The Taiji Manual of Li Xianwu

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THE TAIJI MANUAL OF LI XIANWU

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太極拳

TAIJI BOXING

李先五

by Li Xianwu

[published June, 1933]

[translation by Paul Brennan, Oct, 2015]

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太極拳

Taiji Boxing張人傑題

– calligraphy by Zhang Renjie

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健康之路The path to health

楊崇蔚

– [calligraphy by] ang !hong"ei

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自強不息

To ceaselessly improve oneself

林森題

– calligraphy by #in $en

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健康之路

The path to health

于右任

– [calligraphy by] u ouren

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南北之強

The strengths of both north and south

陳濟常

– [calligraphy by] !hen %ichang

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!之"

The basis of strengthening the nation

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– calligraphy by !hen !e &in the style o' Zhang (ianbei)s engra*ings+

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(之"

The basis of strengthening the nation

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– respect'ully calligraphe by #in Zhen-iong

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自強不息

To ceaselessly improve oneself

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trans'or;ing one)s te;pera;ent, it has cause ;ysel' in particular to e*elop a strong 'aith in this

bo-ing art9

s 6 ha*e personally recei*e its bene'its an as 6 a; un"illing to @eep the art a secret, 6 ecie

to ta@e "hat 6 ha*e learne 'ro; ;y teacher an 'ro; ;y e-perience an "rite it o"n into a boo@

to share "ith all "ho are intereste9 But then li'e interrupte "ith *arious "earying tas@s9 8here

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poe; [about not ;eeting hi;] onto a/ing 6;;ortal)s Brige an "ent ho;e9

8he 8aiji Bo-ing that Au taught "as calle 8hirty?$e*en, because it ha thirty?se*en posture

na;es9 6n this bo-ing art, each posture "as to be traine to per'ection an only then coul the ne-t

posture be practice, an the stuent "as not allo"e to be i;patient9 8here "as no prescribe

pattern as to ho" the thirty?se*en postures "ere to precee or 'ollo" each other, but once they ha

all been learne, they "oul then naturally be lin@e up together in an unbro@en continuity9 8hus

the art "as also calle #ong Bo-ing9 8he secret to it lies in eight ter;sH "aring o'', rolling bac@,

pressing, an pushing – corresponing the eight carinal irections – an pluc@ing, rening,

elbo"ing, an bu;ping – corresponing the eight corner irections9

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[1] #i*eliness lies "ith your "aist9

[2] 6nspiration penetrates to your heatop9

[] $pirit courses through your spine9

[J] nergy sin@s to your eli-ir 'iel9

[5] Eo*e;ent lies "ith your legs9

[K] Pressing is 'elt at the 'oot9

[L] .ieling lies "ith your pal;s9

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%iang a N !hen !hang-ing

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bo-ing arts9 But this is actually not the case9 6t has to be unerstoo that 8aiji Bo-ing)s use o'

po"er is internal an that its postures ;o*e in accorance "ith the paths o' that po"er9 6t

con'or;s to natural principles9 6ts ;o*e;ents are roune an li*ely, li@e a li;itless circle9 8hat is

"hy e*ery posture contains a Fuality o' rounness, its shape li@e a taiji circle, it ;o;ents o'

trans'or;ation li@e the taiji itsel' [i9e9 the 7gran polarity: har;oniously alternating the polarities

o' passi*e an acti*e], hence the na;e 78aiji: Bo-ing9 s 'or its 'unction, it can be 'oun in the

analogies o' passi*e an acti*e, harness an so'tness, ;o*e;ent an stillness, a*ance an

retreat9 6t is pro'oun an uniFue9 .ors are inaeFuate to escribe it9

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to e'en yoursel'9 By strengthening your spirit, you "ill naturally co;;it no e*il or i;;oral acts9

8here is no higher 'or; o' culti*ation9 our character "ill be enhance an your ;oral sense "ill

be heightene9 8here is harly anything better than this bo-ing art9

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8he ;o*e;ents o' your legs an 'eet ;ust go along "ith the bening an e-tening o' the bo-ing

postures through actions o' a*ancing an retreating, ha*ing a ;anner o' li'ting an lo"ering, up

an o"n9 .hile alternating bet"een e;pty an 'ull, your ;o*e;ents shoul ha*e ni;bleness

an clarity, causing your legs an 'eet to obtain an eFuali/e har;ony 'ro; "hich they are

strengthene9 6t says in the 8reatiseH 7$tarting 'ro; your 'oot, issue through your leg9: 78he

