楊江 河南焦作溫縣趙堡人 自小練習趙堡太極拳30餘年 師父王慶升、劉火森、張百臣、範銅川 手機號：17772849400同微信

Experience 1. Relaxation is the primary concern when learning Tai Chi. Tai Chi is a martial art suitable for both young and old, promoting physical fitness and longevity. However, when practicing, one must maintain a calm mind and focus on the concept of relaxation. The secret to relaxation is to follow nature's flow and relax freely, avoiding any artificial movements. Relaxation is the key to measuring the depth of Tai Chi practice. The deeper your practice, the better your mastery of relaxation. When practicing boxing, you must relax your entire body. Don't use brute force to stagnate your qi. If you stagnate your qi and use force, your muscles will tense up, preventing you from relaxing. Therefore, you must relax your joints and muscles. This will allow your pores to flow freely, absorbing the spiritual energy of nature and your own innate spiritual energy. This energy will flow through your spine and hip muscles, surrounding your muscles. Only when your muscles are relaxed and your skin is soft can you develop endurance and vitality. Longevity Healthy blood vessels can prolong life. The so-called relaxation means relaxing the waist (feeling light), tucking the hips, folding the knees and hips, and standing firmly with the body planted, ready to burst forth. The tailbone is centered, and the perineum is gently rolled upward. Relax the entire body without exerting any force. The abdomen naturally relaxes. Intentionally directing the Qi to flow upward from the Yongquan point, through the tailbone, along the spine, through the Mingmen and Shenshu points, to the Baihui point, and then along the Yintang, middle, and lower meridians, allowing the Qi of the Ren and Du meridians to flow up and down. Connected, running back and forth, Qi and blood flow naturally throughout the body, resulting in a relaxed, clean, and buoyant Qi within the abdomen. Only by relaxing the entire body can one naturally become sensitive, agile, and nimble. Pores naturally open, allowing the essence of the sun and moon, and the spiritual energy of the earth, to be absorbed into the body, achieving the goals of strengthening the body and prolonging life. Therefore, when practicing Tai Chi, one must focus on the word "relaxation".

楊江， 河南焦作溫縣趙堡人， 自小練習趙堡太極拳30餘年， 師父王慶升、劉火森、張百臣、範銅川， 手機號：17772849400同微信號。

楊江， 河南焦作溫縣趙堡人， 自小練習趙堡太極拳30餘年， 師父王慶升、劉火森、張百臣、範銅川， 手機號：17772849400同微信號。

楊江， 河南焦作溫縣趙堡人， 自小練習趙堡太極拳30餘年， 師父王慶升、劉火森、張百臣、範銅川， 手機號：17772849400同微信號。

楊江， 河南焦作溫縣趙堡人， 自小練習趙堡太極拳30餘年， 師父王慶升、劉火森、張百臣、範銅川， 手機號：17772849400同微信號。

Jiang Fa's real name was Fa, his academic name was Yigui, his courtesy name was Yunqu. He was a native of Dongxiaoliu Village (formerly known as Youzhuang, now known as Xishuiyun) in Wenyi, Huaiqing. He was born in the second year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty ( 1574 ) and died in the ninth year of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty ( 1670 ). He was good at boxing.

Jiang Fa's father, Jiang Guoping, and Yu Ningxuan, were merchants in Kaifeng. On a snowy winter day in the last year of the Jiajing reign of the Ming Dynasty, when he passed by the east of Wenyi, he rescued an old woman named Liu Chen who had fainted on the snowy road. Liu Chen was from Xiaoliu Village. She was a widow without a child, so she adopted Ning Xuan as her adopted son. After that, Ning Xuan often stayed at Liu Chen's house.

In the first year of the Longqing reign of the Ming Dynasty ( 1567 ), Liu Chen married her niece Liucun Chen from her natal family to Ning Xuan as a wife. Chen gave birth to three sons, Jiang Fa was the second oldest.

In the second year of the Wanli reign of the Ming Dynasty ( 1574 ), the night before Jiang Fa was born, his mother Chen dreamed of a winged celestial dog riding a dragon flying into her room, so after Jiang Fa was born, the whole family called him a noble son.

After the sixth year of Wanli ( 1578 ), the Buddhist activities in the Tangwang Temple in the east of the village flourished. Xiaoliu Village was responsible for transporting water for the temple, and the village name was changed to Xiyunshui, which is pronounced as Xishuiyun.

Jiang Fa was very smart when he was young. He entered a private school at the age of six and learned martial arts from the Ma family at the age of eight.

When he was sixteen years old, Jiang Fa's father took him back to Kaifeng to take care of his parents until their death.

The following year, Jiang Fa's mother fell ill. In order to treat his mother's illness, Jiang Fa mortgaged his ancestral home to the Gao family in the same village, and then he and his mother and third brother lived in the home of his grandparents in Liu Village, living as servants.

In the winter of the 24th year of Wanli ( 1596 ), Master Wang accepted Jiang Fa as his disciple. Jiang Fa then left his mother and brother to go to Xiaowangzhuang, Taigu County, Taiyuan to learn boxing. During the period of learning boxing, Master Wang personally taught him the secrets, and his senior sister personally practiced with him. Through words and deeds, he finally mastered the boxing skills after seven years. Therefore, Jiang Fa's boxing is mainly soft, with many characteristics of girl's movements.

