Basic requirements of Tai Chi Sword techniques
1, Sword moves lightly and continuously
Practicing Tai Chi Sword must follow the principles of Tai Chi, and must be learned after having a basic knowledge of Tai Chi. If you don’t have a Tai Chi foundation, the specifications and postures of the fists are not correct, and the essentials cannot be mastered, then it is impossible to practice Tai Chi Sword well. When practicing Tai Chi, you need to be gentle and slow, use your mind without force, relax your body and calm your mind, breathe naturally, and have a solid spirit, and unity of body and spirit. Similarly, the same must be true when practicing Tai Chi Sword.
The whole set of Tai Chi Sword has 55 moves, which is slightly faster than Tai Chi, and generally does not exceed 4-5 minutes. When practicing, you need to be like flowing clouds and water, continuous, steady and round, and fully reflect the sword techniques and style characteristics.
Tai Chi Sword Song says: “Swordsmanship has never been easy to pass on. It moves back and forth like a dragon. If you chop and slash like a knife, the old sword immortal Sanfeng will laugh to death.” “Hand Record” also emphasizes that “the sword is light and clear, and its use is very different from that of a knife.” The sword is sharp on both sides, and the tip of the sword is sharp. It is flexible to use and focuses on stabbing. Therefore, when using Tai Chi sword, it is often required to move the sword lightly and avoid the real and attack the virtual.
2, Clear sword techniques, both hard and soft
When practicing Tai Chi sword, you must pay attention to the clarity of the sword techniques and clear intentions. The whole set of Tai Chi sword includes 13 sword techniques: chopping, stabbing, lifting, sweeping, intercepting, picking, pulling, hanging, collapsing, lowering, left slashing, right pulling, and horizontal wiping. When practicing, you should first express these methods clearly and accurately in the sword movements, so that they can be followed and moved in a reasonable way. If the sword techniques are confused and the intentions are unclear, you cannot exert its skills.
When practicing Tai Chi sword, you should know the sword method, attack and defense, and you can have both hardness and softness.
3, The body and sword are coordinated and coordinated
When practicing Tai Chi sword, the body and sword are coordinated and coordinated. The two arms and limbs, shoulders, wrists, elbows, knees, feet, head, neck, chest and waist must all be closely coordinated with the sword method, and the upper and lower parts must follow each other. It is emphasized that the waist is the axis, and the whole body drives the movement of the sword, so that the movements made will be full of charm, chic, generous, and graceful. If the body and waist are not active, and the shoulder, elbow, and wrist joints are stiff and rigid, then the sword method will not be able to be used.