proble; ;ust be in your "aist an legs, so loo@ 'or it there9: ro; these sayings can be unerstoo

the i;portance o' the legs9

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greatest strength "ins9 Or they "ill both lose, co;ing a"ay "ith injuries9 But 'or one "ho practices

this bo-ing art, e*en i' he has har ;uscles, great strength, an a 'earso;e posture, his si/e

beco;es irrele*ant ne-t to his high le*el o' sensiti*ity9 8aiji Bo-ing 'ocuses on neutrali/ing

opponents9 6t oes not *alue strength or see@ to ha*e spee9 &s it says in the !lassicH 7-a;ine the

phrase &'ro; the Playing 3ans $ong+ 'our ounces ;o*es a thousan pouns), "hich is clearly not

a *ictory obtaine through strength9 Or consier the sight o' an ol ;an repelling a group, "hich

coul not co;e 'ro; an aggressi*e spee9: ro; this, "e can @no" that this bo-ing art oes not

*alue harness an hurrying9+

One acts base on the opponent)s ;o*e;ents rather than 'orcing one)s o"n agena9 6 'in out

the irection an e-tent o' an opponent)s po"er, then corresponingly turn in that irection,

causing his po"er to lose all e''ect9 &s it says in the !lassicH 73e is har "hile 6 a; so't – this is

yieling9:+ 6 then ahere to his energy9 3e is thus ra"n in by ;y absorption an loses his balance9

3o"e*er, you ;ust be a"are an sensiti*e, ;o*ing ni;bly9 8hen you "ill be able to @no" the

irection o' an opponent)s po"er an eal "ith it e-pertly9 6' you "ish to be a"are, sensiti*e, an

ni;ble, you ;ust practice the set "ith so'tness an ;ilness in your ;o*e;ents9 &6t says in 3o"

to PracticeH 7-tre;e so'tness begets e-tre;e harness9: nH 7Eo*e energy as i' ra"ing sil@9:8hese sayings escribe the t"o ter;s 7so't: an 7slo":9+ Eoreo*er, "ith ;o*e;ents that are so't

an slo", your breathing "ill be eep an long, your energy "ill not 'loat up, an your pulse "ill

not beco;e agitate9 By gently ;o*ing your "hole boy, the bene'its to"ar your health "ill be

enor;ous9

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iii9 8he postures are per'or;e e*enly9

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8his is because a"@"ar e''ort has not been ispelle9 8here'ore "hen practicing, you ;ust loosen

your "hole boy, an not use the slightest bit o' e''ort, only use intention9 .here*er your intention

goes, energy goes there too, an so energy an bloo are uni;pee, your "hole boy is ni;ble,

an your ;o*e;ent is natural9

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intention is especially i;portant9 8here'ore insie &intention+ an outsie &posture+ shoul operate

in unison9 .ith the opening an closing o' each posture, the intention ;ust at the sa;e ti;e be

opening an closing9 6n other "ors, inhaling an e-haling ;ust be in unison "ith the rhyth; o'

the ;o*e;ent9 Once you get insie an outsie to co;bine into one, then it "ill be per'ect9

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chest, "aist, abo;en, an legs9 6t har;oni/es an increases bloo circulation9 6t can heal

i//iness, bac@ pain, sto;achache, constipation, sti'' joints, an reuce lung isease9

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ispelling his 'orce, then ta@e a*antage o' the situation by issuing energy to attac@ hi;9 Or i' he

attac@s ;e straight ahea, 6 use ;y le't han to ispel his 'orce an use ;y right han to stri@e to

his belly9 6n this techniFue, the hans ;o*e bac@ an 'orth li@e the s"irling o' clous, entirely

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.hen an opponent uses his right ar; to chop o"n at ;e 'ro; abo*e, so 6 use both hans to

connect to his ar; an lea hi; to the right, causing hi; to lose his balance, then ta@e a*antage

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BÏJl~x}€‚J，‡Yˆ;)st‰Šs‹€xŒøãí，Ž6前，‡Y€，i

x‡‘’“R。

3ansH our han le't arcs 'ro; in"ar to the le't, to"ar the east, pal; 'acing o"n"ar, as your

right han brushes past your right @nee, ;a@ing a hal' circle arcing to the le't to be place

iagonally in 'ront o' your chest, pal; 'acing up"ar, une*enly parallel "ith your le't han9

