A Brief History of Tai Ji Chuan
There are always different opinions about the origin of Tai Ji Chuan. Among them, Chen Chuang's Boxing Theory is the most widely circulated, which holds that the Ninth Chen created Tai Ji Chuan and passed it down from generation to generation. In 14th Chen Changxing, it was refined and summarized by Bo Gui on the basis of ancestral routines, and developed into the present Chen Taiji Chuanyi Road and No.2 Road (also known as cannon hammer). Yang Luchan, a disciple of Christian name, is widely spread abroad, forming various schools of Yang, Wu, Wu and Sun.
In recent years, there is another saying that Zhang Sanfeng created the Tai Ji Chuan, which was later introduced into Chenjiagou, Wenxian County, and passed on to Chen Changxing, the 14th Chen family, via Wang Zongyue, a Shanxi native, and his disciple Jiang Fa. Previously, the Chen family's own family martial arts was a boxing method (cannon hammer) created by Chen, the ninth generation descendant of the Chen family, which was even more fierce. After Chen Changxing collected and sorted it out, he identified Tai Ji Chuan as Chen Laojia's first and second (cannon hammer), and then Yang, Wu, Wu and Sun came into being.
Here, Bambusa himself tends to the first point of view, that is, Tai Ji Chuan was created by Chen people, and absorbed and used the experience of predecessors for reference, constantly developing and changing. It should be noted that only when a trickle flows into a river can it flow into the sea. It is the continuous efforts of generations of Chen people that provide the survival soil for the inheritance and development of Tai Ji Chuan. It has played a role in the mainstream of big rivers.
But no matter what kind of statement, there is a * * * knowledge, that is, Chen Changxing, the 14th Chen, inherited the advanced theory and experience of modern Tai Ji Chuan. Tai Ji Chuan's method of predecessors (whether it is Chen's grandfathers) was reduced and simplified creatively, and it was organized into the present Chen-style Tai Ji Chuan. From then on, all Tai Ji Chuan laws handed down from generation to generation by Chen's descendants were based on this. Tai Ji Chuan of Yang, Wu, Wu and Sun also originated here.
Therefore, we can preliminarily draw the following views:
Chen Changxing is a master and advocate of modern Tai Ji Chuan.
Yang Lvchan, a disciple of Chen Changxing, made great contributions to the spread of Tai Ji Chuan.
Chen Changxing's Chen-style Tai Ji Chuan Old Frame is the originator of many modern Tai Ji Chuan schools.
Wang Zongyue, a native of Shanxi in Qing Dynasty, wrote On Tai Ji Chuan, which is the essence of Tai Ji Chuan's theory and practice.
Learning Tai Ji Chuan Kung Fu should start from the authentic Chen Tai Ji Chuan.
About the origin of Tai Ji Chuan, the most widely circulated statement is the ancient Chen Chuang Boxing, that is, Chen was the founder of Tai Ji Chuan. The more powerful evidence is a short sentence written by Chen that year: "I was persistent and sharp when I was talking about me ... Up to now, I only made a companion with Huang Ting." Make a fist when you are free, plow the fields when you are free, and teach a few good children and grandchildren when you are free, so that Jackie Chan can become a tiger. "This is also the reason why Chen wants to" stand fist ". In the fourteenth year of Chen, Yang Luchan was introduced to Chen Changxing. After Yang arrived in Beijing, he founded Yang Ti, which was later spread to Quanyou and developed into Wu Ti. Later, Wu Shi and Sun Shi Tai Ji Chuan were derived. Chen's genealogy also said that Chen Qingping, the 15th Chen, was adopted into Zhaobao Town, and the family heirloom Taiji Biography was revised to form a treasure rack.
However, in recent years, some people tend to say that Zhang Sanfeng created boxing: Tai Ji Chuan started in Zhang Sanfeng, then spread to Jiang Fa through Wang Zongyue, Jiang Fa spread to Chen Changxing (at that time, the Chen family had their own family to spread martial arts, and he was too strong), and then Jiang Fa spread to Zhaobao Town, forming Tai Ji Chuan in Zhaobao. In recent years, boxers from Zhaobao Town have also begun to affirm this statement.
