Tai Chi Chuan TreatiseThis is a translation of the last portion of the Tai Chi Chuan Treatise or "Lun" attributed to Chang San Feng, a Sung Dynasty Taoist Priest of the Wu-T’ang Mountain.
Rolling – Back (Lu), Pressing (Ji) Pushing (An), Pulling (Tsai), Splitting (Li), Elbowing (Chou) and Shouldering (Kao) are known as the Eight Directions (Bagua) Advancing, Withdrawing, Looking Left, Gazing Right, and Central Equilibrium are known as the Five Elements (Wu Xing) Peng, Lu, Ji and An are then Ch’ien (Heaven), K’un (Earth), K’an (Water) and Li (Fire) of the Four Cardinal Directions. Pulling (Tsai), Splitting (Li), Elbowing (Chou) and Shouldering (Kao) are then Sun (Wind), Chen (Thunder), T’ui (Lake or Valley), and Ken (Mountain) of the Four Corners. Advancing, Retreating, Looking Left, Gazing Right and Central Equilibrium are then Metal, Wood, Water, Fire and Earth. Joined together they become the Thirteen Postures.
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