(a) like a virgin outside, such as king kong inside.
There are many schools of martial arts in China, including hundreds of boxing methods. Each school has its own unique characteristics. To sum up, it is nothing more than two schools inside and outside.
Waijia boxing is mainly about punching, kicking, jumping and prancing. The meaning of attack and defense is obvious, and people can know it is martial arts at a glance. Chen Tai Ji Chuan has his own characteristics: drawing air with intention and transporting the body with qi; Internal gas is motionless, deformation is silent, internal pneumatic, and shape follows pneumatic; Driven by internal qi, the shape follows up and down, continuously, with the waist as the axis, continuously, without losing the top, turning around, running slowly and stopping silently.
The significance of its defense is mostly hidden inside but not obvious outside, which often makes people mistakenly think that this boxing is like fishing, not martial arts. In particular, the old frame is mainly soft all the way, which requires the whole body to relax and has no rigid strength. Mainly exercise footwork, so that the first step can take root, flexibly turn hips, regulate qi and blood, and practice internal qi, so as to achieve qi, qi, and health. Eight-sided support makes the body build a solid defense line inside and outside, forming a trend of five bows and storing hair. In this way, if you don't meet the enemy, you will have it.
(2) Spiral winding luck method
Everyone has seen broken bricks on his head and steel bars around his neck. This is a lucky method of hard qigong. Internal gas is transported to the top of the head, and the head can break bricks; When it is transported to the neck, it can wrap the steel bar.
Chen Taijichuan combined the theories of mechanics and meridian science, and adopted the luck method of spiral winding, in which the small wins the big and the weak wins the strong. A car carrying several tons of goods seems to be lifted with a small jack. The accumulation and development of the so-called Taiji Chuan, the failure of absorbing strength, hitting people hard and using four or two strokes of a thousand pounds, are all the roles played by spiral strength.
Therefore, "The Whole Theory" says: "The empty cage deceives and lures only for a turn." From the point of view of meridians, meridians refer to channels filled with qi and blood of human body, starting from viscera and flowing to limbs. If the qi and blood of zang-fu organs and meridians are not harmonious, abnormal mechanisms will lead to diseases, and harmony will lead to smooth qi and blood, strengthen physical fitness and prolong life.
Tai Ji Chuan combined with the theory of meridians, taking boxing and guiding qi as the exterior and interior, and adopting the spiral winding style of telescopic rotation in boxing posture, demanding "guiding qi with intention and transporting the body with qi"; "Qi will surge and spread all over the body"; Internal qi starts in the abdomen, runs through the waist as the axis, slightly rotates to change the lumbar gap (both kidneys), and is distributed throughout the body by rotating the waist and the spine. Connect Ren Du's two veins, turn the wrist into an arm in the upper movement, turn the ankle into a knee in the lower movement, and return to the abdomen at four ends. The action is arc-shaped, round and coherent, with one stroke and one potential, connecting the preceding with the following, and promoting qi and blood circulation in one go. This is luck, which is different from hard work. This systematic method of luck conforms to the meridian theory and is rare in other boxing and sports.
(3) Wushu is combined with guided breathing.
Introduction and breathing are fitness exercises with a long history in China, which were recorded in Laozi and Mencius hundreds of years before BC. At the beginning of Han Dynasty, Liu An, the son of Huainan, edited Six Birds Play, while Hua Tuo, a famous doctor at the end of Han Dynasty, changed Five Birds Play. He imitated animals' movements such as moving, shaking, bending, leaning, looking and jumping, combined with breathing movements, and used it for health care and exercise. It was the predecessor of qigong and internal strength later, and also the basis of Taoist health preservation. Chen-style Tai Ji Chuan organically combines guidance, breathing, breathing with coordinated movements of hands, eyes, posture and footwork, and becomes an internal boxing method with both internal and external training, which not only plays a good role in keeping fit, but also is a creative development in improving boxing skills.
(4) Chen Taiji preached both rigidity and softness.
Stiffness and softness are opposites. But Chen-style Tai Ji Chuan combined rigidity and softness in the whole routine, and achieved rigidity and softness with one move and one situation. "Boxing Manual" stipulates: "In sports, we should first turn strength into softness, then practice softness into rigidity, and then practice softness into rigidity. You can only see yin and yang by combining rigidity with softness. Therefore, boxing can't just be named, nor can it be named soft, but it can be named after Tai Chi. " Why should Tai Ji Chuan's strength be based on combining rigidity with softness? Lack of toughness due to the combination of rigidity and softness. Fragile and vulnerable, it has no practical value in martial arts and fighting. Only soft but not hard forces are useless because they lose their explosive power.
