The "Fourteen Taboos" of Neijia Boxing are of great significance not only to narrow and broad Neijia Boxing (Taiji, Bagua, Xingyi Boxing, etc.). ), but also played an important guiding role for other boxing. This is because the origins of ancient and modern boxing come down in one continuous line. In the process of inheritance, development and innovation, although many schools have been formed and their unique styles and characteristics have been established, the role and technical norms of Wushu have never changed. In his early years, Mr. Shen Shou made a concise and incisive exposition on "Fourteen Taboos", which is now explained in detail for the reference of martial arts lovers.
1, laziness: scattered consciousness, numerous distractions, listless spirit, dejected, obsessed with foreign things, boxing spirit.
In this way, the word "respect" is violated first. The boxing frame within the family requires "calm mind, soft body, strong heart, balanced breath and strong will". If the mind can't be quiet and ethereal, how can the body be relaxed and flexible? If the skeleton can't be loose, soft and round, then God can be calm and peaceful. Charm can't be balanced, so how can the breath be balanced? If the breath can't be harmonized, how can the heart be empty? If the heart cannot be empty, how can the force be balanced? Therefore, when you stand on the pile and punch, you must concentrate, be calm and resolute, have a thick breath and a solid rhyme, so that you can concentrate, be out of breath and have a solid essence. This is out of nothing.
The house where the essence is hidden is called Tian Dan, which is the sea of qi. With the heart moving, the body moving, the abdomen sinking, the roots breathing, and the long-term nourishing of qi, it is warm and self-transpiration, which is called qi, commonly known as vitality, true qi and middle qi. The sky is rich in atmosphere, so you can breathe the breath of heaven and earth. Make good use of it, and expand with the internal qi, which is the qi of harmony. This is refining gas, which is like a wheel, like a nine-curved bead, permeates the whole body, converges to the bone, and penetrates to the top like a god. This is refining the spirit. God's peace of mind, peace of mind, natural light floating, scum precipitation, long-term awareness, sudden emergence of light, full of energy, this is refining God, returning to the air. This is self-contained, nothing.
From scratch, that is, from loose to soft, from soft to strong, extremely, and the most rigid. However, this is not difficult. Come from nothing, that is, just return to softness, change softness into rigidity, and be extremely soft. However, this softness is not soft. Out of nothing, out of nothing, that is, there is yang in yin and yin in yang. Cultivate movement in silence, and cultivate silence in movement. There is reality in the virtual, and there is emptiness in the real. There is rigidity in softness, softness in rigidity, change from rigidity to softness, change from softness to rigidity, just return to softness, just return to softness, combine rigidity with softness, and promote rigidity with softness, thus changing. The changers change, the changers change, and the changes are endless. From then on, it was achieved, reached the realm, suddenly penetrated, and reached the immortal.
It can be seen that a cool head, concentrated thoughts and undivided attention are indispensable and important conditions for the sublimation of Wushu, so learners should pay serious attention to and exercise from the day they start learning.
As far as fitness is concerned, qi Shuai is blood. In the human body, qi leads to blood, and qi is at will and calm with the heart. If the mind is scattered and qi stagnation is blocked, it will lead to blood stasis. Therefore, concentration can make qi unobstructed, and qi unobstructed will melt blood; Blood melts and blood is smooth; When qi and blood are smooth, blood is abundant. Extremely, the bones and muscles are harmonious, the bones and muscles are strong, the bone marrow is full, the spirit is full, and the disease is always safe. I would like to ask, people who practice martial arts and boxing, "intelligence comes from the inside, fame and fortune are disturbed from the outside, dogs and horses confuse their spirits, wealth is their heart, ideas fluctuate from time to time, their hearts are restless for a moment, their souls are out of body experience, their spirits are unstable for a while, and they are like walking dead", so why is their internal strength long? Why does life expectancy increase? This is also the intention of family boxers and health experts at home and abroad to pay attention to the situation. . Regard laziness as the first taboo of boxing.
