Poems describing Taijiquan

1. Hold up a piece of sky, scratch out a cloud. If you want to seek the theory of yin and yang, enter my Taiji door.

2. The first time you learn it, you will find the right frame, and then you will seek for the birth of qiyun. If you practice both martial arts and literature, your work will be accomplished naturally.

3. How many nights of hard work have I spent practicing internal martial arts? I am not tired of the fame, but for the Taiji.

4. The tiger is the king of the beasts, the 100 meters in four or five seconds. It's not a big deal to enter the garden, but it's a big deal to run away from the sheep.

5. Life in captivity is short, life in the mountains is long. We advise you to exercise more, Tai Chi is good for your health.

6. Break the traditional Chinese medicine jar, and become a master of boxing. If you are sick and weak, why do you need to ask a famous doctor?

7. Taiji has a long history and has been passed on from generation to generation. Overseas people are more mesmerized, and the people of China should feel sorry for themselves.

8. Taiji cures all kinds of diseases, and activates the muscles and bones. It can be used for self-defense, and it is a wonderful spiral.

9. Learning martial arts is the first thing to do, and loyalty is fundamental. Chinese Taiji is full of righteousness.

10. Hundred clubs is a vertical line, the center of gravity is here. In the center, as in the column, never top bias.

11. The art of war is called the tricky way, and changes are hard to prevent. The first thing you need to do is to get a good look at the actual situation, and then you'll be able to see what's going on in the world.

12, chopper cut meat easy, all depends on back and forth rubbing. The first thing you need to do is to make sure that you have a good idea of what you're doing.

13, twisted silk twisted arm, arm as soft as sheep. The wooden stick is easy to break, and the soft rope is difficult to wrap around the ghost.

14, twisting the silk is the most labor-saving, wringing clothes water extrusion. I've never met a fool who presses his hand, and I've never met a fool who presses his hand.

15, generate force, at least two objects. The rhinoceros hit the wall and fell down, hit the paper but powerless.

16, the weight of the car can be pushed, but the fist is difficult to move. Punching hurts, pushing and pressing the center of gravity away.

17, foot and a half more fists, half a foot appropriate top elbow. The two sides are close to each other, leaning against the most successful.

18, the ruler radius has a rule, out of the wrist should sit. The activity of guarding the range, the joints are afraid of twisting and winding.

19. Calculate the amount of impulse, strike force multiplied by time. The short time power is small, long send fall far.

20. When you first learn the Dagong frame, do not be in a hurry to stretch. It is like writing a big imitation, easy to get out of the wrist.

21. When you first learn to draw a circle, then learn to wrap it around. Gradually, the weight is divided, and the spiral is realized over time.

22, the spring rain contains warmth, the fall wind is dry and cracked. It's not easy to get the ball rolling, it's not easy to get the lightning to go fast!

23, promote hair injury local, slow push to make people serve. The length can be both short and long, and the enemy will not lose.

24. Hitching a hand to know what's good and what's bad, and lifting your hand in the way of strength. Relaxing the arrow-quiver, the arrow leaves the string.

25. Big and small frames have their own strengths and weaknesses. A small step is difficult to stabilize, a big step is slow.

26. The roots of a big tree are deep and solid, and the push is as steady as a mountain. The tips of the leaves are easy to move, and the reasoning goes through Taijiquan.

27. The qi in the dantian does not exist, and the support is full of eight sides. It is difficult for people to push down, but Taiji is a miracle.

28. In the mountains and forests, the petals of the flowers face upwards. The arrow-quiver is not easy to lose, and the fingers should go up.

29. The slingshot is used to hit the birds, please refer to it carefully: the slingshot is a short force, the bow is a long force.

30. The crotch tip should not be high, and the crotch round should not be wide. The opening of the legs, seek round and not to seek the tip.

31, short Li Yi She, into Li style boxing. Yang Chengfu is a stout man with a strong frame.

32, the opponent is not out of strength, cut off the bud. Or wait for the end of the crossbow, counterattacks must take advantage of the time.

33. It is easy to send out the upper part of the force, but it is difficult to push the center of gravity. The center of gravity is close to the lower dantian.

34. There are two kinds of power, short and long. The long strength is not exposed, and the short strength is hard to prevent.

35, the buffer after the force, also known as conversion. It's like a cursive body, and there must be a cable with a link.

