Tai Chi Sword Practice Essentials

Tai Chi Sword Practice Essentials

Tai Chi Sword Technique is a kind of martial art unique to Wudang. Here I come to give you an introduction to the practice of Tai Chi sword essentials, I hope to help you!

The basic requirements of Tai Chi sword technique

1. Sword walk light, continuous

Tai Chi sword practice must follow the principle of Tai Chi Chuan practice, and must have the foundation of Tai Chi Chuan, before learning. If there is no taijiquan foundation, boxing specifications, posture is not correct, the essentials can not grasp, then to practice taijiquan, it is impossible. When practicing Taijiquan, it is required to be soft and gentle, not to exert oneself, to be loose and quiet, to breathe naturally, to have the spirit consolidated, and to be united in form and spirit. Similarly, when practicing Taijiquan, you must do the same.

The whole set of Taiji sword ****55 style, the exercise is a little faster than Taijiquan, generally no more than 4-5 minutes. Practice requirements such as clouds and water, continuous, stable and round, fully reflecting the sword techniques and style characteristics.

Tai Chi sword song cloud: "Sword law is never easy to pass on, swim like a dragon swirl, if you will chop chop like a knife, laugh at the death of Sanfeng old sword fairy." Arm Record" also emphasized that "the sword is light and clear, its use is different from the knife". Sword two-sided open edge, sharp tip, the use of flexible, focusing on the attack stab, so Taiji sword in the use of the sword, more than required to go light, avoiding the real and hit the virtual.

2. The sword is clear, strong and soft

The practice of Taiji sword must pay attention to the sword is clear, the intention is clear, the whole set of Taiji sword, including chopping, stabbing, ruffling, sweeping, intercepting, picking, plucking, hanging, up the collapse, down the point, left scratch, right pull, horizontal wipe **** 13 kinds of sword. When practicing, first of all, these laws should be clear and accurate in the sword movements to show, so that follow the law, moving into reason. If the sword is confused and the intention is not clear, it will not be possible to utilize its skills.

When practicing Taiji sword, you should know the sword method, know the offense and defense, and then you can be both strong and soft.

3. Body and sword coordination, with complete

When practicing Taiji sword, the body and sword coordination, with complete. Two arms and four limbs, shoulders, wrists, elbows, knees and feet, head, chest and waist, all must be closely coordinated with the movement of the sword, up and down with each other, a movement of a hundred with the emphasis on the waist as an axis, the whole body to drive the movement of the sword, in order to make the action will be full of flavor, dashing and generous, stretching and beautiful. If the body waist is not live, shoulder, elbow, wrist joints stiff and dull, then the sword is even more unable to play.

Taijiquan basic technique law

Taijiquan technique in addition to follow the "principle of martial arts technique", but also emphasizes the following basic technique law, the formation of its technique characteristics. They include: the upper suspension of the lower sinking, the middle section of the loose; in the fixed and moving, the axis of mutual rotation; slow and soft round, rest fine uniform long; to the intention of the dominant, the shape of the interest in the mutual attraction. Hanging up and sinking down, and relaxing in the middle section are the basic techniques of Taijiquan body shape. The "upper" refers to the top of the head at the Hundred Meetings Point, and the "lower" refers to the part of the foot that is supported by the heel, the palm of the foot, and the toes of the foot with a corner of the ground. The middle of the "upper" and "lower" is called the "middle section". When practicing boxing, the top of the head on the collar, seems to have a rope hanging over the sense of the Baihui point, and then relax the middle section of the place muscles and joints, let it be pulled downward by gravity and sinking, the hands and feet will have a sense of solidity. The human body in this upward suspension under the effect of sinking, was pulled long, shoulders, elbows, wrists, spine, hips, crotch, feet and other joints are open, chest and abdomen is also wide and comfortable, in the middle of the section of the ministries will be able to operate flexibly. Hanging up and sinking down can also make the head upright, neck straight, torso center.