2, slow: wisdom is not sensitive, feeling ineffective, slow response, slow action.
The action of internal boxing (pile) is based on virtual spirit. As the saying goes, "calm, smart body", "God is a coach and a driver". Boxing and standing on piles have always been heart-to-heart. The heart moved, and all the bones stopped moving. The so-called indifference. It can be seen that the clever Minhui of the mind is the root to overcome the slowness.
The mind is not cranky, impulsive, frivolous and erratic. The mood is empty and quiet, and the expression is comfortable in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The inner natural mind is empty, clear, open in wisdom, loose in bones and muscles, and smooth in meridians and qi and blood. Outside, there is naturally no stagnation, quick action and quick feeling.
If you want to go into battle lightly, you must get the top strength to contract its programs; Next, it must sink between its tails to keep its direction and upright line. The so-called "tail in the top." When the top strength is weak, the spirit is steep, the tail is drooping, and the spine is aligned immediately. The backbone of the human body is only the spine, and it is also the master of everything. The spine is naturally arranged, loose and heavy, and runs from top to bottom. "Standing as a scale" naturally makes the whole body light and smooth. Otherwise, it stops at the shoulders and elbows, at the waist and spine, and at the hips and knees. Without the response of heart and hand, the whole team is out of control, has no dominance, takes improper measures, loses natural opportunities and is controlled by others.
If a person's back is the master of the body, then his legs and feet are the foundation of the body. Whether the movements are sensitive or slow, to a great extent, depends on the kung fu of the legs and feet. Therefore, in On Boxing, there is a discussion that "the opportunity is now or never, the body cannot be separated, and the disease is sought after by the waist and legs". Those who disperse cannot coordinate their hands, eyes, body, methods and steps, and their hearts, minds, essence, qi and spirit cannot be unified. As a result, the fist can't stand upright, the mind can't be specialized, the body can't relax, the heart can't be calm, the god can't be calm, and the strength can't be adjusted. The natural feeling can't be sensitive, the movements can't advance and retreat freely, and the skills can't be divorced from reality and clear. Then the block is unbroken, and it is full of convex and concave. If it happens at the waist, the upper body will be sluggish and the operation will not be smooth; If it happens in the leg, the leg is late and heavy, and there is no way to advance or retreat. Or is there a saying in boxing theory that "rooted in the foot, originated from the leg, waist-oriented, finger-shaped"? In fact, this is either a misunderstanding or a one-sided understanding. It should be noted that there is also a saying that "from the foot to the waist of the leg, it must be complete", and the upper and lower sentences are inseparable. This statement mainly refers to the running route of heart, qi and energy. We might as well explain it this way: "It starts from the feet, passes through the legs, reaches the waist, and finally forms in the fingers. From feet to legs to waist and hands, it must always be complete, there can be no flaws, and there can be no bumps. " If it is complete, there is no blocking and there is no interruption. From the foot to the leg, from the waist to the hand, if there are intermittent obstruction and convex and concave defects, the heart, mind, qi, energy and spirit can not be completely unified, resulting in the phenomenon of "beginning without end, beginning without end, beginning with chaos and finally abandoning", which leads to the inability of heart, mind and spirit to get together; Strength, strength, and qi are scattered but not advanced. Therefore, you can't control your body to move freely back and forth. Can't grasp the opportunity, frustrated everywhere. In this way, it has become the inevitable result of the boxing proverb that "if you lose your chance slowly, you will be subject to people everywhere."
Therefore, domestic boxers always take pains to warn scholars not to be slow, asking practitioners to be full, not to exert themselves at all, and not to let them languish, hinder and participate in the style intermittently. It must be continuous and light, so that wisdom can be born and agility can be presented.
3. Oblique: the upper half does not support the jacking force, the middle half does not maintain the center of gravity, the lower half does not steer, the head is not straight, the lines (spine) are not astringent, and the outside (shoulders and hips, elbows and knees, hands and feet) cannot be combined. The body tilts back and forth, and the front, back, left and right are unbalanced.
