Wang ZhongYue Treatise of Taijiquan

September 17th, 2007 by admin

Taiji is born from Wuji (The complete emptyness) and is the mother of Yin and Yang

In moving it separates; in rest it unites.

No excess and no insufficiency. Bend then extend, the opponent is hard, I am soft; This is call Zou (Yielding). I go along with the opponent goes against; this is called Nian (Sticking).

Respond quickly to the quick, slowly to the slow. Alghough the changes are numerous, the principle remains the same.

From the mastery of all the postures one will have JianWu (Gradually comprehension) and interpretation energy; from interpretation energy, one will arrive at a state of Shenming (divine-like clarity). But without a long period of hard practice,  cannot suddenly one possessed of a wide and far-reaching insight.

Xu (Empty), Ling (Agile) Ding (Top of the head) Jing, The energy at the top of the head must be light and lively agile. Qi sinks to the Dantian.

No inclination and no leaning. Suddenly hidden and suddenly appear.

If left is heavy then left is empty. If right is heavy then right is disappears.

Lookign upward, it seems to become higher and higher; looking downward, it seems to become deeper and deeper. Advancing, one feels the distance incredibly long; when retreating, one feels it is rather short.

A feather cannot be added to the body, nor can a fly alight.

My opponent does not know me, but I know him quite well. If you can master these, become a great hero will you.

In martial arts there are many other schools. Although they differ in postures, they do not go beyond the strong defeating the weak, the swift conquering the slow, or the slow yielding to the quick and the weak being defeated by the strong. But these are all from XianTian (Pre-heavenly) ability and not relate to what acquired by long study and attainment.

Examines the principle of deflecting a thousand pounds with four ounces, clearly it is not Li (brute force) that wins.

Sees an old man defending himself and defeating a number of men, what has this to do with swiftness.

Stand like a balanced scale; move actively like a cartwheel.

keeping weight on one side you can adapt to all circumstances; if you “double-weight,” the actions will be stiff.

We often see one who has practiced TaijiQuan for several years but cannot neutralize an attacking energy and is generally controled by an opponent. This is because he has not understood the fault of double-weighting.

Desiring to avoid this defect, one must know Yin and Yang.

To Nian (adhere) is to Zou (yield); to yield is to adhere. Yang does not leave Yin and Yin does not separate from Yang. Yin and Yang complete each other can be called interpretation energy.

After one attain  interpretation energy, the more one practice, the better one’s skill will be, and by examining thoroughly and remembering silently, one will gradually reach a stage of what is the Xin (heart) desire.

The fundamental point is to give up oneself and follow others. But most people misunderstand it and sacrifice the near for the distant.

This is what is called “being off by a hair’s breadth is to miss by a thousand miles.” Those who study must do it in detail.

Every phrase of this treatise is to the point, without a superfluous word. Without innate intelligence it cannot be understood. Our founding teacher was not willing to recklessly pass it on, not only because selecting people, but he also feared that his effort would be wasted.

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