Master Xia Changcang, Chen style Taijiquan 夏长仓，陈式太极拳

14/05/2022

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27/09/2021

Chen Style Taijiquan's Explosive Power Techniques (Fajin)
陈式太极拳发劲技法

Chen style Taijiquan explosive power (fajin) exercises are based on the relaxation of the whole body and should be performed with roundness, softness and strength, until "the power jin rises up from the feet, flows up through the legs, concentrates at the waist and to be conducted through the limbs". These are the rules of Taijiquan explosive power.
As long as you truly master these rules, regardless of any angle and position, you could do it with ease. Chen style Taijiquan is different from other types of martial arts: it has a certain peculiarity in its softness before exerting its strength. All joints in the body must be loosened, all muscles relaxed, and more importantly, and the mind should be fully concentrated.
Before applying fajin, make sure that the body is relaxed. When the mind moves, the whole body moves. The movement comes from the waist, in accordance with the rules of the explosive power. The energy quickly pierce through and make this part of the muscles tense at the moment when the strength of the whole body reaches the point of exertion, which will produce the buffeting force. This force is extremely flexible, powerful but not stiff.
That is why we say that the explosive power fajin is simple, strong and stable.

陈式太极拳的发劲练习，必须在动作去僵求柔、周身放松的基础上，做到“劲起脚根，行于腿，主宰于腰，发于梢节”。这是太极拳的发劲规律，只要真正掌握了这个规律，不管杂任何角度和部位发力，都能够做到得心应手。陈式太极拳不同于其它拳种，它发劲前的松柔有一定的特殊性。要求全身各个关节都要松开，肌肉全部放松，更要注意的是意念不能丢。在发劲前要做到身体像不在了似的，意念一动，全身皆动，在腰的带动下，按照发劲规律，节节贯穿地使劲迅速达到发力点，并使这部分肌肉在全身之劲达到发力点的一瞬间紧张，这就会产生摊抖力。此力极高弹性，有力而不僵硬。也就是我们说的发劲干脆、落点稳。

22/09/2021

Master Xia demonstrates Taijiquan explosive power (fajin)
夏老师演示太极拳发劲

21/09/2021

Master Xia teaches Taijiquan to his student.
夏老师教他的弟子太极拳。

28/07/2021

Master Xia teaches Taijiquan to foreign students in Xiamen University, China.
夏老师为外国大学生教太极拳 （厦门，中国）

28/07/2021

Characteristics of First Routine in Chen Style Taijiquan

First Routine in Chen Style Taijiquan is dominated by softness, but in the softness there is hardness. The waist is leading, but it is wrapped with spiral silk strength everywhere. It "uses the intention to lead the Qi, uses Qi to move the body."

When one is quiet, everything is quiet. When one moves, every limb and bone follows. The waist is the source of exploding power (fa jin). When practicing, the movement must be gentle, circular, like a silk thread. It should echo left and right, be coherent before and after, be consistent inside and outside, and the whole body should follow.

You should also breathe naturally; keep the clear distinction of full and empty; the elbows "sink" down; loosen the shoulder, include the chest, waist is straight; the shoulders are relaxed; constantly alternate between fast and slow; release the hair and use it.

陈氏太极拳一路风格特点

陈氏太极拳一路，以柔为主，柔中有刚，以腰为主宰，处处用螺旋缠丝劲。它是：“以意行气”, “以气摧形”；一静百静，一动则四肢百骸相随，腰是发劲之源。在练习时运行须柔缓、圆弧、缠丝；应左右呼应，前后连贯，内外一致，周身相随；还要呼吸自然，虚实分明，沉肘松肩、含胸、塌腰、泛臂、快慢相间，蓄发并用。

28/07/2021

Chen style Taijiquan originated in the period of the late Ming Dynasty and the early Qing Dynasty and already has a history of 400 years. It is mainly divided into First Routine and Second Routine of the martial art.

陈氏太极拳发源于明末请初，距今有400年历史，它分一路拳和二路拳。

26/07/2021

Taiji of Master Xia Changcang
Xiamen City， China

厦门长仓太极

16/07/2021

The characteristics of Chen style Taijiquan

There are many schools of Chinese martial arts, and there are hundreds of martial arts. Each sect has its own uniqueness, but in general, it could be said that there are two types: internal and external martial arts. The external martial arts are mostly based on punching and kicking, jumping and a lot of moving, and the meaning of offensive and defensive is more obvious, which makes people recognize that it is martial art at first glance.

The uniqueness of Chen style Taijiquan comes from the idea that it uses the mind to guide the energy “Qi”, uses the Qi to move the body. When the inner Qi does not move, the outer form (the body) is quite and there is no movement also. When the inner Qi moves, the outer form follows the Qi. The inner Qi urges the outer form, consequently goes up and down. With the waist as the axis, the energy flows steadily, neither running away nor crashing in, turning around freely, running gently, and stopping silently.

The meaning of its power and defense are mostly hidden inside but not obvious outside, which often makes people mistakenly think that this boxing is more like a dance, but not martial arts. Especially the “Old Frame First Routine” is mainly soft. It requires relaxation of the whole body, without stiffness. Most important is training the Kungfu in the lower part of the body, the so called “roots” of the foot, the flexible rotation of the hips, the flow of blood and live energy. It cultivates sufficient internal Qi.

The energy Qi arrives where the intent goes, the power goes where the Qi arrives, the posture is upright and comfortable, bracing in all directions. The body has the “five bows”. In this way, if you don’t meet the enemy, you will stay like you are, if you encounter a strong enemy, the internal strength will burst, like a thunderstorm. Therefore, it looks soft from the outside, but it is hard like a diamond on the inside. This is a major characteristic of Chen Taijiquan.

陈氏太极拳的特点

中华武术，门派繁多，仅拳术就有几百种。各门派都有其独到之处，归纳起来，不外乎是内外两家。外家拳多以拳打脚踢为主，窜蹦跳跃，腾挪闪战，攻防含义较为明显、让人一看便知是武术。

陈氏太极拳则别具特色以意导气，以气运身，内气不动，外形寂然不动，内气一动，外形随气而动；以内气催动外形，上下相随，连绵不断，以腰为轴，节节贯串，不丢不顶，圆转自如，轻轻运转，默默停止。

其功防含意大都隐于内而不显于外，往往使人误认为此拳像摸鱼一样，不是武术。特别是老架一路，以柔为主，要求周身放松，不用僵力，主要是锻炼下盘功夫，使足下生根，转髋灵活，输通气血，练就充足的内气，意到气到，气到劲到，立身中正，八面支撑使身体内外各部建起巩固的防线，形成一身备五弓的蓄发之势，这样，不遇敌则已，若遇劲敌，则内劲猝发，如迅雷烈风，故外似处女，内似金刚，此为陈氏太极拳的一大特点。

15/07/2021

Master Xia practicing Chen style Taijiquan
夏老师演练的太极拳

13/07/2021

Master Xia in Chengjiagou village, China.

夏老师在陈家沟，太极拳发源地，

13/07/2021

The museum of Taijiquan in Chenjiagou village, China

中国陈家沟太极拳博物馆夜景