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
肩要催肘，而肘不逆肩。肘要催手，而手不逆肘。手要催指，而指不逆手。腰要催胯，而胯不逆腰。胯要催膝，而膝不逆胯。膝要催足，而足不逆膝。首要催身，而身不逆首。心氣穩定，陰陽相合，上下相連，內外如一，此之謂七順。 The shoulders should urge the elbows, & the elbows shouldn’t oppose the shoulders. The elbows should urge the hands, … Continue reading 形意拳七順/Xingyiquan Qi Shun – Xingyiquan’s Seven Followings
八字者，頂扣圓敏抱垂曲挺是也。樁法拳式站定時，此八字須具備焉，所以蓄力養氣，使敵我者無所措使。而八字者，又各有三種焉，分述之如左： The Eight Characters are Thrust, Arc, Round, Agile, Embrace, Hang, Bend, & Straight. The Stake Method type of Boxing … Continue reading 形意拳八字訣/Xingyiquan Ba Zi Jue – Xingyiquan’s Eight Character Secret
第一層練拳術之呼吸，將舌捲回，頂住上 ，口似開非開，似合非合，呼吸任其自然，不可著意於呼吸，因手足動作合於規矩，是為調息之法則，亦即練精化氣之功夫也。 The First Layer of training the Boxing Art’s breathing is to take the tongue & roll it back, … Continue reading 練形意拳術有三層之呼吸/Lian Xingyi Quanshu You San Ceng Zhi Huxi – Training Xingyi’s Boxing Art Has Three Layers of Breathing
(一) 要靜/1st Essential Calm 靜非虛無之靜,乃意念須集中,即一真字。于靜中求動,動中求靜。如溪水潺潺共大山,山峦之幽靜唯顯涓涓細流一縷之動,涓涓細流又襯巍然大山渾然之靜。 Calm is not the calm of nothingness, the idea is that it must be concentrated, … Continue reading 八卦掌練功十要/Baguazhang Liangong Shi Yao – Baguazhang Practice Skill Ten Essentials
八卦掌的三盤/Baguazhang De San Pan – Baguazhang’s Three Basins 八卦掌分上盤、中盤和下盤三種練法，通稱三盤練法。 Baguazhang is divided into Upper Basin, Middle Basin, & Lower Basin … Continue reading 八卦三盤說/Bagua San Pan Shuo – Bagua’s Three Basins Theory
人來我解,而後還擊,叫互進法;人來我接,同時還擊,叫堵截法;人來我脫身化之,化中有打,叫脫身化影法。三法這中,一法勝一法。只有第三種最為深奧,需功夫練到爐火純青之時,方可用好此法。 When someone Comes I Dissolve, & then hit back is called the Mutual Advance Method; When someone Comes I … Continue reading 作戰三法說/Zuozhan San Fa Shuo – Three Fighting Methods Theory
Lessons Learned in the World of Martial Arts 