Pre-requisites: None. This class is open to all students.

 

Zhong Xin Dao I Liq Chuan foundation training is comprised of a series of fifteen basic exercises and two short forms. Each basic exercise is develops specific physical coordinations and qualities of action that are then trained in different combinations and sequences in the forms. Each stage of the process is designed to develop a specific awareness, which is then carried into the Spinning Hands, Sticking Hands and Applications phases of the training.

Zhong Xin Dao I Liq Chuan Level 1 presents stationary exercises while Zhong Xin Dao Level 2 introduces moving step exercises. In this class we will also introduce students to Zhong Xin Dao Spinning Hands Cycle 1, a partner exercise designed to develop both intent and structure.

1. Stance
2. Relaxation – Absorption & Projection
3. Horizontal Plane
4. Frontal Plane
5. Sagittal Plane
6. Incorporating 3 Planes of Movement
7. Condense & Expand
8. Macrocosmic Orbit Flow
9. Tu’na (condensed) Breathing
10. North, East, South, West

Level 2:

11. Concave & Convex
12. Weight Shifting & Hips Rolling
13. Footwork
14. Four Directional Kicks
15. Throwing Hands

Pre-requisites: None. This class is open to all students.

Zhong Xin Dao I Liq Chuan foundation training includes two short forms, the “21 Form” and the “Butterfly Form”. The forms were designed as vehicles through which the student may learn to see, recognize and realize the principles of Nature in action.

The 21 Form teaches you to align your body and to move in a smooth and continuous fashion, unifying you structure and your movement. Whereas in the 15 Basic Exercises you learned to isolate and develop the Five Qualities of Movement, in the 21 Form you learn to change gears – to practice the Five Qualities of Movement in different combinations and sequences. Also known as the “Fullness Form”, the 21 Form provides you the opportunity to recognize the Six Directions and the Three Dimensions.

The Butterfly Form teaches you to coordinate the Five Qualities of Movement at higher speeds. This second form is more explosive, with a different rhythm than the 21 Form, and many changes in tempo. Also known as the “Fa Jin Form” (“Power Releasing Form”), the Butterfly Form allows you to recognize that releasing force is part of the relaxation process.

1. Commencing Form
2. Left & Right Holding Ball
3. Whirl & Hook
4. Pull & Push
5. Drag & Shoulder
6. Brush Knee & Push
7. Circle & Press
8. Whirl, Turn, Push
9. Turn, Tap, Fend & Push
10. Turn, Palm Strike
11. Row Backward & Forward
12. Split Hands on Both Sides
13. Brush Off, Press Down, Elbow Strike, Push
14. Turn while Holding Ball
15. Left and Right Kick
16. Relax, Whirl, Fend & Push (1+3 times)
17. Turn, Brush & Strike (Right and Left)
18. Grab & Kick
19. Dash and Push with Both Hands
20. Both Hands Lift
21. Closing Form

Level 4: Butterfly Form

1. Commencing Form
2. Double Hook
3. Wipe & Push
4. Left & Right Pull
5. Grab & Hook
6. Split
7. Trap & Strike
8. Tap, Row, Punch Up & Down
9. Fend
10. Turn, Double Strike Right & Left
11. Drag & Throw Left & Right
12. Grinding Hand
13. Wave & Push
14. Turn, Shoulder & Hip Push Left & Right
15. Threading Hand Right & Left
16. Wipe & Push
17. Project Down Grab & Kick
18. Forward Double Strike
19. Shovel Left & Right
20. Fend
21. Closing Form

Pre-requisites: This class is open to students currently enrolled in the Basics class.

Zhong Xin Dao Spinning Hands is a two-person partner practice designed to allow the student recognize how to align to the Point of Contact. Zhong Xin Dao Spinning Hands resembles Push Hands (Tuishou) but differs in that it begins with heavy pressure and, over time, is refined to light. Heavy spinning allows you to feel where your alignment is off and to feel the cycle of force, both from the point of contact to the ground and from the ground to the contact point. If practiced over time, Zhong Xin Dao Spinning Hands will help you to develop mindful relaxation, alignment, and the ability to flow while under pressure.

Students begin training by spinning their hands and forearms around each other, in a series of specific patterns, while using mindful observation of the conditions to recognize the natural alignment and cycle of energy that is already within each of us. Through this practice the student will begin to recognize the changing conditions and to flow, to change with the change. Initially the patterns are large, gradually becoming smaller as the principles are integrated. Over time the student will learn to produce power with less effort, to simply align and to let go.

Lessons learned in Zhong Xin Dao Spinning Hands will inform the rest of your practice, regardless of style.

Level 5:

• Eight Cycles: Stationary
• Eight Directions Power Training
• Five Elements of Application

Level 6:

1. Eight Cycles: Moving
2. Range: Upper, Middle, Lower, Further, Middle, Closer
3. Section: Wrist, Elbow, Shoulder, Hip, Knee, Ankle
4. Five Elements of Application
5. Kicking: Outside, Inside, Mixed

Pre-requisites: This class is open to students currently enrolled in the Basics class.

With the awareness gained through the training of Zhong Xin Dao Spinning Hands, you will now train to maintain the neutral point while crossing the half line. Whereas Zhong Xin Dao Spinning Hands teaches us to recognize, meet, absorb and project force, and to defend, Zhong Xin Dao Sticky Hands teaches us to flow, to neutralize, and to attack while maintaining “Offense and Defense as One”. The Zhong Xin Dao I Liq Chuan Sticky Hands Process includes the following stages of training:

1. Flow
2. Fend
3. Control
4. Jam/Freeze

Pre-requisites: Instructor permission is required.

Pre-requisites: None. This class is open to all students.