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« 4I™m南A

8orsoH turns to iagonally 'ace to the south"est9

Ï

右ÏQ?ŒB·½IIŒ右·I


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¡ •式B#œ›k¸


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« I™Ÿ北A

8orsoH turns to be 'acing to the northeast [southeast]9

Ï

BÏ™In


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« ™ŸŒA

8orsoH slightly shi'ts to be 'acing to the east9

Ï 不ž


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« I™Ÿ南A

8orsoH turns to be 'acing to the southeast [northeast]9

Ï

NÏ™I–GŽ

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« ™Ÿ南A

8orsoH 'acing to the southeast9

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« ™ŸIA

8orsoH slightly turns to be 'acing to the east9

Ï 不ž


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« I™Ÿ北A

8orsoH turns to be 'acing to the southeast [northeast]9

Ï

NÏ™I–GŽASø


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« I™mÚ


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« ™m


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yesH loo@ing 'or"ar9

¡ •式B#›五kB#$%&¸


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« I«™Ÿ南A


Ï

右拳í`uN`´Z


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Ï ÃQ式


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« ™Ÿ南A


Ï 接Q式


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« I™ŸÚA

8orsoH turns to be 'acing to the east9

Ï JQ式


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« ™ŸA


Ï

右ÏQD


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« ™ŸA


Ï

BÏ™Ito


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« I™南ÚA


Ï N拳隨!E右


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« ™南A


Ï NÏ™I–GŽu右ÏDY';


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« ™右IE北ÚA

8orsoH turns to the right to be 'acing to the north9

Ï

ÈÏììlÝ，%F~s}，至xŸ4，œ5，øží，xt在l，st在2，‡Y2€。

3ansH our hans slo"ly close in"ar, going along "ith your "aist as it turns to the right,

arri*ing behin your le't ear, elbo"s bent, your hans ;a@ing a crosse shape, le't han on theinsie, right han on the outsie, pal; 'acing out"ar9

&

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upright9

¨ I“A


¡ I«ø


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11= 攬雀尾z五{z¨›#jk³lq{

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‚«Z@，cŽ¬，x¡s®A

3ansH our hans close in"ar to"ar your chest, right han in 'ront o' your le't shouler, pal;

'acing o"n"ar, le't han near your right ribs, pal; 'acing up"ar9 8hen your hans sprea

apart, le't han to the south"est, right han to the northeast, ;a@ing a iagonal straight line, le't

han higher, right han lo"er9

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« ™m南A

8orsoH 'acing to the south"est9

Ï JQ式


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« I™Ÿ南A


Ï

BÏ;Z


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8orsoH turns to be 'acing to the northeast9

Ï

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Ï

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Ï BÏƒêIí1`


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Ï BÏE–uIŒQ旁


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Points 'or attentionH .hen practicing the 'i*e postures abo*e, it shoul be per'or;e as a

continuous 'lo" an ;ust not ha*e any pauses9 8he ;o*e;ents o' your hans ;ust ;a@e o*al

shapes9

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1L< B右CÏzš{z¨›#œ›ck³lq{


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Ï BÏ隨!Iž

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1


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yesH 'ollo"ing your hans9

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;a@ing a 8?shape e;pty stance9 our le't 'oot is 'ull, right 'oot e;pty9

¨ I“A


¡ «JEI提Lø


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Ï NÏIn


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Ï JQ式


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oot"or@H our right 'oot a*ances a hal' step, your le't leg then a*ancing a step, the @nee

bening, your right leg straightening, ;a@ing a three?line stance9 our le't 'oot is 'ull, right 'oot

e;pty9

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yesH loo@ing le*el9

¡ ÈÏuI之路¤u¶xuA

Points 'or attentionH 8he paths that your hans ;a@e shoul be co;plete circles9

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oot"or@H our 'eet staying "here they are, they pi*ot to point to the south, then your le't 'oot

"ithra"s to stan ne-t to your right 'oot shouler "ith apart9

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$tepping your right 'oot ne-t to your le't 'oot, per'or; R638 !#OCI64 34I$9

Both 'eet pi*oting to point to the southeast, per'or; #8 !#OCI64 34I$9


$tepping out your le't 'oot, 'acing to the east, per'or; $64# .36P9

Bening your right leg, "ithra"ing your le't 'oot, per'or; R6$64 CP 4I R!364 OC8

8O 83 3OR$ on the le't sie9

Retreating your le't 'oot to the north"est, per'or; G6!G 8O 83 R638 $6I, @ic@ing to the

southeast "ith your right 'oot9

#o"ering your right 'oot, per'or; G6!G 8O 83 #8 $6I, @ic@ing to the northeast "ith your

le't 'oot9

.ithra"ing your le't 'oot, turning aroun to the le't to 'ace to the east, per'or; #8

