The Ultimate Secrets of Martial Arts: Deadly Techniques & Practical Applications Book by Ryuchi Matsuda

**A Collection of Secret Techniques (“Ultimate Techniques”) Preserved in Traditional Chinese Martial Arts**

Across the vast Chinese mainland, countless martial arts developed and evolved independently.

This book explores those traditions, revealing the secret teachings entrusted to the author through his interactions with masters—along with the deep insights he gained through his own decades of practice.

CONTENTS

Chapter 1 — The Bridge to Real Combat: Paired Training & Push Hands

• Paired Training — Step-by-Step Practice for Real Combat

• Push Hands — Taijiquan’s Paired Training Method

• The Ultimate Combat Method of Taijiquan

• The Author’s Push-Hands Training History

• Push Hands in Chen-style Taijiquan

• The Great Taiji Master Wang Xian

• The Push-Hands System of Chen-style Taijiquan

• Searching for the Truth of Chen-style Taijiquan

• An Unexpected Connection with Chen-style Taijiquan

• Baji Quan and Chen-style Taijiquan

• The Similarities Between Baji and Chen-style Taiji

• Old vs. New Chen-style Taijiquan

• The Du Yuze Lineage × The Wang Xian Lineage

• Comparing Old-Frame Chen-style Taiji Forms

Chapter 2 — The Combat Training Methods of Baji Quan

• Spear Method and Fist Method Are Essentially One

• The King of Weapons and the Masters Who Wielded It

• The Development of Spear Techniques

• Basic Stances of Spear Method

• Basic Techniques of Spear Method

• The Ideal Form of Real Combat in Baji Quan

• Baji Quan Paired Training

• Re-entering Wu-style Open-Gate Baji Quan

• Fighting Methods Revealed Through Paired Drills

• On the Sixth-Generation Head Master, Wu Xiufeng

• Practical Combat Training in Wu-style Open-Gate Baji Quan

Chapter 3 — Practical Methods and “Ultimate Techniques” of Each Style

• Re-examining Baji Quan

• The Struggles of Reform and Innovation

• The Mystery of Baji’s Chongchui

• Small-Frame Baji: The Greatest Training Method

• The Whole Body Becomes Chongchui

• The Ultimate Techniques (“Absolute Techniques”) of Baji Quan

• The “Eight Great Techniques” of Baji

• The Mystery of the Eight Great Techniques

• Exploring Meng Hu Gong Pashan (“Fierce Tiger Scrapes the Mountain”)

• Meng Hu Gong Pashan Across Baji Lineages

• Ying Men San Bu Gu — “Three Strikes Without Looking Back”

• Universal Methods of Continuous Striking

• The Jin Path of Ying Men San Bu Gu

• Hard Open Gate — Penetrate with One Strike

• Secret Methods of Rising and Dropping Attacks

• Is Baji Quan’s Origin Xinyi Ba?

• “Better to Teach Ten Techniques Than Speak One Word”

• Basic Techniques (Ba) of Xinyi Liuhe Quan

• Pulling Down the Heavens and Lifting the Earth

• Three Listenings and Double Ram Headbutt

• Three Continuous Strikes That Leave the Opponent Helpless

• Single & Double Tiger Covers Head

• Jigen-ryu Swordsmanship and Xinyi Liuhe Quan

• Da Ding Zhou — This Is Baji Quan!

• The Signature Big Techniques of Baji

• Why the Six Big Openings Are the Core of Baji Quan

• The Six Big Openings of the Huo Family Baji

• Key Points and Cautions for Ding Zhou

• The Secrets of Fajin

• Borrowing the Power of the Earth to Strike

• Scientific Measurement of Fajin

• The Principles of Fajin

• The Training System of Fajin

Chapter 4 — Real Combat Methods of Internal Martial Arts:

What Is “Sticky-Continuous Free Fighting” (Nianlian Sanshou)?**

• Sticky-Continuous Free Fighting

• Considering the Real Combat Methods of Chinese Martial Arts

• The Distorted History of Taijiquan

• Encountering the Sticky-Continuous Fighting Method

• Wang Zongyue’s Treatise on Taijiquan

• The Original Text of Push Hands

• Wang Zongyue’s “Treatise on Taijiquan”

• “Explanation of the Names of Taijiquan” (Wang Zongyue)

• “Song of Striking Hands” (Wang Zongyue)

• Characteristics and Strengths of Sticky-Continuous Combat

  1. Restricting the Opponent’s Speed and Reach

  2. Not Relying Solely on Visual Tracking

  3. Preventing the Opponent’s Ultimate Techniques or Combinations

• Key Points in Push Hands

• Martial Sayings — The Secrets Spoken by Masters —

• The Secrets of Baji Quan — Discussing the Six Big Openings

• The Secrets of Tongbei Quan

• The Secrets of Xingyi Quan

• The Secrets of Chen-style Taijiquan — Chansijin

About the author: 

Ryuchi  Matsuda was born in 1938 in Okazaki City, Aichi Prefecture. Ordained in the Shingon Buddhist sect. After training in karate, boxing, and classical Japanese martial arts, he devoted himself to deep study of Chinese martial arts, gaining recognition even overseas. He continued to train and refine his skills throughout his life.

Language: Japanese

Length: 272 pages

Publication date: 2012

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