Liùhé (六合)

## Liùhé (六合) [ Six Harmony ]

The term & Martial in the body and limbs martial points called "three", i.e. the tip section, in section, the root section. As far as the whole body is concerned, the head is the tip section, the waist is the middle section, and the leg is the root section; for the upper limbs, the hand is the tip section, the elbow is the middle section, and the shoulder is the root section; for the lower limbs, the foot is the tip section. The knee is the middle section and the hip is the root section.

There is always a saying in martial arts that "three sections must be clear", which means to master the law of movement and the sequence of movements. For example, punching requires the top section to start, the middle section to follow, and the root section to urge; the kicking must go from the root section to the top section, running through each section. Understand the division of the three sections of the human body, and reflect the integrity of "four bodies and one hundred skeletons are always one section" through the coordinated movement of each section.

"Liuhe" refers to the triple combination of the inside and outside of the human body during boxing exercises. "Inner Sanhe" refers to the combination of "heart, mind, and qi", that is, "the mind and intention are in harmony, the mind and the qi are in harmony, and the qi and the force are in harmony." "Outer Sanhe" refers to the combination of "hands and feet, elbows and knees, shoulders and hips", that is, "hands and feet, elbows and knees, shoulders and hips". The unity of inside and outside is Liuhe.↵

## Liùhéquan 六合拳

Liuhe Boxing is one of the traditional Chinese martial arts, which originated from the Shaolin Temple in the late Yuan Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty.

Liuhe refers to the four directions in the southeast, northwest, and up and down. It is a metaphor to take care of the front and back, left and right, and up and down when practicing boxing. To practice boxing, you must practice according to the five shapes of dragon, tiger, crane, rabbit, monkey and gossip. It requires movement like a dragon, settling like a tiger, fast like a rabbit, spirit like a monkey, and light like a cloud crane. Boxing focuses on one hit, two grabs, and three throws. The posture requires being powerful, vigorous, agile, swift, quick and responsive, and witty and flexible.

## Bajiquan and Liuhe Big Spear--Ma Mingda--

In this short article, I will focus on the relationship between Bajiquan and Liuhe Daqiang.

I mentioned in the previous article that my father Ma Fengtu had the "Bajiquan Three-Character Classic" in November 1953. At the beginning of "San Zi Jing", it says: "Bajiquan, Wu Zhongchuan; King of the Gun, Qingyun County; Zhuangke Village, tree education model. Master Zhang Gong, courtesy is extraordinary." The so-called "Bajiquan" here is a comprehensive concept. In other words, it is synonymous with a martial arts school and a martial arts school, and it cannot be understood only as the name of martial arts. Liuhe spear is the main source of spearmanship in my country since the Ming Dynasty. After the Ming Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty, there were many spearmanship in the world.

But the origin of it all comes from Liuhe.

In a word, Liuhe is a major source of marksmanship. There are various other marksmanships, some of them are side-by-side, and some are unilateral skills that are not widely spread. Others have only the name "gun" and no actual performance skills, such as contemporary flower guns. The historical origins of Liuhe guns are basically clear. Although the inheritance relationship between Ming and Qing Dynasties is very complicated, there are generally traces to be found.

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## Liuhe as Neijin

"Liuhe" is a professional term in Neijiaquan, divided into "outer sanhe" and "inner sanhe". It means the combination of hands and feet, elbows and knees, shoulders and hips, God and will, mind and Qi, and Qi and strength.

### Inner sanhe

Taijiquan's "inner sanhe" is the combination of god and paradox, mind and qi, and qi and force.

God and parataxis: God is collectively called spirit. It is the instinct for doing work. The spirit can enlighten it. Only when there is a proper movement, there is no dullness, stagnation, stubbornness, and hindrance to the behavior of the sky. Boxing theory said: "If the spirit can be lifted, there is no danger of delay." The spirit is the primary role in performing gong, so it is called "God is the commander in charge, as the bodyman", which means the instructions issued by the mind and the instinct produced by the brain. When using it, it is guided by the spirit, which means the imagination of the mind. , Mind can control the movement of the whole body. Mind is inside and outside. God and mind are closely connected. Only when the mind is ordered to move, only the mind without the mind means that there is no direction, it will be loose. Only the mind has no spirit, and God cannot be inside. Solid, you can’t concentrate, your qi will be scattered, if you lose the commander, no one is in charge, you will be scattered, so God is in harmony with paradox.

Harmony of Mind and Qi: Taijiquan requires that the mind is everywhere, and every movement must be controlled by the mind. The mind is inside but not outside. It is an invisible imagination that cannot produce functions and needs to be guided by Qi. Qi is the breath in the human body, its intangible quality is visible, and it is the way of health necessary to breathe in life. People without breath cannot survive. Taijiquan is to guide the Qi of the Dantian with the divine will to make it move and rotate, and every movement must be aware of the Qi. Then, use Qi to transport the body to make the whole body comfortable and flexible, omnipresent, because the divine will is the leader of the Qi, and the Qi is the mother of force birth. Without the divine will to guide, the Qi will not know what to do, and it will become loose, so the mind Be in harmony with the air.

Combination of Qi and Power: Taijiquan talks about "intention, qi, and strength". Strength is strength. Strength is produced in the coordinated movement of mind and qi. Strength can be divided into innate strength and acquired strength. Taijiquan talks about The intention is not to use force, which means that you don’t need acquired clumsy power and stiffness, but use divine will to guide the vitality of the dantian into an internal force. This force is guided by divine will in the body, converges into the bones, condenses into the bone marrow, and the qi moves at will, without When you block, you can achieve consciousness, qi, and energy when you perform the exercises. This force is the internal force of Tai Chi, so the combination of Qi and force can produce the internal force of Tai Chi, which is like a hundred steel making, which is invincible.

