over the years. The old photographs fascinated ne, especially a series of photos showing, Wang fi Wu performinga set of exercises. asked abour the photographs and Zhangexplained that hese werea st of sixteen health and body strengthening, exercises that his teacher had studied aver his lifetime of Xing Vi Quan practice and experience with Chinese medicine. His teacher had systeratized the se land taught them to each of his Xing ¥i Quan stulentsas foundational taining for Xing Vi. Zhang askedit Iwould like ta sec the wel and allowed me to film him practicing al of the exereises, I was very impcessed mith he simplicity of the exercises ard the thoroughness ofthe exetese ct ‘hang Bao Yang and his classmates were very 9pon andl generous curing our first meeting, Zhang not only showed us the sixteen healing exercises and several of thelr Xing Vi Quan forms, but he allowed me to copy all of the photographs he had collected o hig teacher and other Xing Vi Quan masters ‘duping his 40 years of studying there, Timand lweresoimpressed with Zhang and his knowledge of Xing Vi Quan thaton October L1th we went pack - visit him to-conductz more in cepth interview, Darang this ineeview we gathered ‘more informatian about Wang Ji Wu and ais Xing ¥i Quan. 2s impressed a5 Tim and] were about Zhang Bao Yang's knowledge of Xing Wi, we were both: equally impressed with his personality and character, Tian ‘commented many times about the danity of Zhang’s spoken worded bisablity toexpress himself verbally. Tim said that it was obvious that Zhang wasa man, (of higheducatian, Zhang's home and his personal appearance were very naat and tidy, he veas always energetic, hada very positive attitude, willingly answered any of ourquestions amd never had a bad thing tasty about arene tele or any ther Xing Vi syst. While many Americans have a somewhat Tomantic view of the scholarly boxer” and thus think that these ace common, ‘qualities Found mall ofthe ole boxing masters, the facts tht Zhang Bao Van Js arate individual in the boxing world In mainland China Lett China a the end of October, however, Tim stayed i. the mainland for several more weeks before returning to Taiwan. Dusing his travels Tim ean across a hook called shes Gong (ash which was written by Wang fi Wu's son, Wang Lian Yi (3.3) One ofthe chapters contained the sixteen exercises which Zhang Who Vang had shown es in Beijing, 1 began thinking about publishing a Book which contained this exercise set and so T asked Tim to trandlate what was written in Wang Llan Vis hook, returned! to Reng in April 1903 and again visited wita Zhang Bao Yangon several orcasions. I told Zhang of my interest in publishing = book of his twachersoxercses and he shought that it would be goodies, Dusingths tip ‘hang, went throwgh each of the sxteen exercises in rest detail while Bill Tucker iiensated and Ltook:otes. Whea I returned henne | compiled al ofthe Intonmation and photographs taat had eeceived fom Zhang Bao Yang withthe Invormation Tiny had translated srom Wang Tian Yi's boos to form the fist ough éraft of this hone In September 1998, retuned to etjing anc showed the fist rough drat of the hook to Zhang. I euind rt that he and his eiasemates had also been busy preparing material forthe baok, ‘They resented me with revised copies ofthe ‘watten material they had given me dng my first wisi and also gave tea very Aetailec written desciption of eae ofthe axercses. Zhang lao Vangeankl Wang Jir:Yu were not particulary fond of the way Wang Wu's son had presenta the ‘material in his book. They felt that hie presentation was too esoterie and Involved en0 much of the lar guage of Chinese malicine. Zhang and Warg felt that the exercises should he explained in a very straightforward, useful manner and so they wanted meto use their explanations of theexereses. You wil find Uat Ihave presented horn Wang Linn V's material and Zhang Ka Vang, ar Wang Jn Yu's matecal inthis honk After etuming tothe Unired Sates, sent the new material :o Tim Cartmell to translate, ‘The nev materil inchuded the Ning Vi Writen Transinssons, Explanations ofthe sixteen exercises, and histerieal information pertaining to Wang Ji Wu and Wang Fu Yuar. Additionally. the biographies of Wang's studenits wers inchided. Retwveen Novernber 1998 and March 1994, 1 put together al of the translated injonmation, w:ote a biography of Wang Ji Wa's Xing ¥i lineage, added some material Tin. had written about Xing W's standing araetiee. and printed a second rough draft ofthe book. In April 1994, Tim Carimell and Iwent back to visit Zhang Bao Yang and Wang Jin Yu and showed them the second daft, Zhang and Wang wete both please with the way the hook was shaping up. During these meetings, we asked some mre detailed questions about the exercises thewnitfentransmissions.and Xing V'sstandling practice. Zhan ao Yang also pest forall of the photographs presented in the sections nn the sixteen exercises and the slandiag practi, Adcitionally, Zhanggavews a video