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The FIVE FISTS are as natural as a baby's movements. But because they are natural, they are difficult for people in a tense world to learn, and, after long practice, they can be dangerous if not controlled. They are correlated with the five elements, the organs of the body, and the flow of ch'i as follows:

Table 2. The Five Correspondences

Fist Element Organs Action of ch'i 1. SPLITTING Metal Lungs, Rises and falls like (p'i-ch'uan) Large Intestine an axe 2. CRUSHING Wood Liver, Expands and contracts (peng-ch 'uan) Gall bladder simultaneously 3. DRILLING Water Kidneys, Flows in curving eddies (tsuan-ch'uan) Bladder or shoots like lightning 4. POUNDING Fire Heart, Fires suddenly like a (p'ao-ch'uan) Pericardium projectile from a gun 5. CROSSING Earth Spleen, Strikes forward with (heng-ch 'uan) Stomach rounded energy

PREPARATION

The static INFINITY POSTURE (wu chi), a balance between suspension and rootedness, is the basis for Hsing-i movement. Your feet are at 45°, left foot facing front and heels touching, with the legs straight but with the knees slightly bent, and the pelvis is held in a natural position. Your head is suspended, allowing your spine to straighten. Relaxed shoulders that hang naturally in line with your hips allow the weight of your upper body to fall directly over your pelvic girdle and into your legs, creating the sense of "suspended by the crown of the head and rooted in the feet." Your mind and ch'i are centered in the tan-t'ien (Fig. 8).