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Hsing-I
Hsing-I Chuan is much more than martial art. It is a comprehensive
system of life training and discipline to provide the practitioner
with a greater awareness of how to maintain his/her health,
vitality, and life in the highest level of comfort and success
possible.
The development of mind in Hsing-I and the internal arts
in general is a very important part of the training. We say
that the specific part of the intellect we are trying to cultivate
is the "Intention". What is Intention? It is the
workings of the mind which when put in to motion causes the
occurrence of events in our lives. When you intend to do something,
you cause it to come to pass. When you do something unintentionally,
it is a reflection of an undisciplined mind. To train the
Intention is to train yourself to be successful in any endeavor.
Hsing-I and other internal arts are experiential arts. First,
the mind teaches the body, in that the student watches his/her
teacher's movement and then tries to copy the movement as
accurately as possible. With enough practice, the body begins
to teach the mind. This is the first experiential stage whereby
the body is beginning to "realize" things that the
mind had previously missed in the first stage. After a good
time of practice at this level, the final stage, which is
the second and on-going, experiential stage is reached. This
is the stage of true harmony between the mind, intention,
and the body. Hsin, Yi, Li, Chi, Jing (Desire, Intention,
Motion, Energy, Power).
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