Chang Boxing and Form and Will Boxing
1 min readThis system is the foundation for all of the traditional styles of external wushu.It is based on the combined techniques of various forms of Northern Boxing.
Chang Boxing is characterized by an open posture，fast，powerful and agile movements，high kicks，jumping and acrobatic techniques.Chang Boxing is very exciting to watch and very demanding to practice.It is well suited for the child or young adult wishing to greatly enhance their strength，speed，agility，flexibility and endurance while developing practical defensive and offensive skills.
What is Xingyiquan（Form and Will Boxing）？
Xingyiquan is a famous internal fighting style created by a Chinese general around 1127 A.D.It is as a powerful straightforward style emphasizing offensive movement；it imitates the fighting techniques of twelve animals-the dragon，tiger，monkey，horse，water lizard，chicken，harrier，swallow，snake，Chinese ostrich，eagle and bear.Mastery of these animal forms yields a variety of simple，effective fighting techniques；and Xingyiquan training increases one’s qi（energy）and muscular strength and produces incredible power and vitality.
Xingyiquan uses five basic techniques:piquan（splitting or cutting fist），zuanquan（drilling fist），bengquan（crushing fist），paoquan（cannon fist）and hengquan（crossed fist）.Various drills and two-man sparring set-patterns are used to give practitioners the initial feeling of how to apply each technique and transform one technique to another.
