12 ANIMAL-FORM CONTINUOUS FIST OF XINGYIQUAN Picture Series

To compensate for its simple patterns, manifested in the 5 elemental fists, Xingyiquan masters in the past introduced 12 animal-forms. Some of the patterns from these 12 animal-forms are quite sophisticated.

These 12 animal-forms are linked together to form a set called Xingyi Twelve Animal-Form Continuous Fist, or Xing Yi Shi Er Xing Lian Quan in Chinese. Because of its long history, there are at present different versions of the set. The set presented here is composed by Grandmaster Wong based on classical resources, and include all the 12 animal forms and 5 elemental fists.

The 12 animal forms are dragon, tiger, monkey, horse, alligator, cockerel, hawk, sparrow, snake, ostrich, eagle and bear. The five elemental fists are thrust palm, spiral fist, crushing fist, cannon fist and horizontal chop.

Sequence 1

1. Ready Position	2. Bringing in Chi from Cosmos

3. Chi to the Dan Tian	4. Father and Son Together

5. Three-Body Stance	6. Golden Axe Strike Mountain

7. Golden Axe Strike Mountain	8. Spiritual Dragon Rushes to Sky

9. Heavenly Dragon Descends on Earth	10. Spiritual Dragon Rushes to Sky

11. Heavenly Dragon Descends on Earth	12. Golden Axe Strikes Mountain

13. Golden Axe Strikes Mountain	14. Serpent Spirals through Water

15. Serpent Spirals through Water	16. Fierce Tiger Claws Sand

17. Fierce Tiger Pushes Mountain	18. Fierce Tiger Claws Sand

19. Fierce Tiger Pushes Mountain	20. Crushing Fist through Wood

21. Crushing Fist through Wood	22. Monkey Looks at Mirrow

Sequence 2

23. Monkey Steals Peach	24. Spiritual Monkey Separates Leaves

25. Spiritual Monkey Plucks Fruit	26. Spiritual Monkey Plucks Fruit

27. Spiritual Monkey Separates Leaves	28. Spiritual Monkey Plucks Fruit

29. Naughty Monkey Climbs Tree	30. Spiritual Monkey Plucks Fruit

31. Monkey Steals Peach	32. Crushing Fist through Wood

33. Crushing Fist through Wood	34. General Leads Horse

35. General leads Horse	36. Alligator Glides through Water

37. Alligator Glides through Water	38. Alligator Glides through Water

39. Alligator Glides through Water	40. Golden Cockerel Looks at Sun

Sequence 3

41. Majestic Cockerel Kicks Leg	42. Crushing Fist through Wood

43. Majestic Cockerel Exhibits Wings	44. Trim Bamboo with Leaves

45. Majestic Cockerel Faces Sun	46. Majestic Cockerel Faces Sun

47. Crushing Fist through Wood	48. Crushing Fist through Wood

49. Hawk Flies through Woods	50. Hawk Flies through Woods

51. Heavenly Priest Chops Insignia	52. Hawk Spirals through Sky

53. Hawk Spirals through Sky	54. Swallow Flies through Clouds

55. Colorful Swallow Doubly flies	56. Colorful Swallow Doubly flies

57. Swallow Skips over Water	58. Swallow Enters Water

59. Swallows Emerges from Water	60. Fire Cannon Blasts Wall

61. Green Snake Glides through Grass	62. Green Snake Glides through Grass

63. Green Snake Glides through Grass	64. Green Snake Glides through Grass

65. Ostrich Opens Wings	66. Ostrich Rams Wall

67. Ostrich Opens Wings	68. Ostrich Rams Wall

Sequence 4

69. Old Eagle Charges at Prey	70. Old Eagle Charges at Prey

71. Black Bear Stands Upright	72. Black Bear Stands Upright

73. Golden Axe Strikes Mountain	74. Golden Axe Strikes Mountain

75. Spiritual Dragon Rushes at Sky	76. Heavenly Dragon Descends on Earth

77. Spiritual Dragon Rushes at Sky	78. Heavenly Dragon Descends on Earth<

79. Slant Body Crushing Fist	80. Slant Body Crushing Fist

81. Crushing Fist through Wood	82. Crushing Fist through Wood

83. Crushing Fist through Wood	84. Crushing Fist through Wood

85. Crushing Fist through Wood	86. Fierce Tiger Claws Sand

87. Fierce Tiger Pushes Mountain	88. Fire Cannon Blasts Wall

89. Fire Cannon Blasts Wal	90. Crushing Fist through Wood

91. Crushing Fists through Wood	92. Crushing Fists through Wood

93. Precious Duck Swims through Lotus	94. Three-Body Stance

95. Bring Chi from Cosmos	96. Flowing Breeze Swaying Willoss