The Basic Daily Practice in Eight Words
Xingyi’s Eight Words on Standing in San Ti Shi 八字诀 Ba Zi Jue Eight Word Song 頂扣圓敏, 抱屈垂挺 Ding, … Continue reading The Basic Daily Practice in Eight Words
Xingyi’s Eight Words on Standing in San Ti Shi 八字诀 Ba Zi Jue Eight Word Song 頂扣圓敏, 抱屈垂挺 Ding, … Continue reading The Basic Daily Practice in Eight Words
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龍有搜骨之法 虎有撲食之勇 猴有縱山之能 馬有瘈蹄之功 鼍有浮水之靈 雞有爭鬥之性 燕有抄水之巧 鹞有鑽天之勢 蛇有撥草之精 鴕有崩撞之形 鹰有捉拿之技 熊有豎頂之力 The Dragon has the method of searching bones … Continue reading 形意十二形取意 Xingyi Twelve Shapes Selected Ideas
武穆留下翻子拳﹔直出直入妙含玄 Wumu left behind Fanziquan; Straight Exiting, Straight Entering exquisitely contain mystery 匆進匆退應機變﹔亦剛亦柔巧連環 Hasty Advance, hasty Retreat respond flexibly; also … Continue reading 翻子歌謠/Fan Zi Ge Yao – Fanzi Ballad
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三節明後,五勁相佐,踩撲裹束,惟決勿錯。 After clearly understanding the Three Sections, the Five Jins mutually support each other. Stamping, Pouncing, Wrapping, Binding, but only … Continue reading 五勁歌/Wu Jin Ge – Five Jins Song of Xingyiquan
斬截裹跨 Zhan, Jie, Guo, Kua 挑剪運領 Tiao, Jian, Yun, Ling •斬 Zhan/Sever •截 Jie/Intercept •裹 Guo/Wrap •跨 Kua/Stride •挑 Tiao/Raise … Continue reading 形意拳八字訣 XINGYIQUAN 8 CHARACTER SECRET
夫氣本諸身,而身之節無定處,三節上中下也,以身言之,頭為上節,身為中節,腿為下節,以上節言之,天庭為上節,鼻為中節,海底為下節,以中節言之,胸為上節,腹為中節,丹田為下節,以下節言之,足為梢節,膝為中節,胯為根節,以肱言之,手為梢節,肘為中節,肩為根節,以手言之,指為梢節,掌為中節,掌根為根節,觀于是,而足不必論矣,然則自頂至足,莫不各有三節,要之,若無三節之分,即無着意之處,蓋上節不明,無依無宗,中節不明,渾身是空,下節不明,自家吃跌,顧可忽乎哉,至于氣之發動,要皆梢節動,中節隨,根節催之而已,然此猶是節節而分言之者也,若夫合言之,則上自頭頂,下至足底,四體百骸統為一節,夫何三節之有哉,又何三節中之各有三節雲乎哉。 Qi is the root of the whole body, & the body’s sections lack any fixed positions. The “Three Sections,” … Continue reading 岳飛三要論/Yue Fei San Yao Lun – Yue Fei’s Third Essential Thesis