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
安身炮/An Shen Pao – Self Defense Pounding is the most complex of the Xingyi Duilian, as it teaches the practioners … Continue reading 形意安身炮/Xingyi An Shen Pao – Xingyi’s Self Defense Pounding
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
五行炮/Wu Xing Pao – Five Phases Pounding is a key Xingyi Duilian that both the Shanxi & Hebei styles have … Continue reading 形意五行炮/Xingyi Wuxing Pao – Xingyi’s Five Phases Pounding
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
Hello out there, Uncle Sickness here! Just thought I’d share this short video on Internal Martial Arts with all of … Continue reading Chinese Kung Fu – Internal Martial Arts
起如鋼銼，落如鉤竿。起者去也，落者回也。未起如摘星，未落如墜月。起如箭，落如風，追風趕月不放鬆。起如風，落如箭，打倒敵手還嫌慢。足打七分手打三，五行四梢要齊全，氣連心意隨時用，硬打硬進無遮攔。 Rise like a steel file, Fall like a hooked pole. Rising is Going, Falling is Returning. Not yet Rising … Continue reading 形意拳之拳諺/ Xingyiquan Zhi Quan Yan – Xingyiquan’s Boxing Proverbs
三手炮/San Shou Pao – Three Hand Pounding is one of the most basic of Xingyiquan’s choreographed Duilian. It consists of … Continue reading 形意三手炮/Xingyi San Shou Pao – Xingyi’s Three Hand Pounding
步法是形意拳至關重要的功法,無此將空有功力而無法進行格鬥,歷代拳家無不對步法推崇備至.手是刀槍,腿是站馬,不動不動,一動全到,上法定要先上身,手足齊到方為真,無本體現形意步法的竅要.形意的步法進入流水入窟,退如風吹鵝毛,倏忽瞬至,沉穩完整,靈敏,協調,講究步步著力,腳腳見將,撥步如風,站步如釘,得機而進,不得機而退,在顧右盼中定取勢, 閃展騰挪是發力之源,步法決定成敗,隨機應變,隨勢發力是需要靈活的步法來實現.真正的格鬥,只在進半步與退半步之間,勝負己判.形意拳的步法简捷直接,以直线性进攻步法为主,两点之间直线最短.進退也不是單純機械的移動,而是周身一致,整體協調,進中有退,似進而實退;退不僅是直線後退,向斜前運步和弧形運步的步法都屬退步,如三角步和繞環步,但最終一錘定音的臨門一腳便是最直接而有效的寸步. Footwork is Xingyiquan’s essential Skill Method, lacking this even if you have the will & power you’ll be … Continue reading 形意拳技擊真義: 形意拳之步法/Xingyiquan Jiji Zhenyi: Xingyiquan Zhi Bu Fa – Xingyiquan Striking Skill’s True Meaning: Xingyiquan’s Footwork
肩要催肘，而肘不逆肩。肘要催手，而手不逆肘。手要催指，而指不逆手。腰要催胯，而胯不逆腰。胯要催膝，而膝不逆胯。膝要催足，而足不逆膝。首要催身，而身不逆首。心氣穩定，陰陽相合，上下相連，內外如一，此之謂七順。 The shoulders should urge the elbows, & the elbows shouldn’t oppose the shoulders. The elbows should urge the hands, … Continue reading 形意拳七順/Xingyiquan Qi Shun – Xingyiquan’s Seven Followings
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