The first section of the Xingyi Six-Harmony Sword

1. Preparatory posture

Standing side by side, the knife is held in the left hand with the blade facing forward, the arms naturally hanging down, the demeanor is natural, and the eyes are looking forward.

2. Starting position

(1) Take a half-step forward with the left foot, followed by the right foot, and stand with the feet shoulder-width apart, toes pointed forward, into an open stance.

(2) While stepping forward with both feet, raise both hands from the front of the abdomen to the left and right sides from the bottom up, holding the sword in the left hand and the palm of the right hand, palms up. When both hands rise to the same height as the shoulder, simultaneously snap back inward and press downward, palm downward, head upward, shoulders loose, qi sinks into the dantian, exhale, and look at the left front.

Requirements: Concentration of the mind, coordination of hands and feet, as if the momentum of the battle.

3. Holding the moon in the bosom

(1) Turn your body to the left, at the same time, take a half-step backward with the right leg, then lift the left leg into a left false step, and shift the center of gravity to the right leg. At the same time as the legs are moving, the left hand holding the sword and the right hand are simultaneously lifting from the front of the abdomen to the left and right sides from the bottom up, palms up. When the palms are lifted to the same height as the shoulders, they are quickly clasped back in front of the abdomen, with the right hand inside and the palm facing inward; the left hand holds the knife outside and the blade facing forward; the right leg is bent at the knee in a semi-squat.

(2) The upward momentum does not stop, the right leg quickly straighten the knee, the left leg first lift the knee, and then kick, the force reaches the toes, the surface of the foot should be taut and flat, the height of the leg should be more than my waist. At the same time, the right hand from the waist in front of the forward and upward frame, to the forehead above the stop; tiger's mouth to support the round, fingertips to the left, palm forward. At the same time as the right hand on the shelf, the left hand knife along the counterclockwise direction from bottom to top, from front to back around a standing circle, and then quickly fell to the left knee inside, the knife up and down the vertical, the blade facing forward; the right leg is still into a semi-squatting chicken-legged step to support the center of gravity, the left foot into a false step, look forward, pay full attention to the breath out.

This action of "holding the moon in one's arms" fully embodies the attainments of the Che School of Xingyi's chicken legs, dragon body, bear bladder, monkey phase, and the technical characteristics of the combination of the real and the imaginary, the retreat in the middle of the advance, the advance and the retreat first, the wrapping of the tightness, the opening and the closing of the degree of skill.

4. Upward Step Shank Strike

Continuing from the previous stance, the left foot steps forward and the right foot immediately follows, becoming a parallel upright step; at the same time, both hands are lifted upward and merged in front of the chest, the left hand holds the knife, and the right hand helps to support the inside of the left hand, with the hilt of the knife facing forward, the blade of the knife facing the sky, and the body of the knife flatly attached on the top of the left arm, and the knife hilt is struck violently from the chest in front of the chest to the front along the horizontal direction, and then the exhale is made, with the eyes looking directly in front of the body.

The technique of "up-step hilt strike" embodies the characteristics of the Che School of Xingyi's technique of "all body is fist" and the way of fighting with the blade and hilt, which often makes the opponent defenseless.

5. Retreating and wrapping the head

(1) The right leg takes a step back and the left foot brings it back, the center of gravity is on the right leg, forming a left false step; while the right leg is retreating, the left hand hands over the knife to the right hand quickly, and immediately chops the knife hard to the lower right side of the back.

(2) After completing the right backward chop, the right hand holds the knife and wraps it around the head, while the left hand protects it in front of the chest with the palm facing inward.

(3) When the head wrapping is completed, the knife is brought down to the right rear, and the right hand holds the knife under the right hip, with the tip of the knife slightly higher than the hilt, and the blade parallel to the body. At the same time, the left hand splits out from the chest with an external rotation, high and nose level, the left foot steps up at the same time, forming a left standing horse stance (Sanshou style stance), the left hand and the left foot up and down vertically, and exhale.

The "Retreating and Wrapping the Head" fully embodies the characteristics of the technique of using the knife and hand together, striking at the front and back, and guarding closely.

6. Parallel Step Push Blocking

Following the previous stance, the left foot steps forward and the right foot follows it into a parallel step; at the same time, the right hand holds the knife upward, in front of the chest into a horizontal knife, the tip of the knife to the left, the blade facing forward, the left hand pushes the palm on the left of the back of the knife, and both hands at the same time exert force in a horizontal direction, pushing forward and blocking, and looking forward, and then breathing out.

This move in the footwork reflects the characteristics of the footwork of the Xingyi school, "progress must be the first step, progress must follow the step", so that the lower plate is more stable, and the upper and lower move, highlighting a "whole strength".

7, back to wrap the head to hide the knife potential (1) to follow the previous trend, the right leg back one step, the body then turned 360 degrees to the right, the left leg then set in the back of the right leg, the right leg and then set in the back of the left leg, the left leg quickly back to bring, into the left virtual step; at the same time, the right hand holding the knife wrapped around the head.

