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王来咸

清朝 · 内家拳师

王来咸 (清朝·内家拳师) was a notable historical figure from 清朝 in Chinese history. This page presents a detailed biography of 王来咸: 王来咸,浙江鄞县人.

Biography

王来咸,浙江鄞县人。
清史稿卷五百五 列传二百九十二:
  王来咸,字征南,浙江鄞县人。先世居奉化,自祖父居鄞,至来咸徙同□从同里单思南受内家拳法。内家者,起於宋武当道士张三峰,其法以静制动,应手即仆,与少林之主於搏人者异,故别少林为外家。其后流传於秦、晋间,至明中叶,王宗岳为最著,温州、陈州同受之,遂流传於温州。嘉靖间,张松溪最著,松溪之徒三四人,宁波叶继美为魁,遂流传於宁波。得继美之传者,曰吴昆山、周云泉、陈贞石、孙继槎及思南,各有授受。思南从征关白,归老於家,以术教,颇惜其精微。来咸从楼上穴板窥之,得其梗概。以银卮易美槚奉思南,始尽以不传者传之。
  来咸为人机警,不露圭角,非遇甚困不发。凡搏人皆以其穴,死穴、晕穴、哑穴,一切如铜人图法。有恶少侮之,为所击,数日不溺,谢过,乃得如故。牧童窃学其法,击伴侣,立死。视之,曰:“此晕穴。”不久果甦。任侠,尝为人报仇,有致金以雠其弟者,绝之,曰:“此以禽兽待我也!”明末,尝入伍为把总,从钱肃乐起兵浙东,事败,隐居於家。慕其艺者,多通殷勤,皆不顾。锄地担粪,安於食贫。未尝读书,与士大夫谈论蕴藉,不知为粗人。黄宗羲与之游,同入天童,僧少焰有膂力,四五人不能掣其手,稍近来咸,蹶然负痛。来咸尝曰:“今人以内家无可炫耀,於是以外家羼之,此学行衰矣!”因为宗羲论述其学源流。康熙八年,卒,年五十三。宗羲子百家从之学,演其说为内家拳法一卷,百家后无所传焉。
  清中叶,河北有太极拳,云其法出於山西王宗岳,其法式论解,与百家之言相出入。至清末,传习者颇众云。

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