含胸拔背

含胸者,胸略內含,使氣沉于丹田也。胸忌挺出,挺出則氣擁胸際,上重下輕,腳跟易于浮起。拔背者,氣貼于背也。能含胸則自能拔背,能拔背則能力由脊發,所向無敵也。

楊澄甫

"Contain the chest means the chest is contained slightly inward, allowing the Qi (氣) to sink to the Dan Tian (丹田). One should avoid the chest to stick out. If the chest sticks out then the Qi (氣) will be held within the chest area. It will result that the top will is heavy and the bottom is light, the heels are likely to float. Arching the back means that the Qi (氣) is adhering to the back. If one contains the chest, then one is able to arc the back. The ability to arc the back allows power to be emitted from the spine. There is no rival for those that can attain this."

By 楊澄甫 Yáng Chéngfǔ, 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 and various translations on the internet

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