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Fundamentals
of Dachengquan is the first available e-book material of Li
Zhaoshan's collection which includes three different e-books
as the latest updated information on Dachengquan (also called Yiquan or
Yichuan) in China.
A
lot of our students have asked us some more new materials on Yiquan, as
an answer to their request, this English collection is in exclusivity
on this site.
As
a recognized disciple of Wang Xuanjie and Wang Pingan, Li Zhaoshan has
synthesized his experience of Expert-instructor in Dachengquan
integrating in these materials many references from his master but also
from the founder Wang Xianzhai and his daughter Wang Yufang to give
further insight.
Published by the University of Physical Education of Beijing,
translated by the team of CMA to assure the most
reliable interpretation in standard English.
"Fundamentals of Dachengquan" reveals valuable
pedagogic
and technical information which will certainly satisfy each serious
practitioner of Yiquan. After revealing the fundamentals principles and
training concepts for each category of techniques in Dachengquan (Seven
Wonderful Domains of Techniques). He has divided in three main levels
of practice as the best approach to progress methodically in this art.
Chapter
I: is his brief introduction, where he explains clearly the
links between Dachengquan and martial arts such as Tai Chi and
Xingyiquan, but also he explains us clearly what are the five
fundamentals principles which any practitioner should respect during
their training (including internal strength and instinctive power) .
Chapter
II: Here Li Zhaoshan presents brilliantly as a notorious
coach in Dachengquan what he called the "Seven Wonderful Domains of
Techniques" which include: Post standing, Testing Force, Stepping,
Issuing force, Issuing voice, Pushing Hands and Sparring. And
especially how each of these categories of techniques is interconnected
with others and what are the rational phases of progress in theses
Domains of Techniques. We have particularly appreciated the four levels
of practice in Testing force and the five levels in pushing hands.
Chapter III: This the first of
the three levels of training. Here are the interesting more detailed
selection of canonic exercises: Posts standing (all-round
stance and Contradiction post), Testing Force (Hooking-Filing),
Stepping (five kinds), Mind inducement and first hands-on with issuing
force and especially six single hand techniques to be combined and used
in further sparring level...
Chapter
IV: is the second level of training. Here the practitioner
learns to deal and to use his internal strength in each of these
exercises, stepping are more advanced and we have the access to single
and double pushing hands. But also the use of wrapping force exercises,
ejecting and reverse ejecting secret techniques as
intermediate/advanced manifestations of martial power.
Chapter V: This chapter is
dedicated to the advanced student, it shows clearly the achievement of
the writer Li Zhaoshan as a high caliber expert of Dachengquan, he
describes convincingly advanced posts (Supporting-nursing), testing
force (Snake -entwisting) ,double stretching force, secret techniques
of seizing/ejecting opponents and an introduction of "no fixed posture"
practice among the highest level of practice.
Chapter
VI: is dedicated to Questions and answers on Dachengquan
where various practical training information are given to students.
Methodically written
and providing numbers of unrevealed techniques. The contents of this
e-book go beyond Yiquan itself and may be also a great help for
practitioners of any style of Chinese martial arts.
Testimonials
"I really enjoyed in participating for the
translation of this book. This is a great step in the divulgation of
real knowledge and the most update training concepts of Dachengquan. We
took time to select our materials but this one is among the best."
--- D. Zhu - December 2004
"Terrific - Thanks for CMA to give for
foreign students the access for such material, Li Zhaoshan has a very
good pedagogic approach and I found many answers that make me
immediately progress in my practice of Yiquan. The ejecting and
reverse/ejecting techniques are superb. Thanks again."
--- Yves France – December 2009
"Very Interesting. From my point of view,
among the most important contents there are the definition and
instruction details on Natural and Instinctive Power, technical details
on methods for controlling an opponent in pushing hands: which are
often hidden (or maybe unknown) by instructors, a clear definition of
techniques such as Iron cloth which everyone has dreamed. I am just a
bit disappointed by the lack of color photos but BW are still
ok. Yeah I recommend this e-book.
---- Chung US - December 2012
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