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TAI CHI CHUAN GAH GEE
WU STYLE
BY
MASTER LEUNG SHUM
Translated by: Peter Armstrong
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CONTENTS
About The Author
Introduction
Tai Chi Theory
Important Points of Tai Chi Practice
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Gah Gee and Goon Chuen
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Illustrations
Legend
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Conclusion
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List of the Postures of Wu Style Gah Gee
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Leung Shum began his Kung Fu training at the age of eight under the
direction of his godfather, Grandmaster Ng Wai Nung. Sifu Shum practiced
Northern Eagle Claw and Wu Style Tai Chi Chuan for more than 25 years before
coming to the United States and opening his school in New York City. He is con-
sidered the leading authorityon Northern Eagle Claw in the United States and the
author of the first English language writing on the subject, entitled "Eagle
Claw Kung—Fu: Classical Northern Chinese Fist."
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TAICHITHEORY
The following is derived from a translation of the classical writings con-
-erning Tai Chi which are said to date back to the Ming Dynasty (approx. 1362).
Tai Chi {the Supreme Ultimate) arises from Wu Chi (the formless). It
is the origin of movement and quietude, and the mother of Yin and Yang.
In movement they separate and in quietude they close. There should be
no excess, no insufficiency. Yield to your opponents advances and adhere
when he retreats. When the other's movement comes quickly, respond quickly;
when the other's movement comes slowly, respond slowly. The techniques
change but this principle remains constant.
Through the process of long and diligent practice, there comes an under-
standing of the "internal force." From this understanding, comes a "spiritual
illumination". But you will not understand this without much time and effort.
The top of the head is empty, alert and still. The breath sinks to the
"dan tien". The body is not inclined, leaning, bending or stretching. The
opponent cannot detect as you become "empty" where he attacks, and you
become "solid" and follow him when he retreats. The body becomes so sensitive
that the weight of a fly landing on you sets you in motion-shifting from solid
to empty.
Stand as a balanced scale, move like a wheel. Keep one leg heavy, one leg
light. If the weight is kept on both legs, you will never have good results. To
avoid this you must know Yin and Yang. To "adhere" is also to withdraw,
and to withdraw is also to "adhere". Yin does not leave Yang and Yang does
not leave Yin. Yin and Yang necessarily complement each other and one does
not exist without the other. You will understand the "internal force" if you
understand this concept.
The mind directs the breath, and orders it to sink so that it may
be gathered into the bones. Then, the breath moves the body freely, following
the desire of the mind. When you want to use the "chi", sink the breath deeply,
but remain relaxed and quiet, and then concentrate in a single direction toward
the opponent. When you are standing, the body must be straight, relaxed and
balanced so that you may protect yourself from all directions. When you use
this energy, it is like finely refined steel—able to defeat all hardness. In appear-
ance be like an eagle swooping down upon a rabbit; in spirit, as a cat catching
a mouse.
When quiet, be like a mountain; when moving, like water running in a
great river.
Storing up breath is like drawing a bow; releasing it is like shooting an
arrow. Find the straight, from the curved. When you move back and forth,
the body must have folds. When you advance and retreat, you must have turns
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