少林拳、太極拳、合氣道論壇

總教練：馮士家
英文譯者：許惠蒨

信，生念。
念念之中，必有迴響。

信念，是一股深藏在每個人內心深處的聲音，也是情感寄託與安全感的所在，更是推動生命前進的力量。當我們的行動與這股內在的聲音產生共鳴時，每個人所擁有的力量與所創造出來的價值，將會是很驚人的，而且也將會有越來越多人與你一起走著，支持著，這就是信念的力量。

人的成就來自於發現與創新，因此我們必須像小孩子一樣，保持著一顆純真的好奇心，不斷去追尋著各種可能的答案，同時，也嘗試著去走出屬於自己的道路來。

武少林一直以來，就只專注在武術的研究與訓練。儘管每個人來到武少林的目的可能有所不同，但不管如何，都是希望能藉由武術來達成自己所想要的目的。然，我們希望能更進一步的做到，透過各種不同的武術訓練，除了能達成大家來武少林的目的外，更能進一步的引導大家，透過武術來察覺自己的身與心，讓武術成為每個人內心中的那股信念：堅毅，果決，不動心。
今年，因為疫情的關係，難得體驗到了古人所說：閒來忙造拳的日子，雖說還沒到能造拳的境界，但累積一二三十年的心得，也剛好趁這段時間整理下來，並利用線上課程的時間，分享給大家。在武少林的第一個十年，我們將課程訓練系統建立起來；第二個十年，將課程理論與訓練系統整合；第三個十年，我們希望能將課程單元化，而要單元化，課程教材就一定要統一，讓每個人都能清楚的說出動作與理論的關聯性，這樣武術的教與練才不會有偏差。
第二個十年所建立的理論，其實說起來只能算是第一層的架構，是貫串整個拳路系統的綱要，而這次所分享的則是第二層的技術科目，是屬於各個功法技術的子項目，上要能承接古人的拳論思想，下則要能展開成武少林獨特訓練系統，理法一貫，但又各有創見，這才能說走出了一條自己的路來。透過文字的整理與展開，學習的人才能在技術與學理間，交互參照與研究，相信對於有心想研究武術的人，這樣的資料，絶對會很有幫助。
在武術的學習中，「領、拆、離」一直是練拳的指導原則。
領拳，手把手的一步步帶領，把拳法動作觀念用法，一動動的練出來；
拆拳，在拳法的訓練架構下，找到屬於自己最好的攻防反應，形成自己的絶招；
離師，是在原有拳法已成熟並有一定水準後，離開師父師門，離開熟悉的環境，離開保護圈，四處訪友習藝，印證所學，同時也慢慢在挫折與成就中，走出自己的路。綜觀各時代有所成就的大師們，莫無不如此。武術，非閉門苦練所能得，所謂文能自修，武不能自得，此一說也（另一說為武非得傳承，百練不得）。

武術的學習階段，其實也應對著我們跟這個世界相處的方法，從小：跟在大人身後，一面問一面學一面長大；在學校：有系統的學習與研究，同時學會與人相處；出社會：實際操作，接受任務，解決問題，創造價值，同時也不斷的挑戰不同的角色與新領域，不斷的擴展自己的格局與視野，讓自己成為一名有能量的人。 人能有所成就或擁有影響力，是因為其所想、所做，皆是有意識的存在，尤其是一個清楚自己人生使命的人，其能量更為巨大。人的意識，具有不可思識的力量，那是一種生命的能量，可以超越時間與空間，可以無限投射到任何人事物上的力量。尤其當這股能量越是無私時，其力量更是巨大，若所投射的意識是有利於提升生命進化時，則越能引起更多人的共鳴，一人之念為信念，集眾人之念即為信仰，當信仰之力形成，則無事不可成。
以武術來探索生命的力量與深度，一直是武少林的總指導原則，所有一切的技術訓練、活動規劃，我們都會回到這一點來重覆確認，以確保我們不會忘記武術的本質與價值所在。
武術的本質是什麼？
對內為探索生命的力量與深度，對外為戰鬥攻防的技術，最終都是為了成為一個真正的武者，一個真正的武者，從不為了勝負而戰，只為成為自己為戰，為家國而戰。武術最重要的價值之一，是讓人學會勇敢，勇敢的面對自己，勇敢的面對挑戰，勇敢的走出舒適圈，勇敢的承擔責任，勇敢的向前走，即便，只有一個人孤獨的走著。
中華傳統文化，不專在某一項領域中，而是在那份內化於心而形於外的天人合一涵養之中。往成為武術家的道路向前走著，一直是武少林最深的期盼。在武術中，拳法只是知識，是戰鬥技巧的集合，若不經由自身不斷的經歷、體會與摸索，拳法只是近似於舞的動作。真正的武術，就如同知識與智慧的差異般，必須是由內心深處自然感悟出來的，是澄淨清明的，一舉手，一投足，心無所畏，身無所懼。
每個人都是獨特的存在，但只有依循著自己使命前進的人，才能成為太陽，照耀這個世界，希望大家都能走在自己的道路上，往夢想前進著。念念之中，必有迴響，在那迴響的深處，存在著最初，真實的自己。


Original Intention

Head Coach：James Feng
Translator：Alice Hsu

Faith derives from what we believe.
Someone will strike a chord if we keep doing something.