(2) When the "head-wrapping" is completed, the right hand holds the knife downward to the right rear of the law knife, the right hand stops at the right crotch of the back of the bottom, the tip of the knife is slightly higher than the wrist, the knife body and the body is parallel to each other, at the same time, the left palm palm inward, from the chest outward rolling chopping and the index finger is high and the level of the nose, and at the same time, the left foot steps forward into a left three-body potential step! At the same time, the left palm is perpendicular to the left foot, look forward and exhale.

8. Wrap the brain and hide the knife

Holding the knife in the right hand, wrap the brain in the counterclockwise direction, and turn the left hand into a palm, protect it in front of the chest, with the center of the palm facing inward; at the same time, step forward with the left foot, and take a big step forward with the right leg to the right, and at the same time, turn the body to the left by 180 degrees, and swing the left leg to the left side to form a left horizontal crotch stance. The right hand, after completing the Brain Wrap, hides the knife under the left armpit, the left hand rests on the upper left side of the head with the palm up and the tiger's mouth to the right, the eyes look forward, and the breath is exhaled.

This move must embody the characteristics of tight wrapping, coordination of the body and arms, cleanliness of movement, speed, speed and power.

9, side-by-side chopping sideburns

Right foot to the right in front of the cushion step, the left foot followed by parallel step, legs bent knees half squatting; at the same time, the right hand holding the knife from the left armpit to the right up to the right side of the chopping, with the wrist as the axis, to the tip of the knife click, the blade of the blade and the head of the same height, eyes on the blade, exhale.

This move should be based on skillful strength, fully embodying the characteristics of Che Pai Xingyi Quan's exquisite boxing, and should reach the blade with force.

10, Bow Stance Cultivate Knife

Continuing with the above, the left leg withdraws to the left rear, becoming a right bow stance; at the same time, the right hand holds the knife upward and backward, so that the tip of the knife is turned to the front, and then stabs to the left rear (planting the knife), the right hand is perpendicular to the right foot, and the knife is at the same height as the forehead, parallel. At the same time as the right hand holds the knife and counter-stabs, the five fingers of the left hand are pinched together into a monkey's paw fist, and from the inner side of the right arm downward to the left side of the upward counter-hook, with the fingers pointing upward, the eye on the blade, and the exhalation of breath.

This move is a technique of attacking the front and back, right chopping and left stabbing, which fully embodies the characteristics of the attack and defense techniques of the Che School of Xingyiquan, which is characterized by Gu in the fight, Gu in the fight, and Gu in the fight.

11, turn around and wrap the head back

(1) following the above trend, the right hand holds the knife in a clockwise direction to split the knife, wrapping the head, at the same time the body to the right to turn 180 degrees, followed by the left leg to the front of the leg of the big step, the right leg immediately with the right turn of the body, quickly withdrawn in the back of the left leg, support the center of gravity; the left leg back to the band of a half-step, the left hand protects the chest, looking forward, breathe in.

(2) After the right hand holds the knife and finishes wrapping the head, it falls below the back of the right crotch, with the blade parallel to the body and the blade slightly higher than the wrist. At the same time, the left foot takes a half-step forward into a left standing horse stance; the left hand chops forward from the chest, with the fingers at the level of the nose, the left hand is perpendicular to the left toe, the left bladder is sent forward, the right bladder is adjusted backward, and the eyes are directed forward; exhale.

This move is tightly wrapped, attacking the front and back, adjusting the bladder sideways, and combining the hands and feet.

12, knee twisting knife

(1) The right leg is straight, supporting the center of gravity, the left knee is lifted, the toes are lowered, and the body is turned to the right by 90 degrees, at the same time, the right hand raises the knife upward to the upper right side and stabs, with the blade of the knife facing to the right, and the left hand protects the inside of the right arm, and looks at the tip of the knife, and exhalation is made.

(2) The right wrist is snapped inward so that the blade is first downward and the edge is upward, the left palm protects the inside of the right wrist, inhale.

This move embodies the winding and binding stance, strength and technique of the Che School of Xingyiquan.

13, rest step stab

Continuing the above trend, the left foot to the front of the pad step, the body forward to embrace, the right foot to take advantage of the situation to ring the front trampling step, the left foot followed, inserted in the back of the right leg into the right rest step, at the same time, the right hand holds the knife force to the right in front of the stabbing knife, the heart of the hand upward, blade towards the sky, the blade is slightly lower than the wrist, the right arm slightly flexed, the left palm to help protect the inside of the right wrist, the force to the knife blade, look ahead!

This move embodies the technique characteristics of exquisite fist posture, vigorous force, and the whole body is bundled up as one.

