Tai Chi Master Hong Junsheng talks about the use of Tai Chi

Mr. Hong Junsheng’s Chen Style Taijiquan Practical Method was taught by Chen Fake, the 17th generation heir of the Chen family. In his early years, Mr. Hong followed his teacher day and night for fifteen years. He was taught by his words and deeds, and he understood the essence of Tai Chi. Mr. Hong's explanation of boxing can not only keep the scriptures and powers, but also integrate with the reality of life, explain the profound things in simple language, step by step, so that scholars can understand and practice clearly. Practice has proved that Mr.'s experience is a shortcut to practice Taijiquan.

Q: Taijiquan is an internal gong boxing that is intentional and does not use force. How much force is best used when practicing Dajiquan?

Tai Chi is an extremely scientific and labor-saving boxing technique. Mr. Chen Xin said: “Why do you move your hands and feet without air? I say: The air in the hands is just to hold the shoulders and arms. It cannot be passed, and it will not work.” What Mr. Chen Xin said is very reasonable. Ten years of exercise believes that Taijiquan should not be vigorously practiced, and at the same time, it is better not to use strength. It is best to lift your arms and legs and feet. If you have more strength, it will become hard and inactive. Running.

Q: Mr. Hong, is there any regularity in the Chen-style Taijiquan exercise?

The law of Chen-style Taijiquan's four-shaft movement is Wangsijin. There are two types of wire-wrapping strength: forward wire-wrapping and reverse wire-wrapping, and each move and style must have these two kinds of wire-wrapping strength. The law of winding silk strength is: forward winding is open strength, reverse winding is heal strength. The method of wrapping silk on the upper limbs: turn the hand, the little finger inside the hook, and the big finger outside for the smooth winding; the hand down, the big finger inside, and the small finger outside to pick up the reverse winding. The range of movement is generally: the opening of the hand is not high enough for the eyes, the adduction is not low but the umbilicus, and the center is not enough for the heart. If you go too far, you will lose your strength, and if you don't get enough, you will get the best. Lower limbs twisting silk Jin: The leg wrapping method changes with the rotation of the body and at the same time. Namely: Turning the body method to the left causes the left leg to be tangled along and the right leg inversely; turning the body method to the right causes the right leg to be tangled along and the left leg in the reverse direction. The law of winding silk strength: lift up the knee to follow the winding, and hang down the knee against the winding. The range of motion is generally: the knees are only allowed to be lifted and dropped, and cannot be changed in both straight and reverse directions, and never allowed to swing side to side.

Q: How can I practice Tai Chi well?

This question is too big to ask. How to practice Taijiquan is a complicated problem, and all aspects can restrict the progress of Taijiquan. But I think we should first do three aspects to improve boxing skills.

One is Mingquan. The essence of Chen-style Taijiquan is wire-wrapping strength. It is the unity in dialectics. It produces yin and yang transformation in the spiral of movement, forming rigid hair and softening.

The second is exercise. The physical movement is the same as the inner exercise. It is like twisting a towel and twisting repeatedly to promote the smooth flow of the meridians and achieve Zhongzheng comfort.

The third is to master certain methods and skills when pushing hands. First, avoid double. The left hand should be real and the left foot should be empty, and the right hand should be empty. It was lost. The way to avoid double is: the left upper limb and the right lower limb or the left lower limb and the right upper limb are combined to facilitate rotation. The other is to use strategy and tactics to avoid the virtual method of actual attack. When the opponent comes to attack me, I should attract the opponent to expose the center of gravity. At the same time, I use the methods of borrowing strength, stabbing strength, collapse and exploding, and leg methods such as lower limb lining. Opponents make themselves invincible.

Q: How does the inner strength of Dajiquan work?

Judging from my decades of exercise experience, practicing Tai Chi requires mental activity, but it is not something that is fascinating such as the idea of ​​hitting people or sending people out of the world. The inner strength exercise of Taijiquan is the exercise of squeezing jin, and squeezing the stamina is a spiral movement. It is composed of several jin, which is a path of strength for the whole body inside and outside, left and right, up and down, and oblique. This squeezes the strength as follows. Although this strength has downward strength, it also has the inertia of outwards and upwards. It is not a single strength.