Faith, the voice hidden deeply in our heart, is where our feelings and sense of security attached and also the strength pushing life forward. The value we create and the power we have will be incredible when actions resonate with our inner voices. There will be more people being with you and supporting you. That’s the power of faith.

Accomplishment comes from exploration and innovation. We must keep curiosity as children do, trying to find out various answers. Meanwhile we have to try to go our own way!

Wushaolin has concentrated on studying and training in martial arts for a long time. Although people come to Wushaolin for different purposes, they all want to achieve their own goals by practicing martial arts. Besides, we look forward to guiding people to be aware of them mentally and physically and turn martial arts into the faith in our inner hearts: perseverance, resolution and stability.

This year due to the pandemics, we experienced life like our ancients, creating “chuan” at our leisure. Although I have not yet reached the level “creating the techniques of chuan”, I will summarize my experience accumulated for nearly 30 years and share with those who take on-line classes. In the first ten years, we set up the courses in training systems, and integrated the theories with training systems in the second ten years. We hope to unitize the courses in the third ten years. In order to unitize the courses, we have to unify the course materials. Only that everyone can tell the relationship between the movements and theories is there no deviation between teaching and learning.

The theory built up in the second ten years is nothing but the frame of the first level, which is the guideline linking up with the whole “chuan”(fist forms) systems. What we share this time are the second level technique subjects, which are categorized into subitems of all kinds of styles and techniques. In addition to connecting with the ancients’ theories, we develop the Wushaolins’s unique training systems, being consistent and innovative, and thus we can say that we have gone our own way. By wording the ideas, the learners can study and make a comparison between techniques and theories, which is definitely helpful.

During practicing martial arts, “leading, splitting and deviating”are the guiding principles of practicing “chuan”.
“Leading chuan”- guiding the learners to realize the content and application of the “chuan” forms and practice it step by step.
“Splitting chuan”- finding out the best attack and defense reaction under the training frame of the chuan forms, and finally making our own unique skills.
“Deviating”- leaving your master, leaving the familiar place and the protection zone when your skills are good enough. Then, you visit friends and learn new skills around the world. The greatest masters in all periods all did that. People can’t study martial arts by themselves without learning from each other. There is a saying that we can be adept in the pen all by ourselves but not the sword. (In other words, we can’t learn martial arts without the master’s guidance even though we keep practicing it. )

The stage of learning martial arts is similar to how we get along with the world. When we are kids, we learn from the adults, following in their footsteps; at school, we learn how to study and how to get along with others; when we start working, we practice, accept assignment, solve the problems and create value. Meanwhile, we keep challenging various fields and playing different roles, and broaden our horizons, making ourselves full of energy. People have great achievements and influences on others because they are conscious of what they want and what they do. Those who know exactly about their missions are especially more powerful. Human consciousness has amazing power. It is energy of life beyond time and space that has force to project onto anything infinitely. This power is more tremendous while it is selfless and it strikes a chord with more people when the consciousness is good for life evolution. A person’s thoughts are faith, while all people are conviction. When we have conviction, everything can be done.

It is the general guiding principles of Wushaolin that explore the strength and depth of life by practicing martial arts, which all the designs of technique trainings and activity planning are based on. They are confirmed repeatedly to ensure that we will never forget the essence and value of martial arts.

What is the essence of martial arts?
The essence of martial arts is to explore the strength and depth of life internally, and practice the attack and defense skills on the battlefield externally. The final goal is to become a real samurai, who will never fight for competition but for self-fulfillment and for the country. One of the most important value of martial arts is to learn to make us brave, bravely facing ourselves, facing challenges, stepping out of the comfort zone, taking responsibilities, and going forward even if we are going alone.

Traditional Chinese culture does not specialize in a certain field but in the unity of heaven and human beings, which cultivates inside and expresses outside. The highest expectation of Wushaolin is to keep going forward and being a martial artist. Among martial arts, the “chuan” skills are nothing but knowledge, which are the integration of combat skills. If we don’t experience, realize and explore it by ourselves, the chuan skills are kinds of movements like dancing. The real martial arts just like the differences between knowledge and wisdom must be comprehended from the bottom of one’s heart. They are clean and pure, and make people fear nothing whatever they meet.

Everyone is unique, but only one who proceeds with his mission can be the sun, lightening the world. I hope that everyone will go his own way towards the dreams. Someone will strike a chord if we keep doing something, and thus our true selves exist.