How you practice boxing will determine whether you get twice the result with half the effort or live in vain. I dedicate my teacher's teaching and my personal research and practical experience of more than 40 years to my colleagues who love martial arts in the Wulin, hoping to give some inspiration to my future study.
I remember when I was a child, I asked Master to teach me unique skills. Teacher Zheng wrote a word "practice" and said, "Practicing Kung Fu, all tricks are unique skills. Nothing works without kung fu. " At that time, I didn't understand it very well, and I thought my teacher was conservative. Teacher Zheng noticed my misunderstanding and said, "If you don't understand, you should implement it and deepen your understanding in the implementation." I keep in mind the teacher's instruction and practice hard. Facts have proved that the word "practice" has benefited me the most.
Wudang Zhaobao Tai Ji Chuan is the crystallization of the wisdom of sages for thousands of years. It is rich in content, but it is not mysterious. It's easy to get started, and it's not difficult to study further. The hardest thing is to keep exercising. As long as you have tenacious will, hard exercise and careful understanding, you will definitely enter the Taiji Palace.
Different learning purposes, different efforts:
Insisting on exercise is the way to keep fit, hard exercise and careful understanding are the way to defeat the enemy, and self-cultivation and peace of mind are the way to prolong life. People who take part in exercise have different learning purposes and efforts because of their age, physique and occupation.
The purpose of the elderly and infirm is to strengthen the body and cure diseases and prolong life.
At the beginning of practicing Zhao Baotai's Tai Ji Chuan, don't think too much in your mind, such as guiding qi with meaning, guiding movements with breathing, and details of movements. Try to lighten the mental burden and accept Zhao Bao's biography with a relaxed and natural attitude.
Relaxation and nature are the basic principles of Zhao Baotai and Tai Ji Chuan. Action is relaxed and natural, breathing is relaxed and natural. According to the basic requirements of action, first seek details, then change details, first seek external fluency, and then find internal fit. Pay attention to the outer three joints, hand and foot joints, elbow and knee joints, shoulder and hip joints. When you reach the outer triad, you reach the outer harmony, and the movement and breathing are naturally coordinated. As long as you keep exercising, you will definitely get the effect of strengthening your body.
Advice to old friends:
(1) Wudang Zhaobao Tai Ji Chuan has only high and low racks, and there is no distinction between large and small racks. Elevated health care and fitness boxing frame for the elderly and infirm; The low frame is a boxing frame for practicing kung fu and fighting against the enemy. Elevated exercise is the main exercise for the elderly and infirm. After the physical strength is enhanced, the boxing frame will gradually let go. According to your own physical strength, adjust the amount of activities on the boxing frame, sweat a little every time you exercise, and take the principle of not feeling tired.
(2) Exercise, study, diet, work and rest in an orderly way, and keeping the biological clock stable is a reliable guarantee for good health.
(3) When you are old, you can't force yourself, cultivate your self-cultivation, cultivate your sentiment, and live according to the principle of calm, hardness and softness, no hurry and no dryness. Children have their own happiness, and it is natural to have money and no money. It is the way to live a long life with peace of mind.
Health is the foundation, and martial arts is the soul;
It is an indisputable fact that Tai Ji Chuan is the first to promote physical fitness, but its unique offensive and defensive connotation is far from universal. Especially the majority of teenagers think that Tai Ji Chuan is the patent of the elderly. I am a stranger to the meaning of Tai Ji Chuan. Without the participation of young people, there will be no bright future for Tai Ji Chuan. Extensive publicity, and actively guide the majority of young people to participate in Tai Ji Chuan exercise. Carrying forward and saving Tai Ji Chuan, a precious Wulin culture, is our primary task.
In order to let young friends get started as soon as possible and avoid detours, we should pay attention to the following questions:
Choose a mentor: a mediocre teacher delays your life, and a mentor can change your life. Choosing a good teacher is the most critical factor in practice. Meeting a good teacher is fate and a wise choice. The society is big, and the fish are mixed. The author chooses a teacher for beginners and puts forward some suggestions for reference.
