Learn Xin Yi from Home

Extended Learning Program

This is a year-long course broken down into monthly segments. Each week, you will receive a new lesson based upon the theme of the month. The lessons will introduce shapes and ideas and present practices to develop and embody them. The lessons will be progressive and show the layers of development necessary to build a solid practice for life-long cultivation.  

Xie Da Xing - 10 Big Shapes

This course will teach 10 Animal Forms from XYLHQ, known as the 10 Big Shapes. It is through the practice of these shapes that we transform the body. Embodying the Six Harmonies, we strengthen the Yi and develop Song (softness) and Gong (power of skill). To be skillful at shifting shapes is to maintain balance through change. Ten is the number of abundance and possibility. To master the 10 Big Shapes is to master the possibilities of change. Learn to use the mind to shape the body and the body to shape the mind.

  • You will learn traditional standing meditation and postural strengthening methods

  • You will learn traditional stepping methods for power generation and body integration

  • You will learn to use the Six Harmonies method to transform your body

  • You will be introduced to the model of classical education as a method of learning

  • You will learn what it is to embody the wisdom of the classics

  • You will be placed upon " the firm ground of practice" that is essential for transformation

  • You will learn how to use the mind to control the body and the body to control the mind

Phenomenal Course, Even for Non-Martial Artists!

Evan Field

“I am truly amazed by how much I have benefited from this course. I have had the pleasure and privilege of training with Derek in person, so I know that he is an excellent teacher and his skill in the internal arts is beyond anyone else I have ever met. Despite this, I was hesitant to begin an online course believing it could not be as beneficial as in-person education. I am happy to report that my estimation was wrong; this course completely blew me away! The basic practice on ji ben gong features some of the most beneficial exercises I have ever encountered in any discipline of exercise or martial arts. These movements are simple, but stretch and change the body in a manner that feels both therapeutic and strengthening. I wholeheartedly believe these practices alone are worth enrolling in the course, as anyone could benefit them regardless of background.”

Course curriculum

    1. A message from the instructor

    1. Overview

    2. Three phases of posture

    3. Ji Ben Gong Basic practice: Rooster

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    4. Ji Ben Gong Basic practice: Snake

