01. The Song of Promise

Formless, imageless, and unconventional, a piece of spirituality is praised to the fullest extent.

The deep roots of nothingness are solid, and the joy of chaos is boundless.

02. Tai Chi Song

In the original Wuji of Tai Chi, Hunyuan Qi is the most powerful.

Innate adverse luck changes randomly, and everything is included in Yili.

03. Song of Return of the Four Natures

If the world does not know its own nature, how can it know the nature of human beings?

The nature of things is also like the nature of human beings, and the nature of things is the same as that of heaven and earth.

I depend on heaven and earth for survival, and heaven and earth depend on me for success.

If I can first seek to know my nature, heaven and earth will grant me the unique spirit.

04. Theory of the Great Use of the Whole Body

First, the mind and mind must be calm, and nature will be light everywhere.

Second, the Qi must spread throughout the body and must continue without stopping.

The third important thing is to never throw it away from your throat and ask all the heroes in the world.

If you ask why it is so useful, you will find everything is fine and rough inside and outside.

05. Eight-Character Song

There are so few people in the world that ten artists don’t know each other.

If you can be agile and convenient, there will be no doubt that you will stick to each other.

Picking up the elbow rest is even more amazing, and it doesn’t take much effort to do it.

As a result, the words are stuck together and the words are not separated in the ring.

06. Heart Meeting

The waist and spine are the first ruler, the throat is the second ruler, and

the heart is the third ruler. The Dantian is the first aid, the palm of the hand is the second aid, and the palm of the foot is the third aid.

07. Song of Function

Lively and lively, seeking understanding and energy, Yin and Yang are both beneficial and there is no stagnation.

If you can get four ounces to move a thousand catties, the opening and closing of the drum will dominate the concentration.

08. Sixteen Key Essays

Pedaling on the feet, walking on the legs, longitudinal on the knees, active on the waist,

Clear on the back , the spirit penetrates through the top of the head, circulates in the air, and moves in the palm;

Pass it through the fingers, collect it in the marrow, reach it in the spirit, condense it in the ears,

Breath It affects the nose, the breath comes and goes from the mouth, the haze affects the body, and the whole body appears in the hair.

09. Secret Song

Formless and imageless (forgetting oneself), the whole is empty (the inside and outside are the same).

According to nature (do whatever you want), the chime hanging on the west mountain (the sea and sky are broad).

The tiger roars and the ape chirps (exercising the Yin essence), the water is clear and the river is pure (the heart is dead and the spirit is alive).

Cross the river and spread the sea (Qi and blood flow), devote your life to establish your destiny (Shen Qi is sufficient).

Note: The above 1-9 can be found in "Song Yuanqiao's Notes on the Origin of Tai Chi" written by Song Shuming.

10. To learn Tai Chi, one must gather the spirit and gather energy

Tai Chi precedes Tai Chi, which is Wuji. Hongmeng and Qi are mixed and indistinguishable, so Wuji is the mother of Tai Chi, which is the innate mechanism of all things. When the two Qi are divided, the heaven and the earth are judged, and Tai Chi is formed. The two Qi are yin and yang, yin is static and yang is moving, yin is breathing and yang is generating. Heaven and earth are divided into clear and turbid, clear floats and turbid sinks, clear is high and turbid is low, yin and yang intersect, clear and turbid intersect, the mist is transformed into life, and all things are born. Human life is inherently infinite, and this is the innate opportunity. Jumping into the day after tomorrow, it becomes Tai Chi. Therefore, all things have Wuji, and all things have Taiji.

As for human beings, when there is movement, there must be stillness, and when there is stillness, there must be movement. Movement and stillness are related to each other, and Yin and Yang are divided into one and the same Tai Chi. Human vitality depends entirely on spirit. When the Qi is clear and floating, it is the same as going up to heaven; when the spirit is concentrated and restrained, it is the same as going down to the earth. The intersection of spirit and energy is like Tai Chi. Therefore, in order to teach me Tai Chi, you must first understand the wonderful way of Tai Chi. If you don't know this, you are not my disciple.

