The fist methods do not seem to concern themselves with the arts of great warfare; nevertheless, to move the hands and feet actively and to work habitually the limbs and body constitutes the gateway to beginning study and entering the art.


Chapter 14: The Chapter on the Fist Canon and the Essentials of Nimbleness - Jixiao Xinshu (1560; 1584)


The fist methods do not seem to concern themselves with the arts of great warfare; nevertheless, to move the hands and feet actively and to work...

The fist methods do not seem to concern themselves with the arts of great warfare; nevertheless, to move the hands and feet actively and to work...

The fist methods do not seem to concern themselves with the arts of great warfare; nevertheless, to move the hands and feet actively and to work...

The fist methods do not seem to concern themselves with the arts of great warfare; nevertheless, to move the hands and feet actively and to work...