Inner strength is composed of forward and backward winding wires. Upper limbs such as: reverse twisting strength, leading the elbow with the hand, and shouldering the shoulder with the elbow; on the contrary, the smooth twisting strength, that is, loose shoulders, sink elbows, collapse wrists, and raise fingers. For example, the lower limbs are twisted from the foot pedal force over the knee to the crotch; backward twisting is from the hip to drop the knee to the foot. The body is always full of strength, and it is enough to sink the dantian.

Q: When pushing hands in actual combat, the opponent often encounters great strength. How to use small strength to reduce the strength?

If you want to dissolve your strength, you must have pure and proficient skills. On this basis, you must maintain the unique listening power of Taijiquan so that you can grasp the opponent's movement. The other party’s strength is very strong, he acts on youLater, it is difficult for you to dissolve it. How to dissolve the power? Let me give you an analogy: a train weighs a hundred tons. If it stops on a fork, it is impossible to move the fork. When the train comes to the fork but does not press the fork, the train will go wherever you move the fork. What I mean is that when you encounter a powerful opponent, you should influence the opponent before his power acts on you, but it should not be too early. The opponent is easy to find early, and you should adapt to the fire. Directly and horizontally, horizontally to hold the pressure, so that the other party can not use it powerfully, in order to achieve the miraculous effect of introduction.

asked: How to grasp Tingjin in the hands of pushing?

The use of Taijiquan's techniques of pinching, squeezing, pressing, plucking, pressing, elbow, and lean can be seen on the outside. It is often difficult to find if two people touch each other, and you must feel the inner feeling after they touch each other. Try and know later. As the saying goes: "As soon as an expert reaches out, he will know if there is any." Therefore, when listening to Jin, you should move according to the person, and find the size of the opponent's Jin path, virtual and actual, etc. during the movement, do not use clumsy force, using clumsy force will cause poor response. The listening process is consistent with the actual operation of people's daily life. For example: When you practice weightlifting, you can't grab the bell and use the strength, but slowly adjust the strength. Another example: When you want to lift a pot of water, you can't lift the pot hard, but try the weight of the pot during the lifting, and lift it slowly with little or no force, which is just right. There are many examples like this in life. These examples are what I often say about the method of adding, adding, subtracting and subtracting one's own strength after encountering strength when listening to Jin.

Q: How many types of Chen-style Taijiquan are used?

Mr. Chen Fake said: "There are four types of force, one is the force on the side of the wheel, which can only hit the opponent without damage. The other is the force on the inner side of the wheel, which is the force, which can break the joints. 3. It is the drill bit strength, which is also often called "inch strength", which can hurt the opponent's internal strength. The fourth is bursting strength, which has the meaning of shock.

Q: How to use strength when fighting against others?

Maintain a state of warfare of "people do not offend me, I do not offend others" and "he does not move, he does not move", and at the same time, the internal energy conversion of "he moves slightly, I have already developed". Should be exercised There is always the internal coordination of falling down, crushing out, falling forward and falling back, and achieve fast speed, accurate landing, sufficient internal strength, and sudden relaxation, so that the opponent can't feel it, and there is no way to move, that is, it has been vacated.

Question: How do I master the best time to fight against others to gain strength?

I wrote in (Chen Style Taijiquan Practical Techniques) "Three Character Classics Understanding Jin": "Competing for speed, turning off. Any turn, countless points, point-to-point, point-to-point. It means: When mastering the lead or exerting force, you should find the turning point of the opponent's Jinlu. The turning point is easy to move and slow down, which is an opportunity to play. Turn, countless points, point-to-point, strong." For example: at night, if you light a piece of incense and rotate it quickly with your arm, you will see a red circle. If you rotate slowly, you will see that the circle is composed of one point. It is composed of one point. So in the fight, we can see the opponent’s change as there are countless invisible points. As long as the opponent’s movements are slightly slower than mine, the points will be exposed. At this time, I will use the point I am rotating. Aim at his point and release him instantly. This is the best time for combat.