I do mainly XingYi, although i do some other stuff. I'm heading down to Houston tomorrow for some Shaolin.
The first set you generally learn in XingYi, Pi Quan (pronounced "Pee(tone4??)" and not to be confused with Pai shou ("Pie" dunno the tone), which is a different concept) is almost universally representative of metal. some teachers call it gold. The elements are Metal, Water, Wood, Fire and Earth; they are generally taught in that order as well though i have seen some variation.
Eagle is an animal...perhaps certain techniques and concepts represent different elements or are represented by them. In XingYi the animals are pretty much augmentations of one or more elements to teach you more application and kind of encourage you to explore the things you can do with each concept.
Where do you study/under who?
The first set you generally learn in XingYi, Pi Quan (pronounced "Pee(tone4??)" and not to be confused with Pai shou ("Pie" dunno the tone), which is a different concept) is almost universally representative of metal. some teachers call it gold. The elements are Metal, Water, Wood, Fire and Earth; they are generally taught in that order as well though i have seen some variation.
Eagle is an animal...perhaps certain techniques and concepts represent different elements or are represented by them. In XingYi the animals are pretty much augmentations of one or more elements to teach you more application and kind of encourage you to explore the things you can do with each concept.
Where do you study/under who?
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