What is the "gong method" of traditional martial arts? What is the practice of boxing and kung fu?

Learning traditional martial arts, there are two things that cannot be avoided: "Gong Fa" and "Mind Fa". "Mind method", as I talked about in the previous article, here is just to take out the "gong method" and break it apart to see what it is. "Gongfa" is regarded as the secret of the school by some traditional martial arts practitioners, and it is never easily revealed to others, or the words are unclear.

There are martial arts practitioners who separate routines, exercises, and applications. "Gong", that is, "Kung Fu", for martial arts, Kung Fu is nothing more than strength, speed, skill, physical fitness, offensive and defensive awareness, etc. ; Improve the speed, strength, physical stamina, skills and other methods of the martial artist . Understand this truth, the mystery of "Gong Fa" disappears. Those who practice modern fighting, especially professional athletes, who don’t practice these things?

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As far as Taijiquan is concerned, there is a proverb that goes well: "Introduction requires dictation, and Kungfu is the best method for self-study", which is the strong strong Basic things, including boxing, the basic usage of each move, etc.,All need to be taught by the teacher little by little. Once you get started with , needs to be constantly hone, communicate and summarize in the long process of practice, and find a practice method that suits you. To improve kung fu. People who insist on practicing martial arts are intelligent people. is good at discovering their physical potential and achieving the unity of body and spirit . From generation to generation, countless martial arts practitioners will accumulate countless "gongs" and a lot of knowledge. Therefore, traditional martial arts also pay attention to "live and learn."

But if the latecomer is not good at learning from and absorbing, learning blindly, the 18 martial arts cannot be learned, and in the end they will never be able to learn how to play. The water is empty.

The most practical method of Taijiquan is the basic skills, such as Hong-style Taijiquan 's "circle" (you can find instructional videos on the Internet). At the beginning of the circle, you can practice the upper limbs first, and the upper limb movement line is proficient, and the strength will gradually develop, and it will naturally transition to the strength of the shoulders and back; then stick to it, the waist and crotch strength will be combined with the strength of the shoulders and back. , To achieve the purpose of linking up and down, that is, "strength originates from the feet, dominates the waist, and reaches the hands", and some boxing techniques are called "the strength of the dragon and the tiger." So seemingly a simple action, contains the core thing of Hong-style Taijiquan: Hangsijin.

About , the editor has written a lot of text to discuss, so I won’t repeat it here. I just want to emphasize one point: is not a winding force, but at the right angle and direction (this is the process of winding), and the most appropriate point (this is the result of the winding) is similar to The burst when hitting a straight punch is just harder to observe in appearance.

The basic technique of Tai Chi, in addition to the basic technique of drawing circles, there is also footwork training. My master, Hong Junsheng, is to take out the Shangyun, Zhongyun and Xiayun hands in Taijiquan. The basic technique of footwork. From another perspective, any form in Taijiquan can be taken out separately and practiced repeatedly as a basic exercise. My mentor, Mr. Yang Xishou, said in the "Chen Style Taijiquan Principle Analysis and Usage Explanation" that "Practicing boxing requires foot binding and tendon training". This sentence also explains Taijiquan. The direction and method of training. The muscles are one inch long, the strength is three minutes long, and the legs and feet are flexible, so you can strengthen your body.

I often hear the so-called "fist frame useless theory". In fact, I don't understand what boxing is, let alone what boxing is practicing. When you really understand the "gong method" of martial arts, look back at the boxing frame and the moves, it turns out that the boxing frame is the summary of the previous experience! of course these trainings,Similar to fighting " air strike " training, relaxation, speed, and energy can be practiced. If it is used for self-defense, it is far from enough. When the strength is loosened, it can be properly coordinated with the practice of the equipment. Chen Fake used to practice basic skills by "repeatingly twisting the crossbar of the chair backrest", twisting the big pole, and lowering the shelf .

The basic skills have few movements and content, and they can be practiced repeatedly in a short period of time. The effect is quicker, and practice makes perfect, which is "recruiting familiarity and gradually understanding and understanding." If necessary, endurance training can also be carried out through the boxing frame. For example, one punch can be practiced once in 10 minutes, and it can be completed in 5 minutes or less while maintaining the correct movements.

I don’t know if this article has clearly explained the "gong method" of martial arts, so please let the Fang family give your advice.


The creation is not easy, please do not wash the manuscript, thank you.

——The third generation inheritor of Hong Style Tai Chi: TaichiHawk

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