TAIJI BOXING EXPLAINED
董英傑
by Dong Yingjie
[published in Hong Kong, Aug, 1948 (revised Oct, 1950)]
[translation by Paul Brennan, July, 2022]
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太極拳釋義目錄
CONTENTS
序文十篇
Prefaces
祖師觀雀蛇鬥智圖
A Painting of the Founder Watching a Fight Between a Sparrow and a Snake
著者像
Photo of the Author
同學合照
Group Portraits
著者手書
Author’s Calligraphy
著者事略
A Brief Bio of the Author
太極拳系統表
Lineage of Taiji Masters
太極圖表
Taiji Diagrams
凡例
About This Book
太極拳源流
Taiji Boxing History:
太極拳源流論
On the Origins of Taiji Boxing
宋氏太極拳源流支派論
Discussion of the Origins & Branches of the Song Family Transmission of the Taiji Boxing
拳論詳解
Commentary to the Taiji Classics:
王宗岳太極拳論詳解
The Taiji Boxing Treatise of Wang Zongyue
王宗岳行功論詳解
Wang Zongyue’s Treatise on How to Practice
行功口訣詳解
Secrets of How to Practice
歌訣論解
Taiji Boxing Poetry:
十三勢歌
Thirteen Dynamics Song
八字歌
Song of the Eight Techniques
心會歌
On Mentally Understanding
功用歌
Song of Function
打手歌
Playing Hands Song
四性歸元歌
Song of the Four Natures Returning to One
周身大用論
On Fully Using the Body
關要論
The Sixteen Key Points
八門五部
The Eight Gates & Five Steps
八門五部用功法
On the Training Method for the Eight Gates & Five Steps
固有分明法
Our Innate Ability to Distinguish
粘連黏隨
Stick, Adhere, Connect, and Follow
頂扁丟抗
Crashing in, Collapsing, Coming Away, and Resistance
對待無病
Fighting Without Mistakes
對待用功法守中土(俗名站撞)
Practicing Maintaining the Central Ground in Fighting (Commonly Called “Standing Like a Post”)
身形腰頂
The Body’s Posture – The Waist & Headtop
太極圈
Taiji’s Circling
太極進退不已功
Taiji’s Skill of Advancing & Retreating Ceaselessly
太極上下名天地
Taiji’s Above & Below, or “Sky & Ground”
太極人盤八字歌
Taiji’s Eight Techniques in the Realm of Mankind
太極體用解
Taiji’s Substance & Application
太極文武解
Taiji’s Civil & Martial Qualities
太極懂勁解
Taiji’s Identifying of Energies
八五十三勢長拳解
On the Thirteen Dynamics Long Boxing Set
太極陰陽顚倒解
Taiji’s Inversion of the Passive & Active Aspects
人身太極解
The Taiji-ness of the Human Body
太極分文武三成解
Taiji’s Separation of the Civil & Martial Qualities into Three Accomplishments
太極武功事解
Taiji’s Lesser Accomplishment – Its Martial Quality
太極正功解
Correctness of Skill in Taiji
太極輕重浮沈解
Taiji’s Lightness & Heaviness, Floating & Sinking
太極四隅解
Taiji’s Four Secondary Techniques
太極平準腰頂解
The Proper Alignment of Waist & Headtop in Taiji
習拳須知
Taiji Boxing Prose:
大小太極解
The Large Taiji & the Small Taiji
太極拳能卻病延年
Taiji Boxing Can Rid Illness and Lengthen Life
談太極拳養身
A Discussion of How Taiji Boxing Nurtures the Body
學太極拳初步
The First Steps of Learning Taiji Boxing
習太極拳程序
The Process of Learning Taiji Boxing
太極虛實之解釋
An Explanation of Emptiness & Fullness
太極弓腿坐腿之解釋
An Explanation of Taiji’s Bow Stance & Sitting Stance
身法練法
Body Principles & Training Principles
習拳箴言
Maxims for Practice
經驗談二十則
Some Lessons from Experience
太極拳式
Taiji Boxing Postures:
太極拳架子名目
Taiji Boxing Solo Set Posture Names
太極拳架子圖附詳解
The Boxing Set Presented in Photos & Explanations
太極推手
Pushing Hands:
四正推手法
Pushing Hands Method for the Four Primary Techniques
四正推手圖
Photos for the Four Primary Techniques
四隅推手圖
Photos for the Four Secondary Techniques
四隅推手法
Pushing Hands Method for the Four Secondary Techniques
五行步法
Five Elements Footwork
附錄
Appendices:
太極劍
Taiji Sword
太極刀
Taiji Saber
太極槍
Taiji Spear
太極快拳
Taiji Fast Set
董英傑太極快拳緣起
On the Creation of Dong Yingjie’s Fast Set