The
essence of Hsing Yi spear is San Ti Stance. 60%
weight on rear foot. Look for the 5 elements and Eagle-Bear. According to Yan Gao Fei, Eagle-Bear is the core teaching of Hsing
Yi.
One of
the characteristic moves of Hsing Yi is Beng Chuan, the Crushing Fist. See it in the spear thrusts.
Pay attention to the foot work. Load into the rear foot, half step with the
front foot and spring into the thrust, bring the rear
foot up and stamping it into place.
Be
aware of the tan tien and use it to move the spear
point. When shaking the spear point, use the tan tien,
not the shoulders.
Get
relaxed and stay there. Relaxed in the technical sense, not
the casual sense. Feel your weight in your feet, not your shoulders. Be
aware of the 6 harmonies.
1.
Starting
Position
Stand
in opening stance, spear in right hand.
2.
Sweeping
Spear with Empty Step
Throw spear
upwards and catch with right hand about 1/3 from end of spear. Keeping spear
vertical, pull back right and then thrust fist out. Look at left hand and
circle it to contact spear. Drop spear tip as you slide right hand back to base
of spear shaft. Sweep spear to left and down as you twist to a right empty
stance, looking behind you.
3.
Sweeping
Spear with Feet Together
Look
to front. Toe kick left. Out-step left, circle the spear but to the waist. Step up right to a left inside empty as
you thrust with
spear to the center.
4.
Push
Spear Up
Lift
the spear tip up and circle the spear tip left in a clockwise arc as you step
out right. Sweep spear in blocking arc as you shift to a right empty stance.
Cut up vigorously to a left San Ti stance.
5.
Circle
Spear
Drop
the spear tip and circle the tip clockwise 2 revolutions as you step back left
then right then left. Breaking it down, Circle down 1/2 arc. Step back
left, circle up ½ arc then circle down ½
arc. Step back right and circle up ½ arc. Step
back left to right bow and arrow and circle down vigourously
½ arc.
6.
Jab
Spear Overhead
Lift
the spear tip and circle spear counter clockwise while stepping left then right
to a right inside empty. Step out to left San Ti while thrusting overhead.
7.
Block
and Jab Spear
Parry as you step behind with right foot to a
left high lotus. Step left to a left San Ti stance and block with the spear.
Thrust to a left bow and arrow stance.
8.
Jumping
Block and Jab Spear
Leap
with the right foot behind the left into a left high lotus stance as you block
with the spear. Step left and parry. Thrust to a left inside empty stance.
9.
Turn
Body, Jumping and Jab Spear
Pivot
to the right, lifting spear overhead and dropping it onto right shoulder. Shift to a left rooster stance. Step
down right, step left, step right. Leap off the right foot, turning in mid-air
to thrust the spear with right hand as left hand circles to a temple block. Land on right foot and drop to a left tiger stance, pulling spear
into the left hand near the left shoulder. Thrust spear to a right bow
and arrow stance.
10.
Step
Forward and Snapping Spear
Circle
spear on left side in clockwise arc as you shift left foot forward to a right
inside empty stance. As the spears approaches the vertical, step left. Slash
down with spear to a left inside empty stance. Keep arms at shoulder height.
Step back right to a left San Ti stance and uppercut, snapping the spear tip
up.
11.
Jab
Spear with Feet Together
Parry,
step to left inside empty stance and thrust with spear
12.
Step
Back and Circle Spear
Step
back to right San Ti stance and block with spear. Parry and thrust to a left
inside empty stance. Step back right and lift spear tip vertically, step back
left to a right seated lotus and slash left to right with spear.
13.
Jumping
and Snap Spear
Come
up to a right high lotus and thrust with spear. 4 jumps and slashes. Step left,
circle spear along left side in clockwise arc. Jump off the right foot into a
left San Ti stance and slash down to shoulder height. Jump and switch feet to a
right San Ti stance while doing an upper cut with the butt of the spear. Leap
up and chop down to shoulder height, feet remaining in position. Leap and
switch feet to a left San Ti stance, slashing down diagonally to the left with
the spear.
14.
Turn
Body and Jab Spear
Step
left foot back to right high lotus stance while bringing
spear tip forward. Thrust behind with butt. Slide the spear to normal grip, tip
down, and pivot to the left, thrusting to a left bow and arrow stance.
15.
Jumping
Circle and Sweeping Spear
Slide
spear to normal spear grip, lifting the tip as you leap out onto right foot.
Slide right hand up to meet left and circle the spear tip behind you in a
clockwise arc along the right side. Continue the momentum and pass the spear
tip down the left side as you step out left in a hooking step. Pivot 180
degrees to the right bow and arrow, continuing to circle the spear down past
the right side. Step out left. As the spear butt reaches the vertical, shift to
staff grip and slide the spear under the right arm pit, tip to the rear. Kick
the spear butt with the right foot and step forward right, dropping the spear
tip past the right side. Continue
to circle the spear and hooking step left as the spear tip passes the left
side. Pivot to right as the spear
drops past the right side and step out left, dropping the spear trip to be at
waist height,.. Sweep the right foot behind, pivot to
the right and slash with the spear to a bow and arrow stance. The spear is in
block position with tip at the waist and butt at the shoulder.
16.
Jab
Spear with Feet Together
Circle
the spear butt down to the waist and parry. Step out left and thrust with
spear. Stamp with right foot to a left inside empty. Step back right and block
to a San Ti stance. Parry, step out left and thrust with spear, stamping right
foot to a left inside empty stance.
