by D_Glenn on Tue May 10, 2022 2:12 pm
Here’s a song dedicated to circle walking:
THE ESSENTIAL SECRETS OF TURNING
转掌要求口诀
Zhuan Zhang Yao Qiu Kou Jue
Essential Secrets of Turning (Circle Walking)
转腰顶颈含着胸,后肘粘胸前手平。松肩坠肘塌住腕,肘手不离形似弓。
Zhuan yao ding jing han zhe xiong, hou zhou zhan xiong qian shou ping. Song jian zhui zhou ta zhu wan, zhou shou bu li xing si gong.
Turn the waist, stretch up the neck, concave the chest. The back elbow sticks tight to the chest [solar plexus], the front hand is held level. Relax the shoulders, the elbows fall [as if being pulled down by a weight], the wrist drops. The elbow and hand must not lose the shape of a curved bow.
大指挺力二指领,中指直力掌心空。四指五指合并住,鱼际合住小天星。
Dazhi ting li er zhi ling, zhongzhi zhi li zhang xin kong. Sizhi wuzhi hebing zhu, yu ji he zhu xiao tian zing.
The index finger is held strong and straight, the middle finger points to and leads the direction of the hand and is held strong and upright. The center of the palm is held hollow. The ring and little fingers are held together as one. The edges joined gathering the small heavenly star.
穿掌手形似瓦拢,大拽合力入劳宫。四指用力合并住,小臂按起向前挺。
Chuan zhang shou xing si wa long, da zhuai he li ru laogong. Si zhi yong li hebing zhu, xiao bi an qi xiang qian ting.
In the penetrating palm the hand has a shape similar to a spade trowel. The thumb is tightly held in, covering lao gong point. The four fingers squeeze together as one and are held straight with force. The forearm presses down and stabs straight forward.
蹲存膝胯足趟水,足趾抓地脚心空。三尖垂直成一线,三连一体变化生。
转掌要求头身正,四肢末梢贯力行。
Dun cun xi kua zu tang shui, zu zhi zhua di jiao xin kong. San jian chui cheng yi xian, san lian yi ti bianhua sheng. Zhuan zhang yao qiu tou shen zheng, Si zhi mo shao guan li xing.
Squat down, bend the knee, hip, and ankle like when crossing a river. The ten toes must grasp the ground while raising up the center of the feet. The three tips [(tip of the nose, tip of the fingers, tips of the toes)] must be aligned in a vertical line, the three must be linked as one when changing in order to develop skill. When turning (circle-walking) seek to keep the head and body upright to be correct. To be correct strength must extend out to the tips of the four limbs.
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And in these 36 songs the first 6songs are about Circle Walking, then it more goes into Changing directions on the circle and applications:
THE 36 SECRET POEMS OF SHI JIDONG
史氏八卦掌锻炼要领三十六歌诀 Shi shi baguazhang duanlian yaoling sanshiliu ge jue
The Shi family's 36 secret songs of Bagua Zhang essentials.
一。头顶颌勾身正直,塌腰躬腿虚实步,沉肩坠肘伸前臂,扭腕挺掌拉食指。
Yi. Touding he gou shen zhengzhi, ta yao gong tui xu shi bu, chen jian zhui zhou shen qian bi, niu wan ting zhang la shizhi
1. The top of the head is held up, the chin is tucked, the body is straight and upright. Sink the waist, bend/ bow the legs, use empty and full stepping. Sink the shoulders, drop the elbows, extend out through the front arm. Twist the wrist, the palm is held firm and straight, pull back through the forefinger.
二。一臂伸推一臂屈,眼向伸臂虎口瞧,伸臂推把屈拉弦,好似弯弓射大雕
Er. Yi bi shen tui yi bi qu, yan xiang shen bi hu kou qiao, shen bi tui ba qu la xian, haosi wan gong she da diao.
2. The front arm is straight and pushing, the back arm is bent. The eyes look towards the out-stretched arm and gaze at the tiger's mouth. The front arm pushes and holds, the back arm is like pulling a bow string. It is like using a bow to shoot a big vulture. [this last line is referring to an old chinese tale]
三。虎口圆撑掌心凹,拉指挺掌指上翘,推把拉弦扩胸肺,屈膝行步腿脚健。
San. Hu kou yuan cheng zhang xin ao, la zhi ting zhang zhi shang qiao, tui ba la xian kuo xiong fei, qu xi xing bu tui jiao jian.
3. The tigers mouth is round the palm is held hollow. Pull the fingers back, the palm faces up, the fingers point upwards. Push and grab, pull the bow, expand out through the ribs strengthening the lungs. Walking with bent-knee stepping strengthens the legs.
四。屈膝躬腿趟泥步,外扣内直走圆圈,扭腰塌腰把肛提,形如推磨团团转。
Si. Qu xi gong tui tang ni bu, wai kou nei shi zou yuanquan, niu yao ta yao ba gang ti, xing ru tui mo tuan tuan zhuan.
4. Bend the knees and bow the legs imagine wading through thick mud. When walking the circle the outside foot hooks(kou) the inside foot steps straight. Twist the waist, sink the waist while holding and lifting up the perineum [huiyin point]. The form is like pushing a millstone around and around, turning in a circle.
五。身随步转手随手扭,扭腰扭颈塌腰鼓腹,配合呼吸化纳攻吐,屈膝躬腿脚趾抓地。
Wu. Shen sui bu zhuan shou suishou niu, niu yao niu jing ta yao gu fu. peihe huxi hua na gong tu, qu xi gong tui jiaozhi zhua di.
5. The body follows the stepping while turning the circle, the hands ride along with the body's twisting. Twist the waist, turn the neck, sink the waist and round the abdomen. Coordinate exhaling and inhaling, when changing breathe in, when attacking breathe out. Bend the knees, bow the legs, the toes grasp the ground.
六。走掌身躯莫倾斜,前俯后仰都禁忌。扭腰小腹紧贴股,步履沉着身平稳。
Liu. Zou zhang shen mo qingxie, qian fu hou yang dou du jinji, nui yao xiao fu jintie gu, bu luu chenzhou shen pingwen.
6. When walking and changing hands, the body must not lean to the sides. Stooping forward and leaning back, both are forbidden. Twist the waist, contract the abdomen to connect to the thighs. When walking, even on uneven ground, the stepping will be calm and composed and the whole body will appear level and steady.
七。势势动作左右练,循环往返不散顿,先向稳实求平正,神奇百变熟中生。
Qi. Shi dongzuo zuoyou lian, xunhuan wangfan bu san dun, xian xiang wenshi qiu ping zheng, shenqi bai bian shu zhong sheng.
7. Power/force in the movements/changes is done on the left and right sides to perfect one's skill. Drilling back and forth, to and fro, the movement is not done leisurely or with breaks. First work on becoming steady and stable then seek to be level and exact. The mysterious will become known and will change and grow.
八。穿掌手贴肘下出,避实乘虚才有功,脚踏中门寻门路,斜出正入随人动。
Ba. Chuan zhang shou tie zhou xia chu, bi shi cheng xu cai you gong, jiao ta zhongmen xun men lu, xie chu zheng ru sui ren dong.
8. In the penetrating palm the hand goes out from below the elbow. Avoiding the solid parts and aiming for the gaps and soft areas is the skill that allows this strike to work. The feet tread the center door and seek out the way inside. The arm at a slant is struck straight to enter then it follows the opponent's movements.
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Shi Jidong’s songs are similar to the Cheng Ting Hua versions, only it’s the first 3 (edit 4 thanks to Ededed) songs, of which “Pushing the Millstone” is the key terminology since that’s where DHC got the idea for Circle Turning.
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