36, small collapse fast, tall collapse late. The shortness of the body is not inferior, but the shortness of the body can also be practiced.

37. In ancient times, boxing was simple, but today there are many flowers and dances. The performance is like running water, far away from the real face.

38. The first hand arrives at the back of the hand, and the first intention is to listen to the power. The spring breeze blows the willow, and the branches dance.

39, the flowers bloom, who has pity on the flowers? The flower theory is a philosophical one, and the flower theory is all about the fist.

40. When the muscles are violently contracted, the power to explode is born. The gap is wide, and the power can explode.

41, squeeze method back hand top, column support jack. The legs under the bridge pillar, why fear the car phosphorus!

42, open crotch in the round, its round like an arch bridge. The sharp crotch leg is upright, and the shape is like a triangle.

43, bundled ball in the frame, throw the ball far hit, rapid flight momentum, but was bounced out.

44, the force pushed the door, the door open people are not stable. Closed door to push through, this reason can pass people.

45, force even make things turn, the same strength in the opposite direction. The ball is close to the center of gravity, and the center of gravity is far away from the center of gravity.

46, the ping must be wrapped tightly, bruised bones hurt joints, smooth can be dissolved, hard top is not a fist.

47, the horse stepped on the cruel, the cow stepped on the pain is difficult to say. The horse's foot relies on heavy pressure, and the cow's hooves are twisted and tangled.

48. The garden is full of peach and plum trees, and the spring breeze does not stop. The world is in full swing, and it's a great time to be here!

49. Brake sharply, naturally consume more fuel. The even side saves energy, and the strength is not to be learned.

50: In the Ming Dynasty, Tai Zu Fist, 32 styles were passed on. The Chenquan has drawn a lot from it, and the names of the moves are also related.

51. Don't take the art of Taiji lightly, for there is a mechanism in it. There are many ways to use it, and there are many treasures to be found.

52. Don't complain that you are not well read. The life is full of jurisprudence, people remember Yang Lu Chan.

53. The ability to play must be stabilized, and the enemy's lower plate is firm. The two sides are facing each other, and the winner is the one with the best legs.

54. Riding a bicycle is a stable movement, but it is difficult to stand still. The whip whip spinning gyroscope, crooked edge stop.

55, the momentum of swallowing mountains and rivers, ten thousand people can not stop the courage. I'm not going to be able to do that, but I'm going to be able to do it," he said.

56. The theory of boxing remains unchanged, but the stance can be changed. The use of the constant situation, can be high and can be short.

57. Fists and legs are as fast as a car, and the two elbows are like two pairs of hands. If the opponent violates the Nine Palaces, you can rely on your opponent to strike.

58, high potential, the hand towards the bottom of the pressure. The first to take the high point, the other side is difficult to attack.

59, the human body is like a door, the spine is like a door shaft. When you hit the door, it is open to the air.

60, there are people outside the human body, and even more outside the sky. Don't be arrogant, don't pass on Taiji lightly.

61. Softening is taken from the Tao, and quietness is taken from the Buddha. The middle ground is obtained from Confucianism, and the three religions are united in Taiji.

62. If you learn Taiji, you need to work hard. If you are taught by a good teacher, you will have a lot of time.

63. Throwing the upper hair on the roof, and hitting the ground from below. The far put through the wall, close to the bullet lightning shock.

64, the upper lead into the lower leg, insertion block is particularly critical. The other side is difficult to invade, the center is not far away from the deviation.

65, the body is short and stable, flexible and accurate. Collapse the waist and crotch strength, control the enemy to lift its root.

66. There are fewer transitions between styles, and the punches are straight. The performance is not like Taijiquan.

67. The tree is slow to fall, and the center of gravity is far away from the ground. The human body is also the same, many factors are mixed.

68, brushing the pot positive and negative rotation, cutting the wheat with a twist. The screws are screwed, and the saws are recovered.

69, double-pressing shoulders and arms together, the combined force forward. Turning the waist can be taken away, the gas sinking down to the dantian.

70. Taiji is elegant, not like a reckless man. It is not like a reckless man. If you are too weak, you should refer to the middle ground.

71. Taiji has no broken strength, and it starts without stopping. It is not a matter of stopping and starting late.

72. There is a law in Taiji that the lower center of gravity should be collapsed to help the force. The center of gravity moves down when you push the car.

