拳譜 Manual

陈式太极拳老架二路，亦称炮捶（以下简称二路拳）。

Chen-style Taijiquan Old Frame Second Routine is also known as Cannon Fist (hereafter referred to as the Second Routine).

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二路拳以刚为主，刚中寓柔。练习时，震脚发力，闪展腾挪，窜蹦跳跃，松活弹抖，完整一气。有怪蟒出洞、猛虎下山之气魄；有蛟龙出海、雄狮抖毛之神威。

The Second Routine emphasizes hardness, while containing softness within hardness. During practice, it features stomping power, agile body movements, leaping and jumping, relaxed and springy shaking force, all executed in one continuous flow. It carries the imposing spirit of a giant python emerging from a cave and a fierce tiger descending the mountain, as well as the majestic power of a dragon emerging from the sea and a lion shaking its mane.

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学习二路拳，应在练好陈式太极拳老架一路的基础上，突破去僵求柔的阶段，达到周身相随，全身一动无有不动，内外结合，放松沉稳，劲力完整，呼吸与动作协调一致。此时学练二路拳方能免出偏差。否则没有松弹劲，练拳时就会僵硬一条，上重下浮，横气填胸，心跳过速，呼吸发喘，嘴发青，脸发白，对健康和练功均不利，学者务必注意。

To study the Second Routine, one should first establish a solid foundation in the Old Frame First Routine, overcoming stiffness and developing softness. The practitioner should reach a stage where the whole body moves as one, internal and external aspects are united, the body remains relaxed and stable, force is complete, and breathing coordinates naturally with movement. Only then can the Second Routine be practiced correctly without deviation. Otherwise, without relaxed spring-like power, practice may become rigid, with heaviness above and floating below, stagnant qi filling the chest, rapid heartbeat, labored breathing, bluish lips, and pale complexion, all of which are harmful to both health and martial development. Practitioners must pay careful attention.

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练习二路拳时，应先练几遍一路拳或做些基本功练习，待劲、气调顺之后再练二路。练习一路拳时要求：以身领手，以腰为轴，节节贯串，运行速度要慢。主要体会内气运行与外形结合。以意导气，以气运身，动作配合呼吸，注重缠丝劲的练习。在用法上以掤、捋、挤、按为主，采、挒、肘、靠为辅。练习二路拳时，因有一路拳的基础，就不需要让外考虑内气，呼吸与动作配合，动作以手领劲。手领，身随，步法活，根稳，劲整，精神足。以采、挒、肘、靠为主，以掤、捋、挤、按为辅，真正体现出一路拳快、刚、猛的特色。

When practicing the Second Routine, one should first perform several rounds of the First Routine or basic foundational exercises. Only after qi and force are properly regulated should the Second Routine be practiced. In practicing the First Routine, the body should lead the hands, the waist should serve as the axis, movements should connect section by section, and the speed should remain slow. The emphasis is on experiencing the integration of internal qi movement with external form. Intention guides qi, qi moves the body, movements coordinate with breathing, and special attention is given to silk-reeling energy. In application, ward-off, rollback, press, and push are primary, while pluck, split, elbow, and shoulder are secondary.

When practicing the Second Routine, because of the foundation developed in the First Routine, there is no need to consciously focus on internal qi or breathing coordination. The movements are led by force through the hands. The hands lead, the body follows, the footwork remains agile, the root stable, the force integrated, and the spirit full. Here, pluck, split, elbow, and shoulder become primary, while ward-off, rollback, press, and push serve as secondary. This fully expresses the fast, hard, and fierce characteristics of the Second Routine.

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