Although there are different opinions, some backgrounds are clear and well documented. For example, Chen Changxing refined and summarized the Tai Ji Chuan routine of Bo Zhiyue on the basis of the old routine handed down from ancestors, and developed it into the present Chen Tai Ji Chuan No.1 Road and No.2 Road (also known as cannon hammer). Later generations called Tai Chi Chuan Lao Jia (Big Jia). Yang Luchan, a Christian disciple, founded Yang-style Tai Ji Chuan after Yang Luchan. "Qi" originated from Chen, and "Wu" originated from Yang. Originated from Yang and Chen.
A Brief History of the Development of Chen Style Tai Ji Chuan
When Chen's seven sets of boxing frames were spread to Chen Changxing and Chen Youben five times, the original 108-potential Changquan and Tai Ji Chuan (13-potential) from No.2 Road to No.5 Road were rarely practiced in Chenjiagou, while Chen-style boxers had already returned from Bo Ren, specializing in Tai Ji Chuan No.1 Road and cannon hammer (now called Chen-style Tai Ji Chuan No.2 Road). During the reign of Daoguang Xianfeng (1821~1861), in order to meet the needs of health care and the practice needs of different learning objects, Chen Youben removed some difficult movements from the old frame and compiled Tai Ji Chuan Newly Edited by Chen. There is no essential difference between this boxing frame and Chen's old boxing frame. The main difference is that the circle of the old boxing frame is larger, while the circle of the new boxing frame is smaller. So the old frame is also called the big round fist, and the new frame is called the small round fist. Chen Qingping, a disciple and nephew of Ben, created two sets of boxing frames on the basis of studying boxing frames handed down from generation to generation. A set of compact and slow skills that are gradually improved after practice. The other set pays attention to martial arts, often in the process of turning around together, suddenly full of energy, fast and fierce, like thunder after a day's work. The former, Qingping spread in Zhaobao Town, adjacent to Chenjiagou in the north, known as Zhaobao Frame; The latter is popular in Wanggedang Village adjacent to Chenjiagou, and is called "Dang Ge Thriller Frame" or "Lei Hu Frame".
Chen Changxing
Chen Changxing (177 1~ 1853), whose real name is Ting Yun, is the author of Ten Essentials of Taiji Biography, Taiji Biography and Battle of Taiji Biography. On the basis of the old routines handed down by his ancestors, he refined and summarized Tai Ji Chuan's routines and creatively developed them into the present Chen-style Tai Ji Chuan No.1 Road and No.2 Road (also known as cannon hammer). Later generations called Tai Chi Chuan Lao Jia (Big Jia). Chen Changxing, the bodyguard, is famous in the Wulin. He watched the play in front of the stage, and no matter how many people pushed and squeezed, his feet didn't move at all. At that time, people called him "the king of memorial tablets". Yang Luchan, a Christian disciple, founded Yang-style Tai Ji Chuan after Yang Luchan.
On the long road of Tai Ji Chuan's development, he has set another milestone. He not only inherited the essence of Tai Ji Chuan created by his ancestors, but also developed and innovated. He also dared to break the rules and spread the "unique secret" of the Chen family-Taiji Zhuan to other people's surnames, which was very valuable in his time. In particular, his writings on Tai Ji Chuan are very enlightening to future generations.
Chen youben
Incidentally, Chen Youben (1780~ 1858), born, entered China at the age of 36. Since childhood, he has been practicing martial arts with his father and brother Youheng (word), and Tai Ji Chuan is quite proficient. After the prime of life, he practiced boxing behind closed doors, studied Tai Ji Chuan more intensively and made bold innovations. On the basis of Tai Ji Chuan's original routine, he gradually abandoned some difficult and high-intensity movements, and his posture was as generous as that of the old Tai Ji Chuan compiled by Chen Changxing of the same generation, but softer and more natural, elegant and natural. Later people called it "new shelf" (also called "small shelf", and later it was different from the small shelf modified by disciple Chen Qingping, also called "abbreviated"). These achievements made him a famous teacher in the history of Tai Ji Chuan. There were many people who were good at Tai Ji Chuan at that time. His disciples are Chen Qingping, You-lun Chen, Chen, Chen Sande, etc. They are all famous people in Tai Ji Chuan. Among the disciples, Chen Qingping is the most famous.