17. Circle
Spear and Kick
6 circles.
Change to staff grip with the left hand , withdraw the spear, and half step left. Step out
right. Push the spear tip down and circle the butt forward, folding the left
hand into the right armpit. Circle the spear along the left side. Continue the
circle and fold the right hand into the left armpit. Change back to a spear
grip as you turn to the right 180 degrees and circle the spear in a
counterclockwise arc over the right shoulder. Continue the circle over the left
shoulder. Hooking step left, turn to the right 180 degrees and circle the spear
over the right shoulder. Take over the spear in the right hand with the tip down
and to the back and temple block with left hand. Kick right and slap foot with
right hand. Circle the spear up to a two handed grip and step down right to a
right bow and arrow stance.
18. Jumping
and Kick
Double jump kick, leaping off the left foot and kicking right. Slash down with spear to a right San Ti
stance.
19. Jumping,
Turn Body and Block Spear
Jump
up and pivot 180 degrees to the left, landing in a left San Ti stance. Spear is
held diagonally with the left fist above left thigh and right fist at shoulder
height.
20.
Turn Body and Jab Spear in Both Sides
Change
left hand to staff grip. Turn to the right and change right hand to spear grip.
Thrust with spear butt to a right bow and arrow. Change left hand to staff grip
and pull spear with right hand as you step back right to a left bow and arrow.
Change the right hand to spear grip and thrust spear tip while pivoting right
to a right bow and arrow. Hooking step left and change the left hand to a staff
grip. Pivot to the right, shift the right hand to a spear grip and thrust with
butt to a right bow and arrow stance. Pull the spear tip with the right hand as
you pivot to the right to right bow and arrow, stabbing down at 45 degrees with
spear tip. The right hand grips the
spear, palm down at the right knee. The left hand grips the spear palm up at
the left shoulder.
21.
Circle and Jab Spear
Another
wild circling form that starts by standing up from the low right bow and arrow
and swinging the spear butt upwards along the left side in a counterclockwise
arc. Continue the momentum and circle the spear butt along the right side.
Hooking step left and pivot to the right 180 degrees, circling the spear butt
along the left side. Step out left to a left bow and arrow and change the grip so that the spear is tucked under the right arm pit, tip
to the front and butt to the rear.
22. Snapping
Spear
Step
back right to a right empty stance as you circle the spear tip back in a
clockwise arc along the left side. When the spear is
vertical, step out left and slash down with spear to a left inside empty
stance. Stop the arms at shoulder height but let the tip drop. Step back right and uppercut to a left San Ti position.
23. Circle
and Jab Spear
Parry
and step forward right to thrust. Step
back right and block to San Ti position. Parry and thrust,
stepping up with feet together.
Change to staff grip with the left hand and half step left, dropping the
spear tip and circling the spear butt forward as you step forward right to a
right bow and arrow. Unwind and continue circle to the right side, twisting to
a right high lotus. Put the spear across the shoulders with the butt to the
right and the tip to the left. Hooking step left and circle the spear in a
vertical arc with your body as you pivot to the right. Scribe a clockwise arc
with the spear tip while pivoting right to a right bow and arrow stance. Circle
the spear in front and to the left and step behind right to a left high lotus
as you thrust behind on the left side.
24.
Step Back and Sweeping Spear
4 sweeps.
From the left high lotus, sweep the spear to the right, perpendicular to the
form line, by shortening the grip with the left hand. Step forward right to a
horse stance and sweep the spear to the left, parallel to the form line, by
extending the left hand. Step behind left to a right high lotus stance and
sweep the spear to the right by shortening the grip with the left hand. Step
out right to a right bow and arrow stance and sweep the spear to the left.
Sweep the spear overhead in a clockwise arc so the spear tip faces forward
along the form line.
25. Kicking
and Jab Spear
Thrust
the spear overhead and behind while executing a left heel kick. Return to the
right bow and arrow stance, sweeping the spear back to its position at the
waist.
26. Jumping,
Turn Body and Block Spear
Cut
the spear diagonally to the left as you jump and pivot 180 degrees to a left
San Ti stance. The right hand is at shoulder height and the left hand is at
waist height.
27. Jab
Spear With Feet Together
Shift
spear to the right so the tip is along the form line and the shaft is parallel
to the ground at waist height. Half step left and thrust with spear.
Stamp with right foot to a left inside empty. Step back right and block to a
left San Ti stance. Parry, step out left and thrust with spear, stamping right
foot to a left inside empty stance.
28. Throw
Spear
Reverse
the grip with the right hand and draw the spear back as you step back right.
Step back left to a right seated lotus, placing the spear over the shoulders
behind the neck. Step forward left to a left bow and arrow, throwing the spear
with the right hand and catching it in the left. Execute a right inside
crescent kick over the spear, dropping the spear into the right hand. Use the
momentum of the kick to return to a left bow and arrow stance.
29. Kick
and Jab Spear
Step
forward right. Thrust the spear overhead and behind while executing a left heel
kick. Return to the right bow and arrow stance, sweeping the spear back to its
position at the waist.
30.
Jumping, Turn Body & Block Spear
Cut the
spear diagonally to the left as you jump and pivot 180 degrees to a left San Ti
stance. The right hand is at shoulder height and the left hand is at waist
height.
31. Closing
Position
Transfer
spear to right hand and stand in Wu Chi position.