    5. Ji Ben Gong Basic practice: Dragon

    6. Ji Ben Gong Basic practice: Eagle

    7. Ji Ben Gong Basic practice: Bear

    8. Ji Ben Gong Basic practice: Tiger

    9. Ji Ben Gong Basic practice: Hawk

    10. Ji Ben Gong Basic practice: Monkey

    11. Ji Ben Gong Basic practice: Horse

    12. Ji Ben Gong Basic practice: Swallow

      FREE PREVIEW

    1. Introduction to Monthly Animal Shapes

    2. Building out the Shape: Rooster Overview & Signature Posture

    3. Building out the Shape: Gong Bu Stance

      FREE PREVIEW

    4. Building out the Shape: Ji Bu Stance

    5. Building out the Shape: Rooster Stretches Wing

    6. Building out the Shape: Rooster on one leg

    7. Moving through the Shape: Rooster Back Lunge

    8. Moving through the Shape: Forward Drop Lunge

    9. Moving through the Shape: Liberating Waste and Wings

    10. Moving through the Shape: Ji Bu Step Kick

    11. Stepping Methods: Part 1 Step & Shift

    12. Stepping Methods: Part 2 Step, Lift & Shift

    13. Stepping Methods: Part 3 Step & Rotate Intro

    14. Stepping Methods: Part 4 Step & Rotate into Gong Bu

    15. Developing Gong: Straight Lifting Stretch Step

    16. Developing Gong: Sinking & Stepping

    17. Developing Gong: Part 3 Putting It All Together

    18. Developing Gong: The Turn

    1. Building out the Shape: Snake Overview & Signature Posture

    2. Building out the Shape: Stretching & Constricting

    3. Building out the Shape: Stretching Through The Grass

    4. Building out the Shape: Transition Step

    5. Moving through the Shape: Snake Sticks Out Tongue

      FREE PREVIEW

    6. Moving through the Shape: Rotating Around Center

    7. Moving through the Shape: Putting It All Together

    8. Stepping Method: Linear Step

    9. Stepping Methods: Waist Development

    10. Stepping Methods: Pattern and Angle

    11. Stepping Methods: Putting It All Together

    12. Developing Gong: Arm Drive

    13. Developing Gong: Long Step

    14. Developing Gong: Soft Stepping for Chi

    15. Developing Gong: Putting It All Together & Turning

    1. Building out the Shape: Dragon Overview & Signature Posture

    2. Building out the Shape: Dragon Hangs Wrists

    3. Building out the Shape: Gong Bu

    4. Building out the Shape: Draw The 5 Bows

    5. Building out the Shape: Ji Bu

    6. Moving through the Shape: Dragon Hangs Wrists

    7. Moving through the Shape: Dragon Step

    8. Moving through the Shape:Dragon Gazes East & West

    9. Moving through the Shape: Putting It All Together

    10. Stepping Methods: Gong bu

    11. Stepping Methods: Ji Bu

    12. Stepping Methods: Gong bu ( off beat)

      FREE PREVIEW

    13. Stepping Methods: Ji Bu ( off beat)

    14. Developing Gong: Straight step method

    15. Developing Gong: Straight step with hands

    16. Developing Gong: Turning method

    17. Developing Gong: Putting it all together

    1. Building out the Shape: Eagle Overview & Signature Posture

    2. Building out the Shape: Eagle Catches Fish

    3. Building out the Shape: Eagle Spreads His Wings

    4. Building out the Shape: Eagle Wraps His Wings

    5. Building out the Shape: Eagle Rises

    6. Moving through the Shape: Rise, Overturn, Fall

    7. Moving through the Shape: Eagle Spreads His Wings

    8. Moving through the Shape: Eagle Wraps His Wings

    9. Moving through the Shape: Eagle Dives for Fish

    10. Stepping Methods: Eagle Spreads His Wings

    11. Stepping Methods: Stretches Claws and Catches Fish

    12. Stepping Methods: Eagle Wraps His Wings

    13. Stepping Methods: Eagle Circles in the Sky

    14. Developing Gong: Eagle Takes Flight

    15. Developing Gong: Eagle Offers a Wing

    16. Developing Gong: Eagle Rises

    17. Developing Gong: Eagle Putting it all together

About this course

  • $450.00
  • 284 lessons
  • 25 hours of video content
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Levels of learning

  • $450.00

    10 Big Shapes (Bundle)

    New instruction videos posted on weekly basis, allowing you to take your time developing each shape and providing plenty of practice drills.
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  • $75.00 / month

    10 Big Shapes (Refined Learning Program)

    This option signs you up for the weekly lessons while giving you access to the live monthly workshop for troubleshooting and refinement. Valuable live instruction to answer questions, be part of a community and gain exposure to this living tradition.
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  • $150.00 / month

    10 Big Shapes (Complete Learning Program)

    This option gives you access to the weekly video lesson, the monthly live trouble-shooting workshop and one private coaching session per month. If you are serious about your health and practice, this option gives you direct feedback and full support.
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Levels of Learning

  • $450.00

    10 Big Shapes (Bundle)

    New instruction videos posted on weekly basis, allowing you to take your time developing each shape and providing plenty of practice drills.
    Register

  • $675.00

    10 Big Shapes (Refined Learning Program)

    This option signs you up for the weekly lessons while giving you access to the live monthly workshop for troubleshooting and refinement. Valuable live instruction to answer questions, be part of a community and gain exposure to this living tradition.
    Register

  • $1,350.00

    10 Big Shapes (Complete Learning Program)

    This option gives you access to the weekly video lesson, the monthly live trouble-shooting workshop and one private coaching session per month. If you are serious about your health and practice, this option gives you direct feedback and full support.
    Register