Chen qingping
Chen Qingping (1795~ 1868) learned a lot from Chen Youben's Tai Chi Chuan Xiao Jia when he was a child. When he was young, he became a famous player and won praises from Chen Changxing and Chen Youben. Later, I moved to Zhaobao. Because there were many people studying martial arts, I opened a martial arts school as an apprentice. According to his own experience, the teacher improved the original routine and then perfected it, forming a small and compact boxing routine, gradually adding circles, from simple to complicated. His improved Taiji Zhuan is also called Xiao Jia, but it is different from Nai's Zhuan. Later people called it "circle". After he and his disciples * * *, several Tai Ji Chuan schools and different routines gradually evolved. Such as Wu's Tai Ji Chuan compiled by disciple Wu Yuxiang, He's Tai Ji Chuan (also known as Zhao Bao Tai Ji Chuan) and Tai Chi Lei Hu Frame compiled by Li Jingyan Lidun. These schools and routines have wide fans at home and abroad. He has made indelible contributions to the development and spread of Tai Ji Chuan, and is worthy of being a famous person in Tai Ji Chuan.
The Origin, Development and Evolution of Taiji Chen Chuan Zheng Lei
If you want to know the origin of Tai Ji Chuan, you must know the meaning of Taiji. Tai Chi is too weak. "Too" means a lot. Those who are "empty" have nothing. Space is empty, full of qi, and the gods are in charge. The essence of true qi cannot be transported, so the essence of biochemistry is the true element of luck. Tai Chi produces Yang with qi and Yin with quietness. This is the principle that Tai Chi produces Yin and Yang.
"Yin and Yang" is synonymous with ancient philosophical theory, which is used to explain the unity of opposites and transformation between different attributes in everything. The concept of Yin and Yang has the characteristics of unity of opposites, interdependence, mutual coordination and mutual transformation. On the basis of the unity of opposites of Yin and Yang, Tai Ji Chuan created a set of action routines of combining Yin and Yang, such as combining rigidity with softness, combining inside and outside, linking up and down, combining quick form with meaning, and winding silk in the opposite direction. The combination of Yin and Yang is Tai Chi, so this boxing is called Tai Ji Chuan.
If you practice according to Tai Ji Chuan's posture requirements and persevere, you can practice the kung fu of five yin and five yang for a long time. Enter the realm of "wonderful hand luck Artest, Tai Chi luck to nothing". At this level, Tai Chi will actively regulate qi, communicate with qi, be full of qi, balance yin and yang, and integrate the whole body with qi, such as the image of Tai Chi.
Tai Ji Chuan originated in Chenjiagou, wen county, Henan Province.
Chenjiagou is located in Qingfeng Ridge in the east of Wenxian County. It was called Changyang Village 600 years ago. According to the "Wenxian County Records", "In the early years of Ming Hongwu, because the iron fungus was guarding Huaiqing (eight counties including Wenxian County under the jurisdiction of Huaiqing Prefecture), they were eager to unify the world, and the Ming soldiers could not attack for a long time. Tai Kun took his anger out on the people and slaughtered them. At that time, Wen Min died a lot of people. " According to legend, there are three washes to celebrate. There is a small amount of cesium in the population, which is filled by moving people and reclaiming land. Nine times out of ten, I moved here from Hong Tong, Shanxi, and there is a local saying "Ask me where I come from first, the locust tree in Hong Tong, Shanxi".
Chen started in Chenbu, originally from Zezhou County (now Jincheng) in Shanxi Province, and later moved from Zezhou to Hongdong County in Shanxi Province. In the seventh year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty (1374), he moved to Huaiqing House (now Qinyang) in Henan Province. From the beginning, Chen Bu was loyal and proficient in boxing, and was deeply respected by nearby villagers. So the place where he lives is called Chen Buzhuang (after liberation, Chen Buzhuang was merged into Wenxian County, and it is still called Chen Buzhuang). First, Chenbuzhuang was low-lying and often suffered from floods, and then moved to Changyang Village, ten miles east of Wenxian County. There is a deep north-south ditch in the village. With the development of Chenbian population, Changyang Village was renamed Chenjiagou. After Chen Bu first lived in wen county, he attached importance to farming and construction, laying the foundation for family business. One, six lives together, seven lives apart, and the family is prosperous. In order to defend the mulberry and stabilize the place, the village set up a martial arts club to teach future generations. Because 17 1 1 years ago, there is no written record of the Chen family history, only a biography. It wasn't until 17 1 1 year that Chen Geng in the tenth week of chandy erected a monument for Chen, which simply described the historical facts of Chen. However, it has been more than 300 years. In the meantime, there are many omissions in characters, deeds and related boxing methods. Therefore, I only remember my ninth wife, Chen, about the written records of boxing, characters and deeds.
