Wuxingquan

[Fu Fighter]

Hi all,

Does anyone here practice wuxingquan? Where? With whom?

[Fu Fighter]

Nobody?

[apoweyn]

Never heard of it. Sorry.

More details?

[count]

Do you mean from Hsing-I or another system? Where are you learning this?

[Brad]

A friend of mine in New Zealand said she practiced Wu Xing, but she never got very far in the system. Never really knew much about it.

[joedoe]

There was a poster around a little while back called WuXing who practiced Wu Xing Quan.

[freedom76]

Is this like Xing Qi, seven star boxing?

[Brad]

Wu Xing would be five elements boxing. I think the Wu Xing guy who posted here did a branch of White Ape (Tongbeiquan) that also goes by the name Wu Xing Quan.

[Fu Fighter]

Sorry, I should have been clearer. Wuxingquan can refer to the Xingyiquan practice of five elements, but I am referring to Shaolin Five Animals. These are often confused since they share the same Chinese name. I should have said "Five Animals".

I began learning it years ago in the military from a couple of H2H instructors there, been practicing on my own since then. Hard to find anyone that teaches it as its own style/system.

[carly]

Southern Five Animals Shaolin is one of the most widely-known kung fu systems there is.

[Fu Fighter]

Originally posted by carly
Southern Five Animals Shaolin is one of the most widely-known kung fu systems there is.

I wished this was true but it hasn't been what I have found. Almost everybody knows ABOUT it, but I haven't found too many people that actually practice it except as bits and pieces of another style. When I was in China it was pretty easy to find but not here. I have only found two instructors and I have no idea where they are any more. If it was well-known I should be able to find at least a few people here that study it, no?

Carly, is that what you study?

[carly]

I guess it depends on where "here" is for you. What part of the world are you in? Is there no Hung Gar school near you?

[carly]

You should at least be able to find lots of books and tapes to keep you busy until you can find a sifu again.

[count]

Sorry, I thought you meant Hsing-I, Five Elements fist and Five Elements Chi Kung.

Ummm, as far as Southern Five Animals, you might try here in Los Angeles where Ark Wong taught for about 40 years. I know his Grandson teaches and I know of a few others that spent more than 10 years with Ark himself as well as a Southern Mantis school where they start with Southern Five Animals. I'd say it's pretty common here. Where do you study it?

[Fu Fighter]

I've seen a few books and videos but they have all been pretty crappy and/or full of stuff I already know. I'm just practicing what I already know at this point and just really need to find someone who is better than me to help me push myself ****her. I feel like I'm about as good I'm going to get until I find a good instructor. I've been doing a lot of sparring with other MAists and have been doing well but I don't feel like I'm really getting any better at my style specifically.

I could go to LA but would rather not. I'm pretty much just free-wheeling it right now. I can go where ever. Thats why I'm asking.