14, turn around and wrap the brain to hide the knife

Both legs at the same time, the body turned 180 degrees to the left, into the left horizontal crotch step, the center of gravity in the left leg; at the same time, the right hand holds the knife, along the counterclockwise direction of the brain wrapped knife body tightly close to the body around a week to the waist as the axis, to the left to screw the waist and hips, so that the knife wrapped and waist and hips twisted in synchronization. After completing the movement of wrapping the brain, the right hand holds the knife and quickly runs towards the left armpit, the back of the knife is close to the left side of the back, the blade is on the top, the left hand supports the palm to the upper left, the fingertips are to the right, the palm is at the same height as the head, and perpendicular to the tip of the left foot, the eyes are looking at the left front, and the exhalation is done.

This move should be brave and fast, fully embodying the momentum of the knife as a tiger and the internal and external integration of boxing theory and boxing method.

15, parallel step split waist

Continuing the above trend, the left foot to support the center of gravity, the right foot to the front of a large step, the left foot immediately followed, into a semi-crouching parallel step; at the same time, the right hand holding a knife from the left armpit to the right force chopping knife, the knife body into a horizontal, with the waist the same height, the force of the knife blade, the left hand protects the right arm in the side. Look ahead and exhale.

This move embodies the Che School of Xingyi's technique of "Chopping and Cutting, All Fist, Seeing the Air and Striking" and the stances of the Chicken's Leg, Dragon's Body, Bear's Bladder and Monkey's Phase.

16, rest step cut knife

Continuing with the previous trend, the left foot to the left front on a large step, toes slightly inward buckle, the right foot quickly followed, landing on the left side of the left leg of the left into the left rest step; at the same time, the right hand holding a knife, the blade upward, from the back of the body along the body, over the top of the head, from the top of the chest down to cut the knife, when the knife from the top of the head to the chest at the moment, the left hand and the right hand in close coordination with the back of the knife above the front step, in order to pressure the back of the knife to the top, and then the right hand to cut the knife. The moment the knife falls from the head to the chest, the left hand works closely with the right hand to press down on the top of the front step of the back of the knife to increase the strength of the downward cutting of the blade, eyeing the blade and exhaling.

This move requires that the hands and feet, body and arms are coordinated and in place at the same time, the force reaches the blade, to fully embody the characteristics of the tight package, attacking the front and back, inside and outside of the combination.

17, parallel step to push the knife

immediately after the above trend, both legs at the same time, the body turned 90 degrees to the right, the right leg quickly to the right in front of a big step, the left foot immediately followed into a parallel step; at the same time, the right hand holding the knife in front of the chest, the knife body into the left and right horizontal level, the back of the knife from the chest of 30 centimeters or so, the left hand into a palm in the back of the knife on the left side of the force of both hands at the same time, to the front to push the knife, the knife blade face forward, look straight ahead, and exhale.

18, turn and step to push the knife immediately after the above situation, the body turned 180 degrees to the left, the left foot first forward on a large step, the right foot immediately followed into a parallel step; at the same time, the right hand knife contracted backward, the left hand with the contraction of the knife is still horizontal, when the knife body is about 30 centimeters from the chest, both hands at the same time to force the knife violently pushed forward horizontally, the blade of the knife, the force of the knife blade forward, look straight ahead, exhale.

The 17th and 18th formulations of the two parallel steps to push the knife should fully embody the intention to, gas to, force to, before and after, Gu in the fight, the fight in the Gu technique, not to lose sight of the other, purely defensive.

19, wrapping the head and wrapping the brain back to the body

(1) The right foot steps forward, toes pointing to the ground, the left foot quickly steps up and falls in front of the right foot, at the same time, the right hand holds the knife and wraps the brain, the left hand protects in front of the chest, the body quickly turns 180 degrees to the right. When the right hand holds the knife to finish wrapping the brain, make the knife run behind the left ribs, so that the left armpit hides the knife, the tip of the knife is facing upwards, the back of the knife is sticking to the left side of the back, the left hand is lifting up on the left upper side of the head, the eyes are looking at the front, and the exhalation is made.

(2) With the right turn of the body, the right leg quickly retreats backward, the left foot then brings the step backward into a left false step, the center of gravity is in the right leg. At the same time, the right hand holds the knife and wraps it around the head, and the left hand quickly closes in front of the chest; after the wrapping of the head is completed, the right hand holds the knife and chops downward, falling below the back of the right crotch, with the blade of the knife slightly higher than the right hand, the body of the knife and the body parallel to each other, and the right hand holds the knife and chops downward at the same instant, the left hand quickly chops out from the chest in an outward spiral, with the forefinger as high as the level of the nose, and the left foot steps forward into a left standing stance, with the left hand and the toes of the feet perpendicular to each other, and the eyes looking forward, and the exhale.

This "wrapping the head and wrapping the brain back to the body" stance must be fully embodied in the rapid, consistent, body and arm coordination, left and right interception, wrapped tightly characterized.