73. Taiji's true power has its truths and falsehoods to be scrutinized. Don't believe in the air power, the arrow-quiver is not transmitted.

74. The method of lifting the outline is very important, and it is easy to pick up the bundle of firewood. If you put it anywhere, it will be difficult to lift it even if you have a lot of strength.

75. Tianyun Taijiquan, yin and yang must not be biased. Attack and defense must be balanced, do not go to extremes.

76. Pushing a cart is like pushing a hand, with the center of gravity between the two legs. If you have a single foot and are carrying a heavy weight, it is often easy to deviate.

77. It is easy to push up the cylinder, but difficult to push down the cylinder. The human body is the same as the tank, no need to bother with language.

78. Push the root of the hand to stabilize, the back leg diagonal top column. How do you swing your toes, 45 degrees?

79, swallowing the slap of the sky net cover, autumn frost clean grass. If you want to get to God's point, it's hard to escape from the birds.

80. Appearance is easy to practice, but the essence is the most difficult to learn. If you are a fancy fighter, you will be lost in the essence of Taiji.

81. It is difficult to start with a tight grip and difficult to turn away from the front. It can be started at any time, and the intention is to do the other side first.

82. An object floats on water, a ball rolls on the ground. The first thing you need to do is to get a good balance between the two.

83. The first thing to do is to stretch, and gradually seek to be compact. The circle is so big that it becomes a small circle, so small that it is close to nothing.

84. The foundation of martial arts is stable, and it is difficult to walk on slippery ice. The first thing you need to do is to get out of the way.

85, a small jack, jacked up ten thousand pounds car. Spiral self-saving force, four or two thousand pounds dial.

86. After six or seven years of learning boxing, my kung fu has become a success. The moves are familiar to know the strength, and the integration can be through.

87, learning boxing is not urgent, three years a small success. Most of the four or five months, scholars are nowhere to be found.

88. Ten years of work in boxing, Taiji seeks great success. If you can make it happen, you can send it out, and you will be able to go anywhere in the world.

89, learn boxing first practice steps, you can win the master. The loser's steps are chaotic, but the winner is as stable as a tree.

90, the dance-like performance, the technique has been lost. The famous artists of the past are far away, and people today are sighing a lot.

91. A thing is a thing, a trick is a trick. The technique is new and different, but you can't learn it behind closed doors.

92. The difficulty lies in the transition. The junction of yin and yang, instantly entangled inside and outside.

93, hard brick palm break, brick power is difficult to implement. The force comes with it, the most taboo is not to move.

94, want to speed first seek slow, can loose can be tight. The reader should think carefully about this.

95. Knowing that there is a sky above, it is difficult to get a mountain to be able to be flush. When the fist reaches the divine, Taiji returns to the limitless.

96. The quality and speed of the party, the product of kinetic energy. It is difficult to double the weight, but the speed can be multiplied.

97. Throwing bricks with a heavy heart, rotating side to side. Holding along the throwing hat, holding the center is difficult to fly far.

98, the boat on the Yangtze River, the river quiver boat. The boat is in the middle of the river, and the water is so strong that the boat can't move.

99. Zhou Cang throws chicken feathers, Guan Yu throws live chickens. It's hard to use the power, but the wise man is Tai Chi.

100, high yielding crops, long growing time. Plowing in the spring and summer, harvesting in the fall and hiding in the winter.

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Tai Chi Philosophy and Tai Chi Chuan

Tai Chi Chuan named the word "Tai Chi" from the "Book of Changes", "Yi there is a Tai Chi, is born! Two meters, two meters four elephants, four elephants eight trigrams, eight trigrams determine the good and bad, good and bad birth of a great cause." According to this theorists often think that the philosophy of taijiquan originated from the "I Ching". Taijiquan absorbs the yin and yang dialectic of the I Ching and other points of view is a fact, but from the entire taijiquan theoretical writings and boxing techniques shown in the content and characteristics of taijiquan, taijiquan actually used since the pre-Qin Dynasty, by the Song and Ming since the development of three thousand years of philosophical results --- taijiquan philosophical. This Taiji philosophy started from "I Ching", which was studied and developed by Chen Tuan and other Taoist Taoist Taoist practitioners, who integrated Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism to form "Wuji Tu Shuo" for Taoist Taoist practice, and then inherited by Zhou Dunyi and other Song and Ming Taoist practitioners, who became Neo-Confucianists and used to elucidate the mysteries of Taoist science, "Taiji Tu Shuo". This philosophy penetrated into the martial arts culture and gave rise to Taijiquan. Therefore, the Doctrine of Taiji embodied in taijiquan is an ideological achievement of great value in ancient Chinese philosophy.

