|> In article <1992Nov6.185306.3511@seas.gwu.edu>, yfkimura@seas.gwu.edu (Yusuke F. Kimura) writes:
|> > I've always been interested: what's the real difference between the >so-called "hard" martial arts, and the "soft" ones, like Hsing I or Tai Chi or >even Aikido?
|>
|> What is so soft about xing yi? At my school, we strike, kick, throw and
|> joint lock with speed and power. We do a lot of strength and endurance
|> conditioning also. My teacher grew up and learned in Taiwan and said
|> the xing yi practice there is much more rigorous than what he puts
|> us through. Some of the senior students are even
|> preparing for a full contact tournament to be held in Taiwan.
|>
|> Again, what is so "soft" about xing yi?
|>
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|> David Johnson
|> XLNT Designs, Inc. (XDI)
|> david@xlnt.com
|>
Hsing is one of the harder versions of soft kung fu. It has a lot of
chi training in it also. It is a very interesting art.
ALWAYS look before you leap or make a commment on other arts
