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About The DVD This is the installment of Bruce Frantzis’ Xingyiquan series.It covers the bengquan, or wood fist. Consisting of five dvds, this one goes in to movement mechanics, angles and also touches upon some qigong. This training program covers the fundamentals of the wood fist of hsing-i chuan, also known as beng chuan or crushing fist. Beng Chuan is represented by the wood element and it is often compared to the force of a powerful plant growing and expanding through concrete with a steady, inexorable force. The wood element is linked to energy of the liver and relates to taking action and moving through obstacles in the world. “Beng Chuan is often considered to be the most powerful straight punch in all the Chinese martial arts.”—— BruceAbout The Bruce Frantzis Dr. Frantzis, author of Tai Chi and Xingyiquan: Health for Life, teaches a Taoist breathing practice virtually unknown in the West that can help you relax and relieve stress, pain, and anxiety. Longevity Breathing improves the functioning of your body as well as centering the mind and balancing the emotions. These breathing methods will feel so natural that you’ll wonder why nobody taught them to you before.