Therefore, "On Boxing" points out: "However, rigidity is different from softness, while hair is different from use. The limbs are vigorous, the air shape is outward, the internal embrace is static and heavy, and the strength is strong; Internal and external qi stagnation, now light and soft, but also soft. You can't be soft with rigidity, and you can't surround it quickly without softness; You can't use softness without rigidity, and you can't push without rigidity. It is natural to stick, swim, pick up, follow, soar, flash, fold, empty, bow, row, squeeze and press. " Hard and soft can't be neglected, and hard work can't be sloppy! "
Combining rigidity with softness, as far as Qi and God are concerned, it is expressed through concealment and manifestation, with concealment being softness and manifestation being rigidity. In posture, it is expressed by opening and closing, that is, closing is soft and opening is rigid (that is, storage is soft and hair is rigid). It is soft in the process of conveying power and hard when moving to the landing point. The combination of rigidity and softness is fully displayed because of the implicit expression of air and the opening and closing of posture. The landing point is the point where the action reaches the end point, and it is the place where God shows and gathers, so it is rigid. In addition, soft methods should be used in the process of luck transformation.
Every movement of Chen and Tai Ji Chuan is opening and closing, and every opening and closing movement has strength and placement. The placement should be both rigid and flexible, and the others should be both flexible and flexible. This is the principle that must be mastered to achieve the combination of rigidity and softness, and it is also the basis for practicing avoiding reality, attacking emptiness, surviving later, leading to defeat and loosening.
(5) Consciousness, breathing and movement are closely combined.
Chen and Tai Ji Chuan's internal and external skills are both internal and external, and the movements of internal boxing are all carried out under the guidance of consciousness. Meaning: mind and consciousness. Chen Xin's "On Boxing" said: "The heart of boxing is the main thing", "The wonderful machine comes from the heart" and "Only when it is used in the heart can it be a real move". "Give priority to the heart, and all the five senses and bones are obedient". "
Q: Master of Operations? Yue: the Lord is in the heart, and if the heart wants to move left and right alternately, then the left and right hands and feet move alternately; The heart should turn into a smooth circle with silk winding strength, and the left and right hands should turn into a smooth circle with silk winding strength; The heart wants to sink the elbow and press the shoulder, and the elbow sinks the shoulder; The heart wants to close the chest and abdomen, the waist collapses, and the crotch is round, while the chest closes, the waist brakes, and the crotch is round, which is not satisfactory; If the heart wants to bend its knees, both knees should bend their knees, the right foot runs with the right hand, the left foot runs with the left hand, and both knees and left and right feet should follow, otherwise it will be full of flaws and exhaustion, and this official has to obey the heart. So I said: the heart is the master of the body's operation. The above is the relationship between mind and action.
"On Boxing" also said: "Boxing can regulate qi and blood, breathe naturally ... keep breathing, exercise solid internal defense, and pay attention to the entrance. ..... Run gently, stop silently, but run meaningfully. " Therefore, there is a close relationship between consciousness, breathing and exercise. When walking on the shelf, every move is under the command of the nurse, and the coordinated movements of hands, eyes, posture and footwork are organically combined with breathing, so as to open the breath and let nature take its course, so that the mind will not make you angry and the movements will be gentle and become a unified internal boxing action.
(6) Practical competitive sports-double pushing hands and double sticking guns
Wushu has five branches since ancient times: kicking, hitting, wrestling, hugging and wrestling. Wrestling only focuses on wrestling, but it has developed independently for thousands of years. Although the other four are also comprehensive exercises, they still have their own characteristics. In ancient times, it was known as "southern boxing with northern legs" and "long boxing with short strokes", which also explained this difference. Qi Jiguang's contemporaries, such as "Li Bantian's Leg", "Eagle Claw King's Robbery", "Thousand Falls" and "Zhang Bojing's Strike", all have their own skills.
At the same time, because the four methods of kicking, hitting, holding and throwing are harmful in practice, most of them have only practiced imaginary or symbolic exercises, which opens the door for fancy tricks. However, due to lack of practice, it is difficult to improve the level of attack and defense. This is one of the reasons why some famous boxing techniques in ancient China "lost their true meaning" after no one taught or learned them.
Focusing on touching, sticking, receiving, following, rubbing, sliding, squeezing and pressing, Chen Wangting created Chen Tai Ji Chuan's double pushing technique on the basis of spiral winding, practiced the sensitivity of brain reaction and skin touch, and integrated competitive skills such as kicking, hitting, falling, taking and falling, which was further developed.
For example, the grip method is not limited to holding people's joints, but focuses on holding people's strength, which is higher than the general grip skills. Chen Taiji's method of pushing hands is very technical, so it is very effective in developing physical strength, endurance, speed, agility and skills. This method of pushing hands replaces imagination and symbolic tricks, solves the problems of venue, protective gear and special clothing during internship, and becomes a competitive sport that two people can practice hand in hand anytime and anywhere. The same is true of double stick marksmanship.
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Chen Tai Ji Chuan training method
(A) skilled routines clear posture
The so-called "routine" refers to Tai Ji Chuan's whole posture. The so-called "posture" refers to the action structure of each posture. Beginners are mainly skilled in routines and correct in direction. At the same time, pay due attention to the norms of posture. After a period of practice, the routine has become proficient. At this time, we must focus on the correct posture, so as to produce internal qi and give play to the effect of fitness and martial arts. Now let's talk about the practice methods and matters needing attention at this stage from two aspects.
