Yearly Archives: 2012

– 太極拳刀劍桿散手合編〔卷八〕 PART EIGHT of Taiji Compiled: The Boxing, Saber, Sword, Pole, and Sparring 陳炎林 by Chen Yanlin [published June, 1943] [translation by Paul Brennan, Nov, 2012] – 太極刀 TAIJI SABER 太極刀。一名十三勢刀。有十三字訣。砍、刴、剗、截、刮、撩、扎、捛、劈、纏、搧、攔、滑。為昔日楊家太極拳術中著名器械之一。刀式不多。惟式式均能實用。而化人攻人。尤為神妙。令人不可測度。相傳楊健侯時。有著名神刀張某者。與楊交手。楊僅以拂塵代刀。張前進未及一步。刀遂被黏住。竟無一刀出手。可見楊家太極刀之深奧也。惜乎迄今得正傳者少。如廣陵散幾成絕調矣。著者不願珍秘。特將斯刀練法及用法。詳加闡明。以供好此者作為借鏡。太極刀在練時或用時。皆以腰腿為主動樞紐。刀之進退。腰腿相隨。用刀猶如用手。上下、前後、左顧、右盼、周身一致。其間不可稍有斷續。尤不能以力運刀。（如手臂拙力使刀運轉等）恐因拙力。（卽呆力）則己身內勁閉於骨內。不克運行於外。遂有運轉不靈之弊。務須以刀引出己身內勁。使周身內勁及精氣神運於刀上。如水銀裝於其內。運用達於刀尖。收之至尾。故楊家前輩練習太極刀。有重咸在五斤以上。蓋欲由重刀之轉動。引出本身內勁。倘渠運此重刀。僅以手而不用腰腿。試問其能神速乎。故學者之練習太極刀。非以腰腿勁運轉不可。至於沾黏等勁與徒手拳式同。否則不能成為太極刀正宗也。 Taiji Saber is also called Thirteen Dynamics Saber … Continue reading →

– 太極拳勢圖解 TAIJI BOXING POSTURES EXPLAINED 許禹生 by Xu Yusheng [1921] [translation by Paul Brennan, Aug, 2012] – 辛酉七月 1921, 7th month 太極拳勢圗解 Taiji Boxing Postures Explained 傅增湘 – [calligraphy by] Fu Zengxiang – 題詞 [1st] FOREWORD 在昔角牴。意存釣奇。曳牛摶豬。徒勇何為。 嗟彼武術。損益然疑。發揮光大。其在是時。 敎誨有度。調一罄宜。桓桓學子。天馬得覊。 … Continue reading →

– 自修適用　吳鑑泉氏的太極拳 WU JIANQUAN STYLE TAIJI BOXING – FOR SELF-STUDY 陳振民　馬岳樑　編著 by Chen Zhenmin & Ma Yueliang [published by the 康健雜誌社 Health Magazine Society, May, 1935] [translation by Paul Brennan, May, 2012] – 柔道得之 The way of softness will succeed. … Continue reading →