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The Application of Eight Gates and Five Steps (八門五步用功法) by Yáng​ Bān​hóu​ (楊班侯)

八門五步用功法

八卦，五行，是人生成固有之良。必先明“知覺運動”四字之本由。知覺運動得之後，而後方能懂勁。由懂勁後，自能階及神明。
然用功之初，要知知覺運動，雖固有之良，亦難得於我也。

楊班侯

"The Eight Trigrams and the Five Phases are intrinsic to human life. Prior to understading them, one needs to understand the foundations of the phrase: “consciousness in movement”. After understanding “consciousness in movement”, then one can be able to “Understand the Energy”. After being able to “Understand the Energy”, one can reach the rank of gods.
It is correct to practice diligently in the beginning to become aware of “consciousness in movement”. Although “consciousness in movement” is inherent to human nature, it is also very rare."

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)

Twenty Sixth Secret Song (歌訣二十六) from the The Thirty-Six Songs of Baguazhang (八卦掌三十六歌) Vigésima Sexta Canção Secreta (歌訣二十六) das Trinta e Seis Canções do Bāguàzhăng (八卦掌三十六歌)

歌訣二十六

力要剛兮更要柔，
剛柔偏重功難收。
過剛必折真物理，
優柔太盛等於休。

"Power requires hardness, change requires softness,
If hardness or softness is unduly emphasized, it will be difficult to achieve results.
If there is too much strength in the movement, nature says it will be certainly broken,
If it contains too much softness, it is the same thing as ceasing the movement."

Based on the translations by Yang Jwing Ming (楊俊敏) and Liang Shou You (梁守渝) in "Baguazhang - Theory and Applications" (峨嵋八卦掌) and by Frank Allen and Tina Chunna Zhang in "The Whirling Circles of Ba Gua Zhang"

"Power requires hardness, change requires softness,
If hardness or softness is unduly emphasized, it will be difficult to achieve results.
If there is too much strength in the movement, nature says it will be certainly broken,
If it contains too much softness, it is the same thing as ceasing the movement."

Baseado na tradução de Yang Jwing Ming (楊俊敏) e Liang Shou You (梁守渝) apresentada em "Baguazhang - Theory and Applications" (峨嵋八卦掌) e na tradução de Frank Allen e Tina Chunna Zhang em "The Whirling Circles of Ba Gua Zhang".

Lúshān (廬山) by Zhāng Dàqiān (張大千)

The Study of the Chicken Form (雞形學) from The Study of Xing Yi Quan (形意拳學)

雞形學

雞形者，雞於世最有益者也。能以司晨報曉，又有單腿獨立之能，抖翎之威，爭斗之勇，故雞形拳中之功夫可謂甚大。在腹內而為陰氣初動，又為巽掛，在天為風，在人為氣，在拳中謂之雞形。又能起足根之勁上升，又能收頭頂之氣下降，又能散其真氣於四體之中。其拳順，則上無腦筋不足之患，下無腿足疼痛之憂。其拳謬則腦筋不足，耳目不靈，手足亦麻木不仁矣。學者於此雞形中最當注意。

孫祿堂

"The cock is the most useful of the animals there is. It is able to take charge for announcing the break of day, it is also able to stand on a single leg, the sternness of shaking the feathers and it is a brave fighter. Because all of this, it can be said that the chicken form within the martial arts is highly important within the martial arts. It is the beginning of the movement of the Yin Energy (Qi) in the body, it corresponds to the Wind Trigram (Xùn Guà), to wind in heaven, to respiration in man and in boxing it is called the chicken form. It can at the same time initiate the raise of the strength from the root in the feet, stop the decline of the energy (qi) from the top of the head and spread that real energy (zhen qi) through the core of the four limbs. If one complies with this boxing method, above the brain does not suffer from deficiency and below one does not worry about excessive pain in the legs. If one perform this boxing method erroneously then the brain will be deficient, the attention will be ineffective and the feet and hands will be apathetic. It is of greatest importance to take notice of the study of the chicken form."

