Practicing Xingyiquan: Mr. Lus System

The film was filmed in Tianjin with an amateur video camera and is called Teaching Xingyiquan Practical Methods: Mr. Lu s System ( Xingyiquan Gongfa Jiangyi: Lushi Jiegou ). The famous local master Gong Guoping demonstrates the technique. The video shows Song Xingyiquan, which is an integral part of Mr. Lu s System. Mr. Lu s system is a synthetic comprehensive martial school created in the 20th century by the famous Chinese specialist Lu Zhongzhen. Lu Zhongren is a 3rd generation master of Songshi Xingyiquan (founded by Song Shirong), which he mastered under Li Xuzhou (19031962). Lu Zhongren also learned from Xiao Haibo (18631954) a rare Hebei style related to Baguazhang, called Yinyang bapan zhang (Eight writhing palms of the beginnings of Yin and Yang). In addition, he showed great interest in the Yiquan school created by Wang Xiangzhai, especially in its basic, training pillar methods. Following the example of Wang Xiang