Franz Poledne (1873–1932) Bauernfeld-, Beethoven- und Körnerhaus in Döbling 1901 Watercolor on paper
William James Glackens (1870-1938) Central Park in Winter 1905
Vladimir Kopylov painting, 2012
Traditionally Xing Yi was an armed art. Students would train initially with the spear, progressing to shorter weapons and eventually empty-handed fighting. This gradually changed throughout the 20th century, as the emphasis in most traditional Chinese Martial Arts shifted from the use of weapons to fighting empty-handed. Weapon diversity is great in many lineages, with the idea being that an experienced Xing Yi fighter would be able to pick up almost ...
Luigi Loir (French, 1845-1916) Aux lilas 1899
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