Tai Ji Chuan 24 basic footwork

Tai Ji Chuan 24 basic footwork has the following kinds:

The first type: lunge is that the front legs bend and the rear legs push to the ground, which is also called lunge. It means that the front legs are bent like bows and the rear legs are straight like arrows. Tai Ji Chuan's lunge is different from Shaolin Boxing's lunge.

Points to note:

The close distance between the first and second feet is approximately equal to the distance between two or three feet.

Second, the front bow of the front leg is caused by the backward push of the rear leg, which forms the opposite image of the shape and reinforcement, which conforms to the mechanical principle. This kind of footwork is the most commonly used in Tai Ji Chuan.

Second, riding a horse. Its posture is like riding a horse. The balance distance between the two feet is slightly wider than the local area, or it can be three feet wide. Sit in a semi-squat posture, with your knees not exceeding your toes, your hips higher than your knees, and your upper body straight. This formula is of little use in Tai Ji Chuan, and it is only used in actions such as starting, closing and smashing.

The third kind, T-step. T-step is standing with two feet in a T-shape. Landing with one foot firmly, landing with one foot firmly, such as "six letters and four letters", "exploring the height of the horse" and "stepping on seven stars"

Fourth, step by step. The feet are separated and parallel, such as the "cloud hand" action, which is this footwork.

Fifth, step by step. That is, squat with one leg and fork on the ground, such as "cutting earthworms" and "falling forks".

Action essentials:

God is the commander in chief.

The whole process of practicing Tai Ji Chuan needs to use ideas to guide actions and pay attention to them. For example, Tai Ji Chuan's "starting" movement with his arms slowly forward is similar to the horizontal arm raising movement in gymnastics, but in Tai Ji Chuan's practice, he should have the idea of raising his arms horizontally forward before starting the movement. To make an abdomen full of gas, we must have the idea of sinking gas into the depths of the abdominal cavity.

If you don't stop thinking, your actions will continue, just like a line running through all actions. In the process of practicing boxing, the ancients summarized it as "God is the commander in chief, which means obedience", that is, they emphasized guiding actions with thoughts.

(2) Pay attention to relaxation and don't be clumsy.

When practicing Tai Ji Chuan, it is required to relax the muscles and joints of all parts of the body to the maximum while maintaining the normal posture of the body. In the process of doing actions, we should avoid using clumsy and stiff strength. The spine of the human body stands upright in a natural state, and the head, trunk, limbs and other parts naturally move and stretch, thus achieving a state of coherence, flexibility, coordination and freedom of movement.

(3) Up and down, whole body coordination.

Tai Ji Chuan is a full-body exercise. Some people say that when playing Tai Ji Chuan, the whole body is "motionless" and "from the feet to the legs and waist, one thing must always be completed at a time", all of which mean that when practicing Tai Ji Chuan, the whole body is coordinated with each other. Although beginners know theoretically that they should take the waist as the axis and rely on the trunk to drive their limbs to carry out activities, they often feel overwhelmed. In this case, you can practice a single movement, at the same time practice footwork, and then practice routines.

(4) Distinguish between reality and excess, and stabilize the center of gravity.

After mastering the essentials of Tai Ji Chuan's body posture, we should pay attention to the reality of the movement and the center of gravity of the body. Because in Tai Ji Chuan's routine, the connection between movements and the change of position and direction run through the transformation of footwork and the shift of center of gravity. At the same time, we should also pay attention to the use of posture and techniques. No matter from the virtual to the real, or from the real to the virtual, we must be clear and coherent, so that the situation is broken and the intention is continuous.