身成六式, 雞腿龍身, 熊膀鷹爪, 虎抱雷聲。 The body is divided into Six Forms, Chicken Legs, Dragon Body, Bear Shoulders, Eagle Claws, Tiger … Continue reading 形意拳六合歌/Xingyiquan Liu He Ge – Xingyiquan’s Six Harmonies Song
己成四拳, 隨機應變, 靜如山岳, 動如崩翻。 Once you’ve completed the Four types of Boxing, vary according to the situation, when calm like a mountain … Continue reading 形意拳四象歌/Xingyiquan Si Xiang Ge – Xingyiquan’s Four Images Song
用必七體, 頭肩肘手, 胯膝合足, 相助為友。 Application must have Seven Bodies, Head, Shoulders, Elbows, Hands, Kua, Knees, together with the Feet, helping each … Continue reading 形意拳七星歌/Xingyiquan Qi Xing Ge – Xingyiquan’s Seven Stars Song
八勢之中, 三節宜明, 手身及足, 八梢中根。 Within the Eight Patterns the Three Sections must be clear, Hands, Body, & Feet, Eight Branches with one … Continue reading 形意拳三才歌/Xingyiquan San Cai Ge – Xingyiquan’s Three Powers Song
人生太空, 無爭無競, 意境渾然, 不著蹤影。 People are born in space, without fighting & without competition, the idea is undivided, without marks … Continue reading 形意拳無極歌/Xingyiquan Wuji Ge – Xingyiquan’s Wuji Song
熊鷹競志，取法為拳。 陰陽暗合，形意之源。 The Eagle & Bear in a competition of wills, take … Continue reading 形意拳兩儀歌/Xingyiquan Liang Yi Ge – Xingyiquan’s Two Appearances Song
心猿已動，拳勢斯做。 剛柔虛實，開合起落。 When the Xin Monkey moves, the fist patterns are produced. Hard & Soft, Empty & Solid, Open & … Continue reading 形意拳太極歌/Xingyiquan Taiji Ge – Xingyiquan’s Taiji Song
兩手互捧如抱嬰,含胸拔背似捆繩。 抽身長手千斤墜,宛若猿猴摘果形。 The two hands mutually hold as if carrying a baby, contain the chest & draw up the back … Continue reading 八卦轉掌基本樁式口訣/Bagua Zhuan Zhang Jiben Zhuang Shi Kou Jue – Bagua Turning Palm’s Basic Standing Form Oral Secret
•橫拳之綱/Heng Quan’s Main Points 前手陽拳後手陰, 後手只在脅下藏。 換式出手腳提起, 身法一站氣能通。 舌尖上捲氣外發, 橫拳換式剪子股。 斜身要步腳手落, 後手翻陽望外發。 落步陽拳三尖對, 鼻尖腳尖緊相連。 橫拳打法後拳陰, 前手陽拳肘護心。 左右開弓望外發, 腳手齊落舌尖捲。 The … Continue reading 形意拳之五拳綱要/Xingyiquan Zhi Wu Quan Gangyao – Xingyiquan’s Essential Points of the Five Fists Part 5
•炮拳之綱/Pao Quan’s Main Points 兩肘緊抱腳提起, 兩拳一緊要陽拳。 前手要橫後手丁, 兩拳高只肚臍抱。 氣就身法入丹田, 腳手齊落三尖對。 拳打高只與心齊, 前拳虎眼朝上頂。 後拳上鑽眉上齊, 虎眼朝裡肘下垂。 炮拳打法腳提起, 落步前手緊上鑽。 拳腳齊落十字步, 後腳是連緊隨橫。 Both … Continue reading 形意拳之五拳綱要/Xingyiquan Zhi Wu Quan Gangyao – Xingyiquan’s Essential Points of the Five Fists Part 4
Lessons Learned in the World of Martial Arts 