進退顧盼定
Jìn-tuì gùpàn dìng
Advance, retreat, look, gaze, stable
Advance, retreat, look left, gaze right, and central equilibrium
即金木水火土也
jí jīn-mù-shuǐ-huǒ-tǔ ye
namely: metal, wood, water, fire, earth as-it-were.
correspond to the five elements: metal, wood, water, fire, and earth.
oragami_itto wrote:https://taichicentral.com/a-new-translation-of-zhang-sanfengs-treatise-on-taijiquan-tai-chi/進退顧盼定
Jìn-tuì gùpàn dìng
Advance, retreat, look, gaze, stable
Advance, retreat, look left, gaze right, and central equilibrium
即金木水火土也
jí jīn-mù-shuǐ-huǒ-tǔ ye
namely: metal, wood, water, fire, earth as-it-were.
correspond to the five elements: metal, wood, water, fire, and earth.
oragami_itto wrote:Taijiquan is the 13 postures, those being 8 Gates and 5 steps.
The five steps are half of the art but how much time do we spend on them?
Song of Gaze-Left (Douglas Wile Translation)
To the left, to the right, yin and yang
change according to the situation.
We evade to the left and strike from the right
with strong sure steps.
The hands and feet work together and
likewise the knees, elbows and waist
Our opponent cannot fathom our movements
and has no defense against us.
Song of Look-Right
Feigning to the left, we attack to the right
with perfect steps.
Striking left and attacking right,
we follow the opportunities.
We avoid the frontal and advance from the side,
seizing changing conditions.
Left and right, full and empty,
our technique must be faultless.
Ron Panunto wrote:oragami_itto wrote:Taijiquan is the 13 postures, those being 8 Gates and 5 steps.
The five steps are half of the art but how much time do we spend on them?
Maybe even more. I was taught 70% legs; 30% hands.
Gu 顧
verb
attend
出席, 照顧, 參, 注意, 顧, 赴
look after
照顧, 看管, 看, 關照, 看護, 顧
mind
在心, 在意, 看, 懷, 在乎, 顧
look at
視, 瞧, 覽, 顧, 驗
take into consideration
顧及, 顧
call
呼叫, 叫, 呼籲, 稱, 呼, 顧
turn around and look at
顧
Pan 盼
verb
hope for
盼望, 盼, 企望, 恇
look
看, 注意, 注视, 瞅, 像, 盼
expect
期望, 期待, 预期, 希望, 想到, 盼
long for
盼望, 憧憬, 盼, 恋, 想念, 想望
yearn
向往, 憧憬, 盼, 想念, 觊, 慕
amor wrote:I think it might refer to peripheral vision with respect to the "look" since he mentions that the "gaze" is the focal point of vision which I take to mean that this part of vision remains fixed on the opponent whereas gaze is referring to the wider field of vision or peripheral (the part of vision that is observing the surroundings, in addition to not taking eyes of opponent)
oragami_itto wrote:So Gu, gaze? is keeping an unfocused vigilance to allow one to see incoming threats in the peripheral, and Pan, look? is like looking at their gut and striking the face.
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