“身法”是太极拳的“五法”之一。手、眼、身、法、步这五法中,身法被排在第三位。这是因为练拳时如果没有端正的身法,后面的用法和步法便无从谈起。各式太极拳都十分重视对身法的要求。诸如武式太极拳对身法的要求就有提顶、吊裆、含胸、拔背、护肫、裹裆、松肩、垂肘、尾闾中正、虚实分明、气沉丹田、腾挪、闪战等十三条要领;孙式太极拳对身法则有“九要”的要求。即:一要塌(塌腰、塌腕);二要扣(扣肩、扣膝、扣趾);三要提(提肛);四要顶(舌顶上腭、顶头、顶手、顶膝);五要裹(裹肘、裹胯、裹膝);六 “Body and law ” is one of the “Five Laws” of Taijiquan. Hand, eye, body, law, step five law, the body was ranked third. This is because if you do not practice martial arts fitness method, the back of the usage and footwork will be impossible. Tai Chi all kinds of attaches great importance to the requirements of the law. Such as Wu-style tai chi on the law have the requirements of the top, crotch, chest, pull back, nursing, wrapped crotch, loose shoulder, elbow, tail in the Chiang Kai-shek, the actual situation is clear, And other thirteen essentials; Sun-style Taijiquan laws have “nine to ” requirements. Namely: one to collapse (collapse waist, collapse wrist); two to buckle (buckle shoulder, buckle knee, buckle toe); three to mention (mention anal); four to top (tongue top palate, head, Knee); five to be wrapped (elbow, wrapped hip, wrapped knee); six