Since the end of Han Dynasty, Taoism, which is characterized by practicing longevity in ancient China, has been absorbing nutrients from ancient philosophies as the theory of internal refining. The Eastern Han Dynasty's Wei Boyang's alchemy classic "Zhouyi Sen Tongqi" explains alchemy in terms of the principles of the I Ching. In the early Song Dynasty, Chen Tuan, a famous Taoist health practitioner, inherited the early alchemy theories such as the Zhou Yi San Tong Qi, and received the Zheng Yi Xin Fa (The Way of the Heart) and other writings passed down by the Taoists in hemp clothes, on the basis of which he drew on the yin and yang doctrines of the pre-Qin Taoists, Lao Zhuang, and drew the Tai Chi diagram, which had a great influence on the later generations. The meaning of this diagram is: "The outer circle is the Taiji. The black and white in the center is yin and yang. When there is a little white in black, there is yang in yin; when there is a little black in white, there is yin in yang. Yin and yang interact with each other, movement and static rely on each other, detailed and lively, wonderful and natural." Chen Tuan took Taoist doctrine as the core and improved the traditional Yijing; he also drew on certain Buddhist meditation doctrines to form his theory of internal alchemy, which was illustrated in the Wuji Diagram. The main idea of Wuji Tu is that "if one is obedient, one will become a living being; if one is disobedient, one will become an immortal and a Buddha". Through cultivating the body and nurturing the nature, through the three stages of refining the essence and transforming the gas, refining the gas and transforming the spirit, and refining the spirit and returning the spirit to the virtual world, one finally reaches the realm of becoming immortal. Of course, the purpose of Taoist internal alchemy cannot reach the goal of "cultivating immortality", but the Taoist internal alchemy process objectively plays a huge role in health care to get rid of diseases, health and longevity, to the middle of the Northern Song Dynasty, one of the founders of science, Zhou Dunyi, completely adopted Chen Tuan's "Wuji Diagrams", but with different explanations, which was used as the doctrine of the theory of universe generation of the science of science. The famous theorist of Taijiquan, Wang Zongyue, who wrote the hugely influential Treatise on Taijiquan, not only drew on the ideas of Zhou Dunyi's "Taijitu", but even directly adopted some of the language of the "Taijitu". The theory of Taijiquan was y influenced by the doctrine of Taiji. It is mainly manifested in three points of view.

Tai Chi Philosophy and Taijiquan 1. Drawing on the cosmic ontology (generativity theory) of the Taiji doctrine that Wuji gives birth to Taiji as the ontology of Taijiquan.

The idea of "Wuji gives birth to Taiji" is originally a Taoist philosophy, and "Wuji but Taiji" in Taiji theory comes from LaoZhuang's thought. The origin of taijiquan is also "wuji", the concept of wuji in the philosophical understanding, or materialism, or materialism, since the Song and Ming dynasties, there are many different interpretations and debates, it may be worthwhile to talk about it here. However, from the "Wuji Diagram" and "Taiji Diagram", the ancients used a hollow circle to show "Wuji", indicating that heaven and earth have not yet been opened, and yin and yang have not yet been divided into a vast universe. Embodied in Taijiquan, it is the time when the fist posture has not yet begun, holding the essence and keeping the one, and the change of yin and yang is conceived in the nothingness. At the same time, it also shows the basic characteristic of Taijiquan posture - the circle. The arc of Taijiquan movements comes from the circle, the continuous drawing of circles, the changes of large and small circles, and the continuity of circles and arcs are the image of "Wuji". This "Wuji" requires the practitioner of Taijiquan to have an immense mind without any distractions, and to be aware of the vastness of the universe, which is serene and silent. This is the similarity between Taijiquan and Taoism's "Shou Yi" and "Pure Vegetarianism" and Buddhism's "Meditation" and "Emptiness", that is to say, Taijiquan is the same as Taoism's "Shou Yi" and "Pure Vegetarianism". This is also the source of Taijiquan's function of nourishing the mind and cultivating the sex. The concept of "Wuji and Taiji" is the fundamental concept of taijiquan, and it is the essence of taijiquan that can be grasped by grasping this point.

