Beating People the Xingyi Way
太極十年不出門,形意一年打死人。 “Taiji doesn’t leave home for ten years, Xingyi beats people to death in one year.” In order to develop … Continue reading Beating People the Xingyi Way
太極十年不出門,形意一年打死人。 “Taiji doesn’t leave home for ten years, Xingyi beats people to death in one year.” In order to develop … Continue reading Beating People the Xingyi Way
“I’m back… FROM THE DEPTHS OF HELL!!!!” Bruce Lee is many things to many people: a man, a figure of … Continue reading Foolishness Friday Film Favorites: Over the Top Over-the-topness Edition!!?!?!
進退虛實, 躥跳出入 Advance, Retreat, Empty, Solid, Leap, Jump, Exit, Enter 閃賺騰挪, 開合收閉 Dodge, Cheat, Clear, Shift, Open, Close, Take, Shut … Continue reading 螳螂拳短打緊要/Tanglangquan Duan Da Jin Yao – Tanglangquan’s Short Strike Essentials
八打/Ba Da – Eight Strikes: 一打眉頭雙睛(眉弓及眼睛處), 二打唇上人中(人中穴的一點), 三打穿腮耳門(面頰和耳門處), 四打背後骨縫(肩胛骨內外緣), 五打肺腑胸膛(兩肋骨頭區域), 六打撩陰高骨(恥骨上方部份), 七打鶴膝虎頭(髕骨小腿上節), 八打破骨幹斤(臁骨手臂中節); 1. Strike the brows above both eyes … Continue reading 螳螂八打八不打總論/Tanglang Ba Da Ba Bu Da Zong Lun – Tanglang’s Eight Strike Eight No Strike Overall Theory
(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
頓肘,腆肘,提肘,盤肘,揰肘,胳肘,插肘,臂肘,樹門肘,挑抱肘,滾龍肘,雙腆連環肘。 Stopping Elbow, Protruding Elbow, Rising Elbow, Coiling Elbow, Thrusting Elbow, Armpit Elbow, Inserting Elbow, Arm Elbow, Plant the Door … Continue reading 螳螂拳分身十二盤肘/Tanglangquan Fen Shen Shi’er Pan Zhou – Tanglangquan Divided Body Twelve Coiling Elbows
第一鴛鴦腳,即右手外展,右側尖腳踶襠。 Number 1 Mandarin Duck Leg, that is the right hand extends to the outside, then right Side Pointing Leg … Continue reading 螳螂拳中門四絕腳/Tanglangquan Zhong Men Si Jue Jiao – Tanglangquan Center Gate Four Severing Legs
形意拳之姿勢, 其重要之點有八: 一曰頂, 二曰提, 三曰扣, 四曰圓, 五曰抱, 六曰垂, 七横順須知清 , 八起躦落翻須分明。 In Xingyiquan postures, there are Eight Major Points: first … Continue reading 形意拳之八勢練習法/Xingyiquan Zhi Ba Shi Lianxi Fa – Xingyiquan’s Eight Appearances Training Method
采:鷹捉也;撲:虎撲也;裹:肘打也;絕:刮地風也;束:起也;藏:落也(藏身而落)。 采/Cai – Pluck:鷹捉也/this is Eagle Seizing 撲/Pu – Pounce:虎撲也/this is Tiger Pouncing 裹/Guo – Wrap:肘打也/this is ElbowStriking 絕/Jue – … Continue reading 形意拳之六字訣/Xingyiquan Zhi Liu Zi Jue – Xingyiquan’s Six Character Secret