Academy of Genuine Wudang Taoist KungFu - Sanfeng Taichiquan

 

San Feng 13-style Taiji Quan--- about 13 positions and 60 postures in all. It is the right kind of Taijiquan that was created by Master Zhang Sanfeng. Because it contains 5 steps and 8 positions, it is also called Taiji Mother Boxing. Wudang taijiquan applies the soft to overcome the hard, stillness to lead movements. It reacts behind but take upper hand first, thus it is a good way of body strengthening and self-defense. By practicing it, people can convert strength into inner energy, then into spirit, so that it makes up for weakness and cooperate the Tao.  It combines wushu with regime and can achieve the purpose of gaining a longer life, becoming more intelligent, stronger. The whole practicing process can be classified into 3 stages: shaping practicing; qi practicing; spirit practicing. The main practicing methods are inhaling and exhaling to regulate breathing, assisting external force to make up for internal force; standing on stakes with mixed strength. The main movements are straight blows, pressing, jostling, picking, arraying, elbowing and so on. When practiced, it flows very smoothly by following, connecting, pasting, and striking. To practice it well, it requires tranquil mood. You also have to bend the chest but erect the back, relax shoulders and lower elbows. What is more, they also have to be done naturally. Wudang taiji boxing incorporates movements with stillness, the internal work and external work contains each other, thus it is an idle way for regime.