1. Understanding the Tiger in Xingyi (Hu Xing Quan) What Strikes Does the Tiger Use in Xingyi? In Xingyi Quan, one of the classic Chinese internal martial arts, the Tiger Form (called Hu Xing or Hu Quan) embodies raw power, aggression, and forward-driving force. Each animal in Xingyi represents a different mindset and strategy, and the Tiger symbolizes overwhelming strength, crushing energy.. 2. Hu you pu shi zhi yong - Tiger is fearless in its pounce Hu: tiger. Pu: lunging, pouncing. Shi: food, here is means prey (soon to be food). Yong: normally means courage. But like other Chinese characters, when use in association with other characters, it can have a meaning related but a little different to the meaning of the character by itself. Here it means it is so courageous and.
XING YI CHUAN or XINGYIQUAN. Both are pronounced HSING EEEE CHWAN and literally refer to the Shape (Hsing) of the Intent ( I ) or Will. Simply put, the idea is that the mind of the practitioner creates an instantaneous attack and or defense from the mutable changes of the moment. (See Heritage Chart at the bottom of this article.) ORIGIN: DIVERSE STORIES There are a number of speculations on.. ☯࿊ Today we focused on the dragon and tiger shapes, here are some of the arm breaks, grab releases, strikes and throws from the Xingyi Quan "Hu Xing" tiger s.