In Tai Chi, the stillness is like movement, and the movement is like stillness. Movement and stillness circulate and are continuously connected. Then the two Qi are intertwined, and the image of Tai Chi is completed. Keep your spirit within and gather your energy outside. The intention arrives before the punch arrives, and the intention arrives before the punch arrives. Those who mean it are the messengers of God. The spirit and energy are expressed, and the position of Tai Chi is determined. Its image is established and its position is established. The mist is metamorphosed. And it evolved into the number seventy-two.

There are three general movements of Tai Chi: squeeze, squeeze, press, lean on the elbows, advance and retreat, look right and left, and stay in the center, according to the five elements of the Bagua and the restraints. Its imaginary spirit, hold and pull, relax the waist, determine the emptiness and reality, sink and sink, use the intention without exerting force, follow the up and down, the inside and outside are consistent, continuous connection, and seek stillness in movement. These are the ten essentials of Tai Chi, and it is the only method for scholars.

Learning Tai Chi is the foundation for entering the Tao; entering the Tao mainly focuses on cultivating the mind, gathering energy and concentrating the spirit. Therefore, when practicing this boxing, you must do the same. If the mind cannot be at peace, the nature will be disturbed, and the Qi will not gather outside, and the spirit will be disturbed. If the mind and nature are not connected and the spirit and energy are not intertwined, all the four bodies and hundreds of meridians in the whole body will die. Even if the method works according to the potential, the method will be ineffective.

If you want to have peace of mind and calmness, and to concentrate your energy and energy, the practice of meditation is indispensable, and the method of practicing martial arts cannot be abandoned.

Scholars must seek the benefits of Tai Chi in movement and stillness, and seek the principles of life and restraint in the Bagua and Five Elements. Then mix the numbers of seven and two to become infinite, and the mind, spirit, and energy will work together to achieve peace of mind. The spirit gathers the Qi, Tai Chi is formed in one body, Yin and Yang are intertwined, movement and stillness are harmonized, and all the four meridians of the whole body flow smoothly without sticking or stagnation. This is how I can teach my method.

11. Tai Chi exercise method

Tai Chi exercise is about harmonizing yin and yang and combining spirit and energy. Meditation is the first step.

Before doing the exercises, you should treat the internal organs. If the internal organs are purified and free of dregs, the spirit will be gathered and the Qi will be gathered, and the breath will be adjusted on its own. Then breathe in and out, so that the yin and yang interact, completely becoming the image of Tai Chi, and then perform the kung fu in various places:

Meditate: Sit with your heart in silence, stop thinking, stop emotions and desires, and preserve the true essence. This is the heart skill. Cross one's legs, bend one's thighs, and place one's heels tightly against the gate of life to consolidate the essence and qi. This is a body skill. Cover the ears tightly with both hands, fold your fingers and flick the ear bones to dispel the evil spirits of the wind and pool. This is the first skill. Rub the face with both hands until it is hot, and rub it with saliva to treat external invasion. This is the facial skill. Press the helix of the ear with both hands and rub it up and down to clear the fire. This is the ear skill. Close your eyelashes tightly, turn your eyes inward, and move left and right to illuminate the divine room. This is the eye function. Open the mouth wide, stir the mouth with your tongue, and sound the heavenly drum with your hands to cure the heat. This is the oral skill. Knocking the teeth thirty-six and closing the teeth tightly can gather the soul. This is the skill of the teeth. Use the big fingers of both hands to rub the heat and rub the nose with thirty-six fingers on the left and right to calm it down. This is the nose function.

Now that you have acquired the secret of this practice, you must be sincere, meditate, and stop all desires, and do it from the beginning, only then can you gradually ascend and prove my great path. The foundation of immortality lies here.

If you are new to Tai Chi but don’t know the secrets of performing the exercises and ignore them, this is tantamount to making an elixir without collecting the medicine. Taking medicine without refining the elixir will not lead you to the road to immortality. Unable to achieve.

