Xin Yi Liuhe Quan - Fist of mind, intention and six harmonies

Further research into history and techniques of Xinyi Liuhe Quan suggests that the style could be a compilation of at least two styles - old Hui style of Liuhequan (Six Harmonies Boxing) a style different from Shaolin's Liuhequan.

The name came from the name of six-cornered caps that Huis used to wear and Xinyiquan (Mind and Intention Boxing) coming - probably - from Ji Longfeng.

Xinyi Liuhe Quan practised nowadays consists of two main parts - fist techniques (so-called "Ten Famous Fists" - Shi Da Ming Quan - originating from old Liuhequan) and movements imitating animals (Ten Big Shapes - of Xinyiquan origin).

Ma Xueli taught very few disciples and only three of them are known: Ma Xing , Ma Sanyuan , Zhang Zhicheng .

Currently the most important branches of Henan Xinyi Liuhe Quan are: 

  1. Luoyang Style , established by Ma Xing (also called Ma Style );
  2. Lushan Style , coming from Zhang Zhicheng; the style was later developed by Mai Zhuangtu and hence is also referred to as Mai Style ;

 
In Luoyang Style Xinyi Liuhe Quan single movements taught by Ma Xueli were combined into short routines by Ma Xing
Ma Xing was Ma Xueli's nephew; he learnt the system of Xinyi Liuhe Quan and later reorganized the original set of many single movements he inherited from Ma Xueli into less and more complex routines. Ma Xing's style has been secretly transmitted within Ma clan relatives and Moslem community of Luoyang and re-discovered in late 80s. It is known as "Luoyang branch of Xinyi Liuhe Quan" and is a relatively unknown martial art. Ma Xing passed the art to his son, Ma Meihu ; Ma Meihu was born in 1805 and passed away in 1928, living 119 years. His disciple, Liu Wanyi , first learnt from Ma Xing and then continued martial art study under his cousin, Ma Meihu. 

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