| 我的誠明之路 |
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筆者:英國Mark
Swan
翻譯：王志浩 |
| 《《《本文作者Mark與王福來老師合影 |
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| For the
last year, I have had the honor of studying Kung
Fu with the Cheng Ming School of Martial Arts in
Taichung, Taiwan, which was established by Grandmaster
Wang Shu Chin, and is now presided over by his successor,
Master Wang Fu Lai. Prior to this, I had studied
martial arts for 16 years in the UK. In search of
something with more depth to it, I came to Taiwan
where I had heard that several top masters of internal
Kung Fu had come to escape the Cultural Revolution
on the mainland and preserve their arts. After a
little searching, I found Cheng Ming and began studying
the three internal styles of Tai Chi Chuan, Xing
Yi Chuan and Ba Gua Zhang intensively under Dr.
Liang, one of the system’s foremost teachers. I
knew right from the start that there was something
profoundly different about what I was being taught,
something that set it in a different class from
the other martial arts that I had studied. |
| 去年我有幸在中華武術誠明會台中分會學習功夫，此會乃由王樹金大師所創立，目前由王福來老師領導。此前、我在英國學習武術16年。為了追求對武術更深入的精進，我來到台灣，因為聽聞有幾位內家拳大師為了逃避中國大陸的文化革命而來到台灣。在這裡，他們保留了中國傳統武術。尋找了許久，我發現誠明會，並且與教練梁醫師學習太極拳，形意拳及八卦掌。從開始，我就了解到一些不同於我曾學習的東西，不同於我曾學習的其他武術課程。 |
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| The three
styles compliment each other, relying as they do
on the same principles of body structure, use and
movement, while applying them in very different
ways. The Tai Chi Chuan system taught by Cheng Ming
was devised in 1929 by the Tai Chi Organizing Committee
of the National Martial Arts Academy in Nanking,
China, in an effort to bring together all the major
styles of Tai Chi taught at that time, and re-invest
them with their original martial spirit. Grandmaster
Wang Shu Chin was instrumental in seeing that elements
of Xing Yi Chuan and Ba Gua Zhang were also included
in the new system. Xing Yi Chuan is one of the oldest
Kung Fu systems and its origins are lost to history.
It is based on linear footwork and powerful strikes
generated from the ground up through the whole body.
Ba Gua Zhang is a system based entirely on circular
patterns of footwork and uses predominately open-handed
strikes, both with the tips of the fingers and the
palms. The origins of Ba Gua Zhang are also uncertain,
although many trace its unique exercise of “walking
the circle” back to ancient Taoist meditative practices. |
| 這三種拳法，每一種在運用、使用它們的時候，都是遵循相同的原則，去移動、使用身體，誠明會所教的太極拳法，是以1929年中國南京中央國術館所編譯之太極拳拳譜為藍本，王樹金大師將形意拳、八卦掌之精髓融合其中。形意拳是一種古老的功夫，其來源已不可考，它的基礎在於直線的步伐，以及從地面貫穿全身的有力攻擊拳法；而八卦掌則是建立於圓形的步伐，以及使用張開手掌的攻擊拳法；此兩者都需運用於指(趾)部與掌部。八卦掌的來源也並不明確，但獨特的圓形步伐可追朔至古老道教修練的方法。 |
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| The beauty
and subtlety of the forms used to train a practitioner
in these arts far surpasses anything else I have
ever seen. Also, the internal power that it is possible
to develop through continued and dedicated training
is legendary, and has been displayed by the great
masters in almost superhuman feats. Grandmaster
Wang Shu Chin, the founder of Cheng Ming, was famed
for taking powerful blows to the body from all challengers,
including boxing legend Jack Dempsey, without any
ill effects. Other stories about him and the masters
he studied with are awe-inspiring. As well as being
an extremely advanced system of self-defense, the
benefits in terms of health, fitness and mental
development which can be derived from studying Cheng
Ming Kung Fu are enormous. The practice of Zhang
Zhuan (Standing form), and static stance training
in Xing Yi Chuan develop a balanced, strong, grounded
and flexible body structure, and the practice of
the Tai Chi Chuan form develops focused and fluid
movements of both the body and mind, and can produce
a supreme state of relaxation and mental focus when
practiced persistently. Ba Gua Zhang brings all
this together with quick, circular footwork and
dynamic body movement of a kind I have never before
seen in the martial arts. |
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這些精妙的拳法、武術是我從所未見且超乎想像的；再者，神奇的內力是有可能經由不斷的努力練習這些拳法所達成。因神奇的內力已經由偉大的宗師許多超乎尋常的功績所展現出來。誠明會的創辦人王樹金大師所讓人津津樂道的便是可承受眾多挑戰者的攻擊而毫髮無傷，其中包括拳擊界的傳奇人物「傑克登姆普西」。此外，王樹金大師還有許多令人敬畏的傳說故事。 |
| 學習誠明會的功夫不僅可以自衛，且在身、心、靈方面都可獲得健康。在站樁和形意拳靜態姿勢的練習可發展平衡、強壯、柔軟的身體；而太極拳的練習可發展身心兩者的集中力以及流暢的肢體運動。持續的練習可產生一種極放鬆的狀態和專注的心理狀態。而八卦掌是一種我前所未見的武術，它是一種結合快速圓形的步伐以及有力的身體活動。 |
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| Many people
have reported overcoming a huge variety of medical
problems through training in the internal martial
arts including back pain, hypertension and rheumatism.
Personally, training with Cheng Ming helped me quickly
overcome a damaged ligament in my lower back which
has given me no trouble since. As the exercises
on which these arts are based stimulate a free and
balanced flow of energy through the nervous system,
the muscular structure and the internal organs,
continued practice can build a level of health and
fitness few people would otherwise ever be fortunate
enough to enjoy. Furthermore, as the arts depend
on developing the subtle flow of energy from within
rather than building hard and bulky muscles to do
the work, they are suitable for anyone, young or
old, man or woman, and can be practiced for a lifetime. |
| 許多報導指出，經由練習內家拳的武術可治療包括背痛、高血壓和風濕病等許多疾病。就我個人而言，自從練習誠明武術以後，之前肌腱受傷造成的下背痛便再也沒有困擾過我。練習這些武術時可產生一股自由並且平衡的能量，此能量會貫穿神經系統、肌肉結構和內臟器官，因而持續練習武術可使人擁有健康的身體。這種武術是訓練這股微妙的能量，而不是訓練強壯的肌肉；它是適用於任何人，包括老的、少的、男的、女的，是一種可以終身訓練的運動。 |
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| I have made
the decision to remain in Taiwan for at least another
year so I can continue to study these deeply fascinating
arts. I came to the East in the hope of finding
the authentic martial arts and what I have discovered
has far exceeded my expectations, and saying that,
I know I’ve barely scratched the surface of what
the Cheng Ming system holds in store for me. |
| 我已經做了多待在台灣一年的決定，是為了可以繼續學習這些令人著迷的武術。我抱著希望能發現真正的武術來到東方，但我所發覺到的已遠遠超出我所期待，而我知道我僅只是學習到誠明武術的皮毛罷了。 |
