什么是太极拳的五行八法？

　　太极拳的五行是指：木火土金水五行，在拳法中引申为五方即：木行：东方，火行：南方；土行：中央；金行：西方；水行：北方。若练拳时面南而立，就有木左，火南，土中，金西，水北的五方划分。即：木-左顾，火-前进；金-右盼，水-后退；土-中定。

　　ThefiveelementsofTaiChimeans:wood,fire,metalandwater,leadtodeepermeaningtheyare:wood,east,fire,south,earth,center,metal,west,water,north.soiffacesouthpracticeTaiChi,wood,left,firesouth,earth,center,metalwest,water,north.totalfivedirections,whichare:wood-leftwatch,metalrightlook,fire-foreward,water-backward;earth-centersteady.

　　太极拳的八法是指八个拳法动作引申为八个卦象，因为太极生两仪，两仪生四象，四象生八卦，所以：1乾：挒，2兑：挤；3离：劈；4震：棚；5巽：靠；6坎：按；7艮：肘；8坤：采。

　　TaiChi's8principlesmeans8movementsleadtodeepermeansBagua's8images,becauseTaiChiborn2yi(yinandyang),2yiborn4appearances,4appearancesbornBagua（8images)"1,Qian:lie;2Dui:Ji,3,Li:Pi;4,Zhen:Peng;5,Xun:Kao;6,Kan:An;7,Gen:Zhou;8,Kun:Cai.

　　八卦与五行的关系：TherelationshipsofBaguawith5elements:

　　根据传统八卦理论八个卦象引申的五行含义为：TradiitonalBaguatheoryalsoinclude5elementsmeaning:

　　?乾：天健父马头脑南西北金111U+2630Qianmeans:sky,father,hourse,head,northwest,metaletc.,

　　?兑：泽悦少女羊口肺东南西金110U+2631Duimeans:lake,happy,younggirl,goat,mouth,south-east,metaletc,.

　　?离：火丽中女雉目胆囊东南火101U+2632Limeans:fire,beautiful,middlegirl,eye,gallbladder,southeast,fireetc,.

　　?震：雷动长男龙足心东北东木100U+2633Zhenmeans:thunderoldboy,dragon,feet,heart,north-eastwoodetc,.

　　?巽风入长女鸡股肝西南东南木011U+2634Xunmeans:wind,oldgirl,chicken,liver,southeast,woodetc,.

　　?坎：水陷中男豕耳肾西北水010U+2635Kanmeans:watersink,middleboy,pig,ear,kidneywaternorthetc.,

　　?艮：山止少男狗手胃西北东北土001U+2636Genmeans:mountain,youngboy,dog,hand,stomach,northeast,earthetc.,

　　?坤：地顺母牛腹脾北西南土000U+2637Kunmeans:earth,follow,cow,abdomen,spleen,southwest,earthetc.,

　　因此，太极五行与八法十三式就像八卦与五行是密切相关的，不像某人的论点：太极八法与五行十三式豪无关系

　　hence,TaiChi5elementshaveverytightrelationshipwithBagua8images(8principles)whichtotalare13forms.