第二节 桩 功
Chapter 2 Zhuang Gong(Stance Exercises)
桩功,亦叫站桩,是我国传统武术特有的练功手段。简单的太极桩功能达到调身、调息、调心的功效,并增强下肢功力,使膝关节得到锻炼。桩功是太极初学者提高自身功力简单有效的手段。下面介绍四组最为简单的太极桩功。
Standing Practice(Zhuang Gong,also called Zhan Zhuang)is unique to China's traditional Wushu. Simple Taiji Zhuang can adjust the whole body, breathing and
the heart rate,it can also make feet stronger, keep the knees in good practice.
Zhuang Gong is the simple and effective way to improve Taiji beginners ability.The most commonly used four methods are described below.
【注意】插图中,动作的运动方向和路线,其指示箭头画实线的为右手和左脚,虚线的为左手和右脚。
【Note】 It the illustrations,for some movements with path directions,the solid
arrows show right hand and left foot,dotted arrows indicate left hand and right
foot.
一、无极桩 Wuji Zhuang
两脚并拢直立,两臂自然下垂,两手轻贴大腿外侧(图7)。
Feet together and stand upright,arms hanging natu-rally at side(Fig.7).
要领:虚灵顶劲,下颌微收,含胸拔背,沉肩坠肘,心静体松。意念集中;呼吸自然,眼看前方。

图 7
Key Points;Straight and relaxed neck,with chin drawn slight inward,
chest inward and the back upright,lower shoulders and loose elbows,be clam
and relax your body fully.Mind concentrated and breath naturally,with eyes
looking forward,
二、太极桩 Taiji Zhuang
1.两脚平行站立,与肩同宽,两膝微屈,重心落于两腿中间(图8)。两手手心向内,在胸前成抱球状,指尖相距10~20厘米(图9)。

图8 图9
Separate the feet so that they are parallel and at shoulder width.Bend knees slightly,and share the weight between both legs(Fig.8).Palms facing inward,as if holding a ball in front of chest.The hands should be
about 10-500px apart(Fig.9).
2.收功时,两臂徐徐下落至大腿两侧,两脚并拢。
Finish the exercise by slowly moving the arms down to the side of the legs.Place the feet close together.
要领:气沉丹田,站桩时间长短因人而异。其他要求与无极桩相同。
Key Points:Qi dawn to Dantian,how long the standing exercises are maintained depends on the individual.Other requirements are the same as Wuji Zhuang.
三、开合桩 Kai He Zhuang(Open Close Zhuang)
1.与太极桩动作1相同。但双手于腹前,手心对丹田(图10)。
Repeat Taiji Zhuang 1.But the palms down to abdomen and
facing to Dantian(Fig.10).
2.在抱球桩的基础上,两臂慢慢向外掤开,如抱一大球(图11)。然后慢慢收回腹前成抱球状。
Pull both arms outward slowly,like holding a ball (Fig.11).Then
pullarms slowly back in front of abdomen,also like holding a ball.

图10 图11
3.收功时,两臂徐徐下落收至大腿两侧,两脚并拢。
Finish the exercise by slowly moving the arms down
to the side of the legs,Place the feet close together.
要领:
1)两臂外拥时,如抱着个大气球在充气,同时吸气。 2)两臂收合时,如两臂要把气球中的气挤出,同时呼气。
3)其他要求与无极桩相同。
Key Points:
1)Open arms as if holding an inflating balloon.At the same time inhale.
2)Close arms as if squeezing out the balloon's air.At the same time exhale.
3)Other requirements are the same as Wuji Zhuang.
四、升降桩 Sheng Jiang Zhuang(Raise Fall Stance)
1. 与抱球桩动作1相同(图12)。
Repeat Ball-Holding Stance 1(Fig.12),
2. 两臂徐徐前平举,与肩同高、同宽,手心向下(图13)。
Raise the arms slowly to the shoulder level and main- tain the same distance between them.The palms face down(Fig.13).
3. 两腿屈膝下蹲。两掌随之向下轻轻按至腹前(图14-15),两腿再慢慢站立,两臂随之升起(图7-4⑤)。如此循环,次数因人而异,随功力的增长增加练习次数。

图12 图13 图14 图15
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