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Does anyone know who the original author of the song of the 5 phases is Those are the songs that state "Pi Quan" is like splitting with an Axe and Pao Quan is like a cannon, etc.

Does anyone know where the Chinese version of this document can also be found

Cheers,
Bryan

It's been said that Dai Longbang wrote the first classics, and Guo Yunshen added the part of the three levels of development.

The only chinese/english versions I've seen are written in Liang Shouyu's Book and Andrea Falk's Translation of Li Tianji's book (The best book on Hebei Xingyiquan there is nowadays, IMO)

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Aja

Hi Felipe,

What's the Falk book called and where can I get it

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www.bath-taichi.co.uk www.yongquan.org www.yokiyusan.org

Li Tianji's - Skill of Xingyiquan is perhaps one of the best sources on Xing Yi around. It's not only well written but well illustrated as well.

Andrea Falk's website is www.thewushucentre.com and the book ordering information, including a sample chapter and table of contents can be found at:

http://www.thewushucentre.com/litianji.htm

The book includes fundamental stances, strikes, and kicks, the five elements, 12 animals, linking form, mixture of moves form, some two-man, and qigong.

The sample chapter on the site is Chapter 3 which is the Linking of the 5 Phases (Elements) form also known as the Five Phases Connected Form.

Bryan hath spoken

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Aja

“	Will the author of XXX please rise!	”

Good lord, and I thought this was going to be interesting

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