武有七德 夫武，禁暴，戢兵，保大，定功，安民，和眾，豐財，者也。 Now the Military, it surely Prohibits Tyranny, Collects the Weapons, Defends the Elderly, Establishes Service, Pacifies the Citizens, … Continue reading 武有七德/Wu You Qi De – The Military has Seven Virtues
起势/Qi Shi – Initial Pattern 懶扎衣/Lan Zha Yi – Lazily Tying Back the Clothes 開手/Kai Shou – Opening … Continue reading 孫氏太極拳三十八式套路/Sun Shi Taijiquan Sanshi Ba Shi Taolu – Sun Style Taijiquan 38 Form Routine
太極劍。亦稱十三勢劍。有十三字訣。抽、帶、提、格、擊、刺、點、崩、攪、壓、劈、截、洗。 Taiji Sword, also called Thirteen Patterns Sword, has a Thirteen Character Secret: Draw, Drag, Lift, Block, Strike, Stab, Tap, Flick, … Continue reading 楊家太極劍/Yang Jia Taiji Jian – Yang Style Taiji Sword
1. 起势/Qi Shi – Initial Pattern 2. 懶扎衣/Lan Zha Yi – Lazily Tying Back the Clothes 3. 開手/Kai Shou – … Continue reading 孫氏太極拳七十三式競賽套路/Sun Shi Taijiquan Qi Shi San Shi Jingsai Taolu – Sun Style Taijiquan 73 Pattern Competition Routine
未有天地以前，太空無窮之中，渾然一氣，乃為無極。無極而太極。太極者，天地之根荄，萬物之原始也。太極拳者，一舉動，周身俱要輕靈，尤要貫串。氣宜鼓蕩，神宜內斂。無使有缺陷處，無使有凸凹處，無使有斷續處。其根在腳，發於腿，主宰于腰，形於手指。由腳而腿而腰，總須完整一氣。向前退後，乃能得機得勢。若有不得機得勢處，身便散亂。其病必於腰腿間求之。上下前後左右皆然。凡此皆是在意，不在外面而在內也。有上即有下，有前即有後，有左即有右，如意要向上即寓下意。若將物掀起而加以銼之之意。斯其根自斷，乃攘之速之而無疑。虛實宜分清楚。一處自有一處虛實，處處總此一虛實。周身節節貫串，無令絲毫間斷耳。（原注云：此係武當山張三丰老師遺論，欲天下豪傑延年益壽，不徒作武藝之末也）。 Before Heaven & Earth existed, within the inexhaustible Emptiness was the Undivided One Qi, known as Wuji. Wuji gave … Continue reading 孫氏太極拳參考資料: 武禹襄太極拳論/Sun Shi Taijiquan Can Kao Zi Liao: Wu Yuxiang Taijiquan Lun – Sun Style Taijiquan Reference Material: Wu Yuxiang’s Taijiquan Theory
頭/Tou – Head: 頭要有上頂的意思，但不可用力，頂頭則頭頂正直，精神貫注。 The head must have an upward thrusting Intent, but you must not physically exert yourself. By … Continue reading 孫氏太極拳參考資料: 基本/Sun Shi Taijiquan Can Kao Zi Liao: Jiben – Sun Style Taijiquan Reference Material: The Basics
1. 懶扎衣/Lan Zha Yi – Lazily Tying Back the Clothes 2. 開合手/Kai Shou – Opening & Closing Hands 3. 單鞭/Dan … Continue reading 孫氏太極拳十三式套路/Sun Shi Taijiquan Shisan Shi Taolu – Sun Style Taijiquan 13 Pattern Routine
十三總勢莫輕視，命意源頭在腰隙。 There is no one who looks contemptuously at the Thirteen General Patterns, the idea of command is located in … Continue reading 孫氏太極拳參考資料: 十三勢歌訣/Sun Shi Taijiquan Can Kao Zi Liao: Shisan Shi Gejue – Sun Style Taijiquan Reference Material: Thirteen Patterns Song Secret
Many people are familiar with the concepts of Yin & Yang, but only just enough to know they exist. There’s … Continue reading Yin Yang Theory: Examining The Basic Principles
A standard plot point for many Martial Arts movies goes like this: A person masters a powerful Martial Art; this … Continue reading The Central Lesson of The World of Martial Arts: 武德/Wu De – Martial Ethics
Lessons Learned in the World of Martial Arts 