一, 身: 前俯後仰, 其勢不勁。左側右斜, 皆身之病。正而似斜, 斜而似正。 1. Body: Bowing Forward or leaning backward, such patterns aren’t strong. Left slanting & … Continue reading 形意拳九歌/Xingyiquan Jiu Ge – Xingyiquan’s Nine Songs

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

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