七疾者, 眼要疾, 手要疾, 腳要疾, 意要疾, 出勢要疾, 進退要疾, 身法要疾也。習拳者具此七疾, 方能完全制勝。所謂縱橫往來, 目不及瞬, 有 如生龍活虎, 令人不可捉模者, 唯持此耳。 The Seven Quicks are: Eyes must … Continue reading 形意拳七疾/Xingyiquan Qi Ji – Xingyiquan’s Seven Quicks: The Short Version
歌二十四/Song Twenty four 力足發自筋與骨,骨中出硬筋相隨。 足根大筋通腦脊,發招跟步力能摧。 The Li is sufficient when generated from the tendons & bones, in extending, the bone … Continue reading 八卦掌三十六歌訣/Baguazhang Sanshiliu Gejue – Baguazhang’s Thirty six Song Secrets: Part 7
歌十九/Song Nineteen 人道掌法勝在剛, 郭老曾言柔內藏。 個中也有人知味, 剛柔相濟是所長。 People say with the Palm Methods success is in hardness, Old Master Guo once … Continue reading 八卦掌三十六歌訣/Baguazhang Sanshiliu Gejue – Baguazhang’s Thirty six Song Secrets: Part 6
觀天之道，執天之行，盡矣。 Observe Heaven’s Dao, grasp Heaven’s phases, that’s all. 天有五賊，見之者昌。五賊在心，施行於天，宇宙在乎手，萬物生乎身。 Heaven has Five Thieves, one who sees them is prosperous. … Continue reading 黃帝陰符經/Huangdi Yinfujing – Huangdi’s Hidden Tally Classic (Short Version)
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
高上玉皇胎息經/Gaoshang Yuhuang Taixi Jing -The Most High Jade Emperor’s Embryonic Breathing Classic 玉皇天尊曰: Jade Emperor Tianzun said: 胎從伏氣中結, 氣從有胎中息。 The … Continue reading 胎息經/Taixi Jing – Embryonic Breathing Classic
八卦掌的鍛煉，分為三個步驟：定架子，活架子，變架子。 Baguazhang’s training is divided into three types: Fixed Frame, Lively Frame, & Variable Frame. 第一步驟，一定要先練定架子，這是八卦掌打基礎的步驟。定架子就是一步一趨，慢慢地，規規矩矩地按八卦掌的動作練習，不可快。 The first step … Continue reading 八卦掌的三個鍛煉步驟/Baguazhang De San Ge Duanlian Buzhou – Baguazhang’s Three Types of Training Procedure
六合/Liu He 身成六式，雞腿龍身，熊膀鷹爪，虎抱雷聲。六合者，雞龍熊鷹虎雷，形意拳之身法，六形合為一體也。又內三合，心與意合，意與氣合，氣與力合。外三合，手與足合，肘與膝合，肩與胯合，是為六合也。 There are Six Forms that complete the body, Chicken Legs, Dragon Body, Bear Shoulders, Eagle Claws, Tiger … Continue reading A Different View of Xingyiquan’s 六合/Liu He
三拳，分為二十一拳；五行生克是十拳，分為七十拳，共九十一拳。一拳分為七拳，是前打、後打、左打、右打、上打、下打、不打、打打。 The Three Fists divide into Twenty one Fists; the Five Phases Generating & Restraining are Ten Fists, which divide … Continue reading 形意拳九十一拳法/Xingyiquan Jiu Shi Yi Quan Fa – Xingyiquan’s Ninety-One Fists Method
三角步,打四面;踩八方,穿九宮。 Triangle Step, Strike the Four Sides; Tread the Eight Directions, Penetrate the Nine Palaces. 內圈加外圈,方圓和直趟。 踏撞劈穿轉,晃繞走連環。 Inside the circle … Continue reading 八卦轉掌贊藝歌/Bagua Zhuan Zhang Zan Yi Ge – Bagua Turning Palm’s Praising Skill Song
Lessons Learned in the World of Martial Arts 