October… The air chills, the leaves change… October is a great time of year. The ancient Celts celebrated an important … Continue reading In (Ridiculously Belated) Honor of Uncle’s Martial Arts Anniversary…
螳螂之體/Tanglang Zhi Ti – Tanglang’s Body: 梅花太極手﹐寒雞步猴勢﹔太極手千變萬化﹐寒雞步變化無窮。 Plum Flower Taiji Hands, Cold Chicken Steps, & Monkey Disposition; Taiji Hands … Continue reading Image Training & Body Models Part 3
1。 粘黏幫貼﹐ 來叫順送﹐ 提拿封閉 Stick, Adhere, Assist, Attach, Come, Call, Follow, Dispatch, Lift, Grab, Seal, Close (太極/Taiji, 梅花/Plum Blossom) 2。 … Continue reading 各派螳螂十二字訣/Ge Pai Tanglang Shi’er Zi Jue – All Mantis Factions’ 12 Character Secrets
第一路：柱捶摔落/First Road: Pillar Hammer Throw & Fall 第二路：馬式衝捶/Second Road: Horse Stance Thrusting Hammer 第三路：左右圈捶/Third Road: Left & Right Hook Punch … Continue reading 螳螂拳基本六路/Tanglangquan Jiben Liu Lu – Tanglangquan’s Basic Six Roads
拳術為手上工夫，其手法之多，罄南山之竹不能盡書，今論僅十余則，知不免于蠡測管窺之誚，然五寸之矩，可盡天下之方，是在學者，舉一反三，于此十余手之中循環變化，自無儘期，如孩提之舉步，必逐一舉之，使一步未得穩，即中道而欲馬，幾何其不傾跌也哉，且如戚東牟所云，山東李半天之腿，鷹爪王之拿，千跌張之跌，張可敬之打，何嘗不以一著之妙，即名垂寰宇，學者果能于此數則之中，得一二手過人之處，安見不可出人頭地，不然則雖多亦奚以為。 This Boxing Art is Superior Hand Kung fu. It has many Hand Methods, & if you exhausted Nanshan’s bamboo … Continue reading 螳螂拳手法總論/Tanglangquan Shou Fa Zong Lun – Tanglangquan’s General Theory of Hand Methods
勾摟采掛 Hook, Drag, Pluck, Hang 黏粘貼靠 Adhere, Stick, Attach, Lean 刁進吊打 Diao, Advance, Suspend, Strike 出手為勾, 回手為掛, 摟是出手回手, 采是隨手而入, 黏是邦, … Continue reading 螳螂拳法概論/Tanglang Quanfa Gailun – Praying Mantis Boxing Method Introduction
二十步部/Er Shi Bu Bu – Twenty Step Section 小步，過步，偷步，提步，進步，下步，順步，搖步，箭步，縮步，顛步，倒步，玉環步，寒雞步，蹬山步，騎馬步，竄跳步，踏花步，轉林步，蹬蹋步。 Small Step, Passing Step, Stealing Step, Raising Step, Advancing Step, … Continue reading More Sections of Collected Techniques from the Tanglang Manual
躥跳出入，長拳之所有也，短打中可無此身法乎，滾漏提纏，短打之所有也，長拳中可無此身法乎，今人使拳者，一在天涯，一在地角，手舞足蹈，不知何為氣盡力歇，猶未交手。 Leaping, Jumping, Going, & Entering, Long Fist has all of these, Short Striking does not have these Body Methods. … Continue reading 螳螂拳短打為長拳條目 長拳即短打綱領/Tanglangquan Duan Da Wei Chang Quan Tiaomu Chang Quan Ji Duan Da Gangling – Tanglangquan’s Short Strike is Long Fist Entry Long Fist is Short Strike Guiding Principle
七長/Qi Chang – Seven Long 順步請長，搖步入手，纏封雙掌，迎面通捶，剿手砍掌，反身疾入，韓通通背。 Smooth Step Inviting is Chief, Shaking Step Entering Hand, Winding Sealing Double Palm, Direct … Continue reading 螳螂拳七長八短/Tanglangquan Qi Chang Ba Duan – Tanglangquan’s Seven Long & Eight Short
車者如車輪之旋轉無端也，轆轤者如轆轤之流轉無已也，既曰翻車，而又曰轆轤者單手為轆，雙手成輪也，車如轆轤，而加一翻字，反來復去，倒顛無已也，翻車轆轤，而兼以崩匝粘拿之手，貼靠連環之勢，捶肘互加，膝腳並用，則成螳螂打矣，翻車遠，而螳螂近，翻車疏，而螳螂密，其實翻車並不疏遠，比較之螳螂則微似疏遠耳，翻車無處躲，螳螂無處招，隨機應變渾身是打，此短打之妙境，手法之極致也，螳螂有刀即捶肘也，故一名拒斧，好事者，以竹杆戲之，粘打崩撲，閃賺開合，曲儘其妙，故螳螂手，為短打之總敵，學之者，必至官止神行，渾化無跡，斯為得之，間有略知大概，稍得彷佛，便自矜曰，吾會螳螂打，觀之者，亦曰此螳螂打也，然而螳螂之打，能者罕然矣，三十六者，言其成數也，至於因應變化，千頭萬緒，豈止三十六哉，然總不出三十六之範圍焉。 Che is like a wheel spinning without end, Lulu is like a windlass circulating without stopping. They are called … Continue reading 螳螂拳翻車轆轤捶六六三十六/Tanglangquan Fanche Lulu Chui Liu Liu San Shi Liu – Tanglangquan Water Wheel & Windlass Hammers Six Six Thirty six
Lessons Learned in the World of Martial Arts 