<span class="chinese-post-title">歌訣三十六</span> Thirty-sixth Secret Song from the <span class="chinese-post-title">八卦掌三十六歌</span> The Thirty-Six Songs of Baguazhang

歌訣三十六

用時最要是精神，
精神煥發耳目真，
任憑他人飛燕手，
蟻鳴我聽虎龍吟。

"When in application the key is vitality.
When one is glowing with health and vigor, all senses are alert.
It does not matter if the opponent’s hands are fast like a flying swallow,
The shout of an ant is like a tiger’s roaring or a dragon hissing to my ears."

Based on the translations by 楊俊敏 Yang Jwing Ming and 梁守渝 Liang Shou You in 峨嵋八卦掌 "Baguazhang - Theory and Applications" and by Frank Allen and Tina Chunna Zhang in "The Whirling Circles of Ba Gua Zhang"