(所謂的舊式拳架跟新式拳架,跟現在剛好相反)
第二課的練習開始加入了組合拳的練習了。
雖然原文是寫Master出拳,我認為其實可以看成是兩個人的互動練習。一個人練出拳,一個人練防禦,輪流當Master跟Scholar,在合氣道的話可能就會變成取方跟受方的角色。
這種東西如果用文字寫會變得很複雜,左左右右弄得人頭昏腦脹,實際去演練的話其實沒有那麼複雜。
類似的練習傳統武術也很多,一個打一個防的對練,不過比較特別的是Mendoza很早就帶進組合拳中有假動作跟實際目標的練習觀念。
很多傳武對練的問題之一是雙方每一下都一樣重,每一拳都打真的,節奏、速度跟虛實都沒有變化。造成學生在真的對打的時,面對對手的假動作不知道要怎麼應對,自己出手則根本不會做虛實搭配或是做了太多沒有意義的假動作。中國武術常說的輕重緩急、虛實變化、吞吐浮沉,如果沒有在平常的練習中就把這些觀念帶進去,一遇到實戰期望能打出變幻莫測的攻防無異天方夜譚。
從這個角度來看,Mendoza的教學觀念甚至比很多現在的傳武老師都還先進。
LESSON II. 第二課 1.2
Master makes the feint 1, 2, at your face, striking first with his left at your face, (which is thefeint) in order to hit you in the face with his right.
Parry first with your right fore-arm, and secondly with your left fore-arm, covering the stomach with the right fore-arm, and throwing head and body back.
Bar your stomach with your left fore-arm, and parry the blow at your face with your right fore-arm, throwing head and body back.
Stop with your right elbow, and parry his blow at your face with your left forearm, throwing head and body back.
His right does the same.
Stop with your left elbow, and parry with your right fore-arm, throwing head and body back.
N.B.* (註2)Observe, that the three foregoing feints are at the face, i.e.** (註3) 1, 2, at the face ---secondly, 1 at the stomach, 2 at the face; and next 1 at the side, 2 at the face.
註2:N.B. 拉丁文為Nota Bene 翻譯為注意
註3:I.e. 拉丁文為 id est 翻譯為換句話說
The feint feints at stomach at the side are not 3 as those at the face, but only 2 ---- for example :
Parry the first with the proper fore-arm, and the second with the proper bar;
that is, if he strikes with his left at your face, and his right at your stomach,
parry his left with your right fore-arm, and his right with your left across your stomach;
if he strikes first with his right at your face,
and his right with your left fore-arm, and his left with your right across your stomach.(註4)
大師對面部揮出1,用另一手對腹部做2
你要用你的右前臂格擋他的左手,然後用左手阻攔他攻擊你腹部的右拳;
如果大師用右手攻擊你的臉,然後用左手攻擊你的腹部。
你要用你的左前臂格擋他的右手,然後用左手阻攔他攻擊你腹部的右拳。
Parry with the proper arms, first by catching the blow on the proper elbow, and
Parry each blow with their proper fore-arm and elbow.
Bar the first with the proper fore-arm, and catch the other with the proper elbow.