How to practice Yang style Tai Chi? Answer: First seek to expand, then seek to compact. Beginners should use a large frame, which can make the muscles and bones comfortable, the blood and qi flow, and the position is fixed, showing the skill. When it comes to application, it should be fast and convenient, so a small frame is suitable.

Practice boxing one:

Practice the whole set of Tai Chi postures, learn one or two postures every day, and continue. With the talent of ordinary people, it takes about a month to learn the whole set. It takes two months to correct. Add another month of hard practice, a total of four months, and the postures and positions will not change even if you leave the master for a year. If you only have one month to know the general idea without correction, it cannot be said that you have learned it. Because if you stop for a while, the direction and movements will have changed. But you still need to review every day. Don’t stop. If you do it twice a day, you can become proficient, and three times a day. It can increase your skill, and once a day, but you don’t forget it.

Practice boxing two:

Learning the boxing frame, from the first move to the end, is called a set. There are more than a hundred names, and each posture must be close and thorough, and must be light, agile and calm. No posture can be casual. No posture can be lost or blocked. Losing means separation, and blocking means stiffness. The limbs and bones should be light, soft, and gentle. Lightness should not be neglected, soft but not broken, and soft but not loose. If you pay attention to it and become stiff, this is called blocking. It is out of the way of Tai Chi, and beginners should pay attention to it.

Practice three:

The longer you practice Tai Chi, the better. Some people need more than 40 minutes to practice once. After practicing slowly, you also need to practice quickly. Some can finish practicing in a few minutes, and some can practice faster. Regardless of whether it is slow or fast, it is always important to be even. The score says: “Do not make any defects, no bumps, and no discontinuities.” Beginners practice once. At least eight to ten minutes. After five or six years, if you have a little more skill, you can practice faster, but you must practice every posture. Don’t be careless because of speed. As for the postures, there are three types: the high posture is suitable for initial practice, followed by the four-level posture (eyes level, hands level, legs level, crotch level), and then the lower posture gradually approaches the lower posture as the skill is deepened. From high to level to low, all are based on skill, and cannot be forced, otherwise there will be many disadvantages and no benefit to the learner.

Practice boxing four:

Practice the posture outside and pay attention to making the movements even. The score says: “From the feet to the legs to the waist, it must be complete and one breath.” The internal breathing should also be even, as if nothing happened. Never hold (editor: suspected to be the word “screen”, waiting for the expert to explain) the breath, and the mind should not be stagnant. The score says: “The spirit can be lifted up without the risk of stagnation, which is called the top of the head hanging.” “The spirit must be changed agilely, so that there is the fun of roundness, which is called the change of virtuality and reality.” In addition, various changing strength skills, such as the strength of the hand-lifting posture in this system, change to the strength of the white crane spreading its wings, and then change to the strength of the knee-hugging step. Each posture has its own Qi and strength. Change from one posture to another. After the transition, change the posture and method, change the method and intention, change the Qi from the intention, and change the strength from the Qi. The changes and rotations are closely related to the internal Qi and the external extension, rotation, opening and closing of the limbs. It is necessary to follow the various theories in the manual and adapt to them.

Practice boxing five:

The so-called increase in skills is that the Qi of the learner will increase day by day, without panting and shaking, the hands and feet will become lighter and more flexible, the legs and waist will become more supple, the palms and soles of the feet will become thicker, the head and the temples will become fuller, the spirit will be sufficient, the thoughts will be thoughtful, the voice will be loud, the hunger and cold will be resistant, the calmness will be able to work hard, the diet will be sufficient, the sleep will be good, etc.

Practice boxing six:

Although cultivating boxing skills and boxing methods are beneficial, the learner’s body is also suitable, which is the difference between extensive learning and selective learning. If you are young and strong, and the environment allows, you may start from a broad range and then narrow it down. You can dabble in various ways, and finally specialize in one. If you are old and have business relationships, you can choose to practice the ones that suit you, so that you can benefit easily.

Practice boxing seven:

For example, those with obese bodies can learn Tongbiquan, wrestling and other skills; those with medium build and strong bodies can learn Cuojiaoquan (Editor: I don’t know what kind of boxing this is, it is suspected to be a mistake for “Chaojiao”, to be verified), Bajiquan, Taizuquan, Xingyiquan and other skills; those with light and small bodies can learn Ditangquan, Monkeyquan, Zui Baxianquan and other skills; those who are old and weak can learn Baguazhang, Taijiquan, Vajra Twelve Methods and other skills. There are many Chinese boxing skills, and I will only give a general idea of ​​them.

Practice boxing eight:

Specializing in boxing postures is a technique for exercising and protecting the body, and it is also a matter of self-cultivation. Learning push hands and free fighting is a method of attack and avoidance and a technique of practicing strength, which is also the enemy’s business. If you are old and have chronic diseases, practicing boxing postures can also cure diseases and prolong life. If you are old and strong and have a good environment, you can hire a famous teacher. It is a study of advancing to the hall.

