Friday, February 13, 2015

Unification of Jin (勁整) from the Five Key Words (五字訣)

四,曰勁整

一身之勁,練成一家,分清虛實。發勁要有根源。勁起手腳根,主於腰間,形於手指,發於脊背;又要提起全副精神。於彼勁將出未發之際,我勁已接入彼勁,恰好不後不先;如皮燃火,如泉湧出。前進後退,無絲毫散亂,曲中求直,蓄而後發,方能隨手奏效。此謂"借力打人,四兩撥千斤"也。

李亦畬
"Fourh saying: unification of Jin
The whole body Jin when trained becomes one family, substantial and insubstantial are clearly distinguished, and root is a requirement to emitting Jin. Jin raises from the root of the feet, it is led by the waist, expressed by the fingers sent out by the back; it is also required to completely raise the spirit of vitality. As the opponent’s Jin is just about to be emitted my Jin already receives ant enter, at the exact time, no later, no earlier. It is just like the skin being burned by fire, like a spring bubbling up from the ground. Forward, backward, without the slightest disorganization, look for the straight in the curved, store and then emit. Only then it will be smooth and effective. This is called “borrowing the opponent’s force to strike him, and four ounces to repel a thousand pounds”. "

By Lǐ Yìyú (李亦畬), based on the translation by by Yang Jwing Ming (楊俊敏) presented in the book Tai Chi Secrets of the Wu/Li Style (太極拳武李氏先哲秘要) and various translations on the internet

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