擰旋走轉,蹬腳摩脛

擰旋走轉就是說在走轉時必須是腰要擰,肘臂要擰,手掌要擰,頸項要擰,使頭手肘身擰向圓心的一面,擰成一股旋勁。蹬腳摩脛,是指在走轉時前行之腳必須輕邁,後行之腳必須蹬勁,向前進步必須貼近前腳脛骨裡側摩擦而過,不要將腳提得過高或過寬。

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“'Twist while walking the circle' means that while walking the circle, the waist should twist, the elbows should twist, the palms should twist and the neck should twist making one’s head, arms, hands, and body twisted toward the center of the circle. This twisting turn into a spiral strength in the tighs. 'Stamp the foot, rub the calves' means that when walking the circle the step with the front foot should be stepping the front foot must be light, the the step with rear foot should be strong. As one advances, the inside of the tibias stay close together and rub as they cross each other. One should not lift the stepping foot too high or excessively wide."

From the book Bāguàzhăng Practice Method (八卦掌練習法), by Jiāng Róngqiáo (薑容樵), based on the translation by Joseph Crandall

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