Article: Western Boxing and Xingyi

[xingyiman]

The latest issue of the Journal of Asian Martial Arts has an article comparing and contrasting American Western Boxing with Xingyiquan. Just thought I'd post this so you all could check it out. What are your thoughts about the article?

[unclaimed effort]

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What is a tree without it's roots? What is a martial art without its basics?

[Stranger]

I liked it. I am not a hsing-i practitioner, so by comparing and contrasting it to Western boxing (which I am familiar with) some confusion on my part was cleared up. It made me want to study hsing-i even more.

I don't get mad.
I get stabby.

[TheBigToad]

Asain Journal of Martial arts is quickly becoming and more expensive verison of Inside Kung Fu, meaning of have to pay more to read the same low level crap.

I am the big toad and this is my pond.

[razakdigital]

Big Toad,

I hear you lol...I read the article and it was ok. I think it needed more examples and a part 2 for it to be more digestable. I have to re-read it again because I'm not clear if it really explained the difference's between the both Western and Eastern boxing for the layman.

[BAI HE]

That mag used to be great.
Such a pity.

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[TaoBoxer]

The last few issue of JAMA were terrible. That article on Hsing I and boxing.....the Hsing I looked bad. No discernable elements..... so I dunno what was going on. Worst part is it was a rip-off an old Frank Allen article from Inside Kung Fu......

[Abstract]

dang...shows how little I know 'bout Xingyi....I thought it was a good BASIC comparison. I don't really know enough about the art to have an informed opinion, I only know what I read, my pops taught me & my younger brother how to box when we were young, so I'm familiar with basics in Western Boxing. SO looking at it from THAT perspective, the article seemed to cover just basic points on Western boxing, so I assume that's all he was doing w/Chinese Boxing....or was it that bad??...anyways, i enjoyed the article alot.. ;-

on a side note though, after I become more proficient at Wing Chun, i would like to delve into Xingyi.

[razakdigital]

Why wait to be good at Wing Chun? Why not delve into Hsing-I now?

[Abstract]

1. can't afford to do both
2. wife would kill me if I left the house 5 nights a week+weekends to train
3. nobody teaches it around me


so, in a few years, imma definitely give it a go, nahmsayin? ;)

[razakdigital]

Where are you in NYC?

[Dietmar]

The Journal of Asian Martial Arts is one of the best publications in this field.
A must read for every serious martial artist.
Regards to you all