三、無畏厲害 Do Not Fear Ferocity from the 三無畏 Three Fearlessnesses by 鄭曼青 Zhèng Mànqīng

三、無畏厲害。老子所謂。兇無所投其角。虎無所措其爪。兵無所容其刃。夫何故。以其無死也。又曰。天下莫柔弱於水。而攻堅強者莫之能勝。又謂。天下之至柔。馳騁天下之至…

二、無畏喫虧 Do Not Fear Losing from the 三無畏 Three Fearlessnesses by 鄭曼青 Zhèng Mànqīng

二、無畏喫虧。太極拳要訣曰。舍己從人。舍己從人哪有不吃虧。故髯之十三篇開卷。便謂要學喫虧。何謂其學也。聽人進攻進擊。非獨不抗。且不還手。尤要黏連貼隨。方能輕輕…

一、無畏喫苦 Do Not Fear Bitter Work from the 三無畏 Three Fearlessnesses by 鄭曼青 Zhèng Mànqīng

一、無畏喫苦。怕喫苦。則無進程之望矣。拳論所謂其根在腳。怕喫苦。則腳之落地不得生根。是以腳部之喫苦。有益於心臟及腦部則無疑。其基本方法。初學者早晚抽三五分鐘之…

Excerpt from 用武要言 Keys to Applying Martial Techniques (6) in 太極拳學入門總解 General Explanations of Taiji Boxing Fundamentals

要訣云:操演時面前如有人,對敵時有人如無人。面前手來不見手,胸前肘來不見肘。手起足要落,足落手要起。 Here are some secrets: “Whe…

Excerpt from 用武要言 Keys to Applying Martial Techniques (5) in 太極拳學入門總解 General Explanations of Taiji Boxing Fundamentals

戰鬥篇云:善擊者,先看步位,後下手勢。上打咽喉,下打陰。左右兩脅並中心。前打一丈不為遠,近打只在一寸間。 It says in writings on co…

Excerpt from 用武要言 Keys to Applying Martial Techniques (4) in 太極拳學入門總解 General Explanations of Taiji Boxing Fundamentals

要訣云:發步進入須進身,身手齊到是為眞,法中有訣從何取,解開其理妙如神。 Here’s a secret: “Advancing on an opponen…

無極學 Study of Wuji in Taijiquan from 形意拳學 The Study of Taijiquan

無極者。當人未練拳術之初。心無所思。意無所動。目無所視。手足無舞蹈。身體無動作。陰陽未判。淸濁未分。混混噩噩。一氣渾然者也。夫人生於天地之間。秉陰陽之性…

Excerpt from 用武要言 Keys to Applying Martial Techniques (3) in 太極拳學入門總解 General Explanations of Taiji Boxing Fundamentals

戰鬥篇云:擊手勇猛,不當擊稍,迎面取中堂,搶上搶下勢如虎,類似鷹鷂下雞場;翻江撥海不須忙,單鳳朝陽最為強;雲背日月天交地,武藝相爭見短長。 It says …

Excerpt from 用武要言 Keys to Applying Martial Techniques (2) in 太極拳學入門總解 General Explanations of Taiji Boxing Fundamentals

拳術如戰術,擊其無備,襲其不意,乘擊而襲,乘襲而擊,虛而實之,實而虛之,避實擊虛,取本求末,出遇衆圍,如生龍活虎之狀,逢擊單敵,以巨炮直轟之勢。 Boxin…

A Study of 屈伸 Yield and Reach Out

In other parts of the literature Extend (伸) is paired with a term that is us…

Excerpt from 用武要言 Keys to Applying Martial Techniques (1) in 太極拳學入門總解 General Explanations of Taiji Boxing Fundamentals

要訣云:捶自心出。拳隨意發,總要知已知彼,隨機應變。 Here’s a secret: “A punch starts from your mind, th…

A Study of 伸縮 Extend and Contract

When paired with Contract (縮), Extend (伸), sometimes translated as "Stre…

剛柔 Hardness and Softness in 太極拳學入門總解 General Explanations of Taiji Boxing Fundamentals

夫拳術之為用,氣與勢而已矣。然而氣有強弱,勢分剛柔,氣強者取乎勢之剛,氣弱者取乎勢之柔,剛者以千鈞之力而扼百鈞,柔者以百鈞之力而破千鈞,尚力尚巧,剛柔之所以分…

蔡鶴彭 Choy Hak Pang demonstrates 楊氏太極拳 Yáng Style Tàijíquán

步法 Stepping Principles in 太極拳學入門總解 General Explanations of Taiji Boxing Fundamentals

今夫四肢百骸主於動,而實運以步;步者乃一身之根基,運動之樞紐也。以故應戰,對戰,本諸身。而所以為身之砥柱者,莫非步。隨機應變在於手。而所以為手之轉移者,又在於…

2798 (on Taijiquan Morning Practice)

Early to the park The full moon has got there first I bow and greet her

氣 Energy in 太極拳學入門總解 General Explanations of Taiji Boxing Fundamentals

天地間未有一往而不返者,亦未常有直而無曲者矣;蓋物有對待,勢有迴還,古今不易之理也。常有世之論捶者,而兼論氣者矣。夫主於一何分為二;所謂二者卽呼吸也,呼吸卽陰…

楊澄甫題 Yáng Chéngfǔ's Preface to 武當劍法大要 Essentials of the Wudang Sword Art

劒氣如虹劍行似龍 劍神合一玄妙無窮 廣平楊澄甫題 The sword’s energy is like a rainbow. The sword’…

孫祿堂題词 Sūn Lùtáng's Preface to 武當劍法大要 Essentials of the Wudang Sword Art

剑與身合為一所谓神而明之存乎其人者 孫福全題词 Sword and body become one. This is a divine level …

骨梢 The Antenna of the Bones from 五行連環拳譜合璧 Five Elements and Continuous Boxing Manual

骨梢 有勇在骨切齒則發 敵肉可食皆裂目突 惟牙之功令人恍惚 李存義 "Courage lies in the bones and expr…

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