According to wen county County Records and Chen's Genealogy, "Chen was famous for his boxing in the late Ming Dynasty. He learned a lot of boxing, which was handed down from generation to generation and became a unique secret. 」
Chen (1600- 1680), also known as Zou ting. People in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. Both civil and military skills, good at boxing and martial arts, and profound kung fu. It is very famous in Henan and Shandong. He used to mop up bandits in Shandong. Thieves are famous and dare not go near them. I was depressed for a long time because of the social unrest at that time. During his seclusion in his later years, he created a set of Tai Ji Chuan combining Yin and Yang by combining the theory of Taiji Yin and Yang and referring to the meridian theory of traditional Chinese medicine and the method of guiding qi and exhaling. Chen Chuanshi Taiji Chuan 1-5, Gun Hammer 1, Changquan 108, Double Push, Knife, Gun, Sword, Stick, Lanthanum, Double Sticker and other instruments. Among them, double pushers and double guns have unprecedented unique styles.
Chen's works have been lost for a long time, and there are still one word (fist classics) and (long and short sentences). The first half of the sentence said, "Alas, I was indomitable and swept the atmosphere, and I was not afraid of danger several times! Blessed in vain, I am still breathing when I am old. It's just that I finally got a companion (Huang Ting), who punches when he is free, plows when he is busy, and teaches some disciples' children and grandchildren when he is free, so as to make Jackie Chan a tiger. 」
Chen's originality has the following points.
(A combination of boxing and guidance
(2) the combination of martial arts and meridians of traditional Chinese medicine.
(c) A double propeller was created.
(d) Two-gun and Eight-shot boxing events were established.
(5) Tai Ji Chuan theory was founded.
Since Chen, Tai Ji Chuan has been very popular in Chenjiagou, suitable for all ages. There is a local proverb that says, "My legs will become warped after drinking Chen Gou water." "Is it possible that King Kong smashed it?" . To some extent, it reflected the situation at that time. This kind of ethos has been passed down from generation to generation for a long time, making celebrities come forth in large numbers.
It spread to 14th Chen Changxing (177 1- 1853), and the word Ting Yun was written by (Ten Essentials of Taiji Biography, Taiji Biography to the Army and Taiji Biography to Fighting). On the basis of inheriting the old routine, he creatively developed the Tai Ji Chuan routine into the present Chen-style Tai Ji Chuan No.1 Road and No.2 Road (also known as cannon hammer). Later generations called Tai Chi Chuan Lao Jia (Big Jia). Changxing Palace, Shandong bodyguard and darter, enjoys a high reputation in Wulin. He watched the play in front of the stage, standing among thousands of people (at that time, acting in the countryside, strong people crowded in front of the stage without seats), no matter how he pushed, bumped, hugged and squeezed, his steps did not move. Anyone who approached him, like beating stones with water, did not resist self-collapse, and people called it "the king of memorial tablets" at that time. Zi practiced boxing and continued to dart in Shandong, which lasted more than 10 years. The bandits he met also followed suit, and the Lu people erected a monument to commemorate them. Gengzi Yannian and Yan Xi are both Tai Chi masters. Teach a famous disciple, Yang Luyu.
14 Chen Youben made some changes on the basis of the original routine, and gradually abandoned some difficult and vigorous movements. The frame is as wide as the old frame, and later people call it the new frame (small frame).
Chen Yuping, the son-in-law of the 15th, passes boxing in Zhaobao Town (five miles northeast of Chenjiagou). He modified the original routine, forming a small and compact practice routine, gradually adding circles, from simple to complex, and gradually improving the boxing method. The world calls it the treasure rack.
The sixteenth word (1849- 1929) feels that Chen's boxing is mainly based on biography, and there are few written works. In order to explain the theory of Taiji Biography, he wrote a book, which was divided into four volumes (Chen Taiji Biography Picture Handout) in twelve years.
