Five elements boxing is the basic boxing method of Xingyiquan, which corresponds to the five elements of gold, water, wood, fire and earth in the traditional culture of China, and five elements boxing is the basis of boxing application. Below, the author will introduce the distinctive features of five elements boxing, who is Xingyiquan. The horizontal punch is five elements boxing's last punch. "Boxing Classics" said: "Hengquan is also a reunion in one breath, shaped like a bullet, and the five elements belong to the soil." Authentic Interpretation of Xingyiquan said: "In martial arts, it is a horizontal fist, and the mother of the gun (fire is born in soil) and the cleaver (land is born in gold) contain four virtues (Jin Mu fire and water), and the horizontal fist can give birth to everything." The hand with a falling fist is also a double yang, and the front hand is stiff, which means like a steel file. The horizontal punch is not the force of horizontal stroke, but the force of abdomen penetrates the shoulder and arm, and then it is transferred out by elbow and fist shake. "Boxing Classics" says that "the horizontal strokes are not seen, and the fall is not smooth". The footwork of horizontal boxing is also different from other five elements boxing. The operation can be divided into three parts. If the left foot is in front, the right fist has been hit. The first move is to buckle the left foot to the center line, the second move is to tilt the right front, and the third move is to move the left heel.

Five elements boxing is the foundation of Xingyiquan. To practice Xingyiquan, we must understand five elements boxing's boxing theory. On this basis, only by studying his strength and five elements boxing's fitness function can we truly enter the door of Xingyiquan and become more and more popular.