Poems of the Fist

[Minghequan]

One of the things passed on to me for study was the use of phrases and poems in order to bring out certain principles of the martial art.

One of those is reproduced below:

Yi tou, shen, shou, zu sizhong li shi wei san zhan bu fa de genji:

The four pillars of force, the head, body, hand, foot are the basis of three fighting methods.

Use the head, body, hand & foot as four kinds of strength as the very basics of SanZhan footwork.

This relates to the SanZhan form, as does:

Shou you liu men zhi bian, bian you shang xia zuoyou chu ru zhi fen:

The hand has six points of release, drifting upwards, downwards, to the left to the right, outwards and inwards.

The hand has six (men) kinds of change, changes are up, down, left, right, out, in.

Does anyone else use this method of training in the concepts of the art?

[Minghequan]

Another Poem states:

Qianquan gui yi lu, da ren zhi yi xia:

A thousand turns in one move, can only knock somebody down. A thousand styles follow one road, there is only one road to hit a man

And another:

Xue zhe you xin ji lian, lun nian bu lun yue:

The student must practice this by heart, yearly and not monthly.

If the student has heart then train, think in terms of years, not months.

[Wong Ying Home]

Kune Belay Sau
The Fist never leaves the hand

Gook Belay Hau
The song never leaves your lips

[PM]

Minghequan: interesting, thank you!

recently i am researching bai he quan and Hong jia quan (Hung Ga Kyun) possible connections; i have a certan theory that 2 different branches of Fujian bai he quan might have an influence on today's Hung Kyun. any info appreciated.

anyway, to the topic: a Hung Kyun "butterfly palm set" (wu dip jeung) poem

http://www.hungkyun.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=307

[ironfists]

过 gù故rén人zhuāng庄gù古rén人jù具jī鸡shǔ黍，
yāo邀wǒ我zhì至tián田jiā家
gù故rén人zhuāng庄gù古rén人jù具jī鸡shǔ黍 ，
yāo邀wǒ我zhì至tián田jiā家。

[ironfists]

古人云：“拳无拳，意无意，无意之中是真意”。这就是对武术最高境界的很好描述。

按发劲来说：武术有，明劲、暗劲、化劲，化劲就是最高境界；

按人的身体变化来说：武术有，易筋、易骨、洗髓，洗髓就是武术最高境界；

按练气的过程来说：武术有，练精化气，练气化神，练神还虚，练神还虚就是武术的最高境界。

按呼吸来说：练武的三层呼吸：第一层，有形于外（明劲）；第二层，有形于内（暗劲）；第三层，是有非有，是 否非否，心中空空洞洞，无声无臭，还虚之境（化劲）。

按实战来说：我们练武术有体和用这说，其实体用是不分的，自练为体，应用于人为用。用时：固住神气，不能使 神气散乱，也就是要稳住心神，沉着不慌，出手时不用成法，望招就用，以智取胜。由于身体至虚，所以感觉异常 灵敏，无论对方以何种着数，多大力量，向我击来，我都能灵敏的感觉到，并能靠身体的虚灵而化去。相传，太极 宗师杨露蝉，手中放麻雀，而麻雀不能飞，不是其神也，而是，他感觉相当灵敏，不给麻雀反弹之力，所以麻雀不 能飞也。再有相传，董海川八卦掌大师，夜睡，弟子为其盖被，被子落下，而董公不见矣，转身一看，早已坐于地 上椅子上，说明董公之感觉在睡眠中也相当灵敏。类如此例很多。

但达到武术最高境界的，在武术界的近代史上了无几人。相传达到此境界者有：形意拳大师李洛能，八卦掌大师董 海川，太极大师杨露蝉与武禹镶。此四人都达到了至虚之境，都有不见而闻的知觉。

道本自然一气流，

空空静静最难求。

得来万法皆无用，

身形应当似水流。

神领天下，意涵宇宙，气无不到，力无不摧

让我们继承中华武术，发扬中华武术吧。