Chen's boxing experience is accumulated from generation to generation. Discuss boxing theory with Yi theory, and quote classics theory; It is the most important article in the treasure house of Chen's Tai Ji Chuan theory, with the winding strength as the core and internal strength as the control. He also wrote works such as (Chen Jiaqi) and (336 Boxing Score).
The 17th Chen Fake (1887- 1957), who was born in China, was a representative figure of Chen Tai Ji Chuan in modern times and made outstanding contributions to the development and spread of Tai Ji Chuan. From 1929 to 1957, he has been teaching boxing in Beijing. He combines rigidity with softness, elbowing, leaning, hugging, throwing, hitting, and using it as a rotating well. He has excellent skills. When he competes with others, he is people-oriented, and the invisible and superb hitting method is to throw people out brilliantly. There are many apprentices, including Shen, Gu, Hong, Tian Xiuchen, Lei Muni, Xiao Qinglin, etc. His sons Zhao Xu and Zhao Kui; Female Yu Xia is also very good at boxing. Chen Zhaokui once taught boxing in Beijing, Shanghai, Zhengzhou, Jiaozuo and other places (focusing on the 83-style new frame), with many followers, and made great contributions to popularizing Chen-style Tai Ji Chuan.
Zhao Chen Pi (1983- 1972), 18th generation, was born in autumn of 1928. Le and Le Du, the owner of Beiping Tongrentang, are both brothers. They admire Chen Taiji's reputation and entrust Du Qinyang of Henan Province to hire a Boxer in Chenjiagou. The people recommend Zhao Chen Pi to go. Zhao Chen Pi has profound theoretical attainments and accumulated decades of experience. He is the author of Tai Ji Chuan and Hui Zong, Introduction to Tai Ji Chuan, Illustration of Tai Ji Chuan, Thirteen Theories of Tai Ji Chuan, etc. His disciples are Chen Xiaowang, Chen Zhenglei, Wang Xian and Zhu Tiancai. He is noble in character and tireless in teaching others. He has made great contributions to the promotion of Chen-style Tai Ji Chuan and is admired by people from all walks of life at home and abroad. He is the epitome of Chen Tai Ji Chuan.
At present, Chen Jiagou's boxing routines are: the old one and two (cannon hammer), the new one and two (cannon hammer), the small one and two, and the five pushing methods. Instruments include Tai Chi single knife, double blade, single sword, double sword, double lanthanum, pear flower gun with white ape stick, spring and autumn broadsword, three-pole, eight-pole, thirteen-pole and so on. These routines, in terms of style and the use of martial arts, have basically maintained the original traditional style.
After nearly a hundred years of social development, Chen-style Tai Ji Chuan has evolved into four schools: Yang, Wu, Wu and Sun.
Yangtaichi
Yang Qiankui (1799- 187 1) is a native of Yongnian, Hebei. Chen of Chenjiagou opened a Chinese medicine shop in Yongnian. Because of his poor family, Yang sold himself to the pharmacy as an apprentice. Later, Chen took Yang back to Chenjiagou to do some chores. Chen Changxing, the 14th generation descendant of the Chen family, set up a martial arts school in Chen Jiazhong to teach future generations to practice boxing and dance. Chen Changxing saw that Yang was smart, hardworking, honest and fond of boxing. After consulting with Chen, he was accepted as a disciple and taught to Tai Ji Chuan. Yang practices boxing very hard, and when he is tired at night, he takes a nap on the bench. This kind of bench is very narrow and will fall down soon. After waking up, it will continue to practice. Seven years, practicing boxing. With the consent of the teacher and master, he packed his papers and left Chenjiagou (and then went to Chenjiagou twice).
After Yang Lu returned to China, he was recommended by his relatives and friends to teach boxing in Beijing and defeated many famous boxers. Later, I went to the Qing Palace to teach boxing. Because all boxing practitioners are aristocratic children, in order to meet the needs of their delicate physique, he made some changes to Chen Taiji's routine, such as winding silk and jumping, so that his posture was simplified, his movements were soft and he did not jump vertically. Later, it was modified by Sun Chengfu and became a popular Yang-style Tai Ji Chuan. It is characterized by stretching, smooth movements and soft posture. Look for a needle in the wool. Yang Chengfu (1883~ 1936), who has written (Tai Ji Chuan usage) and (Tai Ji Chuan posture usage encyclopedia), has passed boxing in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, and is a famous master of Tai Ji Chuan in Yang Tai.
