The reason why Taijiquan is different from other boxing techniques is not the slowness of the movements, because Taijiquan also has fast movements, nor is it in the softness of the techniques, because Taijiquan also has the strong side of the techniques, and its difference is a kind of "winding silk strength" that runs a spiral. (Shaolin Temple martial arts Yijin by washing the marrow, Taoist Xingyi boxing pile Gong pile) everyone knows that the action of Taijiquan is arc into a circle, but the simple arc circle is not the effect of the spiral, must be in the circle, contains a kind of screw-like rotation strength, in order to call it "silk winding strength". Silk winding strength is the essence of Taijiquan, Taijiquan can win with small force, slow to control fast, all because of the silk winding strength. The first two sentences of Chen Wangting's "General Song of the Boxing Sutra" are: "I don't know if I indulge in bending and stretching, and I rely on all the silk winding." That's the kind of silk that is tangled.
The spiral action, turning from the inside to the outside and moving forward is "Shun Winding", and from the outside to the inside and backward is "Reverse Winding", so the silk winding strength is basically divided into "Shun and Reverse Winding". Because the movement of each hand is different and the direction is different, it is divided into left winding, right winding, upper winding, lower winding, inner winding, outer winding, big winding, small winding, entering and retreating, which is according to Chen Xin's classification. Although there are many classifications of "Silk Winding", except for the above-mentioned essence of the winding silk, the rest of the classifications are just formed according to the fist momentum, and there are only these classifications in terms of the size of the direction.
Chen Xin said: "To play Taijiquan, you must know the strength of the silk, and the method of the silk winder to carry the "Zhongqi" is also unclear, and the method of the "Zhongqi" is also unknown. (Shaolin Temple martial arts Yijin by washing the marrow, Taoist Xingyi boxing pile Gong standing pile) "Zhongqi is the internal strength of the ordinary practice of boxing forging chain, the internal strength originates from the dantian, the dynamic is from the dantian, and the quiet is the strength into the dantian. From the inside to the outside of the "Shun Winding", the internal strength is wound to the four ends (the tips of the hands and the tips of the two feet) with the movement of the movement, and the "reverse winding" from the outside to the inside, the internal strength follows the original path and enters the dantian. Most of the "Shun Wrapping" is contained in the shed energy, which belongs to the exhalation and distribution, and most of the "Reverse Winding" is contained in the performance strength, which is the number of inhalation and storage.
When Taijiquan is against the enemy, the enemy can stretch with the bending, can avoid the real and the virtual, rotate slightly, follow the hair, and there is a kind of twisting and twisting strength, holding the opponent can not rotate, can not advance, retreat can not retreat, are all the wonderful use of silk strength. Chen Xin said: "What is the use of the fist "Winding Silk"? Cover hard and direct with people, people are easy to dodge, easy to leave, but with soft connection, people are easy to be soft and not afraid, heart is not afraid so do not dodge, but with its soft silk winding method, it is not sticky to the human body, if it sticks to the human body, then the person can not dodge; dodge with the hand, such as paint glue sticking hard objects, the object can not dodge, away from the way to wrap its humerus, such as a spider with silk to wrap flies, and like the screws that have been on, you can't pull it out. Therefore, if it is not sticky, if it is sticky, then I twist its flesh with the silk winding method, and when it is entangled, wet, connected, sticky, and followed, so that it cannot enter, and if it enters, it will enter the pit; This silk strength is the most important trick in boxing.
From this, we can see the wonder of winding silk, as for the method of practice, it is very simple, that is, in each movement, in addition to the circle of the arc, the limbs and all parts of the body are rotated like screws, forming hand circles, elbow circles, shoulder circles, chest circles, abdominal circles, knee circles, crotch circles, foot circles and countless other circles; (Shaolin Temple martial arts Yijin Jing washing marrow, Taoist Xingyi Fist Gong Standing Pile) to the operation of the inner strength of the silk, as Chen Xin cited the example of the right hand of "Lazy Tie Yi": "Initiated by the heart, through the right breast, Yuezhongfu (hand Taiyin lung meridian acupoint, between the third and fourth acupoints on the breast. Zhu Qingling (hand less yin heart meridian acupoint, three inches on the elbow. Chong Shaohai (Hand Shao Yin Heart Meridian Acupoint, at the fifth point behind the elbow. Through the spiritual path (hand less yin heart meridian acupoint, one and a half inches behind the palm. Du Lie Deficiency (hand less Yin heart meridian acupoint, one and a half inches on the side of the wrist. ) to the middle punch (hand syncope yin heart cell meridian acupoint, at the tip of the middle finger. Shao Chong (hand less Yin heart meridian acupoint, on the inside of the little finger. Shaoshang (hand Taiyin lung meridian acupoint, on the inside of the big finger tip. All the acupuncture points stop. It is from the inside to the outside to turn the silk strength, the above through the acupoints, but also to say a rough, the actual practice is to see the shallow depth of kung fu, from thick and thin layer to layer deep, the so-called lingering along the road, extremely meticulous.