PR$$64 G6!G9

#o"ering your le't 'oot, per'or; BRC$3 G4 64 !RO$$I $84! on the le't sie9

*ancing your right 'oot, per'or; BRC$3 G4 64 !RO$$I $84! on the right sie9

*ancing your le't 'oot, per'or; P#4864 PC4!39

8urning aroun to 'ace to the southeast, a*ancing your right 'oot, per'or; 8OR$O?#C4PC4!39

Gic@ing your right 'oot to the east, lo"ering your 'oot to the rear, then @ic@ing your le't 'oot out

to the southeast, per'or; IOCB# G6!G9

our le't 'oot co;ing o"n to the rear, "ithra"ing your right 'oot, 'acing to the east, per'or;

63864 86R PO$8CR9

Press your right 'oot to the east, then per'or; IOCB# .64I$ 83ROC3 83 R$9

Per'or; IRP64 83 BOI, G6!G, @ic@ing to the east "ith your le't 'oot9

.ithra"ing your le't 'oot to"ar the right, turning aroun to 'ace to the "est, lo"ering your

le't 'oot, turning aroun to again 'ace to the east, per'or; R638 PR$$64 G6!G9

#o"ering your le't [right] 'oot, a*ancing your le't 'oot, per'or; P# 83 #C8 on the rightsie9

*ancing, per'or; PRR, B#O!G, PC4!39

$taying "here you are, per'or; $#64 $3C89

8urning your boy to 'ace to the south, stepping your right 'oot ne-t to your le't 'oot, per'or;

!RO$$I 34I$9

$tepping out your le't 'oot iagonally, 'acing to the southeast, per'or; I6O4# BRC$3

G4 64 !RO$$I $84!9

8urning your boy to 'ace to the north"est, stepping out your right 'oot, per'or; !P8CR

83 86R 4I $4I 68 B!G 8O 68$ EOC48649

$taying "here you are, per'or; !8!3 83 $PRRO. B 83 86#9

8urning your boy, stepping out your le't 'oot, 'acing to the southeast, per'or; I6O4#

$64# .36P9

Pi*oting your le't 'oot, stepping 'or"ar "ith your right 'oot, 'acing to the "est, per'or; P#

83 #C8 on the le't sie9

*ancing your right 'oot, 'acing to the north"est, per'or; .6#I 3OR$ MR$ 68$ E49

*ancing your le't 'oot, 'acing to the north"est, per'or; .6#I 3OR$ MR$ 68$ E49

*ancing your right 'oot, 'acing to the north"est, per'or; .6#I 3OR$ MR$ 68$ E49

*ancing your le't 'oot, 'acing to the south"est, per'or; E6I4 .ORG$ 83 $3C88#9

8urning aroun to 'ace to the southeast, a*ancing your right 'oot, per'or; E6I4 .ORG$

83 $3C88#9

*ancing your le't 'oot, 'acing to the northeast, per'or; E6I4 .ORG$ 83 $3C88#9 8urning aroun to 'ace to the north"est, a*ancing your right 'oot, per'or; E6I4 .ORG$


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83 $3C88#9

.ithra"ing your right 'oot, 'acing to the "est, per'or; P# 83 #C8 on the le't sie9

our right 'oot a*ancing a hal' step, per'or; !8!3 83 $PRRO. B 83 86#9

Pi*oting your right 'oot, stepping out your le't 'oot, 'acing to the east, per'or; $64# .36P9

8urning your boy to 'ace to the south"est, stepping your le't 'oot ne-t to your right 'oot, then

retreating your le't 'oot, per'or; the initial posture o' !#OCI64 34I$9








$taying "here you are, bening your right leg, 'lattening your le't leg to the groun, per'or;

#O. PO$8CR9

$taning up, li'ting your right 'oot, per'or; O#I4 ROO$8R $84I$ O4 O4 # on theright sie9

#o"ering your right 'oot, @ic@ing "ith your le't 'oot, per'or; O#I4 ROO$8R $84I$ O4

O4 # on the le't sie9

our le't 'oot turning to 'ace to the le't, co;ing o"n to the rear, per'or; R8R8, IR6M64

