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Monthly Archives: April 2020
KUNWU SWORD NEIGONG
– 昆吾劍之內功 KUNWU SWORD NEIGONG 姜容樵 by Jiang Rongqiao [published Feb, 1930] [translation by Paul Brennan, April, 2020] – 劍學內功小言 A FEW WORDS ABOUT INTERNAL TRAINING FOR LEARNING THE SWORD ART 凡吾人所習之青萍劍。昆吾劍。謂之劍術可。謂之劍學亦可。然而皆外功也。是不可不以內功輔之。必內外兼修。而後劍學乃得以互相調劑。而益臻完美。以上二十七動作。有明亮於眼者。有開通耳竅者。有養氣助肺呼吸者。有益於五臟六腑及腦髓者。要皆內功之要旨。入學之階梯也。九式為劍學之基礎。亦即內功之進階。總之。於手足腰腿各部。有百益而無一害。學者循序以進。自有佳境。勿待編者喋喋也。 We can consider the practice of Qingping Sword … Continue reading
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YANG STYLE TAIJI SWORD ACCORDING TO SHI DIAOMEI
– 太極劍譜圖說 A TAIJI SWORD HANDBOOK 施調梅 by Shi Diaomei [published by 華新印書館有限公司 Huaxin Publishing Company of Taiwan, June, 1959] [translation by Paul Brennan, April, 2020] – 一 總說 PART ONE: INTRODUCTION 劍術:為吾國最古之技擊,法簡而奧妙無窮,初學必先依㝎式練習,以訓練其心眼身手步五到合一,為主要之基本工夫,依式練習至於純熟,然後再言用劍,依㝎式練習,是名舞劍,能舞不能用,不足以言技,知用不能舞,亦不能名技。 凡技擊,必以拳術為基礎,拳有各派,劍亦分各派,故太極劍,自必以太極拳為基礎,而身手步法,方能中式,蓋使劍亦如使拳,不外意氣為君,故舞劍之要,非身使劍,以意運劍,意先身後,是為入門要訣。 然後以閃展騰拿,腕活臂靈之手法,輕靈矯捷之步法,懸頂含胸,沉肩鬆腰之身法,綜之以氣沉神凝,完整而貫串,習之既久,身與劍合,劍與神合矣。 劍法亦有十三勢,即抽,帶,提,格,擊,刺,點,掤,劈,截,攪,壓,沉,是也,故又稱太極十三劍。 The sword art is our … Continue reading
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