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World Class Coaching

Omar Hakim

Xinyi Liuhe Quan is a lesser-known "internal" Chinese martial art with a fiercely earned reputation for being a practical fighting system. Xinyi's incredible power comes from utilizing the physics of coordinated momentum, tension, relaxation, and bone alignment to generate and focus force into an opponent's body. Xinyi requires a practitioner's body to have an exceptional combination of joint mobility, tendon resilience, suppleness, and strength. These physical attributes are developed through Xinyi's unique body-transforming practices known as the "ten animals" or the "ten shapes". Derek Notman is an exceptional teacher of Xinyi Liuhe Quan and its body transformation methods. Derek has over three decades of experience practicing and teaching internal martial arts in China, Southeast Asia, and the United States. Derek has distilled Xinyi's body-transformation practices into a unique series of easily absorbed lessons that make the practice of Xinyi accessible to students of all levels and experience. Derek has replaced the esoteric and vague vocabulary or explanations commonly used by other internal martial arts teachers with the practical instructions you would expect to hear from a world-class sports coach. With Derek's guidance, you don't have to imagine feeling "forces" moving within your body – you'll actually experience internal physical sensations that arise out of correct body alignment and tension. I wholeheartedly endorse and recommend Derek Notman as an instructor to anyone seeking to learn Xinyi Liuhe Quan or anyone interested in living in a healthier, more resilient body. Omar Hakim is a martial arts teacher with over thirty years of experience, and he has instructor credentials in the following Filipino, Indonesian, and Malaysian martial arts (awarded on the dates shown): 1988 - Pekiti-Tirsia Kali (private student of Grandmaster Leo Gaje) 1992 - Filipino Martial Arts & Jun Fan Gung Fu (Guro Dan Inosanto) 1994 - Pencak Silat Mande Muda (Pak Herman Suwanda) 2003 - Seni Silat Kuntau Tekpi (Pak Haji A. Sani Zainol) 2005 - Silat Kalimah Yahya Said (Pak Haji Jauhari Eusof bin Ali)

Big Changes & Fast

Jon Prescott

Learning Xinyi with Derek’s online course is systematic and clear, starting with the basics and building linearly into the advanced shapes. Derek seems to have quite the gift for teaching, and transmits the concepts in a very user-friendly way. This course has revolutionized my understanding of internal arts. Highly recommended.

Solid and Succinct. Highly recommended!

Bilal Ahmed

Derek's attention to detail and concise descriptions make it fun to learn and yet tough to embody the practice, as it should be. The videos are clear and short, building the shapes in a step-wise fashion into their final form. Apart from replaying the videos, if there are any further questions, Derek is very responsive and always there to point in the right direction. Working with the body and through its patterns with the shapes, it seems the fun has only started!

FAQ

  • Do I need any previous internal martial arts experience?

    No. This course will take you through a program of development designed to open the body progressively through the 10 Shapes.

  • I already practice another martial art, will this confuse my learning?

    No. XYLHQ is a method for body change and development. These exercises will empower and improve any other practice. The focus is on integration, alignment and coordination development.

  • Can you learn martial arts online?

    Yes, this program is designed to teach the body-changing practices of Xin Yi. The focus is upon clear instruction of traditional exercises. You can and will learn to change your body, which is at the heart of martial arts.

Derek Notman

I was drawn to the Chinese internal arts (Nei Jia Quan) because of their balance and beauty. Containing deep philosophical roots and powerful embodied practices, they offer a path for integrated personal development. Over the last 30 years, I have sought instruction from traditions and practitioners all over the world, including time training and living in China and Thailand. I am an inner door student in the art of Song-style Xin Yi Liu He Quan under Shuisheng Peng of Shanghai.

Clear, high quality presentation

Andrew Kushner

I have seen a lot of Westerners practicing Kung Fu, but only a handful whom I would say “have” Kung Fu. Derek Notman is one such practitioner. Having lived in Taiwan and speaking fluent Chinese, I have spent a long time trying to comprehend these arts. I much appreciate learning from someone who has found his way through the internal systems. It is very helpful to save time and get straight to the essence of the arts.