1. Move quietly, move quietly. To practice Chen-style Tai Ji Chuan, we must keep inner peace and eliminate all internal and external interference. Only in this way can it help to converge internal qi and stimulate surging. "On Boxing" says: "Nourish the spirit and nourish the qi". The so-called "root" of raising roots is the root, that is, the kidney. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that "kidney is the innate foundation", which contains Yuan Yin and Yuanyang, and is the motive force of human life activities. "Silence must nourish the roots", that is to say, only when the consciousness is pure can it contribute to the exuberance and collection of kidney qi, so that the five internal organs can be healthy, the internal qi is abundant, the spirit can be nourished and the movements can be vigorous.
2. Pay attention to posture. When you start practicing Tai Ji Chuan, you should not be too demanding or too hasty. Just like beginners, you can write horizontal, vertical, dot and hook strokes and combine them into squares. Beginners only need a natural straight head and a correct posture to practice boxing. As long as you can do lunges, imaginary steps, open steps and close steps well, you can know the direction. As for those inevitable problems, such as shoulder-shouldering, chest tightness, breathing and trembling hands and feet, it is not appropriate to delve into them. But the running direction, angle and sequence must be absolutely correct, and strive to be soft and generous.
Practice 10 times a day, and you can practice routines in two months. At this time, it is necessary to further consider the action requirements and correct them from beginning to end. Slow down the action speed as much as possible, which will help to figure out whether the action is correct. Stick to 10 boxing every day and practice for another cycle, and you can pass this stage and enter the second stage.
(2) Adjust posture and relax.
The so-called "body posture" refers to the principle of requiring all parts of the body when practicing boxing. To adjust your posture, you must first work hard at relaxation. In order to loosen joints, stretch tendons and pull out bones, you can practice some movements, such as "King Kong Knife", "Hand Protection Boxing" and "Swing your feet and drop your fork", but try to relax and don't use clumsy strength.
The main problems in this stage of exercise are upright, horizontal inflation, shoulders and elbows. There are two main reasons for these problems: first, there is not enough understanding of the meaning of "relaxation"; Second, the leg support is insufficient and it is difficult to relax. "On Boxing" said: "The body must be properly oriented. It is not as natural as the whole body. " In other words, the practice of routine posture should be based on standing upright. The word "correct" also has two meanings: first, the position of trunk, limbs and head is correct, that is, the body is impartial; The other is to maintain relative balance when the body is skewed, such as pull-ups and pull-downs at the start. The so-called "relaxation" means that under the support of legs, all parts of the body naturally relax harmoniously and sink into the abdomen. Novices do not understand these problems, do not pay attention to them, and have shallow skills, which will inevitably lead to the above problems. We can overcome the above problems by increasing the number of boxing exercises, reducing posture, increasing exercise, doing squats with one leg or both legs, standing piles and so on. At the same time, pay attention to relax hips, bend knees, round crotch and keep upright. With the increase of leg strength and the relaxation of posture, the chest, back, ribs and diaphragm will naturally sink, the qi in the body will rise and fall harmoniously, the breathing will be natural, the vital capacity will be enhanced, and its problems will be eliminated.
This stage needs to be practiced for 3 to 4 months. By then, the posture has been adjusted, and the posture has been basically correct. With the improvement of the quality of practice, there has been a feeling of internal qi activity.
(3) dredge meridians and activate internal qi.
Meridians are distributed all over the body, connecting the zang-fu organs internally and the muscle surface externally, thus communicating with the upper and lower parts of the human body, and are channels for regulating the movement of the body and internal qi. "Qi" is a subtle substance that constitutes and maintains human life activities, and it is extremely tiny material particles, which are difficult to perceive intuitively. It can only be reflected through human sensory organs according to various changes of things. Qi in the human body comes from the following aspects: first, the essence of innate parents; The second is the essence of Shui Gu, which is materialized through diet. The essence existing in human body is generated through the comprehensive action of spleen, lung and kidney. "On Boxing" said: "Qi is the foundation of life, and the way of Qi can't work if it doesn't work." He also said: "Run my body with my own vitality" and "shape it with qi and connect with it in one breath". It shows that Qi is an inherent primitive substance. Only when the meridians are unobstructed can Qi be instigated and swayed, thus achieving the effects of disease prevention, fitness and martial arts.
As mentioned earlier, in the later stage of "adjusting posture and relaxing the whole body", the body already has the feeling of internal gas flow and is interested in practicing boxing. But this feeling is like waves, sometimes absent and sometimes hidden. After a while, it will even be completely absent. This is the reason why the flow of meridian qi is not smooth, the operation of qi-moving machine is unfavorable, and the internal qi is ineffective. Therefore, in this stage of practice, we must pay more attention to the guidance of ideas, and under the command of brain consciousness, we can transform meaningful forms and make the internal qi communicate.
If something goes wrong, you can adjust your posture by yourself, depending on your strength. Practice should be slow rather than fast. One stroke should be focused and lively. The appearance should be consistent with the consciousness of internal qi as far as possible. After further practice for a period of time, the internal qi will be naturally smooth, the stiff and clumsy strength will be gradually overcome, gradually reach the whole body, and continue, and the internal qi will surge regularly according to the requirements of boxing, thus achieving a breakthrough.