The teacher said it well: Taijiquan and Wushu are scientifically justified. The teacher is a good teacher who speaks easily, and all metaphysical statements are mostly false.
The teacher not only speaks well, but also does well;
Boxing frame. The teacher's boxing frame is standardized, rigorous and smooth. There is an inviolable temperament in the frank, relaxed and natural manner. Wushu teachers themselves or their disciples participated in the competition and achieved good results. Practice produces true knowledge. No competition, no communication, no discussion, only martial arts, is an armchair strategist.
Make a regular exercise plan for young friends;
Training for 2-3 hours a day for three months, boxing frame is basically standardized, physical fitness is obviously enhanced, boxing frame is standardized for six months, and common moves are basically mastered. Nine months: master the common tricks, and the layman at the same level will no longer be your opponent. One year later, you are strong, energetic and skilled, and basically have the ability to learn and communicate with foreign countries, so you can test your strength in provincial and municipal competitions.
If you train according to the teacher's requirements and don't get the expected effect, I suggest you change to a new teacher.
Get rid of misconceptions and avoid entering misunderstandings.
Tai Ji Chuan's "God" is soft and firm, "Wonderful" and powerful, and Tai Ji Chuan's methods and strength to defeat the enemy have scientific mechanical principles. Some so-called Tai Ji Chuan theorists are mystifying and mechanically applying some theories that have nothing to do with martial arts, which makes Tai Ji Chuan, who is not mysterious, look foggy and mysterious, and makes beginners confused. Some extremely wrong statements must be resolutely refuted to avoid misleading.
"Tai Chi Chuan 10 years without going out, it takes decades to practice the peerless kung fu of Tai Chi Chuan".
If you don't go out for ten years, it is tantamount to building a car behind closed doors and never being fragile. This extremely wrong statement has greatly hindered the participation of young people and must be resolutely refuted.
A year later, Taiji Chuanhui went out to communicate, learn from each other, participate in competitions, sum up experience in practice and constantly improve themselves. This is the only way for Tai Chi masters.
"To learn Tai Ji Chuan, we must first learn theory and practice under the guidance of theory".
There are hundreds of thousands of words about Tai Ji Chuan's theory by the sages. In recent years, all the Boxers are talking about it, and there are millions of words about Tai Ji Chuan's theory. A few young people can see it and a few people can understand it. Even if you study it carefully and find it reasonable, it is still an armchair strategist, which has delayed your good years of practice. A considerable number of Tai Ji Chuan practitioners talked about a lot of theories and fell down as soon as they opened their mouths, which is the victim of this mistake.
Teacher Zheng Wuqing has been studying Tai Ji Chuan in Wudang Zhaobao for more than 60 years, and it is generally regarded as a great pity that he failed to keep books. I talked with my teacher for 20 years, and the teacher said, "A word is true, but thousands of books is false." What the book says is not necessarily a lie. You can understand it by a few words and deeds, but you may not understand it in the book. Punch reasoning thousands of times, one layer of kung fu and one layer of truth, practice boxing with kung fu, a little understanding, a few words can make people suddenly realize. "Listening to you is better than studying for ten years." .
"the master leads the door and practices in the individual." Teachers need to set an example at first, and the subsequent study depends on their own efforts, serious understanding, boxing practice, communication and competition. Only by personal experience can he find something useful in the book.
"If you don't know how to push your hand, you will walk like a blind man. If you don't know how to push, it will affect the process of hard work, so you won't let it push. "
What is the difference? What is the difference? How to understand without pushing hands? Pushing hands is a sparring method close to actual combat. Pushing hands can test whether the boxing frame is standardized, find out their own shortcomings, have knowledge, insight and use their own strength flexibly, thus gradually moving towards the advanced stage of "people don't know me, I know people alone"
According to the personal experience of some contemporary family boxing experts, learning family boxing has always been for the purpose of martial arts, and it will never get in.