All boxing techniques within the family have always been taboo and pay attention to "being open and comfortable". Honest people are impartial. Comfortable people are naturally comfortable, not nervous, and exert themselves. Neijia boxing regards "attention" as the first element of posture, because it is the criterion of boxing posture and one of the basic conditions for the stability of the footwall when the human body moves. There is a saying in Wang Zongyue's boxing theory that "standing as a balance and living as a wheel" shows that standing as a balance is the premise of living as a wheel. If there is no empty coupling jacking force in the pile, it will tilt left and right; Chest out, heavy on the top and light on the bottom; Legs, the actual situation is unknown; Shrugging your shoulders and lifting your elbows, the technique is vague; High and low, limping, senile; Lift the waist and twist the hips, and the rotation is invalid; If the rules are lost, there will be no justice and peace.
Physiologically speaking, bowing your head is a very correct posture. This can maintain the natural vertical state of the cervical spine. Also known as the "vertical line". It can make the medulla oblongata, the nerve center in the cervical vertebra and the spinal cord in the spine free from any pressure. There are four pairs of cranial nerves in the medulla oblongata, which is the center for managing important reflexes such as breathing and heartbeat, so it is called the "life center". The spinal cord is connected with the medulla oblongata, and has cervical, thoracic, lumbar and caudal nerves. It is the channel between the peripheral nerve and the brain. "Stand as accurate as a scale", that is, not askew. In this way, this passage is kept free from extrusion and unimpeded, and the limb movement can also be guaranteed to be "like a wheel", especially the waist and buttocks movement.
There are countless statements about "standing at attention" in boxing. For example, Wang Zongyue's "Song of the Thirteen Potential Performances" said: "The tail is in the sky, and the body is light and the head is drooping." In the Qing Dynasty, Wu Yuxiang's "Thirteen Moves of Mind Interpretation" said: "Just be appropriate and support eight sides." He also said, "My waist is like a bow." . There is a proverb in Xu Yiping that "the throat will never be thrown away". Shen Shou's "Long Mountain Snake Array" said: "Don't generalize by partiality." As discussed above, all words should be upright to avoid skew. If the waist is not loose and straight, it will cause the hips to rise and the body to lean forward. If you miss the tail, that is, the coccyx can't act as a rudder for the action, and it is difficult to make the action "upright" at any angle and in any direction, then God can't penetrate the top and the spine can't produce force. It is absolutely impossible to balance and concentrate on one side. Although the sages of all ages have never read the physics and biomechanics of human movement, the practice of boxing tells them that if it does not conform to the objective truth of "uprightness", it is difficult for the human body to be stable in boxing, and it is impossible to defeat the enemy even if it does not fall to the ground. In modern times, some people put forward the theory of "right in slant" and "right in slant", which violates the biomechanics of human movement and is not enough training. This can only create conditions for opponents to take advantage of it. Isn't there enough practice class in this field?
"Selected Tactics of Shenshou Boxing" and "Siping Tactics" say: "Peace of mind, righteousness, flat eyes, straight head and flat shoulders." Here, I explain in detail how to adjust the correct posture of being impartial and not skewed gradually through the order of "heart, eyes, top and shoulders", so that my center of gravity will never deviate from my "chassis". However, it should be noted that there are many ways to stand on the pile and punch. Therefore, posture does not make you stand straight and stiff; The so-called "impartiality" is not entirely a sign, "it is naturally obtained by God."
Wu Gongzao once said: "The center of gravity is the hub of everything. If the center of gravity stands, it can be opened and closed flexibly; If the center of gravity does not stand, the opening and closing will lose the key. " Chen Xinyan said: "Those who are upright, upright, impartial and vain are not afraid of being pushed down by others." It can be seen that "attention" is the premise of supporting all directions and being invincible. It is not difficult to understand why Neijia Boxing regards "crooked" as a taboo.
