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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 $en
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健康之路
The path to health
于右任
– [calligraphy by] u ouren
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南北之強
The strengths of both north and south
陳濟常
– [calligraphy by] !hen %ichang
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!之"
The basis of strengthening the nation
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– calligraphy by !hen !e &in the style o' Zhang (ianbei)s engra*ings+
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(之"
The basis of strengthening the nation
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– respect'ully calligraphe by #in Zhen-iong
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自強不息
To ceaselessly improve oneself
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– [calligraphy by] #uo .en/huang–
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#iu !aichen
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trans'or;ing one)s te;pera;ent, it has cause ;ysel' in particular to e*elop a strong 'aith in this
bo-ing art9
s 6 ha*e personally recei*e its bene'its an as 6 a; un"illing to @eep the art a secret, 6 ecie
to ta@e "hat 6 ha*e learne 'ro; ;y teacher an 'ro; ;y e-perience an "rite it o"n into a boo@
to share "ith all "ho are intereste9 But then li'e interrupte "ith *arious "earying tas@s9 8here
"as un'ortunately no opportunity to o any "riting an 6 ha to urge the thing into being9
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poe; [about not ;eeting hi;] onto a/ing 6;;ortal)s Brige an "ent ho;e9
8he 8aiji Bo-ing that Au taught "as calle 8hirty?$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
[] $pirit courses through your spine9
[J] nergy sin@s to your eli-ir 'iel9
[5] Eo*e;ent lies "ith your legs9
[K] Pressing is 'elt at the 'oot9
[L] .ieling lies "ith your pal;s9
[=] !oiling e-tens to the 'ingers9
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bo-ing arts9 But this is actually not the case9 6t has to be unerstoo that 8aiji Bo-ing)s use o'
po"er is internal an that its postures ;o*e in accorance "ith the paths o' that po"er9 6t
con'or;s to natural principles9 6ts ;o*e;ents are roune an li*ely, li@e a li;itless circle9 8hat is
"hy e*ery posture contains a Fuality o' rounness, its shape li@e a taiji circle, it ;o;ents o'
trans'or;ation li@e the taiji itsel' [i9e9 the 7gran polarity: har;oniously alternating the polarities
o' passi*e an acti*e], hence the na;e 78aiji: Bo-ing9 s 'or its 'unction, it can be 'oun in the
analogies o' passi*e an acti*e, harness an so'tness, ;o*e;ent an stillness, a*ance an
retreat9 6t is pro'oun an uniFue9 .ors are inaeFuate to escribe it9
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to e'en yoursel'9 By strengthening your spirit, you "ill naturally co;;it no e*il or i;;oral acts9
8here is no higher 'or; o' culti*ation9 our character "ill be enhance an your ;oral sense "ill
be heightene9 8here is harly anything better than this bo-ing art9
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8he ;o*e;ents o' your legs an 'eet ;ust go along "ith the bening an e-tening o' the bo-ing
postures through actions o' a*ancing an retreating, ha*ing a ;anner o' li'ting an lo"ering, up
an o"n9 .hile alternating bet"een e;pty an 'ull, your ;o*e;ents shoul ha*e ni;bleness
an clarity, causing your legs an 'eet to obtain an eFuali/e har;ony 'ro; "hich they are
strengthene9 6t says in the 8reatiseH 7$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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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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i//iness, bac@ pain, sto;achache, constipation, sti'' joints, an reuce lung isease9
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asie, 6 then "ithra" ;y right 'ist to"ar ;y chest, changing it to a pal;, "hile sening ;y le't
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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
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pplicationH
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"aist an tuc@ in your buttoc@s9 nergy sin@s to your eli-ir 'iel, spirit courses through to your
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the pal; 'acing o"n"ar, as your le't han hangs o"n, brushes past your le't @nee, ;a@ing a
hal' circle arcing to the right to be place iagonally in 'ront o' your chest, pal; 'acing up"ar,
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right han brushes past your right @nee, ;a@ing a hal' circle arcing to the le't to be place
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'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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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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8orsoH turns to be 'acing to the "est9
Ï BÏ隨!Iž
Points 'or attentionH s you turn aroun, your "aist an legs ;ust act in unison9
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yesH 'ollo"ing your hans9
¡ •式B#š›Äk¸
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;a@ing a 8?shape e;pty stance9 our le't 'oot is 'ull, right 'oot e;pty9
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yesH loo@ing 'or"ar9
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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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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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yesH loo@ing 'or"ar9
¡ 太極拳ÿ,
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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 your right 'oot ne-t to your le't 'oot, per'or; R638 !#OCI64 34I$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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%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+
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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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´L$J It is also said7
,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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