In ancient times, Tai Ji Chuan called it "Tai Ji Chuan" in Daomen. Taiji is a comprehensive subject, which is different from the narrow sense referred to by modern Tai Ji Chuan because it contains the changes of everything in the world. Daomen Taiji is a profound knowledge, which includes many disciplines, such as Taoist philosophy, medicine, internal alchemy, meridian science, Yi-ology, internal work science, mechanics, martial arts, mathematics, etc., and integrates Yi-ology, five elements, yin and yang rigidity, and changes of reality and reality into A Biography of Artest. Tai Ji Chuan, as a method of Taoist humanism, is a model for Taoism to defend Taoism with martial arts and perform Taoism with martial arts. As the saying goes: "One yin and one yang is the Tao, and the operation of yin and yang is Tai Chi, and everything is nothing more than Tai Chi". So Tai Chi is the Tao.
Tai Ji Chuan, as a Taoist health-preserving and self-defense technology, has a long history. With the passage of time, coupled with the Taoist tradition of "it is better to be misinformed than lost", for many years, generations of people have only meditated in their hearts, and there are few written records. Even if it is recorded, it is often implied by argot, and those who have no real enlightenment cannot understand the mystery. If Zhang Zu agrees with Tai Chi Chuan, every Jiazi is handed down from generation to generation, from generation to generation, from two generations to three generations, from informal people, and the boxing spectrum is not handed down from generation to generation. It is precisely because of these special reasons that many of us today only know the founder Zhang Sanfeng, but don't know the descendants of past dynasties. We can get a glimpse from the popular data of Tai Ji Chuan. But it also provides an opportunity for counterfeiters to misunderstand the inheritance of Tai Ji Chuan.
From folk to modern times, Tai Ji Chuan's open spectrum formula is only Wang Zongyue's Tai Ji Chuan Solution and later generations' Tai Ji Chuan Solution based on Wang Solution, but there is no original Taoist "Tai Ji Chuan's Daoism". As I said in previous articles, Wang Zongyue was not an official descendant of Taoism, but his Tai Ji Chuan was handed down by Liu, a disciple of Zhang Sanfeng, and his Tai Ji Chuan theory, spectrum and prescription were compiled according to the oral records of Liu Daoren. Therefore, he did not have a complete Taoist Tai Ji Chuan theory. You can understand this by looking at the theories, boxing scores and melodies published by Wang Zongyue and Taiji. Due to the influence of regional environment and dialect, there are also some mistakes and shortcomings in boxing theory, boxing score and lyrics. Others were polished and gradually updated by later generations according to Wang Zongyue's records. For example, in the killer song, "hit the throat and hit the yin, be careful in the middle." Fold your knees together, and the palm of your head should be true. "This song was spread in Wang Zongyue by Taoist population, and was later copied according to Wang's records, so it contradicted Taoist biography. Taoist original tune Tian: "make a hole in your throat to cover your heart;" "Hit your knees and shins, and your palms will return to Yin." The difference between this song formula and the popular rest formula now lies mainly in the first two sentences. Although the two songs have the same purpose, compared with the last prime minister, the human parts of the former are slightly different.
There used to be a teacher who said, "It's better to pass a hand than a bite." The truth is often not easy to spread. So how to understand and explain the first sentence is more reasonable? Literally, it is more reasonable to use the word "eye" than "pharynx". As we all know, eyes are the official of human vision. If your eyes are blocked, you will lose your sight. Then why do you want to change the "next wonderful sound" to "next big sound"? It may be passed down from generation to generation, or it may be recorded incorrectly. In the past, some people mistook the "lower tone" for "lower tone", which is not comprehensive. What is the next Miao Yin? This refers to hitting the lower eight points and the genitals. The lower eight wonders refer to the lower sacral segment of the human back and lumbar spine, where there are posterior sacral branches and lateral sacral arteries. After being hit hard, it can cause incontinence, paralysis of lower limbs, hemiplegia and so on. The pudendum is the key to the human body. Punch the pudendum in front and eight Miu points in the back. If any of these two points is hit, it may cause harm to human body, and the lighter will be paralyzed and incontinent. Severe shock or fatal. The second sentence "hit the heart in both ribs", after the rib is hit, it can cause symptoms such as stagnation of liver qi, chest tightness, shortness of breath and cough. Chest and ribs are the five internal organs of human beings, with many acupoints and rich nerves, so they do great harm to human beings. "Gaixin" refers to the centers of the two meridians of the artificial governor vessel, "Gai" refers to the canopy, and the lung is the canopy of the five internal organs, which is a fatal acupoint; "Heart" refers to the front and back centers of human beings. The centers of Ren and Du meridians are important acupoints of human beings, and the five internal organs are interlinked, which is the fatal weakness of human beings. Therefore, when practicing, learners should have friends and teachers to guide them, so that they can know how to become an Olympic Games. Although the last two sentences are slightly different, they have the same meaning and will not be repeated here.