Taijiquan and Taijiquan 2. The concept of yin and yang changes in the theory of taijiquan is influenced by the Taoist philosophy, and also comes directly from the "Taijiquan Diagrams".

Taijiquan's 'static, rigid and flexible, in and out, open and close, etc. are the manifestation of yin and yang changes; in particular, taijiquan's soft in the rigid, such as cotton wrapped in iron, static in the movement, yin and yang, can also be found in the yin and yang interaction of Zhou Dunyi's taijiquan diagrams and the five elements of the interaction in the explanation. Taoist internal alchemy of the five elements that the most important is water and fire, the heart belongs to the fire, the kidney belongs to the water, internal alchemy requirements of water and fire, the key is to cultivate the heart and kidneys. Zhou's "Taijitu" said, "the five elements of a yin and yang". It means that each of the five elements belongs to yin and yang, especially the water belongs to yin, fire belongs to yang, and water is soft and fire is rigid. Thus, the rigidity and flexibility of taijiquan and the Taoist internal alchemy of the heart and kidney is completely compatible. Therefore, Taijiquan is used in health care to get rid of diseases and prolong life, and used in martial arts to achieve victory over the enemy by mutual use of rigidity and flexibility.

Taijiquan and Taijiquan 3. The Unity of Form and Spirit reflected in the theory of taijiquan is also related to Taijiquan.

As the spirit of all things, human beings are formed by the combination of "form" and "spirit". The relationship between form and God is a major issue in ancient philosophical research since the pre-Qin Dynasty, and the "unity of form and God" point of view as early as in the ancient times. Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine from the unity of form and God to recognize human health: "The ancient people ...... eat and drink in moderation, living and living in a regular manner, do not make labor, so the form and God and the end of the end of their days, the degree of a hundred years old is to go. Advise people in the practice of martial arts to experience the human flesh and blood as the object of martial arts, but must put the human spirit (heart, mind, etc.) in an important position. Only then can we achieve success and perfection in martial arts. Emphasis on the role of the heart and mind is also a prominent feature of the theory of Taijiquan, which on the one hand is influenced by the "Neijing" and other ancient traditions of the unity of form and spirit, but at the same time, it is also inseparable from the doctrine of taijiquan. Zhou Dunyi's "Taijitu said" wrote, "the form is born, God hair know carry on, the five sex touched and good and evil points, all things carry on." Its "Taiji Tu Shuo" since the note pointed out that: "people endowed with yin gas to form the body, endowed with yang gas to produce the spirit." It is believed that form and spirit are inextricably linked, and spiritual consciousness plays an important role. Wang Zongyue, in his discussion of the three elements of Tai Chi: mind, qi, and body, said: "With the mind, the qi, make sure to be calm, so that it can be collected into the bone. To move the body with the qi, make sure that it is smooth, so that it can be facilitated from the heart." "First in the mind, then in the body." "Although the body moves, the mind is quiet, the qi should be restrained, and the spirit should be relaxed. The heart is the order, the qi is the flag, the god is the commander-in-chief, and the body is the driver." These key phrases consider the role of the heart and the mind to be of primary importance. Yang Chengfu's "Ten Essentials of Taiji" discusses in detail the rationale of "using intention without exertion", pointing out that "where the intention goes, the gas goes to ...... to get its internal strength". Emphasize the role of spiritual ideas, not only taijiquan is so, the whole martial arts are so, this is because the ancient martial arts culture and health culture has a flesh and blood connection, Taoist internal alchemy, medical practitioners to guide the line of gas are emphasized in the "intention to keep", "keep in mind", The Taoist internal alchemy and the medical practitioner's guided qigong all emphasize the role of "intention to keep", "keeping thoughts", "internal vision" and other ideas, while the martial arts internal alchemy and internal alchemy and guided qigong are originally of the same nature, and theoretically there are many similarities, which is essentially a different application of the same culture in different fields in ancient China. This is a typical example that the doctrine of Taiji has become the theoretical foundation of Taijiquan.