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
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
螳螂拳譜/Tanglang Quanpu – Tanglang Boxing Manual 崔寿山/Cuì Shoushan 序/Preface 叙言/Introductory Remarks 拳術十戒/The Boxing Art’s Ten Commandments 螳螂綱領/Tanglang’s Guiding Principles 螳螂之體/Tanglang’s … Continue reading 崔寿山之螳螂拳譜/Cui Shoushan’s Tanglang Quanpu: Selections from the Table of Contents
梅花太極手，寒雞步，猴勢太極手，千變萬化。寒雞步變化無窮矣。螳螂此手如蜻蜓點水，勢如蝴蝶穿花，四面旋繞，上下環轉，疊如捶山，叫人入手無路而觸處受傷。此所謂渾然一太極也。 Plum Blossom Taiji Hands, Cold Chicken Steps, Monkey Pattern Taiji Hands, have a thousand variations & ten thousand changes. … Continue reading 螳螂之體/Tanglang Zhi Ti – Tanglang’s Form
•I know I’ve posted portions of this material before, but I think it’s worth putting the longer version out there. … Continue reading 螳螂綱領/Tanglang Gangling – Tanglang’s Guiding Principles
螳螂代打，螳螂叫打，螳螂提打，螳螂捆打，螳螂拈打，螳螂拿打，螳螂截打，螳螂就打，螳螂封打，螳螂空打，螳螂閃打，螳螂閉打，螳螂緒打。 Tanglang Replacing Strike, Tanglang Calling Strike, Tanglang Raising Strike, Tanglang Bundling Strike, Tanglang Twisting Strike, Tanglang Controlling Strike, Tanglang … Continue reading 螳螂之打十三門/Tanglang Zhi Da Shi San Men – Tanglang’s Striking Thirteen Gates
Lessons Learned in the World of Martial Arts 