I Chuan Heart Method: Master Yao Chengguang's I Chuan Career and Martial Arts Philosophy

Author: Xie Yongguang
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Publish Date: 2005-08-01
Features: If life is a river, then time is the endless flowing water in it. Thus, the space of history echoes the sigh of a wise man, "The past flows like this!" I still remember it was in the summer of 1999 when the author came to Beijing Zongxun Wushu Hall to learn Iqin under Teacher Yao Chengguang. Since it was a beginner's course, I had to meticulously organize the content taught by the teacher every night into notes and carefully contemplate them. Gradually, I discovered that Teacher Yao's teaching style was unique. Unlike traditional martial arts masters who offer enlightenment like Zen and I Ching, he had his own systematic teaching outline. For every technique he taught, he provided subtle and insightful explanations both in terms of technique and theory, enabling students to understand not only "what" but also "why." From that time on, I consciously recorded the content taught by the teacher, and to this day, the tens of thousands of words of practice notes have undoubtedly become a valuable asset to me.
After graduating from university in 2002, the author began to gradually organize these notes into a series of articles, which were subsequently published in magazines such as Wuhun, Zhonghua Wushu, Boli, Wushijia, and Wudang. In late 2002, the author also began compiling the book "Elucidation of the Heart Method of Iqin." This book mainly consists of three parts: The first part is "Iqin's Brilliance Illuminates China—Yao Chengguang's Martial Arts Journey," which primarily narrates the martial arts career of Teacher Yao Chengguang over the past 40 years; the second part is "Research on Teacher Yao Chengguang's Martial Arts Thought," which records the systematic exposition of Iqin principles and principles by Teacher Yao, accompanied by selected explanations of Yao's Iqin techniques; the third part is "Teacher Yao Chengguang's Sayings on Martial Arts," which organizes Yao's martial arts notes in their original form.