Why is the brush calligraphy basically a five-finger grip now, rather than the ancient two-finger single hook method?

At present, it is basically advocated to hold the pen with two fingers and hook with two fingers, which is not easy to master and is not suitable for writing regular script. However, there are also many people who use three-finger hooks, especially those who write running scripts and cursive scripts.

The "five-finger pen-holding method" is to hold the pen firmly with all five fingers of the right hand by means of "pressing, pressing, hooking, pushing and extending", so that the fingers can perform their respective duties.

The specific method of holding the pen is: the inside of the first book of the thumb presses the side of the pen holder, and the thumb is in a slightly horizontal lateral state. Press the pen from the outside to the inside at the first or second joint of the index finger. The middle finger is next to the index finger and hooks the pen.

The ring finger is close to the middle finger, and the root of the first nail is close to the pen to resist the pressing force of the index finger and the middle finger. Press the little finger under the inside of the ring finger to help. In this way, the strength of the five fingers evenly surrounds the three sides of the pen, making the pen fixed and the palm empty.

The same is the five-finger pen-holding method, which forms many forms because of the opening and closing of the hand lattice, whether the pen is held at the fingertip or at the second joint of the finger. The ancients called it "phoenix eye", "tiger's mouth" and "goose's head" and so on.

Extended data

Writing points:

1. Finger firmness: Finger should be firmly pressed on the pen tube to hold the pen steadily.

2. Guilty hand: Don't hold the palm too tightly, relax naturally, and there is a certain space in the palm, so you can write freely.

3, the back of the hand is round: it describes that when writing, the back of the hand is naturally curved and upright, don't deliberately.

4, palm upright: palm upright, can make the pen straight.

Key points of wrist skills:

1, Pillow Wrist: Wrist pillow writes on the table, and it only depends on the palm of your hand to lift the pen, because it has a small range of activities and is suitable for writing small characters.

2, lifting the wrist: put the elbow on the table to write, the scope becomes larger, suitable for writing Chinese characters.

3, hanging the wrist: lift the whole arm, the elbow should not be higher than the shoulder, use the power of the palm and shoulder to raise the pen, the range of activities is large, suitable for writing big characters.

Reference source: Baidu Encyclopedia-Writing with Brush