五字經訣

披從側方入,閃展全無空。
擔化對方力,搓磨試其功。
歉含力蓄使,粘沾不離宗。
隨進隨退走,拘意莫放鬆。
拿閉敵血脈,扳挽順勢封。
軟非用拙力,掤臂要圓撐。
摟進圓活力,摧堅戳敵峰。
掩護敵猛入,撮點致命攻。
墜走牽挽勢,繼續勿失空。
擠他虛實現,攤開即成功。

楊班侯


"When the opponent enters from sideways, I dodge and extend, nothing is completely empty.
Carry and neutralize the opponent’s force, file and grind to test the opponent’s skill.
Humbly preserve the force, use it conservatively. Attaching and adhering do not leave the center.
Follow to enter, follow to retreat and also to yield, keep your mind concentrated and do not take it easy.
Control and seal the opponent’s blood vessels, twist the arm to bend and seal following the situation.
Be soft and do not use the clumsy muscular power, in Peng the arms must be extended roundly.
When brush to enter, the power must be round and alive. Destroy the opponent’s strength and jab his sharpness.
Cover and protect where the opponent is entering and be fierce especially if he gathers force into a point and attacks a vital place.
Drop to yield and pull to save the situation and continue the attachment without losing it into emptiness.
Press him with insubstantial and substantial movements, once you are able to bounce him off balance, then you are successful."

Based on the translation by 楊俊敏 Yang Jwing Ming presented in the book 太極拳楊氏先哲秘要 Tai Chi Secrets of the Yang Style

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