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• Archive: Hsing-i Earth Fist also known as Heng Chuan or Crossing Fist is one of the five basic techniques of hsing-i chuan.
• In Heng Chuan the physical motion focuses on the inside of the fist moving horizontally.
• It is the most difficult of the Five Elements to do well.
• It focuses on horizontally moving power, and combines the energies and applications of the first four elements (pi, tsuan, beng and pao) into one seamless technique.The Earth Element, Spleen and Abdominal CavityThe internal pressures initiated in the body by Heng Chuan, in addition to its basic chi work, directly affect the spleen.
• It is represented by the Earth element, and focuses on tightening the cross-linkages between the left and right sides of the inside of the abdominal cavity.It is said it takes many hsing-i people ten years to fully understand Heng Chuan, because without completely grasping the internal mechanisms of the first four, the fifth and last punch always lacks important attributes in execution.Heng Chuan MovementThe interchange between its hands is very circular as they move in opposite directions horizontally across the body, but this is difficult to perceive when observing an experienced practicioner.