From the book The Study of Xing Yiquan (形意拳學), by Sūn Lùtáng (孫祿堂), based on the translation by Albert Liu and Dan Miller

Wáng Shùjīn (王樹金) demonstrating Tàijíquán (太極拳) Applications

Eight Gates and Five Steps (八門五步) by Yáng​ Bān​hóu​ (楊班侯)

八門五步

掤南、	捋西、	擠東、	按北、	採西北、	挒東南、	肘東北、	靠西南:	方位;
坎、	離、	兌、	震、	巽、	乾、	坤、	艮:	八門。

方位、八門，乃為陰陽顛倒之理，周而復始，隨其所聽也。 總之，四正，四隅，不可不知矣。夫掤，捋，擠，按，是四正之手；採，挒，肘，靠，是四隅之手。合隅，正之手，得門，位八卦。以身分步，五行在意，支張掌八面。五行；進步火，退步水，左顧木，右盼金，定之方，中土也。夫進退為水火之步，顧盼為金木之步，以中土為樞機之軸。懷藏八卦，腳跐五行，手，步八五，其數十三，出於自然十三勢也。名之曰:八門五步。

楊班侯

"The Cardinal Points correspondence with the Eight Gates demonstrate the principles of the Yin and Yang’s cyclical nature, it performs a full cycle and returns to the beginning. Comply with and listen to the appropriate place. In brief, one should not be unaware of the four sides and four corners. Peng, Lu, Ji and An are the four sides in the hands and Cai, Lie, Zhou, and Kao are of the four corners in the hands. By combining corners and sides in the hands, one can obtain the eight gates position in relation to the eight trigrams. Use the body to discriminate the steppings and the intention within the Five Phases, supporting the placement of the palms in the eight directions. In the Five Phases, advance correspond to fire, retreat corresponds to water, look after the left corresponds to wood, beware of the right corresponds to metal and the central equilibrium is classified as central earth. Advance and retreat are the water and fire steps; look after the left and beware of the right are the metal and wood steps. One uses the central earth as the main axis. The intention is hidden within the eight trigrams and the feet step according to the Five Phases. The hands and the steppings, eight and five, they number thirteen. These stem from the natural thirteen moving patterns, known as the Eight Gates and the Five Steppings."

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)

Twenty Fifth Secret Song (歌訣二十五) from the The Thirty-Six Songs of Baguazhang (八卦掌三十六歌) Vigésima Quinta Canção Secreta (歌訣二十五) das Trinta e Seis Canções do Bāguàzhăng (八卦掌三十六歌)

歌訣二十五

跟到手到腰腿到，
心真神真力又真。
三真四到合一處，
防己有餘能制人。

"The heels arrive, the hands arrive and the waist and the hips arrive.
The intention is genuine, the spirit is genuine and the power is also genuine.
The three “genuines” and the four “arrives” combined into one point.
There is plenty to defend oneself and to control the opponent."

Based on the translations by Yang Jwing Ming (楊俊敏) and Liang Shou You (梁守渝) in "Baguazhang - Theory and Applications" (峨嵋八卦掌) and by Frank Allen and Tina Chunna Zhang in "The Whirling Circles of Ba Gua Zhang"

"The heels arrive, the hands arrive and the waist and the hips arrive.
The intention is genuine, the spirit is genuine and the power is also genuine.
The three “genuines” and the four “arrives” combined into one point.
There is plenty to defend oneself and to control the opponent."

Baseado na tradução de Yang Jwing Ming (楊俊敏) e Liang Shou You (梁守渝) apresentada em "Baguazhang - Theory and Applications" (峨嵋八卦掌) e na tradução de Frank Allen e Tina Chunna Zhang em "The Whirling Circles of Ba Gua Zhang".

Lofty Mount Lu (廬山高) by Shěn Zhōu (沈周)

The Song of the Tongue (舌) in the Nine Songs of Xing Yi Quan (形意拳九歌) by Jiāng Róngqiáo (薑容樵)

舌
舌為肉梢，
捲則氣降，
目張髮聳，
丹田愈沉，
肌容如鐵，
內堅腑臟。
薑容樵

"The tongue is the extremity of the flesh.
If one rolls it up, the the qi is tame.
One should open the eyes, the hair rises up,
Sink more the dantian.
Then one’s muscles will look like iron
And the organs and viscera will strong."

From the book Xing Yi Mother Fists (形意母拳), by Jiāng Róngqiáo (薑容樵), based on the translation by Joseph Crandall