This technique of upward suspension and downward sinking, and relaxation of the middle joints is also used to deal with the interrelationship between any three neighboring joints. For example, if you take Guan as the top, shoulder as the middle, and elbow as the bottom, i.e., the head hangs, the shoulder is loose, and the elbow sinks. This will open up the shoulder joint and relax the elbow muscles. Then take the elbow as the top, the wrist as the center, and the finger as the bottom, i.e.: the elbow hangs, the wrist loosens, and the finger sinks. This opens up the wrist joint, relaxes the wrist joint, and relaxes the wrist muscles. In this way, from top to bottom, in order to hang in the middle of the loose sinking, you can relax the whole body, section through, so that the gas injected into the hands and feet. The basic technique of Taijiquan dynamics is to move in the center and turn the axle and wheel around each other. The "Thirteen Positions" of Taijiquan are finally set in the center. Taijiquan scripture is "earth", according to the meaning of "earth gives birth to all things", Zhongding is one of the "Thirteen Potentials", and it is also the foundation of the other twelve potentials, which can't be separated from Zhongding. The so-called "Zhongding" refers to a neutral and stable state. The "neutralization and movement", so that the dynamic does not lose the "neutralization". There are three forms of expression of "neutralization and movement".

One of them

The body in motion to maintain not crooked and not oblique "in the right" state, the center of gravity is always moving in the support surface. This technique requires that at the beginning of the move, the center of gravity of the body is moved to the support, forming the support surface of the single-footed support, and then the moving foot is lifted off the ground. During the movement of the moving foot, the center of gravity of the body should be kept in the middle of the support surface, and it almost appears to move, and the center of gravity of the body will move to the middle of the new support surface only when the moving angle is formed into a two-legged support and a new support surface is formed. In this way, keep the center of gravity of the body moving in the support surface, and cooperate with the neutral `stance' with a high degree of stability and lightness.

Second

The body is kept in a neutral state, with the center of gravity moving in parallel. This technique requires that when the body moves, it always keeps the top flat, the shoulders flat, the hips flat, and the feet flat, which creates a smooth center of gravity in Taiji movement. Even in the Fushu downward posture, the center of gravity is lowered to a certain height before moving it in a flat manner to complete the downward posture under the state of high quality body "center flat". The independent type of movement is to move the center of gravity to the middle of the support surface, and then, while keeping the body in a "neutral" state, extend the knees and stand upward.

Third

The body maintains a "moderate" state during movement. No excesses, that is, Wang Zongyue "Taijiquan" so-called "no excesses". In the process of picking hands, "no excesses and no shortcomings" is to move with the opponent, "flexing and stretching", and "moving urgently should be urgent and moving slowly should be slow to follow". In the single practice frame, manifested in the specifications of the movement, the speed of the change, the coordination of the intention, the strength of the rigidity of the softness, etc., are in accordance with the rules and regulations, to do the right thing. This attitude of seeking "neutral", "neutral", and "moderate" in movement is synthesized into a state of dynamic equilibrium, which is also known as the "Thirteen Potential Songs".

"Axis and wheel rotation" is the basic technique of taijiquan movement of body coordination. During the movement, the waist is the "axis", and the hands and feet are the "wheels". The limbs above the waist are "on", and the limbs below the waist can cause the waist to move and bring the arms and legs to move, as if the axle is moving and the wheel must turn. When the lower limbs (upper limbs) move, the other parts also move. This is also up and down follow each other. In this way, the whole body moves without any immobility, and there is no static without static, and the movements are coordinated and complete. Slow, soft and round, fine and even, is the technique of Taijiquan to deal with the rhythm of movement, strength and breathing method. It means that when practicing Taijiquan, the limbs should move slowly, and the flexible and smooth strength should be used to make the movement converted into a rounded and coherent movement, which can be completed in one go. At the same time, to use abdominal deep breathing method, will be breathing method, will be adjusted to the breath subtle and long, uniform speed in and out. "Slow, soft and round, breath fine and even long" must be coordinated, in order. One of these errors will affect other movements. For example, the rigidity of the force will lead to the shape of the straight, fast, call, affecting the use of soft and round, slow and even and other techniques and embodiment.

The basic technique of Taijiquan's overall movement is to be dominated by the mind and to be guided by the form. When practicing taijiquan, it is required to take the idea as the leading role, and use the idea of breathing in recent years (i.e., breath), control the limbs (i.e., shape), and dominate the breathing and movement in an orderly manner. Do on the one hand to the intention to lead the gas. According to the strict movement norms, let the changes in shape cause the corresponding coordination of breathing, and after a long period of practice, get to mention the unity of intention, gas, strength and shape. To achieve the so-called "intentional conductor, the body to guide the gas" and "to the heart of the gas, gas transport body" blend of realms.