4, cold shoulders: elbows can not be heavy, shoulders can not be loose, shoulder blades locked, shoulders towering, just like standing in a cold winter. Cause qi and blood to be blocked and the road is not smooth. Causes the strength not to be able from the spine, permeates the strength at the fingertips; You can't empty your chest and abdomen and discharge air into the field.
Family boxing has the basic requirements of "relaxing shoulders and sinking elbows", or "relaxing shoulders and sinking elbows", "sinking shoulders and sinking elbows". In a word, the shoulder joint should be loose and sunken, so that the clavicle is flat and slightly sunken, and the elbow joint should always be moderately bent and sunken. So as to achieve "three sags", that is, air sag, shoulder sag and elbow sag. If qi droops, it falls into the abdomen and is as stable as a mountain; Shoulders droop, arms are slack and active, and shoulders push elbows forward; The drooping elbows round the shoulders and strengthen the ribs. This is in line with the principle that "with music, there is more than enough power". As the saying goes, "hands are like two doors", then the scapula is the axis of the door, which is the hinge. At the same time, the upper limb is also the location of the three Yang meridians of the hand (i.e. Yangming meridian of the hand (large intestine), Dayang meridian of the hand (small intestine), Shaoyang meridian of the hand (triple energizer) and Yin San meridian of the hand (i.e. Taiyin meridian of the hand (lung), Shaoyin meridian of the hand (heart) and Jueyin meridian of the hand (pericardium). From the martial arts point of view, if the shoulders can't droop and rise, the qi and blood will go up, and the whole body will be weak. If the elbow can't bend down and lift up, the strength will stagnate at the shoulder and elbow, so you can't protect your head, your chest, your crotch and knees. That is, the hand can't play the role of "two doors". In addition, hunchback on both shoulders will inevitably lead to stiffness in the chest and back, which will block the meridians, and at the same time oppress the carotid artery and make the brain lose qi and blood. The head is the head of the six yang, and it is the "Sect of Hundred Pulses". In the twelve meridians, six Yang meridians go up to the head, and six Yin meridians also meet at the head through "Don't dodge". The head is the master of the whole body, and the procedures and five senses of the whole body are skeletons. As a result of cold shoulders, the carotid artery that transports oxygen and blood is blocked, leading to hypoxia and ischemia in the brain, leading to brain command failure and loss of wisdom; Shoulders can't be loose, qi and blood rush to the chest, so the upper part is heavy and the lower part is light, and the heel is floating; The true qi can't be attached to the back, and the true qi can't be the governor on Sunday. If the whole body is stiff, the virtual spirit disappears, the vitality disappears, and there is no change. At the same time, the cold shoulder will also make the arm stretch and twist, which can't be loose and flexible, and it is also easy to be frustrated by the opponent's arm and other methods. From a medical point of view, shrugging your shoulders and lifting your elbows will often lead to the internal organs such as lungs lifting upwards, which makes people nervous, as the saying goes.
State. It will also make qi and blood stagnate in joints such as neck, spine, shoulders and elbows, making it difficult to reach the head and fingers. Emotional stress makes qi and blood unable to flow peacefully and smoothly, circulating around the inside and outside of the human body, resulting in the inability to loosen the internal organs, which are soft outside and rigid inside. Internal can't maintain the balance of Yin and Yang, and external can't stop the invasion of evil spirits. It is also difficult to achieve the expected effect of improving health. On the contrary, if the shoulders and elbows are fully relaxed and rounded, all the arms will stretch and twist, just like wicker swaying, lively and not stagnant. Anatomically, the shoulder joint is an extremely important part of the upper limb, because the shoulder joint has a large range of motion, and the deltoid muscle connects the humerus, scapula and clavicle. There is latissimus dorsi muscle connecting the lumbar spine and humerus; Pectoralis major connects humerus, rib and clavicle. Therefore, "sinking shoulders and hanging elbows" will cause a chain effect, which will relax the chest and back, relax the five internal organs, make the body full of neutral qi, and make the five internal organs peaceful, comfortable, moist and full of good thoughts. When you reach this calm and peaceful state, your body will be healthy.