Beijing Song Style Xinyiquan

The founder of Xinyi Liuhe Quan is said to be Ji Longfeng. According to legend, he gained enlightenment after witnessing a battle between an eagle and a bear. He then created this martial art by imitating the various forms and movements of ten animals: dragon, tiger, horse, bear, monkey, rooster, snake, swallow, hawk, and eagle. Xinyi Liuhe Quan has been passed down to the present day. Currently, it is primarily practiced in places such as Taihe, Bengbu, Beijing, Shanghai, and other areas.

Originally, Xinyi Liuhe Quan was a family martial art practiced by the Hui ethnic group and was not widely taught to outsiders. However, it later came into the hands of Song Guobin, who was of Han ethnicity. Song Guobin became a disciple of Yuan Fengyi, and he passed down the art outside his family. One of Song Guobin's third-generation disciples was Mr. Li Xinggong. Li Xinggong later settled in Beijing and promoted and developed Xinyi Quan, which eventually became known as the Beijing Songmen Xinyi Quan. Zhang Zhiyong, a in-door disciple, was one of Li Xinggong's six disciples. According to the generation hierarchy in Xinyi Quan, Zhang Zhiyong is considered a "ling" generation disciple. He is the tenth-generation successor of Xinyi Liuhe Quan and the third-generation successor of Beijing Song Style Xinyi Quan.

 

Zhang Zhiyong is a male born in 1957 in Beijing, China. After graduating from high school in 1976, he started working. He is a renowned master of Beijing Xinyi Quan and a in-door disciple of the esteemed master Li Xinggong. Zhang Zhiyong is the third-generation successor of Beijing Song Style Xinyi Quan and one of the main inheritors of the art. He officially became a in-door disciple of Master Li Xinggong on February 22, 1983. In 1987, he achieved the third place in the first Martial Arts Competition. He currently serves as an advisor for the Beijing Xinyi Quan Association and is registered with the Beijing Martial Arts Sports Association.

Master Zhang zhiyong was born into a family with a strong martial arts background. His paternal grandfather and maternal grandfather were both martial arts practitioners, and his father was a disciple of the renowned martial arts master Zhang Ce. At the age of 4, he began studying Tongbei Quan under his father's guidance. He also had the opportunity to learn short-range techniques and sparring in Mianzhang from the master Qiao Xiuchuan. In the 1970s, he studied Xinyi Quan under the guidance of Li Xinggong.

Master Zhang zhiyong has made multiple visits to renowned masters of various martial arts styles such as Xingyi, Bagua, Tai Chi, and boxing. It is noteworthy that he received guidance from Beijing Xingyi Quan master Zhao Yanbo and Xinyi Quan master Liu Futian. He has also received instruction from Shaolin masters on leg techniques and advanced tactical fighting strategies. Through several decades of studying martial arts and researching health preservation through medicine, he has accumulated his own experience in martial arts and health cultivation.

Here is a summary of Zhang Zhiyong's martial arts journey
In 1962, at the age of four, Zhang Zhiyong began his martial arts training under the guidance of his father, who became his martial arts mentor. He started practicing Tongbei Quan.
In 1965, he became a disciple of the renowned Mianzhang Quan master Qiao Xiuchuan and studied Mianzhang Quan.
In 1975, Zhang Zhiyong began studying Xinyi Liuhe Quan under the guidance of the esteemed master Li Xinggong.
In 1983, he formally became a in-door disciple of Master Li Xinggong, receiving further training and guidance.
In 1987, Zhang Zhiyong participated in the Beijing Martial Arts Competition and achieved third place.

If martial arts can be considered as a form of body language, Master Zhang Zhiyong undoubtedly excels in using body movements and footwork to demonstrate the art of Xinyi Quan