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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 2004
"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 2004
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