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Obi vs. Vader

在傳統武術中,講「氣」者絕大部分是在講內勁。老拳師通常在提到氣時,通常是在指力道傳遞的路線,因為真正身體力行者通常只知其然而不知其所以然,沒有好的解釋,就借用自東晉葛洪以來便深入中國民間宇宙觀的中醫養身氣化理論,全部用一個「氣」來解釋。在現代則沒有這個必要,可以用生理物理力學等原理來解釋勁的運行,完全不必要用到氣。

把養身的氣外加陰陽五行八卦的玄學之論大量的引用到武術上來,應該是在清朝中葉開始的。明朝時的名家,例如戚繼光,吳殳,陳王庭等他們的著作都沒有提到什麼氣,都講究勁道運用與穩紮穩練 ……(繼續閱讀)

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What is a form? Some believe a form is a tool for demonstrating the particular flavor of the martial art style it belongs to. Some believe a form is a sequence of pre-arranged “battle plans”, fighting with one or more imaginary opponents whose imaginary attacks and defenses are also pre-arranged (hence the common reference of the term “shadow boxing”). Still, some believe a form is a collection or a library of techniques (or sets of techniques) ……(read more)

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