What is the mechanism of health care and practice of taijiquan?

Taijiquan is one of the traditional fitness boxing in China. Because of its movement stretching and gentle, static in movement, round and coherent, essence and gas with each other, outside the activity of the muscles and bones, internal circulation of blood and qi, coordination of internal organs, it is not only used for technical combat, self-defense, and more widely used in fitness and prevention of disease, is y popular among the masses, and is a kind of effective traditional health care method.

Taijiquan is named "Taiji", and "Taiji" refers to the primordial "universal" gas, which moves and generates yang, and generates yin in static, and yin and yang are the roots of each other, and they are transformed into each other, and the constant movement changes in a thousand ways. There are thousands of changes. Therefore, the Taiji diagram shows the image of being one and embracing yin and yang. Taijiquan is based on this, and the movements of the form and body are based on the circle, and each move is composed of various circular movements. Therefore, when you look at its form, it is continuous and undulating, and the movement and static follow each other, and it is round and natural and ever-changing; in the body, it is the intention that leads the qi to be transported all over the body, such as the ring with no end, and the cycle starts and stops again and again. Intention to lead the gas, gas movement form, internal and external unity, form and spirit, all in one. In this way, the philosophy of "Taiji" guides the boxing style, and the moves and forms of the boxing style constitute the Taiji pattern. The shape of the fist is "Taiji", and the intention of the fist is also "Taiji". The movement of Taiji generates yang and the static generates yin, which stimulates the yin and yang qi and blood of the human body to reach the state of "yin and yang secrecy" to keep the life in a vigorous state, and this is what is meant by "Taiji". This is the meaning of the naming of Taijiquan.

(1) Mechanism of health preservation

Taijiquan is a kind of exercise in which consciousness, breathing and movement are closely combined, and it is a kind of internal and external boxing that is "united inside and outside", in which one commands the activities of the body with one's intention and coordinates the movements with one's breathing, and it is a kind of internal boxing that is "united inside and outside".

The internal martial art of "internal and external unity" is a combination of martial arts, qigong and guiding.

Re-concentration of the mind, internalization of the spirit and qi, practicing Taijiquan requires mental concentration, elimination of distractions, and internalization of the spirit and qi, without being distracted by other things. When the spirit is converged, there will be no trouble of thought and the spirit will be nourished and the body and mind will be happy; when the spirit is quiet and optimistic, all the veins will be smooth and the body will be naturally healthy and vigorous."

Modulation of qi to nourish the body. Taijiquan uses breathing to synergize movements, and qi sinks into the dantian to stimulate internal qi to operate in the body. The lungs are the main source of qi, and are responsible for breathing; the kidneys are the main source of qi, and are the root of qi. Zhang Jingyue cloud: lungs and kidneys synergize, then the breath is fine, even, long and slow. This abdominal breathing not only enhances and improves the ventilation function of the lungs, but also benefits the kidneys and protects the vital energy. Dantian qi full, the drumming of internal qi flow throughout the body, internal organs, skin and flesh all get their nourishment.

Movement of the body in order to exercise the qi and blood. Taijiquan uses the intention to lead the gas, and uses the gas to move the body. The gas is generated in the dantian, and the whole body is driven by the action of rotating the waist and turning the spine, which is known as "using the waist as the axis" and "there is no immobility in one movement". Gas through the Ren, Governor, belt, Chong meridians up in the shoulder, arm, elbow, wrist, down in the hips, knees, ankles to the hands and feet of the four end of the flow of the whole body, the gas returned to the Dantian, so the muscles, sinews and bones of the body, joints, limbs and bones are exercised. It has the effect of moving the muscles and bones, clearing the veins and circuits, and activating the blood.

