五行者,相生相克也。生者發也,克者卸也;陰陽者,發手為陽,起腿為陰;動靜者,出手发招為動,閉門緊守為靜;變化者,沾粘連隨變也,閃轉吸躲化也。取其八字為綱,諸法顯而易見。 The Five Phases are mutually Generating & mutually Restraining. Generating is Issuing, Restraining is unloading; what are Yin & … Continue reading 五行陰陽變化說/Wu Xing Yin Yang Bian Hua Shuo – Five Phases Yin Yang Variation Theory
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二十步部/Er Shi Bu Bu – Twenty Step Section 小步，過步，偷步，提步，進步，下步，順步，搖步，箭步，縮步，顛步，倒步，玉環步，寒雞步，蹬山步，騎馬步，竄跳步，踏花步，轉林步，蹬蹋步。 Small Step, Passing Step, Stealing Step, Raising Step, Advancing Step, … Continue reading More Sections of Collected Techniques from the Tanglang Manual
三手炮/San Shou Pao – Three Hand Pounding is one of the most basic of Xingyiquan’s choreographed Duilian. It consists of … Continue reading 形意三手炮/Xingyi San Shou Pao – Xingyi’s Three Hand Pounding
步法是形意拳至關重要的功法,無此將空有功力而無法進行格鬥,歷代拳家無不對步法推崇備至.手是刀槍,腿是站馬,不動不動,一動全到,上法定要先上身,手足齊到方為真,無本體現形意步法的竅要.形意的步法進入流水入窟,退如風吹鵝毛,倏忽瞬至,沉穩完整,靈敏,協調,講究步步著力,腳腳見將,撥步如風,站步如釘,得機而進,不得機而退,在顧右盼中定取勢, 閃展騰挪是發力之源,步法決定成敗,隨機應變,隨勢發力是需要靈活的步法來實現.真正的格鬥,只在進半步與退半步之間,勝負己判.形意拳的步法简捷直接,以直线性进攻步法为主,两点之间直线最短.進退也不是單純機械的移動,而是周身一致,整體協調,進中有退,似進而實退;退不僅是直線後退,向斜前運步和弧形運步的步法都屬退步,如三角步和繞環步,但最終一錘定音的臨門一腳便是最直接而有效的寸步. Footwork is Xingyiquan’s essential Skill Method, lacking this even if you have the will & power you’ll be … Continue reading 形意拳技擊真義: 形意拳之步法/Xingyiquan Jiji Zhenyi: Xingyiquan Zhi Bu Fa – Xingyiquan Striking Skill’s True Meaning: Xingyiquan’s Footwork
Lessons Learned in the World of Martial Arts 