. 83 EO4G9

Retreating your right 'oot, per'or; R8R8, IR6M64 . 83 EO4G9

Retreating your le't 'oot, per'or; R8R8, IR6M64 . 83 EO4G9

8urning your boy to the south, a*ancing your le't 'oot, per'or; I6O4# #64

PO$8CR9

*ancing your right 'oot, per'or; R6$ 83 34I9 $taying "here you are, per'or; .368 !R4 $.8$ .683 68$ .64$9

Pi*oting your right 'oot, stepping out your le't 'oot, 'acing to the east, per'or; BRC$3 G4 64

!RO$$I $84! on the le't sie9

.ithra"ing your le't 'oot, per'or; 4I#64 7C4IR 83 $:9

*ancing your le't 'oot, turning your boy to 'ace to the south, per'or; 4 83ROC3 83

B!G9

8urning your boy to 'ace to the north"est, stepping out your right 'oot, per'or; 8OR$O?

#C4 PC4!39

*ancing your le't 'oot, 'acing to the "est, per'or; PRR, B#O!G, PC4!39

*ancing your right 'oot, per'or; !8!3 83 $PRRO. B 83 86#9


8urning your boy to 'ace to the south"est, stepping your le't 'oot ne-t to your right 'oot, then

retreating your le't 'oot, per'or; the initial posture o' !#OCI64 34I$9








Bening your right leg, "ithra"ing your le't 'oot, per'or; R6$64 CP 4I R!364 OC88O 83 3OR$ on the le't sie9


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*ancing your le't 'oot, threaing your le't pal;, per'or; !3OPP64 P#E 8O 83 !9

$taying "here you are, turning your boy to 'ace to the "est, per'or; !RO$$I?BOI

$.6464 #O8C$ G6!G9

#o"ering your right 'oot, per'or; BRC$3 G4 64 !RO$$I $84! on the right sie9

*ancing your le't 'oot, per'or; PC4!3 8O 83 !RO8!39

*ancing your right 'oot, per'or; !8!3 83 $PRRO. B 83 86#9


$taying "here you are, bening your right leg, 'lattening your le't leg to the groun, per'or;

#O. PO$8CR9

$taning up, a*ancing your right 'oot, per'or; B6 I6PPR PO$8CR9

Retreating your right 'oot, shi'ting your le't 'oot, 'acing to the south, per'or; $68864 86R

PO$8CR9

8urning your boy to 'ace to the "est, a*ancing your le't 'oot, threaing your le't pal;,

per'or; !3OPP64 P#E 8O 83 !9

$taying "here you are, turning aroun, 'acing to the east, per'or; IOCB#?$#P $.6464

#O8C$ G6!G9 #o"ering your right 'oot, 'acing to the north"est, per'or; B4I 83 BO., $3OO8 83

86R9

Bening your le't leg, "ithra"ing your right 'oot, 'acing to the east, per'or; R6$64 CP 4I

R!364 OC8 8O 83 3OR$ on the right sie9

*ancing your right 'oot a hal' step, threaing your le't pal;, a*ancing your le't 'oot, per'or;

!3OPP64 P#E 8O 83 !9

8urning your boy to 'ace to the north"est, stepping out your right 'oot, per'or; 8OR$O?

#C4 PC4!39

*ancing your right 'oot, 'acing to the "est, per'or; !8!3 83 $PRRO. B 83 86#9

$tepping out your le't 'oot, 'acing to the east, per'or; $64# .36P9 .ithra"ing your le't 'oot to stan in your original position, your hans hanging o"n,

per'or; !#O$64 PO$8CR9

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co;ing a"ay nor crashing in: an 7co;ply an ben then engage an e-ten:9 ble to both stic@

an yiel, a ;ere 'our ounces can ;o*e a thousan pouns9

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zc{vq

19 .RI?O [peng]

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zj{u法

K9 R4I [lie]

›釋‚œ%R


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"rist settling, ar; slightly bent, to stic@ to the bac@ o' )s "rist, 'or;ing a posture o' crossing9 our

le't han hangs o"n close to your hip9 [$ee photo JH]

