Traditional knife chop

Wudang spring and autumn broadsword is one of the long weapon equipment routines handed down by the Eight Diagrams and Purple Clouds School, which was handed down by Han Zaigen, the late master of Eight Diagrams Boxing in Pingshan, Hebei Province. The whole routine consists of twenty-four styles, with concise movements and changeable knife techniques, which plays a very good role in strengthening the body, changing temperament and cultivating fearless spirit. Exercise can be fast or slow, fast to strengthen the body and slow to nourish the qi. Practitioners can choose the practice method according to their own situation.

Starting form:

Keep your feet together, stand naturally, face south and rest quietly. The right hand holds a knife on the right side of the body, the left arm naturally hangs to the side, the palm is inward, and the fingertips are downward. Look ahead.

Key points:

Relax, no distractions, climb to the top, stand upright naturally, hold the handle in the middle with your right hand and stand upright with a knife.

1, the immortal shows the way

Keep your upper body still, and at the same time, lift your right foot and shake your foot downward. Move your left foot forward, touch the ground with your forefoot, make a left imaginary step, sink your body, push your left palm forward, and keep your right hand holding a knife. Visually observe your left palm.

Key points: Push the left foot and the left palm at the same time, and the virtual step is three before and seven after, and the reality is clear. When the left palm is pushed forward, the five fingers are separated, the tiger's mouth is round, the palm is contained, and the body is upright.

2. Keep away from the gods

Hold your left foot steady, move your center of gravity forward, and kick the root of the hilt backwards with your right heel to lift it backwards. Hold the knife in your right hand from front to back. When the hilt is attached to your back, your left hand will shrink to your chest, and then your left hand will lean forward and look at your left palm.

Key points: when the center of gravity moves forward, kick the right foot back, and when the left hand moves forward, the hands and eyes follow.

Step 3 clear

Step forward with your right foot, hold the handle under your arm with your left hand, and turn left at the same time. Draw a flat circle on your head with your hands, then lunge to the left and sweep to the north to visually inspect the cutter head.

Key points: the right foot is completed at the same time as the knife, and the turning and machete should be naturally coordinated.

4, immediately horizontal knife

Turn right, insert your right foot backwards into a right lunge, and twist your left foot in the same place. At the same time, hold the knife in your hand, draw a flat circle above your head, then turn the wrist knife outward and look forward.

Key points: draw a circle, step in, turn around and slice the knife in one go, don't drag your feet.

Step 5 go through customs

Turn left, shift the center of gravity back, and retract the knife slightly. Buckle your right foot in front, insert your left foot backward to make a left step, then turn the knife around your head with both hands, and then machete forward and upward, looking at the blade and facing south.

Key points: Turn around, step buckle and sweep are completed continuously without interruption.

6, golden rooster bright wings

The center of gravity moves forward, the left leg is independent, the right leg is lifted with the knee, and the knee is balanced. At the same time, hold the knife in the upper left with both hands and look forward.

Key points: Lift your knees together to keep your body balanced.

7. Chasing the wind and the moon

(1) land with your right foot in front, turn left, lift your left foot, and carve from top to bottom with both hands holding a knife.

② Turn over, jump up, drop your left foot, take a step to the right, lift your left foot at the same time, and chop people with a knife in both hands.

(3) The above actions are performed for three times, the last time the right foot steps on the ground, the right knife steps down the knife, and the blade is visually observed.

8, the woodcutter chopping wood

Move the center of gravity backward, raise the knife with both hands, then chop it down, slightly retract your right foot, split it into right imaginary steps with the knife, and visually observe the blade.

Key points: Move the center of gravity backward, and lift the knife upward at the same time. The strength of the virtual step splitting knife should be smooth.

9. Go straight to the point

The left foot moves forward, the front is empty and the back is solid, showing a left imaginary step. Take the knife forward with your left hand and the blade is down. At the same time, release the handle with your right hand, hold up the sky, palm up and look forward.

Key points: the bayonet and palm must cooperate in the last step.

10, yaksha explores the sea

At the same time, lift your left arm to ear level, rotate your wrist inward, so that the back of the knife is downward, and then swing to the left side of your body with inertia, and the blade is forward to visually see the blade.

Key points: the left arm lift and wrist pronation are completed at the same time.

1 1, white apes offer fruits.

Immediately after moving, turn left and turn right. At the same time, take the knife in your left hand and pull it up from the left side of your body. Hold the knife in your right hand and pull forward by inertia. Blade facing north, look ahead.

