形意拳之五拳綱要/Xingyiquan Zhi Wu Quan Gangyao – Xingyiquan’s Essential Points of the Five Fists Part 2

•鑽拳之綱/Zuan Quan’s Main Points

前手陰掌向下扣, 後手陽拳往上鑽。

出拳高鑽如眉齊, 兩肘抱心後腳起。

眼看前拳四梢停, 鑽拳換式身法動。

前腳先步後腳隨, 後手陰掌肘下藏。

落步總要三尖對, 前手陽拳打鼻尖。

小指翻上肘護心, 鑽拳進步打鼻尖。

前掌扣腕望下橫, 進步掌翻打虎托。

The lead hand’s Yin Palm captures downward, the rear hand’s Yang Fist drills upward. The outgoing fist drills up to the level of the eyebrows, both elbows embrace the heart as the rear foot rises. The eyes look at the lead fist when the Four Tips stop, Zuan Quan’s exchanging of forms is set in motion by the Body Method. The lead foot steps first & the rear foot follows, the rear hand Yin Palm is hidden beneath the elbow. Every falling step must have Three Points Matched, the front hand Yang Fist strikes the tip of the nose. The little finger overturns & rises, the elbow protects the heart, Zuan Quan’s Advance Step strikes the tip of the nose. The front Palm captures the wrist downward & across, Advance Step’s Palm Overturning Strike is Tiger Supporting.