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›ßœBàC^A右fIc&


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z¡{•kß之žÍL8v8quŒpÏø


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z¡{•kà之žÍL8w;quwSIsovq


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z¡{•kß之žÍL8捋;qA

4oteH 8his photo spotlights )s action o' 7rollbac@:9

›àœH勢tó右±


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›ßœ右`wà右ÏR@


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z¡{à之žÍL8w;qA

4oteH B is no" per'or;ing 7push:9

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àSSvß捋ßz¡&{

B, "ar o'' an roll bac@ "hile retreating9

ßSSwà擠àz&{

, push an press B "hile a*ancing9

ßSSvà捋àz¡&{

, "ar o'' an roll bac@ B "hile retreating9

àSSwß擠ßz&{

B, push an press "hile a*ancing9

àSSvß捋ßz¡&{

B, "ar o'' an roll bac@ "hile retreating9

ßSSwà擠àz&{

, push an press B "hile a*ancing9

Kœ|pÏ mo7y

PC$364 34I$ E83OI OR 83 OCR $!O4IR 8!346(C$ &incluing a

seFuence chart+

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z¡{•kß之žÍL85;quß5–÷Làu，Åìð不#ÆÇ–ûø，< È於4。t

4oteH 8his photo spotlights )s action o' 7elbo":, but once elbo"s, B rens9 Because a single

photo cannot con*ey these t"o actions, the rening action "ill thus be sho"n in a 'urther photo

belo" ["hen it is per'or;e on the other sie]9

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4oteH Iescribe here is )s action o' 7pluc@: an B)s action o' 7rollbac@:9 Re'er to photo 15 'or the

pluc@ an 1J 'or the rollbac@9

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àSSu´

B, ren 9

ßSS捋àzŸ北{

, roll bac@ B to the northeast9

àSS靠ß

B, bu;p 9

ßSSàà

, pluc@ B9

àSS捋ßzŸ南{

B, roll bac@ to the southeast9

ßSS5à

, elbo" B9

àSSu´

B, ren 9

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éÍ，éÍ，則ÛÍ，ÛìÍ，則,ÎÏ"`3。


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%hen you reach do%n to lift up an object+ 6ou thereby add a setback to the opponent-s o%n

intention* thus he cuts his o%n root and is defeated )uickly and certainly+

ôcžÍ


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ienti'y energies, you ;ust 'irst practice iligently9 8he ;ore you practice, the ;ore re'ine your

s@ill "ill be, an thus "ith a lot o' practice o*er a long ti;e you "ill naturally be able to unerstan

the principles o' applying po"er, to beco;e e*er ;ore ;iraculous9

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s@ill so ;uch that he "ill achie*e per'ection be'ore he e-pects to9 6t is sai that once you are at a

high le*el "ith your a"areness an sensiti*ity, you "ill respon to the slightest touch9 *en the

lightest things, such as 'eathers an 'lies, cannot be put upon hi;9 8here'ore bet"een ;ysel' an

the opponent, the situation o' our e;ptiness an 'ullness can only be unerstoo by ;e9 6 a; able

to e'en against hi;, but he is unable to respon to ;e9 8hus 6 "ill be in*incible9

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active does not depart from the passive and the passive does not depart from the active* for the

passive and active exchange roles+ Once you have this understanding* you %ill be identifying

energies+

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be to use energy to ;o*e your boy9 But "here energy arri*es, it ;ust not cause any obstruction9

Cnerstaning this, then as your ;o*e;ents go bac@ an 'orth, they "ill all co;e 'ro; your ;in9

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rabbit9 8his ;eans to circle unpreictably9 8he concentrating o' spirit an storing o' po"er "aiting

to be issue is li@e a cat crouching o"n about to pounce on a ;ouse "hen the right ;o;ent

co;es9 8o be as still as a ;ountain is a ;etaphor 'or being 'ully stable an soli rather than

'loating up9 8o ;o*e li@e a ri*er is a ;etaphor 'or the energy 'lo"ing ceaselessly9

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,irst in your mind* then in your body+ 6our abdomen relaxes completely and then energy collectsin your bones+ 6our spirit should be comfortable and your body should be calm 9 at every

moment be mindful of this+ Al%ays remember7 if one part moves* every part moves* and if one

part is still* every part is still+

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8aiji Bo-ing 'ocuses on spirit an oes not e;phasi/e strength9 8hose "ho e;phasi/e physical

strength are sure to ha*e nothing ;ore than the chaotic energy that co;es "ith a"@"ar e''ort9

8here'ore those "ho are goo at nurturing energy "ill use the "aist as the center o' e-pressing

;o*e;ent9 8he energy is li@e a "heel that is rotate aroun this a-le an is thereby transporte to

the rest o' the boy9 "ithout the slightest obstruction9

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Documents

The Taiji Manual of Li Xianwu