Practicing boxing nine:

According to a friend, each posture in Tai Chi actually combines the postures of various boxing schools. There are eight methods in the whole set, such as Peng, Lu, Ji, An, Tan Ba, and Cao. There are also eight kinds of strength, such as retreating and stepping over the tiger as opening strength, lifting the hand up as closing strength, seabed needle as descending strength, white crane spreading wings as lifting strength, hugging the knees and twisting the step as advancing strength, chasing the monkey backwards as retreating strength, hugging the tiger back to the mountain as right turning strength, and looking at the punch at the bottom of the elbow as left turning strength. There are also eight postures, such as the cross hand, which is the flat horse posture of Shaolin; the knee-hugging step, which is the attacking step posture of Shaolin; the down posture, which is the kneeling posture of Shaolin; the golden rooster standing on one leg, which is the independent posture of Shaolin; the hand-waving pipa, which is the Taiji posture of Shaolin; the banlan punch, which is the sitting position of Shaolin; the planting punch, which is the Qilin posture of Shaolin; the tiger-crossing, which is the hanging foot posture of Shaolin, a total of eight postures. No matter what kind of boxing, it is always within these eight postures, so the boxer is called “Ba Shi Zhe”, which is actually a misnomer of the eight postures. “Eight Fast Songs”: “Walk like the wind, stand like a nail, rise like a monkey, descend like an eagle, punch like a meteor, eyes like lightning, waist like a snake, feet like a drill.” In addition to the eight methods and eight postures, traditional Tai Chi also has eight legs, such as wing, kick, rise, swing, connect, set, line, and pick. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, only four legs were practiced, such as left and right wing kicks (i.e. kicking), turning kicking, two rising kicks, and swinging lotus kicks. Nowadays, only three kicks, namely, wing, kick and swing, are practiced, and the other four methods are not heard of. For example, when you see the enemy’s leg coming, you use your leg to catch the enemy’s leg and kick it. This is called a catch. When you see the enemy’s leg coming, you kick it. If the enemy kicks from the left, you kick it from the right. If the enemy kicks from the right, you kick it from the left. This is called a kick. When you use your foot to kick the inside of the enemy’s foot, it is called a kick. When you use your foot to catch it, it is called a catching kick. When you use your foot to catch it horizontally and obliquely, it is called a catching kick when the enemy kicks from the side. These four kicks are extremely difficult to practice and use. They must be supplemented by long-term single-leg training, otherwise they cannot be used freely. Later, general Tai Chi teachers eliminated them because they could not let everyone learn them, and it was difficult for the elderly and weak to practice them. However, their clever application and complete kicking methods must be shown.

The key points of kicking are: “straight, rise, wind, and wave”. Straight means kicking, whether forward or sideways, it must be straight. If it is not straight, it cannot be fully utilized. Rise means high. Both kicking and kicking should be high. Being high can satisfy the intention. At the very least, it should be above the waist. When practicing, it can be high and used as desired. Wind means that when kicking, there is a sound of wind in the middle. This means that it is not fast or there is no wind, that is, it cannot produce strength. Wave means that the kicking leg goes from the waist to the toes. There is a wave shape, which means that the leg strength reaches the toes. With these four words, it can be said that the key points of kicking are complete. This is not only true for Tai Chi, but also for any other martial arts. Kicking is different from kicking. Hitting with the toes, the side of the foot, or the sole of the foot is called kicking. Hitting with the whole leg or the heel of the leg is called kicking, and the key points are the same. According to this, people in the Dao say: “Hands are like two doors, and you rely on your legs to hit people”, “Eight postures are neither true nor false, just point up and hit down”, which shows the importance of using legs.

Practice boxing ten:

Practice boxing, the most important thing to pay attention to are hands, eyes, body, method, and steps. The so-called hands refer to the movements of palms, fists, elbows and wrists; the so-called eyes refer to looking left and right, or looking up and down; the so-called body refers to the movements of shoulders, waist and hips, such as holding the chest and pulling the back, switching, etc.; the so-called methods refer to various postures in boxing, such as the names of Taijiquan, the names of Hongquan, and the names of Huaquan, all kinds of boxing, all kinds of routines, and all kinds of methods, which are too numerous to mention, but they are all methods of hitting people in boxing; the so-called steps are the most easily neglected and most important thing for boxing practitioners. Steps are the foundation, speed is in the steps, stability is also in the steps, whether you hit or not is in the steps, and whether you are clever or not is also in the steps. People who follow this path say, “If your hands are there but your feet are not, you will seek trouble. If you bow your head and bend your waist, your teaching will not be high.” These two sentences describe all five methods.