I think this is the right place in which to pose this question if it is not I apologise beforehand. My query is about a Shaolin art called Xinyiba. This art is of great interest to me because I am a student of Yiquan/Dachengquan and the founder of this fist method, Master Wang Xiangzhai, learnt Shaolin Xinyiba in the 1920's at Songshan from a monk called Henglin (aka Changlin or Xianglin). Moreover, Master Wang taught that Shaolin Temple was the fountainhead of Xinyiquan which he said was the most orthodox interpretation of all Xinyi/Xingyi forms. This has always made me curious as to what Xinyiba actually is and how moreover it has influenced the development of Yiquan.
I have tried looking for information about Xinyiba but in my searching I have found only one place which claims to teach Xinyiba: The Shaolin Wugulun Gongfu Association, and although their website goes into a little detail about the concepts behind Xinyiba they (understandably if it is indeed the legendary art they're teaching) say very little about its form. However, I have found some videos of the head of the Wugulun lineage Shi De Jian practicing Gongfu. Trusting the Wahnam lineage implicitly I was hoping one of this message boards Shaolin masters could tell me whether or not what Shi De Jian is doing in these videos is Shaolin Xinyiba?:
Shi De Jian #1
Shi De Jian #2
Shi De Jian #3
Thank you
I have tried looking for information about Xinyiba but in my searching I have found only one place which claims to teach Xinyiba: The Shaolin Wugulun Gongfu Association, and although their website goes into a little detail about the concepts behind Xinyiba they (understandably if it is indeed the legendary art they're teaching) say very little about its form. However, I have found some videos of the head of the Wugulun lineage Shi De Jian practicing Gongfu. Trusting the Wahnam lineage implicitly I was hoping one of this message boards Shaolin masters could tell me whether or not what Shi De Jian is doing in these videos is Shaolin Xinyiba?:
Shi De Jian #1
Shi De Jian #2
Shi De Jian #3
Thank you
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