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Post by eric on Dec 4, 2014 13:12:57 GMT
YSB Eye Methods—a Mnemonic Rhyme, by Dr. Xie Peiqi
The following rhyme was recorded for posterity by Dr. Xie, though he attributes it, in accords with tradition, to Dong Haichuan.
I have not attempted a rhyming translation.
- Eric C.
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八卦掌轉掌換式眼法口訣
兩眼圓睜六路觀，四面八方看周全。
雙眼隨手如閃電，瞻前顧後左右看。
頭頂端正三面觀，旋轉躲閃旋風般。
觀定對方換法變，隨機應變發換先。
當場動手眼神先，乘虛攻擊莫遲延。
一舉一動雙眼看，全在雙睛神一團。
對方變換看胯肩，肩胯齊動手腳添。
動手輸招不輸眼，手眼身法眼當先。
眼隨心變換隨眼，虛實進退眼先觀。
Baguazhang Eye Methods during Changes in Technique/Posture
Keep the two eyes open round & wide, watching the six paths.
From the four sides to the eight directions, look comprehensively.
Both eyes should follow the hands as if lightning.
Gaze ahead, glance behind, look to the left & right.
The top of the head should be kept upright, observing the three directions.
Whirl & turn, evade & dodge as if a whirlwind.
When you've seen & determined the opponent's change in technique,
Accord with the opportunity & respond to the change by preempting his change with your own.
When fighting, your gaze must arrive first; (upon seeing) an opening, take advantage of it, striking without delay.
You must watch every movement with both eyes.
The spirit of both eyes must be completely united in a single focus.
When the opponent is changing, watch his shoulders & hips. The shoulders & hips move (first) in unison and then the hands & feet are added (at the end of each movement).
When fighting, even if one loses (an exchange of) techniques, one must not lose (track of the exchange with) one's eyes.
As to the hands, eyes and body methods, it's the eyes that go first.
The eyes follow your mind, while the changes follow your eyes.
Whether empty or full, advancing or retreating, the eyes first observe.
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Post by mike on Dec 5, 2014 0:13:47 GMT
Thanks for posting these tranlations, they are all incredibly helpful.
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eric
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Post by eric on Dec 5, 2014 1:42:27 GMT
Mike,
It is my pleasure!
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Post by theprofessor on Dec 8, 2014 14:12:27 GMT
Thanks for posting YSB Eye Methods. Great material to read and put into training.
Richard C
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Post by dgh on Dec 15, 2014 17:55:25 GMT
Here's a translation I'd done of the same song many years ago:
{The secret methods of Baguazhang's turning, changing, and observing.
Both eyes need to be open to the six pathways in front of you, attentively observe in all directions. Both eyes need to follow the hands like following a glimpse of lightning, gaze at the front hand, be mindful of the back hand, guard against the left and the right. The head is held upright to observe the 3 sides, spin and turn, dodge like a whirlwind. Watch for and determine the opponents changes in order to transform them. Follow the source, adapt to their change and transform it before it arrives. At that time show intent with the eyes before the hands touch and take advantage of their momentary lapse, attack without delay. In one move you will have used one to transform both of theirs as they stand by passively with their eyes fixated on your one hand. Observe the opponents hips and shoulders to see their changes. The shoulders and hips move simultaneously with the movement of the limbs. Use the touching [crossing] of the hands to feel their intentions not their eyes. Hand, eye, body movement the eyes move first. The eyes follow the heart, the changes follow the eyes. To know whether to advance or retreat first observe with the eyes.}
One of the key points that HJB made was about the eyes trying to catch a glimpse of lightning, which is like when watching a lightning storm and you just have to look at the whole sky but keep your vision broad, that way when you start to see some light you can then turn and focus on that individual lightning strike and see it's crisp focused lines and the image is burned into your mind. If you try to look all around the sky, darting, turning your head to and fro, and anticipate the strikes with a narrow vision then you will never see a lightning strike in focus. You'll always just be missing them.
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