Introduction to Water Boxing, Part 1

The opening movement of Zhu Ji provides an excellent introduction to water boxing’s approach to training and combat.

When people see me perform the opening movement of water boxing’s foundational form, Zhu Ji, one of the most common questions/comments they have is why I keep my palms out (away from my body) rather than down (toward my body) when I lift my arms overhead. Virtually all tai chi and even some water boxing practitioners practice their forms’ opening movements with their palms down when lifting their arms. In this video (the first in a series I’ll be doing to introduce water boxing), I explain one of the main reasons I practice and teach the movement this way, using this movement as an introduction to water boxing.

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Based in Los Angeles, instructor Grant Ching is one of the only water-boxing (Liu He Ba Fa Chuan) teachers in the United States. He primarily teaches water boxing's main form, Zhu Ji, as well as Xingyi Chuan's five old fists.