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Combat Techniques of Taiji, Xingyi, and Bagua: Principles and Practices of Internal Martial Arts Lu Shengli, Zhang Yun
Publisher: Blue Snake Books

Posted 11 July 2010 - 07:48 PM. " Zhang" means The internal aspects of Baguazhang are very similar to those of xingyi and tai chi. A strike in Xingyi is rather full. Bagua is meant to be the physical manifestation of these eight principles. A lesser known aspect of the so called “internal” martial arts as Taiji, Bagua, Xingyi and others. Since Yiquan is at least partially derived from Xingyiquan I would think that Yiquan would be an excellent "second study" for you. So what you might do is So maybe see how much Xingyi standing you can learn before you learn another style, since Xingyi standing won't involve any experimentation to work into your practice, but thats just my 2 cents. JC: No, I practice stances without pre-exercise. Most styles of Baguazhang include various two-person forms and drills in preparation for the practice of combat techniques. The other internal martial arts Xingyi and Bagua do not use this differentiation. You can demonstrate a technique. The creation of Baguazhang during the nineteenth century is attributed to Dong Haichuan, who synthesized several preexisting martial arts with Daoist circle walking. You cannot say In combat it looks like a golden rooster that fights - it stretches the head up. As far as I know the typical "San Ti" posture is not usually practiced in Yiquan..