Key points: this formula is completed continuously by exploring the sea with a hag, and both the turning and the previous step are done with a knife in one go.

12, turn around and guard the pass.

When the body turns left and the center of gravity shifts to the left imaginary step, hold the knife with both hands and split it into a back knife from left to down, with the tip of the knife facing down, the blade facing back, the handle sticking to the back, the left palm pushing forward and looking forward.

Key points: turn left and draw an arc, and push the palm continuously with the back knife.

13, mosquito dragon goes to sea (right type)

When the left foot steps back into a right lunge, the right arm rotates inward to make the blade move forward, the left hand receives the blade from the right armpit, and the right side of the body pulls the blade forward, with the blade facing up and looking forward.

Key points: the left hand should pick up the knife quickly and accurately, and step back and lift the knife in one step.

14, Xiaolong goes to sea (left)

At the same time, when the right foot takes a step back to make a left lunge, hold the handle with both hands, lift the knife upward, and then release both hands and slide downward. The knife is pulled forward through the left side of the body, with the right hand up and the left hand down, and the blade is forward and forward.

Key points: release the handle with both hands and quickly change the position, which is the same as the knife.

15, mosquito dragon goes to sea (right type)

At the same time, when the left foot takes a step back to make a right lunge, hold the handle with both hands and lift the knife upward. Then, slide down at the position where both hands are released, and pull the knife forward through the right side of the body, with the left hand up and the right hand down, with the blade facing forward and looking forward.

Point: Same as above, but in the opposite direction.

16, turn around and guard the customs.

The action is the same as that of 12, facing north.

17, Pegasus beheaded

Swing your left foot, buckle forward and jump to the right. After landing, insert your right foot backwards and do a left lunge. The whole body rotates once in lunge, at the same time, the right hand holds the knife under the left arm, the body turns left, makes an arc around the head, makes a machete to the left, and the eyes turn with the knife and face the north.

Key points: Jump conversion and arc cutting should be coordinated up and down to keep the center of gravity stable.

18, Hu asked the monk for help

Take back your right foot and move your center of gravity back to your imaginary left foot. At the same time, push the handle up with your left hand and pull it back with your right hand, so that the cutter head is behind you and the blade is facing up, so you can look forward.

Key points: Push-ups, retreat and blood pressure should be completed at the same time.

19, wasp bite

Take a step forward with your left foot and follow it with your right foot. At the same time, loosen the handle with your left hand, hold the knife with your right hand, poke it forward with the tip of the knife, keep the blade up, and look ahead.

Key points: don't let go of your left hand, and your left foot should be consistent with the front stamp.

20, close immediately when closing.

Take a step back with your right foot, turn right into a standing position, and at the same time, draw an arc to the left with your hands and chop it. The blade is backward, the right hand is in front, and the left hand slides to the armpit, so as to visually observe the cutter head.

Key points: after arc cutting, you should bring your arm, arm, hand and knife to turn your eyes.

2 1, return to the horse to kill the demon

When your body turns left into a left lunge, draw an arc to the left and rear with both hands holding the knife, then bend the machete forward, right hand in front, left hand behind, and look forward.

Key points: the arc stroke should be large, the cutting should be powerful, and there is a tendency to ventilate mountains and rivers.

22. Look back at the moon

Buckle your right foot forward and lift your left foot backward to form a cross step. At the same time, hold the knife left, down and right with both hands. When the knife runs to the left, release the elbow with the left hand, hold the knife with the right hand, and lift it away by inertia. The handle is attached to your back, and your body leans slightly to the left for visual inspection of the cutter head.

Key points: the palm lighting and knife lifting are completed at the same time.

23. Turn around and kill the devil

Take a step back with your right foot, insert your left foot backwards, turn left into a left lunge, and at the same time, hold a knife with both hands, turn around and stroke the machete forward.

Point: a machete that turns quickly and violently.

24, the gods gatekeeper

Insert your right foot backward, take a step to the left, turn your body to the right into an imaginary left step, hold a knife in your right hand, and the blade is backward. At the same time, put your left hand on your chest and push it out, palm to the right and look forward.

Key points: retrogression, back knife and forward push should be coordinated, and up and down should follow each other.

Retraction: the left foot retracts to the right foot side, the body naturally stands upright, the left hand hangs down, and the right hand is placed on the right side of the body with a knife and restored to the south.