On the contrary, exercising for the purpose of martial arts from the beginning shows that you have profound insights, and you will get twice the result with half the effort by grasping the soul and essence of Tai Ji Chuan from the beginning.
Jane said tai chi tuishou way:
What is Tai Chi Pushing Hands? Tai Ji Chuan's self-cultivation, the way to keep fit, and Tai Ji Chuan's martial arts and Dafa to defeat the enemy. Tai Chi pushes hands with both rigidity and softness, and controls people by hitting and grasping, which is the real connection of Chinese Wushu.
Looking at all kinds of immigrant hand fighting events, the unique training method of Taiji Pushou Road determines that only Taiji Pushou Road can control the big with small and force the weak, and only Taiji Pushou Road can overcome the unique physical conditions of whites and blacks.
I advocate taiji tuishou. I really hope that Tai Ji Chuan, an ancient Wulin culture, will develop faster, higher and stronger, so that distant Taiji masters and practitioners can be close at hand.
What is a push-hand competition? Controlling the opponent's center of gravity through the arm and making the opponent fall to the ground in weightlessness is a throwing method, and controlling the opponent's joints through the arm is a holding method. Throwing and holding methods are used to defeat the opponent and compete for pushing hands.
An excellent pusher should not only have the technical and physical qualities of a wrestler, but also have the ability to grasp and defend, so the pusher competition is more intense than wrestling and judo, and the technical requirements are more comprehensive.
Pusher competition is the same as other competitive events. The junior competition is physical confrontation, the senior competition is technical competition, and the top competition is a contest of physical fitness, technology, precision and wisdom.
"Four More" is the only way to master Taiji;
Practice more: practicing boxing more is the foundation, and practicing boxing on the plate makes you strong, energetic and coordinated. These abilities are necessary for you to defeat your opponent. If you practice more, you will have a personal experience and realize the profound truth of Tai Ji Chuan.
Ask more questions: don't wait for the teacher to speak, ask if you don't understand, and ask if you can't figure it out. First of all, you can learn more by asking more questions. Second, the first time you practice Tai Ji Chuan, you need the teacher's help to solve practical problems.
Think about it: carefully understand the trend of every move, constantly think about why on specific issues, constantly have new experiences and discoveries, and make full use of them.
More communication: more pushing hands and more participation. Pushing more hands will make you skilled, responsive, take part in more competitions and gain real knowledge from practice. Actual combat experience is your most valuable asset.
Overcoming rigidity and instinct is a compulsory course for Tai Chi tuishou.
Hard power, die-hard power, hard power is like an invisible rope, which binds itself. Stiffness makes you dull and sensitive, which is a powerful weapon unique to Tai Ji Chuan. It is the first thing to practice Tai Chi and push hands to overcome rigidity.
Eliminate instinct: people pull my seat, people push me, and it is human instinct to resist. Instinctive resistance and rigidity are Taijitang's obstacles. The "Qi" of Taiji relies on softness and strength, while the "Strange" relies on strength to control people. Its "strangeness" comes from overcoming rigidity, eliminating instinct, unswervingly overcoming rigidity and eliminating instinct, which is the right way for Tai Chi practitioners to push their hands.
The key to the 24 words of Taiji Pushing Hands Road is: stand at attention, be not greedy or indebted, look at your elbows, be not dizzy, come in a hurry and reach your feet.
These 24 words are mentioned in any discussion about Tai Ji Chuan, and the reason why the author mentioned these 24 words to the key height is to understand them, because success means that you really achieved these 24 words, and the reason for failure must be that you failed to achieve these 24 words. A real master, lacking hands and elbows, makes you want to do it but can't. Take these 24 words as the motto of Tai Chi tuishou Dao. If there is a problem, you can find the original cause of the problem through these 24 words. What kind of opponent you meet, you can do a 24-word trick and always be invulnerable.
