歌七/Song Seven 胸欲空兮氣欲沉, 背緊肩垂臂前伸。 氣到丹田縮谷道, 直拔顛頂貫精神。 The chest wants to be empty & the Qi wants to sink, the back … Continue reading 八卦掌三十六歌訣/Baguazhang Sanshiliu Gejue – Baguazhang’s Thirty six Song Secrets: Part 3
歌四/Song Four 一式單鞭不為奇, 左右循環乃為宜。 左換右兮右換左, 抽身倒步自合機。 One type of a single stroke is not unusual, circling left & right therefore … Continue reading 八卦掌三十六歌訣/Baguazhang Sanshiliu Gejue – Baguazhang’s Thirty six Song Secrets: Part 2
歌一/Song One 空胸拔頂下塌腰, 拗胯拿膝抓地牢。 沉肩墜肘伸前掌, 二目須衝虎口瞧。 Empty the chest, pull up the crown, settle down the waist, bend the kua, control … Continue reading 八卦掌三十六歌訣/Baguazhang Sanshiliu Gejue – Baguazhang’s Thirty six Song Secrets: Part 1
八卦連環分五行,相生相克變無窮, 六合歸一是根本,陰陽二字要分明。 Bagua Interlocking is divided by Five Phases, Mutual Creation & Mutal Control have endless variations, the Six Harmonies … Continue reading 八卦掌戰手歌訣/Baguazhang Zhan Shou Ge Jue – Baguazhang Fighting Hand Song Secret
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
(一)九字訣/(1) Nine Character Secret 九宫者,順勇直巧妙連狠急功九字也。順者,自然也;勇者,果決也;直者,發必中也;巧者,千斤不費力也;妙者,出手不見形也;連者,沾連不停也;狠者,動手不容情也;急者,緊捷也;功者,心一動由内發出也。九宫明,則上乘法得矣。上法者以手足為奇,進法者以手足為妙,起手錄丹鳳朝陽,起步以搶步采打。總之,三節要明,四梢要齊,五行要備,六合要合,身法要活,手足要連随其遠近一動而至也。 The Nine Palaces are Shun/Smooth, Yong/Brave, Zhi/Straight, Qiao/Clever, Miao/Subtle, Lian/Link, Hen/Fierce, Ji/Quick, Gong/Merit; these are … Continue reading 八卦掌九宫說/Baguazhang Jiu Gong Shuo – Baguazhang Nine Palaces Theory
師傅領進門,修行在個人。 The teacher leads you to enter the door, but cultivating behavior depends on oneself. 不怕千招會,就怕一招熟。 Do not fear one … Continue reading 練武諺語/Lian Wu Yanyu – Martial Training Proverbs
掌分八勢轉為根,左旋右轉要縮身。 二人相戰腕中求,動手取勝步法分。 The Palm divides into Eight Patterns with Turning as the root, both Left Whirling & Right Turning must … Continue reading 八卦掌用法歌訣/Baguazhang Yong Fa Ge Jue – Baguazhang Application Method Song Secret
Baguazhang can be summarized with six characters, which are: •穩 Wen/Stable •準 Zhun/Accurate •狠 Hen/Vicious •冷 Leng/Cold •脆 Cuì/Crisp •快 … Continue reading 八卦掌六字簡述/Baguazhang Liu Zi Jianshu – Baguazhang Six Character Outline
三害者何?一曰努氣,二曰拙力,三曰挺胸提腹。用努氣者,太剛則折,易生胸滿氣逆,肺炸諸症。譬之心君不和,百官自失其位。用拙力者四肢百骸,血脈不能流通,經絡不能舒暢,陰火上昇,心為拙氣所滯,滯於何處,何處為病,輕者肉中發跳,重者攻之疼痛,甚之可以結成瘡毒諸害。挺胸提腹腹逆氣上行,不歸丹田,兩足無根,輕如浮萍,拳體不和,即万法亦不能處時中地步。故三害不明,練之可以傷身,明之自能引人入聖,必精心果力,剔除净盡,始得拳學入門要道,故書云:樹德務滋,除惡務本。練習諸君,慎之慎之。 What are the Three Harms? The first is called “Exerting the Qi,” the second is called “Clumsy Strength,” the … Continue reading 入門三害/Ru Men San Hai – Introduction to the Three Harms
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