Because taijiquan combines intention, gas and form into one, the spirit, blood, internal organs, muscles and bones of the human body are nourished and exercised to achieve a balanced state of "yin and yang secret", so it can play a role in curing diseases and fitness without diseases to ensure the health of the human body and longevity. Just as the "tired door. The ancient theory of heavenly truth," said: "Tijiazhi earth, grasp the yin and yang, breathing essence, independent of God. If the muscles are one, it is possible to live as long as heaven and earth". The reason why taijiquan can health, but the reason is here.

(2) Essentials of Practicing

l) God's Stillness, Intentional Guidance

When practicing taijiquan, we should always keep God's stillness, exclude distracting thoughts, make the mind quiet, pay full attention, and guide the movements with our consciousness. It is only when the mind is still that the qi can be guided by the mind and the qi and blood can flow around the body.

2) Containing the chest and pulling out the back, qi immersed in the dantian

Containing the chest, that is, the chest is slightly contained without straightening; pulling out the back, that is, the spine stretching. If you can contain the chest, you can pull out the back and sink the qi in the dantian.

3) Sinking the shoulders and dropping the elbows, the body loose

The body should be relaxed, not tense, so the upper shoulders and elbows should be sunk, and the lower hips should be loosened and the waist should be loosened. Shoulders are loose and drooping, that is, sinking shoulders; elbows are loose and dropping, that is, order elbows, waist and neck should be loose, should not be stiff and straight plate stagnation. The body is loose, the meridians are free, the blood flow.

4) Coordination of the whole body, all in one

Taijiquan requires that the root of Taijiquan lies in the foot, the leg, the waist, and the fingers, and that only the hand, the foot, and the waist are coordinated, and that all in one can be up and down and follow each other smoothly and naturally. Only when the hands, feet and waist are harmonized and integrated can they follow each other up and down in a smooth and natural way. When the external movement is in the form and the internal movement is in the gas, the God is the commander-in-chief and the body is the driver, and the internal and external harmonization can achieve the effect of the intention, form and gas.

5) The waist is the axis"

In Taijiquan, the waist is the axis of all kinds of movements, and it is appropriate to keep it upright at all times, and the changes of reality and emptiness are all rotated by the waist, so it is appropriate for the waist to be loose, and it is appropriate for it to be straight, and if the waist is loose, then the legs will be powerful, and if the waist is straight, then the center of gravity will be solid.

6) Continuous and free

Taijiquan movements should be gentle, natural and continuous, and should not be stiff and clumsy, and it is better to use one's intention than one's strength. If the movements are continuous, the air flow will be smooth: if they are gentle and natural, the intention will be harmonized with the qi, and all the veins will flow around.

7) Breathe evenly.

Taijiquan requires the unity and harmony of intention, qi and form, and it is very important to breathe y and evenly, and when you breathe y and long, your movements will be gentle. Generally speaking, when you breathe in, your movements are combined; when you breathe out, your movements are opened. Breathing evenly, the gas sinks into the dantian, then there will be no blood to ruin the disadvantages.

There are many schools of Taijiquan, each with its own characteristics, and there are new and old styles. At present, more simple and easy to learn, is the "simplified taijiquan", commonly known as "taijiquan twenty-four". The names of the styles are: (1) Starting Potential; (2) Left and Right Wild Horse Splitting Mane; (3) White Crane Shining Wings; (4) Left and Right Knee-Wrapping and Arguing Steps; (5) Hand Waving Pipa; (6) Left and Right Inverted Rolling Brachialis; (7) Left Ranging Sparrow's Tail; (9) Single Whip; (10) Cloud Hands; (11) Single Whip; (12) High Exploratory Horse; (13) Right Stirrup Feet; (14) Twin Peaks Through the Ears; (15) Turning Around and Left Stirrup Feet; (16) Left Downward Independence; (17) Right Downward Independence; (19) Right Downward Independence. (17) Independent right lower posture; (18) Left and right shuttle; (19) Needle at the bottom of the sea; (20) Flash through the arm; (21) Turn around and move to block; (22) Like a seal like a closure; (23) Crossed hands; (24) Closing posture.