What are the names of the movements of the Five Animal Sports? What is the fitness effect of the Five Animal Play?

Hua Tuo Five-Animal Play is a set of guiding techniques created by Hua Tuo, a famous medical doctor at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, based on the principles of traditional Chinese medicine and imitating the movements and demeanor of five animals, such as tigers, deer, bears, apes, birds and so on.

The development of the Five Animal Souls' Opera has resulted in the formation of different schools of thought, each with its own differences. In Bozhou, Anhui Province, the hometown of Hua Tuo, it is now mainly practiced by Dong Wenhuan and Liu Shirong.

The Five-Animal Opera handed down by Dong Wenhuan

The Five-Animal Opera routine handed down by Dong Wenhuan*** has 54 movements (Tiger Play 13 styles, Deer Play 9 styles, Bear Play 9 styles, Ape Play 10 styles, and Bird Play 13 styles). In addition, there are Sang Sang practice method, Sang Kung practice method, Spiritual Ape Play Dumb Bear practice method, Crane Play sparring, Simplified/Easy Five Birds Play (three movements per play, ****15 styles. Among them, the tiger, deer, bear, ape four play the third movement for the tempering style, bird play the third style for the white crane flying) and other sets, its movements are more ancient and elegant.

Liu Shirong five birds

Liu Shirong "ancient book of new exploration of Hua Tuo five birds," not only unarmed routines, but also equipment routines - Hua Tuo five birds sword. Among them, Hua Tuo Five-Animal Opera unarmed routine 40 movements (each play 8); Hua Tuo Five-Animal Sword is Liu Shirong combined with his own personal experience of practicing Five-Animal Opera, in-depth folk excavation of the historical data of the Five-Animal Opera, a wide range of collection of the essence of the art, through continuous research, modification, based on the traditional Five-Animal Opera created. ***44 styles (Tiger Play 8 styles, Deer Play 8 styles, Bear Play 8 styles, Ape Play 10 styles, Bird Play 10 styles).

Liu Shirong five bird play emphasizes "five bird play also belongs to the category of martial arts", the practice of its sets of passages, "the action of the round", "some of the frame from the appearance does not seem to be round, but the intention and gas should still run in accordance with the requirements of the round". The movements are round and lively".

Role:

One, the Five Animal Circus can both nourish health and alleviate certain diseases. For the subhealthy people it has a good health care role, and for the healthy people, regular moderate practice of five birds can promote their health and alleviate disease. Studies have shown that regular moderate and regular practice can balance the yin and yang, through the blood to achieve the effect of strengthening the body and prolonging life.

Two, coordinating the various organs of motion, increasing the flexibility of the joints. The movement parts of the Five Animal Opera is very comprehensive, including the head and neck of the pitch, limb rotation, squatting, balancing and other actions, is a moderate intensity of aerobic metabolism-based exercise, suitable for middle-aged and elderly people to practice, often moderate practice of the Five Animal Opera can effectively improve the ability of the motor system of middle-aged and elderly people to enhance the function of the organs of the movement, and constantly increase muscle strength, alleviate osteoporosis, and increase flexibility of joints as well as the stability of the organism itself. flexibility as well as the body's own stability.

Three, improve the cardiopulmonary function, regulate breathing, promote digestion

With age, the function of the respiratory system of the middle-aged and elderly people gradually decline, the chest mobility decreases, respiratory weakness, resulting in a decline in the ability of the lungs to ventilate and lung gas exchange. Five Animal Opera exercise is low in intensity and difficulty, and its method of abdominal reverse breathing can effectively increase lung capacity, strengthen respiratory function, promote pulmonary circulation, and improve the cardiopulmonary function of middle-aged and elderly people, as well as effectively preventing and treating respiratory diseases such as bronchitis and emphysema. In addition, the bending and turning movements in the Five Animal Play can accelerate the peristalsis of the intestines and stomach, improve the function of the digestive system of the middle-aged and the elderly, and promote digestion. When practicing, the practitioner takes the initiative to experience the five movement forms, feel the intention of the breath between the hands and feet, can effectively improve the coordination of the nervous system's excitation and inhibition, relieve some of the gastrointestinal disorders due to disorders of the nervous system, such as: dyspepsia, chronic enteritis, constipation and other diseases.