As can be seen from the above comparison, there is a difference between the true Taoist biography and the popular folk biography. So the difference between words has different meanings. There are many Tai Ji Chuan scores, boxing theories and boxing strategies handed down in the world. Due to various reasons, there are many mistakes. I hope Tai Ji Chuan researchers and experts can correct them.
Modern Tai Ji Chuan, as a technique of health preservation and self-defense, is deeply loved by martial arts practitioners. However, after Bai Yang's reform, many famous experts made different modifications to Tai Ji Chuan according to their personal understanding of Tai Ji Chuan. In order to be unconventional, some famous artists gave Tai Ji Chuan a new name to cater to people's pursuit of fashion. At that time, all kinds of Tai Chi Chuan were everywhere, which gradually made the real Taoist Tai Chi Chuan tired and retired. Tai Ji Chuan, popular in society, gradually lost Tai Ji Chuan's original intention and became Artest Tai Ji Chuan.
With the appeal and promotion of people with lofty ideals, Tai Ji Chuan is developing in the direction of restoring its original historical features, which is the correct way to make Tai Ji Chuan truly known to the public and used for the national fitness program. Although Tai Ji Chuan's fitness skill and attack function have long been recognized by people, why did many famous Tai Ji Chuan masters die young, leaving only some Tai Chi allusions and anecdotes for future generations? According to statistics, the average life span of modern Tai Ji Chuan masters is only about 70 years old, which is far from the concept of "conquering the masses". It can be seen that if a good thing is misunderstood and used improperly, it may also have the opposite result. Looking at the door, those with high internal skills live for a long time, while those with high internal skills in the secular world shout early. These facts show that not passing on the truth can not only prolong life, but also cause physical harm. Therefore, Tai Ji Chuan is closely related to the cultivation of Neidan health preservation. If you can't reach the eternal spirit of Dan Ti, you can't reach the true meaning of Tai Chi. Therefore, truly inheriting, researching and developing Tai Ji Chuan is our primary task today.
The name of Taoist Taiji Chuanshi mainly comes from the enlightenment of Sanfeng's founder. He devoted himself to practice for a long time, observed the changes of everything in the world and studied the theory of Yin and Yang and five lines of gossip. In order to make it easy for him to remember and pass it on from generation to generation, he composed his boxing methods and usage into songs, which made an indelible contribution to the establishment and spread of Tai Ji Chuan.
Tai Ji Chuan-style names are often named by descriptions, metaphors, exaggerations and personification, such as "three abundant strokes", "one whip" and "pushing the window against the moon". The following is a simple comparison.
Sanfeng Dao giant tactic said:
Sanfeng smashed cymbals and competed with King Kong, mixing thunder.
The shed broke the sky, and the Buddha, the fairy and the ghost dared not come.
The style of "Sanfeng Daocymbals" was invented by the founder of Sanfeng during Taoist practice. According to legend, he smashed rice with his fist every day, treating daily life as acrobatics, and later introduced this style into boxing. There are also "three pairs" in the road. For example, Zhao Bao Taiji still uses this name. Chen called this side "King Kong Dao", and its function and usage were slightly different. Practicing this formula requires the spirit, hands and feet, and Dan Zhen to smash (shouting from the abdomen, shaking feet, smashing sound), and make a mixed vibration sound. The combination of internal and external five elements can invigorate the spirit, make the whole body full of vigor, bones and muscles, and mix Tai Chi with the whole body, so as to exert a strong spirit. This formula requires the shape of the body, hands and feet to be male left and female right. That is, when boxing, the male begins to open left and close right, shaking his left foot and hitting his left foot at the beginning; When closing the momentum, close your right foot and hit your right, which is called yang opening and yin closing. Chen's "King Kong Dao" and Zhao Bao's "Three Doubles" have the same trend, both of which are right trends. But Chen's word "King Kong" comes from Buddhism. Somehow? Zhao Bao's moves vary from door to door, but his practice is different from that of the door. Probably the reason is that Tai Ji Chuan of Zhaobao originated from Wang Zongyue's disciple, and most of Jiang Fazhi's fists were handed down by Wang's daughter, which formed a right trend according to the rules of male left and female right, so Tai Ji Chuan of Zhaobao has the theory of "big girl fist" (see the original Baoshan Complete Works of Wudang Zhaobao Tai Ji Chuan). Yang-style Tai Ji Chuan does not have the style of "Sanfeng Crushing". When Yang Luchan learned boxing from Chen Jia, Chen Jiagou couldn't pass it on, so Yang switched to Zhaobao. Zhao Bao told Yang that the fist came from the gate, and Yang left Henan to find a way out, and was later instructed by Taoist descendants. Because Yang is not an official descendant of Taoism, the teacher forbids him to openly learn from him (because Yang worships Chen Changxing as a teacher, the ancients said that as long as he learns from the teacher for one day, he will be a teacher for life, which is also the moral code of Wulin), so Yang still calls Chen a teacher. In order not to offend Chen Shi under the restoration, Yang Luchan omitted this formula; We can see from the previous names of Yang-style Tai Ji Chuan potential that the names of Yang-style and Chen-style boxing are quite different, but they are close to the names of Taoist Tai Ji Chuan.