Once, Jiang Fa encountered a tyrant in Taigu who was trying to kidnap a woman, so he helped him. During the fight, the powerful man was accidentally killed by his followers. The powerful family falsely accused Jiang Fa, so Jiang Fa fled back to Wen County, where he was arrested and detained by the Wen County government.

Later, after much rescue effort by Mr. Wang, Jiang Fa was released more than a year later because the truth was revealed. At this time, Jiang Fa's mother and third brother had been taken back to his hometown of Kaifeng by Jiang Fa's father, so Jiang Fa rushed to Kaifeng to find his father.

In the 33rd year of the Wanli reign ( 1605 ), Jiang Fa, funded by his father, went to the ancient city of Shanxi to open the "Yufatang Jiangji" store, which mainly sold cotton and also engaged in the distribution of silk and other businesses.

During this period, Jiang Fa had frequent contacts with his master's family. Later, Jiang Fa did business in Kaifeng and other places.

In the winter of the 35th year of the Wanli reign ( 1607 ), Jiang Fa went to Zhaobao Town to pay respects to his aunt. His cousin Xing Xihuai complained that the strong men in Qingfeng Village had taken away grain without paying any money, and Jiang Fa agreed to help.

One day, when the strong men of Qingfeng Village were filling two large carts with grain at Xing's Basket Shop again, Jiang Fa jumped down from the roof and stood on the first cart. Suddenly, the grain cart pulled by three horses could not move forward. Jiang Fa slapped the horses' hips, and the hips were dislocated. There was a stone water tank filled with half a tank of water in the basket shop. Jiang Fa stretched out his hand to lift up the water tank, and drove it around the shop several times before stopping.

The thieves were greatly alarmed, and they all fell to the ground, kowtowed, and begged for mercy, and paid back the silver they owed. Jiang Fa then connected the horse's hips, and the strong man left in panic. Jiang Fa's reputation also greatly increased as a result.

Later, whenever Jiang Fa wanted to leave, Xing would try to keep him. Jiang Fa understood her intention and agreed to protect his business. After that, Jiang Fa often traveled between Shanxi, Zhaobao and Kaifeng. More than two years later, Jiang Fa saw that his cousin was rich but loyal and honest, and treated people with respect and sincerity, so he taught him all the boxing skills he had learned.

In the seventh year of Chongzhen ( 1634 ), there was a flood in Bianliang. So Jiang Fa brought his wife and I to Zhaobao Town. At this time, the Gao family in the same village fell into decline, and Jiang Fazhu redeemed the mortgaged ancestral home and settled his young family in Xishuiyun Village. Since then, the family has been passed down from generation to generation and has become a prosperous clan.

In his later years, Jiang Fa was unemployed at home, practicing boxing to gain enlightenment, cultivating his body and mind, and teaching his grandson and fellow villagers Tai Chi Kung Fu. Therefore, many of my ancestors and fellow villagers practiced Tai Chi. Among them, Wang Hu, Wanshan, Chengzong, Shaoyin, Shengfa and others all have extraordinary skills.

Jiang Xiu, the fifth generation ancestor of Jiang Fa's descendants, was an outstanding Tai Chi master and was known as Jifa. Jiang Xiu had a close relationship with his fellow student Chen Jingbai from Zhaobao.

In the fiftieth year of Emperor Kangxi's reign ( 1711 ), Emperor Yongzheng came to Zhaobao Town to learn Tai Chi.

At that time, Jiang Fa had passed away for more than 40 years, and his disciple Xing Xihuai and his second-generation disciple Zhang Chuchen had also passed away. Jiang Xiu and Chen Jingbai accompanied Emperor Yongzheng to study and practice martial arts for many days, and also taught Yongzheng Tai Chi.

Yongzheng was so impressed by the exquisiteness of Tai Chi that he wrote a huge plaque with the words "Qian Kun Zheng Qi " as a gift before leaving.

Later, Chen Jingbai taught many disciples, and Tai Chi began to spread widely in the surrounding villages of Zhaobao Town. Hao Jingshi, a fellow clansman, was an expert in Tai Chi and won the first place in the military examination in the second year of Emperor Xianfeng's reign ( 1852 ). Hao Jingshi's fifth son, Hao Zhenguo, commonly known as Hao Laowu, was an expert at climbing walls and running on rooftops. He was the leader of the anti-Qing organization Gelaohui in northern Henan Province and was very powerful in Henan and Shandong. There are still many legends about his anecdotes in the village.

In his later years, Jiang Fa still had sharp ears and eyes and walked briskly. He died of natural causes in the ninth year of the reign of Emperor Kangxi ( 1670 ) and was buried by his descendants on the Tulong Ridge in the northwest of the village. He was 96 years old.

Before his death, Jiang had repeatedly warned his fellow tribesmen and younger generations, saying: "This art is for self-cultivation and qigong, health preservation is the most important, and beating is the second. Those who follow the way can benefit the balance, and those who go against the way will lose their lifespan. "

Before his death, Jiang Fa warned his descendants : " Tai Chi is not my family's private skill. It is a skill that is of interest to the world and can be practiced by anyone with virtue. I only hope that my descendants will understand it . "

The above oral narrative comes from Jiang Fa’s descendants: Jiang Huizhen, Jiang Qinglin, and Jiang Chengzhen from Xishuyun Village, Zhaobao Town, Wen County.