24式简化太极拳是1956年国家体委组织编创的套路，在此之后不断编创出许多用于太极拳普及和比赛的套路。这些太极拳套路经过半个多世纪的普及推广工作，成为国内全民健身的一个项目，实现了太极拳的大众化发展，在世界上广泛流传，为全民健康做出了突出的贡献。这其中，24式简化太极拳立下了汗马功劳。
24-form Simplified Taijiquan was a routine organized and created by the State Sports Commission in 1956. After that, many routines for Taijiquan popularization and competition have been created. After more than half a century these Taijiquan routines have become a national fitness project in China, realized the popular development of Taijiquan, widely spread in the world and made outstanding contributions to national health. Among them, 24-form Simplified Taijiquan has made great contributions
为什么还要搞这个24简化太极拳的内功练法呢？这也是根据这些年来太极拳推广普及的需要，根据面向新时代全民健身发展的需要，也包括中国老龄化社会发展的这样一个趋势。我们认为，只靠推广太极拳套路模式还不够，这里有两个问题。一个问题就是只有套路动作而缺乏内练。广场晨练的太极拳往往被戏称为太极操，这也是有一定道理的。因为它只有肢体导引的作用，在内功方面是缺乏的。
Why do we have done this internal skill practice for 24 simplified Taijiquan? This is also based on the needs of the popularization of Taijiquan in recent years, the needs of the development of national fitness for the new era, and such a trend of the development of China's aging society. We believe that it is not enough only to promote Taijiquan routines. There are two problems: One is that there are only routine movements and lack of internal skill practice. Taijiquan in morning group exercise is often jokingly called "gymnastics", which could be reasonable. Because it only plays the role of limb guidance, it is lacking in internal skills.
第二个问题，长久以来我们只以专业运动员的动作标准来推广太极拳，在实践上一些动作并不适合大众养生保健来做，尤其不适合老年人。比如说长时的单腿负重，屈膝的角度过大，像仆步等等，使一些太极拳爱好者由于掌握不好造成运动伤害，膝关节的伤害。所以针对以上情况，经过这些年的推广实践，我们形成了这样一套24式简化太极拳的内功练法。
The other problem, for a long time, we only promote Taijiquan according to the action standards of professional athletes. In practice, some actions are not suitable for public health care, especially for the elderly. For example, long-term single leg weight-bearing, too large knee bending angle, etc., make some Taijiquan lovers cause sports injury and knee injury due to poor mastery. Therefore, in view of the above situation, after years of promotion and practice, we have formed such a set of 24 style Simplified Taijiquan by internal skill practice.
这套内功练法是以中医理论实践为依据的，是遵循着生长壮老已的生命规律，遵循运动康复的规律，根据普通百姓养生保健的需要而形成的。这里突出了两个特点，一是把24式简化太极拳融入了内功，形成了内外俱练的形式。我们都知道太极拳讲求以意领气，气要内敛，那么这个内功到底怎么练？现在我们把实感性内练功法融入到了24式简化太极拳当中。实感性的内练功法容易学，容易理解，效果也明显。这一点使24式简化太极拳的练习方法发生了实质性的变化，不只是在做动作了，而是要以内练为主，套路动作变成了一种外化的肢体导引，外练服从内练。
This set of internal skill training is based on the theory and practice of Traditional Chinese Medicine. It is formed according to the life sciences, the law of sports rehabilitation and the needs of public health. Two characteristics are highlighted here. One is to integrate the internal skill into 24 Simplified Taijiquan. We all know that Taijiquan emphasizes leading Qi with the mind, and Qi should be restrained. The real feeling practice method is easy to learn and understand, and the effect is obvious. This has made a substantial change in the practice method of 24 Simplified Taijiquan. It is not just doing movements, but mainly internal skill practice. Routine movements have become an external limb guidance for the internal practice.
这套24式简化太极拳内功练法不是为了上场比赛，它主要是用来进行个人的练习，个人的养护，就是真正能用太极拳来养护自己的身体，而不是上场打拳给别人看。所以这个24式简化太极拳内功练法不能以冠军的示范动作为标准，即使很多太极拳套路打得好的朋友，除了集体晨练之外，除了上场比赛表演之外，还应当有自己练养的实践。
24 Simplified Taijiquan Internal Skill as a training method is not for playing games. It is mainly used for personal practice. Personal maintenance is to really use Taijiquan to maintain your body, rather than playing boxing for showing others. Therefore, this 24 Simplified Taijiquan Internal Skill can not be based on the demonstration action of the champion. Even many friends who play well in Taijiquan routine should have their individual practice, in addition to collective morning exercises and playing games and performances.
