第三章 三、要論
夫氣本諸身，而身之節無定處，三節上中下也，以身言之，頭為上節，身為中節，腿為下節，以上節言之，天庭為上節，鼻為中節，海底為下節，以中節言之，胸為上節，腹為中節，丹田為下節，以下節言之，足為梢節，膝為中節，胯為根節，以肱言之，手為梢節，肘為中節，肩為根節，以手言之，指為梢節，掌為中節，掌根為根節，觀于是，而足不必論矣，然則自頂至足，莫不各有三節，要之，若無三節之分，即無着意之處，蓋上節不明，無依無宗，中節不明，渾身是空，下節不明，自家吃跌，顧可忽乎哉，至于氣之發動，要皆梢節動，中節隨，根節催之而已，然此猶是節節而分言之者也，若夫合言之，則上自頭頂，下至足底，四體百骸統為一節，夫何三節之有哉，又何三節中之各有三節雲乎哉。
夫氣本諸身，而身之節無定處，三節上中下也，以身言之，頭為上節，身為中節，腿為下節，以上節言之，天庭為上節，鼻為中節，海底為下節，以中節言之，胸為上節，腹為中節，丹田為下節，以下節言之，足為梢節，膝為中節，胯為根節，以肱言之，手為梢節，肘為中節，肩為根節，以手言之，指為梢節，掌為中節，掌根為根節，觀于是，而足不必論矣，然則自頂至足，莫不各有三節，要之，若無三節之分，即無着意之處，蓋上節不明，無依無宗，中節不明，渾身是空，下節不明，自家吃跌，顧可忽乎哉，至于氣之發動，要皆梢節動，中節隨，根節催之而已，然此猶是節節而分言之者也，若夫合言之，則上自頭頂，下至足底，四體百骸統為一節，夫何三節之有哉，又何三節中之各有三節雲乎哉。
"Because energy is the basis of the whole body, the sectioning of the body is not a matter of specific landmarks, but of dividing into the three sections of an upper section, a middle section, and a lower section [as well as a root section, a middle section, and a tip section for the limbs].
For instance, in the body, the head is the upper section, the torso is the middle section, and the legs are the lower section.
In the upper section [the head], the forehead is the upper section, the nose is the middle section, and the lower jaw is the lower section.
In the middle section [the torso], the chest is the upper section, the belly is the middle section, and the elixir field is the lower section.
In the lower section [the legs], the foot is the tip section, the knee is the middle section, and the hip is the root section.
Correspondingly in the arm, the hand is the tip section, the elbow is the middle section, and the shoulder is the root section.
In the hand, the fingers are the tip section, the palm is the middle section, and the heel of the palm is the root section.
Based on the previous example, it is then obvious enough how the foot is to be sectioned [toes, sole, heel].
Thus from your headtop to your feet, every part has three sections. The point is that if there is no dividing into three sections, there will be no areas of awareness. If the upper section is not understood, there will be no decisiveness. If the middle section is not understood, your whole body will be as though it is hollow. If the lower section is not understood, you will end up throwing yourself down. Can we afford to overlook them?
When expressing energy, it has to be the case that all the tips move, the middle sections follow, and the root sections hasten to keep up with them. This describes how the sections are divided.
To describe how they join, then from headtop above to foot below, all the limbs and bones are united into a single section, in which case it cannot be said there are three, and certainly not three within three. [The final message of this discussion of division is to return to the first principle of unification.]"
Excerpt from the translation by Paul Brennan of "The Art of Xingyi Boxing" (形意拳術) by Lǐ Jiànqiū(李劍秋), to be found in the Brennan Translation blog.
For instance, in the body, the head is the upper section, the torso is the middle section, and the legs are the lower section.
In the upper section [the head], the forehead is the upper section, the nose is the middle section, and the lower jaw is the lower section.
In the middle section [the torso], the chest is the upper section, the belly is the middle section, and the elixir field is the lower section.
In the lower section [the legs], the foot is the tip section, the knee is the middle section, and the hip is the root section.
Correspondingly in the arm, the hand is the tip section, the elbow is the middle section, and the shoulder is the root section.
In the hand, the fingers are the tip section, the palm is the middle section, and the heel of the palm is the root section.
Based on the previous example, it is then obvious enough how the foot is to be sectioned [toes, sole, heel].
Thus from your headtop to your feet, every part has three sections. The point is that if there is no dividing into three sections, there will be no areas of awareness. If the upper section is not understood, there will be no decisiveness. If the middle section is not understood, your whole body will be as though it is hollow. If the lower section is not understood, you will end up throwing yourself down. Can we afford to overlook them?
When expressing energy, it has to be the case that all the tips move, the middle sections follow, and the root sections hasten to keep up with them. This describes how the sections are divided.
To describe how they join, then from headtop above to foot below, all the limbs and bones are united into a single section, in which case it cannot be said there are three, and certainly not three within three. [The final message of this discussion of division is to return to the first principle of unification.]"
Excerpt from the translation by Paul Brennan of "The Art of Xingyi Boxing" (形意拳術) by Lǐ Jiànqiū(李劍秋), to be found in the Brennan Translation blog.
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