Monthly Archives: March 2020

– 真本岳飛八段錦 AN AUTHENTIC DEPICTION OF YUE FEI’S BADUANJIN 金倜盦 by Jin Ti’an [Tisheng] [published Sep, 1936] [translation by Paul Brennan, March, 2020] – 強身不死之道 “Here is a method of strengthening the body to prevent death.” 岳飛 – Yue Fei … Continue reading →

– 真本達摩易筋經 AN AUTHENTIC DEPICTION OF DAMO’S YIJINJING 金倜盦 by Jin Ti’an [Tisheng] [published Sep, 1936] [translation by Paul Brennan, March, 2020] – 序 PREFACE 易筋經為少林武術祖師達摩禪所傳授。分內外二經。內經主柔。以靜坐運氣為事。非少林正宗弟子。不得其傳。且擅此者。亦不肯輕易授人。守少林戒也。後之練武者。欲自眩耀。往往皆以十二段錦之法代之。以其段數相同。法則相類也。其實十二段錦自十二段錦。易筋經自易筋經。兩經可互證而不可相混者也。至于外經。則主剛。以强筋練力為事。其法遍傳于世。惟眞本亦殊不多遘。坊間俗本。所載各段。節數雖相同。其法實大有出入。欲覓完善之本。不可得也。大抵此法盛行于北方。茲編各法。乃得之於山西藥商鄒仲達君之秘授。據云為少林山陝支流之眞傳。較尋常坊本為勝也。其法偏重于上肢。實為練力運氣。舒展筋脉之妙法。每日依法勤行四五次。百日之後。則食量增加。筋骨舒暢。百病不生。至一二年後。則非但身體强健。精神飽滿。且兩臂之力。可舉千斤。卽為平素孱弱多病。力不足以縛雛者。練習一二年。亦可以一掃其孱弱。兩臂增數百斤之力。至若年老之人。精氣已衰。勤習此法。雖不足以返老還童。亦足以延年却病。江右老人稱明志。年已八旬。精神猶如壯年。日徒步三十里不為苦。嘗為余曰。予氣體素弱。中年多病。從友人之言。勤習易筋經後。不久卽康健。四十年中。從未為病魔所擾。今猶能强健步者。謂非易筋經之功乎。觀乎老人之言。則此法之效力。可以知之矣。茲將其法繪圖列說。印行于世。以公同好。且為坊間俗本。一正其訛也。倜庵識。 The art of Yijinjing [“Sinew Changing Classic”] was passed down from the Zen master … Continue reading →