Gong and boxing must be practiced together. Gaigong belongs to softness while boxing belongs to hardness. Boxing belongs to movement while power belongs to stillness. Hardness and softness complement each other. Movement and stillness are related to each other. They become the symbols of Tai Chi and complement each other. Sufficient for practical use. Those who practice Tai Chi must be aware of the magical effects of the exercise. Those who want to practice martial arts must first understand the wonderful way of Tai Chi. ”

12. Tai Chi Exercise Song

When the two qi are not separated, they are one and infinite. When the positions of yin and yang are established, Tai Chi will come out. The human body must be empty and spiritual, and the breathing should be controlled by the exercise. Hush, huh, huh, add hee and count to six. What does the six characters mean? To treat the liver, you should use hush. When you hush, you should open your eyes. When you hush, you should use your hands to hold your heart. Cross the upper body, the kidney blows and hugs the knee bone. If the spleen disease is exhaled again and again, the mouth will be chewed when exhaling, and the triple burner heat will be relieved. This is immortality, and there is elixir in the chest.

13. Ten essentials for practicing

The face should be wiped frequently, the eyes should be wiped frequently, the ears should be opened frequently, the teeth should be tapped frequently, and the back should be tapped frequently. It is necessary to keep warm, to protect the chest, to rub the abdomen, to rub the feet, to swallow frequently, and to rub the waist frequently.

14. Ten taboos for doing exercises

Taboos. When getting up early in the morning, avoid taking a bath in the shade, avoid sitting in the wet for a long time, avoid wearing cold sweats, avoid drying clothes when hot, avoid sweating and being fanned, avoid sleeping with lights and candles, avoid having sex during childbirth, avoid cold water irritating the skin, and avoid being burned by heat.

15. Eighteen Injuries from Practicing Exercise

Prolonged sighting damages the essence, prolonged listening damages the mind, prolonged lying down damages the pulse, prolonged sitting damages the pulse, prolonged standing damages the bones, and prolonged walking damages the tendons. , Anger hurts the liver, thinking hurts the spleen, excessive sadness hurts the lungs, excessive sadness hurts the stomach, excessive fear hurts the kidneys, too much laughter hurts the waist, too much talking hurts fluids, too much sleeping hurts fluids, too much sweating hurts yang, and too much tears hurts yang. Blood, more injuries to the marrow.

16. Zhang Sanfeng’s Tai Chi Sutras

(Six Tai Chi Sutras from the Qianlong manuscript)

Guan Ding in sequence. The arms are loose, and the ribs are tied down to support the crotch.

The back is vigorously pounded, and the five toes are grasping the ground and the bow is bent.

The movements are light and restrained, and there is no interruption. One Qi grinding,

There should be empty and real parts on the left and right, and the meaning will be restored the day after tomorrow.

Hold the Dantian to practice internal energy, and the two Qi will be wonderful.

Movement, stillness, flexion and extension, slowness, emergency, and understanding.

It fades and appears, then it grows. One feather is not added to Daozang.

Slow hands and fast hands are not the same. Four liang.

Extremely soft, extremely rigid, and extremely ethereal.

The movement is compact and meticulous, waiting to move like a cat.

Push the four squares, pick the elbows and lean against the diagonal angle.

Qiankun Zhendui is the Eight Diagrams, advance and retreat, and look forward to determine the five elements.

Note: This song was originally written as There are seven songs, and the following "Song of Thirteen Movements" is the sixth, which is said to be left by Zhang Sanfeng. The above 10-16 are said to be left by the founder Zhang Sanfeng of Wudang

17. Sanfeng Tai Chi Song (Dragon). Tai Chi regulates yin and yang, moves softness and rigidity, rises and falls, moves and relaxes, flexes and stretches the spirit snake, opens and closes, and the magpie flies. The shape is successor, the spine is vertical and the waist is horizontal.

The shoulders and elbows are lowered, and the top is lifted to wrap the crotch. , Yuyi left the north. Lige left Bashu, mist and rain entered Xiaoxiang.

The sword is cold and the dream is far away, and the ancient Taoist priest is Qingqing. The jade ring rises in purple mist, and the golden elixir shines with mysterious light.

Note: This song is composed by Long Taiji himself. The first six sentences include the basic requirements for practicing Tai Chi, and the last four sentences are a summary of Zhang Sanfeng’s life.

18. Tai Chi Boxing Sutra (compiled by later generations)

Boxing Sutra 2: Move your steps lightly, be agile and restrained, don’t teach intermittent Qi research. It is appropriate for the left and right to have empty and real parts, and the meaning is to be restored the day after tomorrow.

Note: This paragraph is also written in an independent document, namely "The Theory of Zhang Sanfeng Quan and Tai Chi".