Upright: "the posture is correct, and you don't listen to orders, and the posture is incorrect, although you don't listen to orders." The boxing ring on the flat realizes three external joints (hand and foot, elbow and knee, shoulder and hip) everywhere. The pusher should pay attention to the outer three joints at any time and place, and the opponent should draw a line. I will follow up, pay attention to my hands and feet, don't lean forward, my opponent should push, and my steps should follow my waist. Be careful not to push back and forth.
Don't be greedy and don't owe: greed is the best. Anyone who has been turned over, tripped over or beaten by the other party commits this disease. Debt is partial, bad and soft. Whoever is beaten by the other party will be guilty of this disease. Correct posture is the rule, and strength is not greedy or lacking. Anyone who uses the power of paddling will use your front jacking force or paddling force to make your body lean forward, and I am in front, so I am in front, so I will use your paddling force to follow up immediately, or knock your opponent over with my palm, elbow or shoulder. Whoever uses the rowing force will lead the way first and pinch your back. I was in the front, so I lent it to you.
Look at the elbow, don't lose it: I'll go through the front door first, look at the elbow carefully, don't lose it, don't be greedy, don't owe it, operate according to the rules, sit still, my opponent is facing me, and control the elbow. The opponent's hand is in front and back, and the front hand is controlled by me. I make one hand with both hands, and the other person obeys me immediately, so I look at the hand carefully.
Tai Ji Chuan can't communicate with judo, wrestling and other boxing, mainly because his pace is too slow, which is a common fault of Tai Ji Chuan players. The fundamental reason is that he didn't understand the connotation of Tai Ji Chuan's steadiness, quickness and lightning speed. He usually only pushes slowly, without or rarely practicing alternating pushing, nor does he develop the habit of fast. The boxing frame is fast and slow, and the boxing frame is fast and the heart beats fast.
"If you can't reach your feet, you won't fall. If you reach your feet, it's like pulling weeds." From head to toe is the source of strength and integrity.
Practice, summarize, improve and perfect yourself;
Since ancient times, Tai Ji Chuan has been regarded as a martial arts master in Wulin, and Tai Ji Chuan's highest realm is "impeccable". Impeccability is obtained by constantly summing up experience and constantly improving and perfecting oneself in long-term practice. It is very necessary to sum up every successful experience and failure lesson seriously, and two points should be paid attention to in summing up experiences and lessons.
(1) victory is not your own Excellence, but your opponent's shortcomings. Remember, skill is endless, and complacency is the biggest obstacle to success. Failure is not the strength of your opponent, but your own shortcomings. You should always look for your own shortcomings and constantly improve and perfect yourself.
(2) "learn from each other's strengths" does not exist in Wushu communication. Boxing, judo, wrestling and other boxing schools all have their own strengths in long-term training. You can't get their advantages in a short time. If you want to get their strengths, you must be engaged in the training of these projects for a long time. You practice boxing this year, judo next year and Shaolin the year after, and the result is that you know everything and nothing.
The reason why the strengths of other kinds of boxing can be exerted on you is because you have defects and deficiencies. Find your own shortcomings, adjust your training plan, enrich and improve yourself, and let the other side's strengths not play on you, which is the right way. It is an unswerving effort to sum up experience and strive to build an impeccable figure.
Hard exercise is the premise and scientific training is the key;
In national and even international competitions, the physical quality, technical quality and psychological quality of pushers will be severely tested. While inheriting the essence of Tai Ji Chuan, the training of Taiji Pushing Hands must be combined with modern science and technology, and the measures to be taken are as follows:
① Make full use of modern medicine to test the athlete's blood type, bone, muscle and psychological quality, and adjust the athlete's training plan according to the guidance of sports medicine experts.
② Make full use of modern sports equipment and modern scientific training methods to improve athletes' physical and psychological qualities quickly and comprehensively.
Traditional eating habits must be changed, and athletes must be guided by sports nutrition experts and scientifically rationed in order to have the best physical fitness.