Wutai Jichuan
When Yang Luyu taught boxing in the Qing Dynasty, Manchu people learned from him, and later from Yang Banhou (1837~ 1892). Quanyou passed on his son to future generations, and was later named Wu from Han Dynasty. Wu (1870~ 1942), the boxing frame is famous for its softness, and the pusher never forgets to move, forming the characteristics of moderate size and combining rigidity with softness. Wu once opened a boxing club in Shanghai to train students, and became a modern popular Wu-style Tai Ji Chuan, known for its softness.
Wu's Taiji Biography
Wu Yuxiang (18 12~ 1880), a native of Yongnian, Hebei Province, studied acrobatics with his hometown Yang Lu in his early years. Later, I came to Chenjiagou and asked for Changxing Bus Boxing. Because of his age (more than 80 years old), he no longer passes boxing. His son is an escort in Shandong. Although he is not around, he is eager to learn. The boxing frame is small and compact, and it is a branch of Chen Xiao Boxing School. Wu Yuxiang studied boxing very hard and devoted himself to practice. On the basis of Yang Dajia and Chen Xiaojia, it evolved into the present martial arts Tai Ji Chuan.
Later, the sons of Li Yishe (1832~ 1892), Li Zaichuan Hao Weizhen (1849~ 1920) and Hao Chuanqi were all as young as the moon. Yueru took teaching as his profession, and Tai Ji Chuan, a martial art, began to spread abroad. It is characterized by light movements, agile footwork and compactness.
Sun taiji biography
Sun Lutang (1860~ 1930) was born in Wanxian County, Hebei Province. Learn form and meaning first, master meaning and reason, and learn gossip at the same time. He is the author of Xingyiquan and Zhen Fan Boxing. Sun Lutang, a "living monkey", has a good reputation in Beijing. After learning from Hao Weizhen and Tai Ji Chuan, he integrated form, meaning, gossip and Tai Ji Chuan to form a Sun-style Tai Ji Chuan, which is full of vigor and unique features.
Simplified Tai Ji Chuan
The State Sports Commission takes Yang-style Tai Ji Chuan as the main style, supplemented by Tai Ji Chuan movements of other schools, and creates routines to simplify Tai Ji Chuan's 24-trend, 48-trend and 88-trend. Ms. Kan Guixiang of Beijing Institute of Physical Education compiled Chen's simplified 36-potential Tai Ji Chuan on the basis of Chen's old Tai Ji Chuan, and the coach of Henan Wushu Hall rearranged Chen's 38-potential Tai Ji Chuan on the basis of Chen's old Tai Ji Chuan and new Tai Ji Chuan.
The above content is quoted from The Origin, Development and Evolution of Tai Ji Chuan-for your reference. Author: Chen Zhenglei
On the Origin of Yang Tai Ji Chuan
When and by whom was Tai Ji Chuan founded? What's the story of juvenile Tai Chi biography? People who practice this boxing should know. However, there are many opinions and fallacies. Based on the biography of the Yang family and related materials, this paper systematically expounds it. Especially Yang's family biography, Mr. Wang and his brother-in-law know it like the back of their hands. Remember today, so as not to be misinformed by future generations.
First, Tai Ji Chuan before the Song Dynasty
China Wushu has a long history. So is Tai Ji Chuan. However, due to the practice of secret biography and dictation in ancient times, there are few detailed written records According to relevant data, there are the following kinds of Tai Chi schools or legends of boxing before the Song Dynasty.
1, Lao Tzu's theory of creating boxing
2. Shicheng Tai Ji Chuan
3. Song's great achievements
4. Yu's stunt (Tai Chi is called innate boxing, also called long boxing)
5. Method of acquisition
There is no exact textual research on the above statement. However, it can be seen that the source of Tai Chi is a huge stream formed by a small stream.
There are also paintings by Yunhe Fuxi to clarify the principles of Yin and Yang and Tai Chi, all of which are included. So it is not surprising that Tai Ji Chuan was born in China in the early days. Self-initiation and improvement is by no means the work of a generation.
