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Taijiquan Class 太极拳课程
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Thursday, September 17, 2009
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Application Of Taijiquan Skills
It is widely known that there are many health benefits to be gained through the practice of taijiquan where practitioners learn to strengthen their mind and body. However, there is a lack of understanding with regards to its application of skills or commonly called fighting skills. Should we then learn or teach these skills?
Methods of Usage
With the progress of society and the advancement of technology, we emphasize less on the fighting skills of taijiquan nowadays. But I believe that practitioners should learn and understand the fighting skills, such as how to restrain and control their opponents by applying strength and speed to the various movements. This would greatly improve their skill and raise their overall standard.
For example, in Chen style taijiquan, “walking obliquely” or “xie xing” has 3 different types of shoulder movements. Firstly, thrusting the left shoulder to strike to the left followed by an inward rotation of the right shoulder for a frontal thrust and finally, thrusting the right shoulder to the right to strike. Through the explanations of these movements, practitioners gain a better understanding of how such movements should be executed.
A Matter of Timing
As the ancient saying goes, if one concentrates on the fighting skills too soon, it would lead to a loss of agility and flexibility.
How long, then, should one wait before learning and appreciating these techniques? In my opinion, one should only start learning and practising the fighting skills after mastering the full set of movements. One should start from the basics and gradually acquire new skills at a steady pace to advance from the simple to the complicated and progress from delivering weak to strong moves. This is, of course, dependent on the practitioner’s level of experience and effort. Even then, mastering these techniques could take up years of effort and practice.
Let us hope the use of these ancient techniques will not be lost through time.
Methods of Usage
With the progress of society and the advancement of technology, we emphasize less on the fighting skills of taijiquan nowadays. But I believe that practitioners should learn and understand the fighting skills, such as how to restrain and control their opponents by applying strength and speed to the various movements. This would greatly improve their skill and raise their overall standard.
For example, in Chen style taijiquan, “walking obliquely” or “xie xing” has 3 different types of shoulder movements. Firstly, thrusting the left shoulder to strike to the left followed by an inward rotation of the right shoulder for a frontal thrust and finally, thrusting the right shoulder to the right to strike. Through the explanations of these movements, practitioners gain a better understanding of how such movements should be executed.
A Matter of Timing
As the ancient saying goes, if one concentrates on the fighting skills too soon, it would lead to a loss of agility and flexibility.
How long, then, should one wait before learning and appreciating these techniques? In my opinion, one should only start learning and practising the fighting skills after mastering the full set of movements. One should start from the basics and gradually acquire new skills at a steady pace to advance from the simple to the complicated and progress from delivering weak to strong moves. This is, of course, dependent on the practitioner’s level of experience and effort. Even then, mastering these techniques could take up years of effort and practice.
Let us hope the use of these ancient techniques will not be lost through time.
谈学习太极拳之用法
众所周知，勤练太极拳能强身健体，修身养性。但其技击方面，却较少探讨。太极拳之拆拳、用法等，该不该教？该不该学？
一、学用法
跟着时代之进步，科技之发达，今之学拳练拳，多为健康。但熟练了套路，了解其动作及劲力方法后，须进一步的追求，动作如何能克敌，内劲如何增加运转之速度与力度等等，以期提高演练水平。
例如陈式太极拳之斜行，可用上三个肩靠：先用左平肩靠，再用右内肩靠，三用右肩折靠或右平肩靠。一经阐明，学员更容易理解以意领身，以气催形（肩）的太极拳理。
二、何时学？
曾闻前辈言：太早学用法，易流于动作僵化，难于松柔圆活运转。其脑中所思，皆是该手法。太极拳每式多有数种手法，只能了解其中一二，局限了学员的思考范围。
那多久才能学？我认为，能熟练地演练一套拳后，即可开始拆拳学用法。从简到繁、从少聚多、从慢渐快、从弱转强、循序渐进、累集经验，加上本身的努力与体会……这也可能需用上数年的功夫。
切忌操之过急，舍其根本，逐其枝末！
希望太极拳之技击，不会流失过多、过快！
一、学用法
跟着时代之进步，科技之发达，今之学拳练拳，多为健康。但熟练了套路，了解其动作及劲力方法后，须进一步的追求，动作如何能克敌，内劲如何增加运转之速度与力度等等，以期提高演练水平。
例如陈式太极拳之斜行，可用上三个肩靠：先用左平肩靠，再用右内肩靠，三用右肩折靠或右平肩靠。一经阐明，学员更容易理解以意领身，以气催形（肩）的太极拳理。
二、何时学？
曾闻前辈言：太早学用法，易流于动作僵化，难于松柔圆活运转。其脑中所思，皆是该手法。太极拳每式多有数种手法，只能了解其中一二，局限了学员的思考范围。
那多久才能学？我认为，能熟练地演练一套拳后，即可开始拆拳学用法。从简到繁、从少聚多、从慢渐快、从弱转强、循序渐进、累集经验，加上本身的努力与体会……这也可能需用上数年的功夫。
切忌操之过急，舍其根本，逐其枝末！
希望太极拳之技击，不会流失过多、过快！
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
2009 Singapore International Wushu Meet 2009年新加坡国际武术邀请赛
2009 Singapore International Wushu Meet - Master Lim Teck Hing's students won gold medals with Chen Style Laujia Erlu in taijiquan group event.
2009年新加坡国际武术邀请赛 - 林德兴老师之学生以陈式太极拳老架二路获得太极拳团体赛冠军
2009年新加坡国际武术邀请赛 - 林德兴老师之学生以陈式太极拳老架二路获得太极拳团体赛冠军
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