The Song of Peng
What is the meaning of Peng energy?
It is like the water supporting a moving boat.
First sink the Qi to the Dantian,
then hold the head as if suspended from above.
The entire body is filled with springlike energy,
opening and closing in a very quick moment.
Even if the opponent uses a thousand pounds of force,
he can be made to float without difficulty. (more…)
Let Xin (heart-mind) move Qi so that it sink and can permeate into the bone.
Let Qi circulate freely so that the body will easily follow the Xin.
If you can lift the Jingshen (spirit), there will be no clumsiness and heaviness. This is done by suspending the headtop. (more…)
Taiji is born from Wuji (The complete emptyness) and is the mother of Yin and Yang
In moving it separates; in rest it unites.
No excess and no insufficiency. Bend then extend, the opponent is hard, I am soft; This is call Zou (Yielding). I go along with the opponent goes against; this is called Nian (Sticking). (more…)
By Zhang SanFeng 13th Century
In every movement the entire body must be Qing (light) and Ling (agile) and all of its parts connected throughout.
Qi should be stimulated and the Shen (spirit of vitality) should be retained within
There should be neither hollows nor projections, neither severance nor splice. (more…)
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