Friday, March 13, 2015

The Shape of the Body, the Waist and the Crown of the Head (身形腰頂) by Yáng​ Bān​hóu​ (楊班侯)

身形腰頂

身形腰頂棄可無,缺一何必費工夫。
腰頂窮研生不已,身形順我自伸舒。
捨此真理終何極,十年數載亦糊塗。

楊班侯
"One cannot relinquish the shape of the body, the waist and the crown of the head, as soon as one is abandoned there is no need to spend time practicing.
The endless study of the waist and of the crown cannot be exhausted in a lifetime, the shape of the body follows me when I extend and relax.
If one abandons these truths, what is reached at the end? Even after ten years of practive, still there will be be confusion."

Based on the translation by Yang Jwing Ming (楊俊敏) presented in the book Tai Chi Secrets of the Yang Style (太極拳楊氏先哲秘要)

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