对《周易》与太极拳内在联系探讨.docVIP

对《周易》与太极拳内在联系探讨 　　摘要：探讨《周易》与太极拳的内在联系，追溯太极拳理论和实践方法形成的哲学基础，有助于人们从根本上深刻地了解和认识太极拳的基本理论及其文化内涵。太极生两仪的宇宙生成论为气在太极拳中的运用，以及太极拳地形成和发展提供了重要的指导思想；“物物有一太极”的宇宙本体论是太极拳本体论的哲学基础；“一阴一阳之谓道”的辩证思维为太极拳提供了构建方式；“天人合一”思想为太极拳的思维方式提供了范型。此外，太极拳还蕴涵着《周易》“仁义诚敬、刚柔并济”的道德标准和“自强不息、厚德载物”的人生哲学。 　　关键词：《周易》；太极宇宙观；阴阳辩证思维；天人合一；太极拳理论 　　中图分类号：G899文献标识码：A文章编号：1004-4590(2008)02-0057-04 　　 　　Abstract: 　　The discuss on original connection of the book of changes and Taijiquan, tracing the development of the basic theory as well as the practice form of Taijiquan from The Book of Changes is of great value in deepening people’s understanding of the basic theory and cultural connotation of Taijiquan. The cosmogony that believes that “Taiji produces the two appearances” provides important guiding ideology for the application of Qi in Taijiquan as well as the formation and development of Taijiquan. The cosmo-ontology that believes that “everything has a Taiji” is the philosophical basis of the Taijiquan ontology. The dialectical thought “the interaction between yin and yang is called Dao” provides the construction way for Taijiquan. The thought of “harmony between human and nature” provides the prototype for the thinking style of Taijiquan. In addition, Taiji also implies the moral standard of “be kind, be upright, be modest and be respectful, temper force with grace” and the life philosophy of “constant striving to become stronger and holding the world’s substance with one’s virtue”. 　　 　　Key words: The Book of Changes; The cosmogony of Taiji; The cosmo-ontology of Taiji; The dialectical thought of yin and yang; The thought of “harmony between human and nature”; The theory of Taijiquan 　　 　　太极拳，早期曾称为“长拳”、“绵拳”、“十三势”、“软手”。一般认为，清朝乾隆年间，山西人王宗岳著《太极拳论》，从此确定了太极???的名称。一般认为，太极拳是以古代阴阳五行学说及道教内丹的易学思想为的哲学基础，结合了古代导引、吐纳气功之术和中医经络学说，吸收了明代名家拳法，特别是戚继光的三十二势长拳综合而成。太极拳区别于其他传统民间武术的本质在于，它以极其丰富的哲理性来指导人体生命之科学锻炼[1]，以哲学为创拳的理论基础和行拳的根本。《周易》这部“最正确、最有体系、洵吾炎胄裔所堪自诩之宝典”[2]，在中国文化史上长期以来一直被崇奉为“群经之首，大道之源”。从《周易》来追根溯源，探讨太极拳的理论基础，有助于人们从根本上更加深刻地了解和认识太