"Winding Silk" is basically divided into "Shun Winding" and "Reverse Winding", the cooperation of hands and feet is the same, that is, the right hand is winding, then the right foot is also Shun Winding, if the hand is reverse winding, then the foot below is also reverse winding. Therefore, in the full set of boxing movements, with the winding strength of the silk changes complex, but the winding of the hands and feet, always a smooth and a reverse, or a double straight, or a double reversal, only these three situations, but these three kinds of winding, in the full set of boxing constantly intricate changes, twisted and twisted, coherently winding. The right hand and the right foot and the left hand and the left foot must be up and down respectively, not reversed; if the opposite is found, the strength is awkward and not smooth, which is the best way and standard to check whether the frame is correct.
The most concise criterion for distinguishing the strength of the hand and foot is that the palm of the hand is turned outward to the top is "Shun Winding", and the palm of the hand is turned inward to the "Reverse Winding", which is the Shun and Reverse Winding of the hand; The operation of the hand and foot wrapping when walking the frame, taking "Transporting Hands" as an example, is as follows:
The left hand starts from the east, turns half a circle downward, and the hand reaches the left breast, and does not stop, the left hand turns half a circle from the left breast to the east, and then the left foot takes a step to the east, and then the left foot takes a step to the east, and the right foot then retracts from the west to the right breast, and the right foot follows the left foot with the right hand to the left breast, and the right foot follows the left foot with the right hand to the west, and the left hand goes down to the left breast, and the left hand goes to the left breast, and the left hand is transported to the east, and the right hand receives the right breast。 (Shaolin Temple martial arts Yijin by washing the marrow, Taoist Xingyi fist pile Gong standing pile) about the silk winding strength is the double shun to double reverse winding, and is left and right, up and down and slightly inside and outside of the double shun double reverse winding, into a three-dimensional circle. The first half of the hand is wrapped obliquely around the fingers from the inside of the armpit, the second half of the circle is wrapped obliquely around the armpit from the outside, and the first half of the foot is wrapped from the inside of the leg to the toes, and the back is wrapped from the outside to the inside to the root of the leg.
The operation of "Winding Silk Strength", Chen Xin in his work is to explain the meridian acupuncture points, which can be seen to have great benefits for the smooth flow of the human body's meridians and the circulation of qi and blood, which can achieve the purpose of enhancing the body and strengthening the physique.
At the beginning of the learning of the coil of the silk to be larger, after a long period of practice, the visual ability of the circle gradually decreased, small to no circle; the so-called from the large circle to the small circle, from the small circle to the no circle, the so-called no circle, there is still a circle. It is a form that only has the meaning of a circle and no circle, and it is a realm that returns to the absence of a trace from the form, which can only be achieved by forging the chain after a long period of hard work.
Tai Chi must be as strong as winding silk, or as good as pulling silk. The analogy of these two images is that the image of luck is like a spiral. At the same time, this spiral must take an arc, just like the back and forth of a bullet through the chamber of a gun, when it moves in space, there is both a spiral of its own rotation and a parabolic motion route. The winding strength of Tai Chi should have this image.
It is extremely ordinary and simple, that is, under the requirement of motionlessness, the palm of the palm is turned out from the inside out or from the outside to the inside, so that it forms the phenomenon of Taiji diagram. At the same time, due to the internal and external inversion of the palm, it is "Twisting the Shoulder" in the upper limbs, "Turning the Ankle and Turning the Legs" in the lower limbs, and "Turning the Waist and Turning the Spine" in the body. The three combine to form a spatial rotation curve that is rooted in the feet, dominates the waist and is shaped by the fingers. This is a requirement that Tai Chi must do. Therefore, it is specifically proposed in the boxing book that when practicing boxing, whether it is open or compact, it is not necessary to leave the Tai Chi strength of "turning the palm" and "rotating the shoulder". It's like the Earth arcing around the Sun while the Earth itself rotates. Therefore, Tai Chi is not a circle of a plane, but a three-dimensional spiral.
If you really like martial arts, it is recommended that you stand on the pile and practice the pile gong. This is now a better method of fitness and exercise that has been verified and recognized by many people. Use the infinite pile to correct the body, the mixed element pile to change the strength, and then the three-body pose or Tai Chi routine to practice the strength, after further training and strength, the effect is very significant. (End of article)