The coordination of the internal sanhe is the key requirement of Tai Chi internal strength exercises. In terms of fitness, it has a good effect on energetic energy, increased internal strength, medical internal organs and treatment of neurological diseases. Shenyiqi is the internal movement of the body, which cannot be seen. Only by practicing for a long time and reaching a certain level of kung fu can you experience it. The internal and external three-in-one is actually the inside and the outside, one master and the other, not partial waste. The fist theory says: "The king of spirit and vitality comes to the flesh and blood minister" illustrates this point. It is necessary to practice the spirit inside, the limbs outside, and the inside and outside. Repair is the right way.

### Outer Sanhe

Tai Chi Wai Sanhe refers to the combination of hands and feet, elbows and knees, and shoulders and hips. The outer sanhe is the requirement of the external appearance of the limbs. Its application should be based on the waist, the upper and the shoulders and the arms, the lower and the legs and the hips, and the upper, middle and lower three sections are compatible. The first thing you should do is to close your shoulders and hips, which is the key to keeping your body upright and not leaning forward or backward. The shoulders and the hips are vertical, so the body can be centered, and the shoulders and the hips should be attached to each other. The shoulders should be strapped with the hips, and they should move in unison, so that the shoulders and the hips can be aligned, and the elbows and knees will naturally meet. . Attention should be paid to the coordinated movement of the elbows and knees, so that the body method of wrapping the crotch, loosening the shoulders and sinking the elbow in the body method is more conducive to the harmony of the elbow and the knee. The hands and feet should also attract each other up and down. To reach the hands and follow the hands, the yin and yang opening and closing of the two hands should be combined with the outward swing and internal buckle of the two feet. Long-term practice of the external three-in-one can correct the posture, make the body's center of gravity stable, and make the movements flexible. It lays a foundation for further practice of pushing hands to gain opportunities and gain momentum. It is also conducive to the realization of the body method of the whole body. Outer three-in-one coordination.

## Liuhe in Boxing

Liuhe boxing. The name has three theories; one refers to the six directions of nature, namely east, west, south, north, up, and down; the second refers to the six parts of the human body, namely hands, feet, elbows, knees, shoulders, and hips; and the third refers to the six positions of the human body, namely hands, feet, elbows, knees, shoulders, and hips. The internal and external triad required by boxing exercises.

"Inner Sanhe" refers to the combination of "heart, mind, and qi", that is, "the mind and intention are in harmony, the mind and the qi are in harmony, and the qi and the force are in harmony."

"Outer Sanhe" refers to the combination of "hands and feet, elbows and knees, shoulders and hips", that is, "hands and feet, elbows and knees, shoulders and hips". The unity of inside and outside is Liuhe. The basic theory of Liuhe Boxing is about the coordination of yin, yang, rising, falling, movement and static; coordination of mind, mind, energy, strength, courage, and intelligence; coordination of hands, feet, elbows, knees, shoulders, and hips. It is sent on the feet, supported on the legs, rushed to the hips, twisted on the waist, sent to the shoulders, and opened on the hands is called Liuhe Jin, so its fist method is named Liuhe.

The so-called "combination" refers to the coordination and coordination of the body's upper and lower limbs during exercise. The range of movements of the whole body, the speed of movement, the magnitude and direction of the force, and the relative position of the limbs can be just right, and there is no over or under. Only in this way can oneself be balanced, stable, flexible, agile, and easy to exert force.

## "Combination"

Combination is the first instinct of human beings, it is born with it, and it is not a novel thing. For example: when a person walks, he will naturally shake his left hand back when he steps forward with his left foot. When he pushes his arms forward, he pushes his feet back naturally. When he pulls his arms back, he leans his body back, pushes his feet forward and his hips backward. When falling, the upper body bends forward, the lungs naturally inhale when the hand is raised, the lungs naturally exhale when the hand is dropped, inhale when the energy is stored, and exhale when the energy is exerted...In short, when a person exercises, according to innate instinct , Always put yourself in the most stable state naturally, and make a posture that is most suitable for the current sports situation.

Therefore, "combination" is a natural combination, a comprehensive combination, including internal and external, top and bottom, left and right, front and back... by no means just six combinations. For beginners, due to unfamiliar movements, nervousness and awkwardness, they lose the word "join" instead. If you can "fist naturally", it will be easy to get the magic of "he".

The heart refers to the organ of human thinking and the thinking activity of human beings. It is manifested as the spiritual temperament of human beings from the outside. When the inner feeling moves, the spirit is invigorated and the eyes are radiant. The whole spirit can cover the other party, like a cat catching. Rats and eagles catch rabbits, and Sizhi means that the heart and intent are in harmony.

The inner thoughts together stimulated the autonomic nerves, and the internal organs were active together, which promoted the further improvement of the circulatory system. Some of the capillaries that were not easy to open at ordinary times were opened, and the air cancer spontaneously emerged. I felt warm under the umbilicus, and my abdomen was like Boiling, this is the union of mind and spirit.

Once the punch is made, where the action is donated, the qi will follow, and the force will come quickly. The spirit is handsome and the qi drives the force. This is called the combination of qi and force.

The inside and outside are the same, hands and feet are aligned, neither first nor second, neither greedy nor apologetic. Push the back foot, jump the front foot, and spit out the palms. The hanging strength of the elbow is consistent with the vertical strength of the knee, the weight of the shoulder is consistent with the strength of the crotch, the opening strength of the shoulder is the same as the round strength of the crotch, and the whole body is coordinated up and down, complementing each other without being distracted.

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