David Chen
太极拳不必更高、更快、更强
2015-07-14 悦太极
更高更快更强的身体与延年益寿不完全是一码事。特别是那些运动员是以对人体极限的突破为目标的，在大量的训练之后，提高运动能力的同时。也埋下了大量隐患，种下了病根儿。因为人的体能是有限的，体能的发挥是有度的。过犹不及，过度的练习，肯定是要伤筋动骨的，有的虽然眼前不觉得，时间长了自然会有感觉。
我们中华民族有五千年的历史，被称为人类最伟大的文明，练习太极拳是一种符合人体的运动规律。你再看运动员，西方运动员，他们都朝那个更高更快更强，你再快，但极限运动员一般都很早去世。
所以有国外的朋友问，你们中国人不锻炼身体吗？我说，我们锻炼，但是我们不一味追求高、快、强，我们的运动符合自然的速度，符合万物运转的规律，它有它的节奏。我给他们看我的衣服，我说，你看我中国人锻炼时的衣服像跑得快的那种衣服吗？他们问，你们做什么呢？我说我们是打太极拳，这是中国文化。这太极拳怎么样？它跟你的呼吸、跟你的心跳一个速度，健康。
我们经常看到，在中国，习练太极拳的老人白发苍苍，一百岁，九十多岁。然而运动员平均的寿命，四十多岁。他们是在什么价值观指导下得到了这么一个不同的灾难？是更高更快更强。所以说，西方的价值观，我们今天要清醒地认识它。我们大家为什么今天烦恼这么多、痛苦这么多？根源在于想错了，看错了，说错了，做错了。包括别的拳家．比如说有的外家拳，崩悍突击，猛打硬靠可能伤身，太极拳就没有这个弊端。
太极拳是一种中国心法的拳种。它符合人体的运动规律，不大动，不妄动慢慢来不突破不强求。但是却能够依照人体自身的运动要求。螺旋缠绕起落钻伏使各种脏器得到有效的磨炼而不是破坏性的使用。目标呢，并不是要比原先提高零点几秒而是要比原先更完善。这也是大多数人喜欢太极拳的一个原因。
还因为太极拳说到底是一种人生观价值观，说到底是一种处理问题的方法方式。如果只将太极的原理贯注于拳脚上我想作为一个追求是无可非议的，但，如果练习太极拳却不能对自己的人生之途有更多拳外的帮助也不能算是成功的。
所以，我们认为，不仅要有太极的身体还要有太极的人生。太极的平衡身体使我们的人生的物质基础更加优秀，太极的平和人生则使我们身心俱健，做到从心所欲而不逾矩。
太极不求更高、更快、更强。但求更好、更真、更善！
Google Translate
Higher, faster and stronger body and longevity is not exactly the same thing. Especially those athletes to break the limits of the human body is the goal, and after a lot of training to improve athletic ability at the same time. Also planted a lot of hidden dangers, planted the root cause of children. Because people's physical fitness is limited, there is a degree of physical fitness to play in. Too far, excessive exercise, be sure to beating, although some eyes do not think, a long time will feel natural.
The Chinese nation has five thousand years of history, is known as the greatest of human civilization, practice tai chi is a line with the movement of the human body. You look at athletes, Western athletes, they are towards the higher, faster and stronger, you again soon, but extreme athletes are generally very early death.
So have foreign friends ask, you Chinese people do not work out? I said, we exercise, but we do not blindly pursue high, fast, strong, and our movement in line with the natural rate, consistent with the operation of the law of all things, it has its rhythm. I showed them my clothes, I said, you see Chinese people exercise clothes I like to run fast when the kind of clothes? They ask what you do? I say that we are tai chi, which is Chinese culture. This Taijiquan how? It is with your breathing, your heartbeat with a speed and healthy.
We often see that in China, practicing tai chi for the elderly white-haired, one hundred, ninety years old. However, the average life expectancy athlete, forties. They are in what values guide to get such a different disaster? It is higher, faster and stronger. So, Western values, we have to realize it clearly today. Why do we worry so much today, so much pain? Rooted in the wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong. Including other boxing home. For example, some boxing away from home, collapsing defended the assault, hard fought hard against possible damage the health, tai chi do not have this drawbacks.
Tai Chi is a Chinese boxing Heart. It is in line with the movement of the body, not move, do not frivolous slowly does not force a breakthrough. But it can be in accordance with the requirements of the body's own movement. Helically wound landing drill volts so effectively exercise various organs rather than destructive use. Target does not improve a few tenths better than the original but better than the original. This is the most people like tai chi for a reason.
Tai Chi also because in the final analysis is a life and values, in the final analysis is a method way to deal with the problem. If you only concentrate on the principles of Tai Chi fist I think as a pursuit is justifiable, but if they can not practice tai chi for their way of life has helped more can not be regarded outside of boxing success.
Therefore, we believe that not only have a body but also a Tai Chi Tai Chi life. Tai Chi balance of the body to make our life more excellent material basis, Tai Chi calm life makes us physically and mentally healthy, do I act without transgressing.
Tai Chi does not seek higher, faster, stronger. But for better, more real, more good!
