八反者, 與尋常拳家不同, 反其道而行之, 獨到專具之法也。 The Eight Reverses are distinct from ordinary boxing schools, they act in a diametrically opposite way, … Continue reading 八卦之八反說/Bagua Zhi Ba Fan Shuo – Bagua’s Eight Reverses Theory
有十三法: 吸、閃、搖、擰、回、轉、翻、停、吞、吐、浮、沉、中正。 There are Thirteen Methods: Sucking, Dodging, Shaking, Twisting, Returning, Turning, Overturning, Stopping, Swallowing, Spitting, Floating, Sinking, Centered Upright. Continue reading 八卦之身法說/Bagua’s Body Method Theory
螳螂七長八短–(七長為雙手，八短為雙臂，輔以步法) Tanglang’s Seven Long & Eight Short — (Seven Long use both hands, Eight Short use both arms, assisted by … Continue reading 螳螂七長八短/Tanglang Qi Chang Ba Duan – Tanglang’s Seven Long & Eight Short
身直, 項豎, 肘墜, 背圓, 胸含, 腰塌, 掌頂, 襠扣, 胯緊, 膝抱, 屈腿, 趟泥步。 The body is straight, neck erect, elbows dropped, … Continue reading 轉掌功架十二要/Zhuan Zhang Gong Jia Shi’er Yao – Turning Palm Gong Frame’s Twelve Essentials
肝臟：發「噓」音 治肝與膽的疾病 Liver: Issue the “Xū” (需, Xū) sound to manage Liver & Gallbladder ailments 心臟：發「呵」音 治心與小腸的疾病 Heart: Issue the … Continue reading 六字訣/Liu Zi Jue – Six Character Secret
（一）明三節。舉一身而言之，則手肘為梢節，腰腹為中節，足腿為根節，然分而言之，則三節中，亦各有三節也。如手為梢節之梢節，肘為梢節之中節，肩為梢節之根節，此梢節之三節也。胸為中節之梢節，心為中節之中節，丹田為中節之根節，此中節之三節也。足為根節之梢節，膝為根節之中節，胯為根節之根節，此根節之三節也。要領不外乎起、隨、追而已。蓋梢節起，中節隨，根節追，三節相應，庶不致有長短曲直之誤，參差仰俯之病，此三節之所以貴乎明者也。 (1) Clarify the Three Sections. Enumerating the whole body regarding the Three Sections, then the hand & elbow are … Continue reading 曹繼武先生論形意拳十法摘要/Cao Jiwu Xiansheng Lun Xingyiquan Shi Fa Zhai Yao – Mr Cao Jiwu’s Theory Xingyiquan Ten Methods Summary
頭為一拳，肩為一拳，肘為一拳，胯為一拳，手為一拳，膝為一拳，足為一拳，全身為一拳。 •頭為一拳/Tou Wei You Quan – The Head is a single Fist •左右肩為一拳/Zuo You Jian Wei Yi Quan – Left … Continue reading 形意十四處打法/Xingyi Shi Si Chu Da Fa – Xingyi’s Fourteen Points Striking Method
•轉掌/Zhuan Zhang – Turning Palm is the core of Baguazhang. It should be the bulk of your daily practice, as … Continue reading 轉掌十二分練法/Zhuan Zhang Shi’er Fen Lian Fa – Turning Palm Twelve Points on the Practice Method
•This selection from the Old Xingyi Manual details the Old Three Fists, the fabled core of Xingyiquan’s parent style, Dai … Continue reading 三拳三棍/San Quan San Gun – Three Fists & Three Sticks
•Here’s another selection from the Old Xingyi Manual, the Contents of Yi Quan. Enjoy!• 斬、截、裹、胯、挑、頂、雲、領，出勢虎撲，起手鷹捉、雞腿、龍身、熊腰、虎抱頭。 Severing, Cutting, Wrapping, Striding, Raising, … Continue reading 意拳目錄/Yi Quan Mulu – Intent Fist’s Contents
Lessons Learned in the World of Martial Arts 