Taijiquan Evolution 6 – Almost Extinct Chen Style Taijiquan returns to Chen village
The sixth entry in the coverage of Taijiquan styles development. As our Taijiquan history section denotes, Xi'an is the home of our Taijiquan (inclusive of…
The sixth entry in the coverage of Taijiquan styles development. As our Taijiquan history section denotes, Xi'an is the home of our Taijiquan (inclusive of…
Yanqing Men 燕青門 is one of the greatest systems of Northern Chinese Martial Arts. Unfortunately due to its difficulty in training, the bravery of its…
拳名八极者,乃取拳中八大招之出手起脚无所不用其极也。行拳必内存八意,外具八形,劲发八面,八意者,警、慌、狠、毒、猛、烈、神、急也。八开者,即龙、虎、熊、猴、燕、犬、鹰、鹑也。八面者,八方也。内存八意方可先机制胜,外具八形始堪进退。应敌身体中正,劲发八面,不偏一隅,方能稳重厚实健立而博人。八意、八形、劲发八面均以“极”字为宗旨,此拳名之所由来也。本拳又名开门子拳者,盖取应敌进招均不离硬开之意也。
鞭,自古为兵家所重视,历有大将用之。在中国大年初一贴门神是家喻户晓的民间风俗。其中武门神唐将秦琼秦叔宝,尉迟恭敬德各持锏、鞭立于左右为人们驱鬼辟邪,成为鞭史的写照。据说唐朝太宗皇帝为了驱鬼命人画二将真容贴于左右门上祈求平安。
理为精、气、神之体,精、气、神为身之体。身为心之用,劲力为身之用。心、身有一定之主宰者,理也;精气神有一定之主宰者,意诚也。诚者,天道;诚之者,人道,俱不外意念须臾之间。
武术技击,激烈而多变,要想掌握格斗的主动权,有效地制服对手,必须在速度、力量、耐力、灵敏、柔韧、技术、战术、心理、方位、战、机等10个方面下功夫。这是个方面是相互联系紧密配合、协调一致的