初学太极拳，究竟要练好哪些基本功？很多同仁莫衷一是。今天，就把师父关于太极拳基本功的传授跟大家分享一下：
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师父说：初学太极拳，必须掌握的基本功就包含在以下几句话里。
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一是“力从脚起”；
二是“含胸拔背”；
三是“顶头悬”；
四是“迈步如猫行”。
师父说，初学太极，不宜讲得过于深奥，须从基本处入手，打下坚实的根基，再继续深造时，方能事半功倍。
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其实，师父说的这四句话，都是来自于拳谱。这些看似概念的东西，如果仅仅是生搬硬套，不过是囫囵吞枣，食而不化罢了。
但师父对每一句话的解释和具体落实，那就让人茅塞顿开了。
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首先是“力从脚起”如何练？这就必须从桩功练起。站桩时要注意重心先落到胯上，然后落到脚心涌泉穴。这样，久而久之，涌泉穴和地面就建立了相吸相引的关系，这样脚下就有根了。脚下有根，才能力从脚起。
那么“含胸拔背”又如何练呢？其要点是肾俞穴(腰眼)要竖起来。如果肾俞穴不竖起来，脊背就会弯曲。腰竖起来，再加上涌泉穴有力,自然就能做到太极拳要求的“含胸拔背”。
第三句“顶头悬”，一个诀窍就是脖颈要竖起来，竖到什么程度呢？后脖颈子紧贴着衣领就可以了。脖颈竖起来,自然就能做到提顶，也就有了轻灵的感觉了。
第四句“迈步如猫行”，如猫行看似是为了轻灵，实则是要控制好身体重心的虚实转换，在转换中练出功夫。
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当然，这四句话也不是孤立的，而是相互关联，相辅相成的。这四句话都做到了，那么自然就涌泉穴有力、腰也竖起来、颈也竖起来，整体上也就做到了太极拳要求的“含胸拔背、气沉丹田、提顶吊裆”，这样练起拳来就能做到下盘稳固，上肢轻灵。作为初学者，能做到这些，也可称之为基本功相当扎实了。
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