Second, Zhang Sanfeng and Tai Ji Chuan
Since the rise of modern Tai Ji Chuan, Zhang Sanfeng, a Taoist of Wudang, has traditionally been regarded as the founder of Tai Ji Chuan. The word Sanfeng is said to be taken from the symbols in gossip. The "three" in the dry record is similar to the "three", which is yang, sky, sun and rigidity. Kunji is transformed into "abundance", which means yin, earth, moon and softness. Therefore, the word "Sanfeng" is a combination of heaven and earth, the sun and the moon, and the yin and yang are infinite. Or when the ancestors lived in Baoji Jintai Temple, there were three peaks, which were quite beautiful and smooth, because there were three peaks; Or Jiugongshan Zhenren Zhenjun Hall is hiding in the shed, and it is thought to be a number in the face of three or three. So Zhang Sanfeng's statement is also common. It's actually a person.
Zhang Sanfeng, whose real name is Tong, is also known as Zi. When I was 5 years old, I fell ill and worshipped foreigners. 12 years old studied Confucianism. Former commander of Zhongshan Boling. After he abandoned his official position, he successively arrived in Zhao Yan, Qilu and Han Wei, and settled in Baoji. At the age of 67, he entered Zhong Nanshan, met a real dragon and spread it to the street. Later, I went to Wudang and transferred for nine years. Tao is great. So between the clouds and the rain, there is an implicit invitation to swim. Because of untidiness, people call it a slovenly Taoist priest. In the seventeenth year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty, Taizu asked for an audience and refused to go. In the fifth year of Yongle, Cheng Zu sent Hu Ying to visit Sanfeng for several years, but failed to do so.
The real dragon is Jia Desheng, a disciple of Chen Tuan, a famous Taoist who lived in Huashan in the early Northern Song Dynasty. Chen Tuan died in 989 (the second year of Song Taizong's reign). According to Yongle, Zhang Sanfeng was born in 1247, aged 67 (13 14). By this time, Chen Zhi had died for 325 years. Obviously exposed the flaw of Yongle theory. Sanfeng is not only a disciple of Chen Chuan, but also a member of the Northern Song Dynasty.
Chen Tuan, the word Tu Nan, was named Mr. Yi Xi by Song Taizong. Live in Wudang first, and then hide in Huashan. He is the author of the Infinite Map, which is carved on the stone wall of Huashan Mountain. His theory was the pioneer of Neo-Confucianism in Song Dynasty. Legend has it that he met a woman (Zhao Kuangyin's mother) who let two brothers escape with a burden and said, "Don't say that there is no son of heaven today, the son of heaven came with a burden." After Zhao played chess in Huashan, Huashan lost to Chen Tuan. Song Taizong sent a letter to Chen Chuan and put it on the table. He said, "All my ambitions are to stay in the white clouds. I have sent a letter to Feng Dan to take the title." . Huashan yuquan hospital is also called Xiyi Temple. Legend has it that the fire dragon was built by a real person for his teacher. When Zhang Sanfeng met such a teacher in a normal college, it was not difficult to become the originator of Taoist divine springs.
Some people say. Zhang Sanfeng's boxing is family boxing, not Tai Ji Chuan. It should be noted that both Huang Zongxi and his son Huang Baijia clearly recorded that the so-called wife is a big classification compared with wife, just as wudang boxing and Wu Tangzong said. As for the specific types, names and genres of boxing, there is an evolutionary process. Yan, the author of Wudang Secret Mirror, records that Zhang Sanfeng has successively created 12 infinite boxing, 8 Taihe boxing and 16 Tai Ji Chuan. After that, the three kinds of boxing essences merged into one furnace, commonly known as Taiji Chuan 36 Style. This kind of boxing has been gradually developed into 108 in Taoism from generation to generation, and it is called Sanfeng Tai Ji Chuan or Wudang Tai Ji Chuan. In addition, Xu Benshan, Wudang Taoist priest, also preached the Eighth Route 108 Wudang Tai Ji Chuan. Song Yun, its general, said, "wudang boxing has a long history. Before it was taught by Wudang Taoist priests, later it was taught by Zhang Songxi and Huang Baijia. Xu Benshan, general manager of Wudang Road, said, "Wu Tangzong has a secret biography, which is the first to promote Wudang Neijia Boxing", "Tai Chi Biography Thirteen" and "Thirteen Too General". "Thus, Huang Baijia's family boxing and its subsequent branches are also known as Tai Ji Chuan, family boxing or thirteen potential in Wudang Mountain.
