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    陈式太极拳实用拳法

    Chen Style Taijiquan


    Practical Method
    Volume One: Theory

    BY

    洪均生著
    Hong Junsheng

    %NGLISH 4RANSLATION BY

    陈中华译
    Chen Zhonghua

    Published by: Hunyuan Taiji Press


    Chen Style Taijiquan Practical Method
    Volume One: Theory
    Copyright © 2006 the Hong Junsheng Family.
    All rights reserved.

    No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form


    by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, printing,
    recording, digital scanning, electronic information storage and retrieval systems
    and devices including publishing on the internet, without the expressed written
    permission of the publisher, except for book review, and academic research.

    Requests for permission to reproduce selections from this book can be sent
    to the publishing address.

    ISBN 0-9730045-5-X

    Published by
    Hunyuantaiji Press
    11540-24 Avenue
    Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
    T6J 3R7
    Toll-free: +1 (866) -779-7879
    Telephone: (780) 413-0454
    Fax: (780) 413-1877
    www.hongjunsheng.com
    www.chenzhonghua.com

    English Translation by Chen Zhonghua

    Edited by Jean Wong, Allan Belsheim, Richard Johnson, Todd Elihu and
    Kay Terai.
    Cover design and layout by Jerry Arsenault/Qualia Collective

    Photographs of Hong Junsheng and other photos in this book were pro-
    vided by the Hong Junsheng Family and Chen Zhonghua.

    Second printing 2008

    Printed in China
    For the fond memories of Hong Junsheng
    Warning:
    This book is for information only and is not an instructional book. It
    is intended as information and reference for practitioners of Chen Style
    Taijiquan and Taijiquan in general. For instructional materials on the same
    subject, please refer to other titles by the same author and/or translator.

    ix
    To the readers:
    My Taijiquan is like a garden. Take what you like. Plant them
    in your garden and let them grow.
    Hong Junsheng

    xi
    Table Of Contents
    目录

    Table Of Contents 目录 xiii


    英文版序言 xvii
    Preface to the English Edition xviii
    Acknowledgement 鸣谢 xix
    Translator’s Notes 译者说明 xxi
    Preface 前言 xxii
    Foreword 序言 xxiv

    1. Introduction 概论 1
    Development and Evolution 1
    The Basic Principle: Chan Fa 2
    Whole-Body Coordination 6
    Unity of Opposites 12
    Thirteen Postures in Push Hands 14
    Eyes 14
    Torso 15
    Stance 16
    The Eight Hand Techniques 17
    Mind-Intent, Strength and Dynamics 22
    Common Problems 23
    Chan 23
    Center of Gravity 24
    Double Heavy 24
    Other Issues 25

    2. Chen Style Taijiquan Practical Method


    Three-Character Canons 三字经 27
    One Introduction 28
    Two Silk Reeling 30
    Three Eyes 31
    Four Torso 32
    Five Stance 35
    Six Hand Techniques 36
    Seven Coordination 41
    Eight Push Hands 43

    xiii
    Nine Double Heavy 48
    Ten Understanding the Energy 53
    Eleven Learning 57
    Twelve Teaching 59

    3. On Chen Style Taijiquan 太极拳品并序 61


    Preface 61
    One Solemnity 62
    Two Roundedness 63
    Three Agility 64
    Four Stability 65
    Five Power 66
    Six Elevation 67
    Seven Complexity 68
    Eight Softness 69
    Nine Spirit 70
    Ten Reserve 71
    Eleven Elegance 72
    Twelve Meaning 73
    Thirteen Natural 74

    4. Annotations on Taiji Treatises 王宗岳太极拳论臆解 81


    Preface 81
    Verse One 84
    Verse Two 85
    Verse Three 87
    Verse Four 89
    Verse Five 90
    Verse Six 91
    Verse Seven 95
    Verse Eight 97
    Verse Nine 100
    Verse Ten 101
    Verse Eleven 104
    Verse Twelve 105
    Verse Thirteen 107
    Verse Fourteen 108
    Verse Fifteen 109

    xiv
    Verse Sixteen 110
    Verse Seventeen 112
    Verse Eighteen 114
    Verse Nineteen 115
    Verse Twenty 116
    Verse Twenty-One 123
    Verse Twenty-Two 124

    5. Memoir of Learning 学拳回忆录 127


    Chen Fake’s Background 127
    How Chen Fake Came to Beijing 127
    Sickness Led Me to Taijiquan 129
    Meeting a Great Master 129
    Gongfu is Imbedded in Hard Practice 131
    Patient Tutelage 133
    A Precise Art 136
    High Ethics 141
    Deeply Indebted 145

    About the Author 作者 147


    About the Translator 译者 149
    Index 索引 151

    xv

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