Harold Posted December 30, 2008 Can anyone tell me about the 5 tigers of the Xingyi-system? How can this be compared to the practice of Piquan as powergenerating tool? I`m really thankful for insights Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thelerner Posted December 30, 2008 Well its better then the 4 tiger system, but can be beaten by the 6 tiger. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Sorry, couldn't help myself. Good luck finding information. Some arts are just not widely known. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squatting Monkey Posted December 30, 2008 I practice Hebei Xingyiquan but have never heard of this. What style of xingyi is it from ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Franklin Posted December 30, 2008 are you referring to the 5 tigers from the hebei xingyi quan (Tang Shou Tao association) passed down from- Li Tsun Yi Zhang Zhun Feng Hong Yi Xiang Hsu Hong Ji and very popular in the US due to students of Hong Yi Xiang and Hsu Hong Ji   for Hebei style xing yi the 5 elements are the most important Pi, Tsuan, Beng, Pao, Heng  the 12 animal forms are for further exploring the movements and powers of the 5 elements as well as for conditioning the body  some branches might have separate power training for different animals or elements...  the five tigers are just five different movements repeated   Franklin Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