Third, Wang Zongyue, the pioneer of modern Tai Ji Chuan.
It is difficult to get a continuous and systematic record of the history of Tai Ji Chuan after Zhang Sanfeng. However, the spread of modern Tai Ji Chuan was continued by Wang Zongyue's introduction into Jiang Fa. Jiang Fa passed it on to Chen Changxing in Chenjiagou, Wenxian County, Xing Xihuai in Zhaobao Town, and Chen Changxing passed it on to Yang Louchan. Since then, it has developed into Tai Ji Chuan schools, such as Chen, Yang, Wu, Li, Sun, Zhao and national routines.
For Yang's record, see Yang Chengfu's preface to Tai Ji Chuan's Complete Book of Physical Use, "Tai Ji Chuan was founded in Zhang Sanfeng at the end of the Song Dynasty and spread in Wang Zongyue, Tong and Zhang Songxi." Chen Changxing is Mr. Jiang's only disciple.
Tai Ji Chuan is a kind of martial arts, which originated from Tai Ji Chuan and Zhao of Yang. Created by Wu Yuxiang, the nephew Li Yishe wrote in "Introduction to Taiji" in 1867: "Taiji was introduced in Zhang Sanfeng in the Song Dynasty, which was exquisite and ingenious, while Wang Zongyue's theory was exhaustive. Later, it spread to Chenjiagou, Henan Province, where the surname Chen was smart and wise, and not many people were represented. Yang from Nanguan, my county, loves learning. Conscientious, more than ten years, extremely exquisite preparation. After Li Xuan, people in the city were very nice. My mother's uncle Wu Yuxiang saw it and fell in love with it. She often compares it with others, but refuses to give it to others easily. You can only get a rough idea. In Zhaobao Town, Huaiqing County, Henan Province, there was a man named Qing Ping, who was skilled. After the New Year, my mother-in-law went to Henan Province for a business trip and visited Yan. " It takes more than a month to study, but it is exquisite and magical. "This article is the earliest record of the origin of modern Tai Ji Chuan. When Li wrote Preface, both Yang Luchan and Wu Yuxiang were alive, and Xiao Xu should be a reliable work.
There is a Song of Du Xujin's Teacher Biography in Chen's Tai Ji Chuan Spectrum and Chen's Tai Ji Chuan Spectrum written by Chen's descendants. Du is a descendant of Zhao Bao. Visible Chen Xin also admitted that Tai Ji Chuan was circulated in Wang Zongyue and Jiang Fa. There is no doubt that Wang Zongyue is the master of Shanxi. Mr. Tai Chi, an archaeologist who is over 100 years old, visited Chenjiagou as early as 19 17, and personally listened to the introduction of the gentleman who was writing the illustrations of Chen Tai Ji Chuan. Chen Xin simply said that it was handed down from the Chen family for hundreds of years and belonged to Shaolin Boxing. The villagers call them Chen family members. Tai Ji Chuan was passed from Jiang Fa to Chen Changxing. He was a seal man in the south of the Yangtze River and opened a tofu mill in Xi 'an. The people surnamed Chen even thought it was a shame to beat the Chen family, and Chen Changxing was not allowed to teach them any more. Chen Xin also introduced Du to let Du beat Tai Ji Chuan (see the study of Tai Ji Chuan). It can be seen that the above history was also recognized in Chenjiagou at that time.
Tang Hao's "Examination of Wang Zongyue" proves that Wang Zongyue is a native of Shanxi. He lived in Luoyang in the fifty-sixth year of Qing Qianlong (179 1), and then lived in Kaifeng and Qianlong for sixty years (1795). Jiang Fa was also from the Qianlong period. According to Chen Rui's notes, Chen Changxing was born in 177 1 and died in 1853. Changxing was at least 25 years old when Wang Zongyue died. This coincides with the time of Wang Chuan and Jiang Changxing.