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At Xing Yi academy you can either subscribe to our content as a member or buy individual courses.  Subscriptions are monthly payments and you will get access to all our content, and early access to content that is in production.  So you'll be the first to see new courses and get access to subscriber only media. Subscribers also have the option to contact Paul directly to answer questions and review training. Xing Yi Academy is constantly adapting and evolving, subscribers are part of the community and get to be a part of this evolution.

Courses are in depth training programmes for specific aspects of Xing Yi Quan.  Each course will deep dive into an area of Xing Yi and provide high quality video lessons, as well as notes and links to other resources where available.  

Xing Yi Academy membership:  $30 per month, first month $20! - Access everything! 

Access all the Xing Yi Academy course content, even courses still in production. You will get access to new lessons as soon as they have been edited and uploaded.

Access a massive archive of live class recordings, over 100 hours of Xing Yi, Yan Yi, and weapon classes

Right now, Xing Yi Academy is focusing on the 12 Animals and with membership you will also get access to the ever-increasing number of 12 animals lessons, updated monthly with lots of practical exercises, theory, applications and more.

Get access to the private Facebook group and the option to send your recordings to Paul for feedback

FOUNDATIONS OF XING YI QUAN

This is the flagship course of Xing Yi Academy.  Best suited for beginners, it takes you from zero to proficiency in the Xing Yi Five Elements.  The course covers theory, body mechanics, footwork, the opening form, san ti shi (Three body posture), introductions to Xing Yi Qi Gong and Nei Gong, Five element forms, body structure, common mistakes, applications and variations.

The course has 80 video lessons, most with additional notes, diagrams and explanations and some additional resources too.  This course aims to provide over a year worth of training material which can be worked through at your own pace or you can follow the suggested training progression over 42 weeks.

As always, purchase of the course includes access to our private Facebook Group and the ability to request feedback from Paul himself.

THE ESOTERIC ART OF YAN YI

Yan Yi means "to study intention". At Xing Yi Academy the practice of Yan Yi is considered to be a sister art to the practice of Xing Yi Quan.  Yan Yi could be described as a system of Qi Gong (Energy Work), or Nei Gong (Internal Work), or even Shen Gong (Divine/Spiritual Work).  The reality is that it is a non-martial somatic system using static and moving exercises to better understand the mind, body and spirit.

This course aims to provide a comprehensive introduction to Yan Yi with a specific focus on the movements used within the Xing Yi Five Elements and 12 Animals.  

As always, purchase of the course includes access to our private Facebook Group and the ability to request feedback from Paul himself.

FIVE ELEMENTS FIGHTING - WU XING JIAOSHOU

The Foundations Course builds the foundation of our practice but Jiaoshou is our sparring and fighting and allows us to test out foundation.  

This course covers all aspects of Five Elements application, fighting theory, timing, distance, defensive methods, a two person sequence, and moving on to free fighting and sparring using the Five Element methods. We show you step by step how to put the five elements into practice, no leaps of faith or new age mumbo jumbo, straight up hard-hitting Xing Yi Quan.  

As always, purchase of the course includes access to our private Facebook Group and the ability to request feedback from Paul himself.

COMING SOON: XING YI FIVE ELEMENT LINKING SEQUENCES -  WU XING LIAN HUAN

Under construction right now!  Linking Sequences are Xing Yi's version of Taolu (Forms). These sequences provide a basis for practicing techniques linked or chained together, but unlike rigid forms, they can be adapted and changed as needed and often a number of versions exist.  We are putting together a course based around two Xing Yi linking sequences (Lianhuan) which mix the Five Elements and 12 Animals of Xing Yi.  The first is the well known "Jin Tui Wu Xing Lian Huan" and the second is a unique linking sequence which is a mix of methods handed down to Xing Yi Academy.  

The course will teach the lianhuan in full as well as applications and a special two-person version of the Jin Tui Wu Xing Lian Huan.

Premium subsrcibers get early access to the course as it is uploaded. Each week new lessons are available.

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