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Taijiquan how to practice

a head essentials

1, the head should be straight, not allowed to lower the head back to the face, left and right skewed, and not allowed to shake their heads. Chen Xin said:? Practice from beginning to end of the top strength can not be lost, a loss of top strength, the limbs have nothing to attach to climb, and no spirit, so must lead up to the body as a program. Top strength, both the Hundred Meetings point gently lifted up the meaning, so that the head can make the natural straight. The lead around the body.

2, facial expression solemn and calm, natural relaxation, shall not be tense or jittery, not to mention in the hair of the force when glaring or clenching teeth.

3, two eyes flat, where the intention, the eyes first to go, followed by the hands, body, step at the same time, the eyes with the main hand and foot movement, do not stare at a hand and a foot eye to the overall situation, taking into account the left and right.

4, mouth and lips closed, teeth to close lightly, the tip of the tongue slightly on top of the palate, connecting the two chakras, can increase the oral fluid, that is, to moisturize the throat, swallowing and can be conducive to gastrointestinal digestion.

5, natural breathing through the nose, such as feeling unobstructed, micro-openings can be removed from the breath.

6, jaw slightly closed. Both ears listen to the back of the mind, the mind empty, no distractions.

Second, the upper limbs

1, shoulder, loose shoulder sinking elbow is one of the important elements of Chen's fist. Loose shoulders, that is, with the realization of relaxation of the shoulders, shoulders can be loose will have the feeling of falling, will naturally sink, long time, the shoulder joints will be rounded freely, so that the waist and spine of the strength of the fingers conveyed. Shoulders should not only be loose, but also have the intention of micro-convergence, which helps to contain the chest, the practice of boxing shoulders should be flush, can not be shaken back and forth, in order to prevent the destruction of the body in the right,? Loosen the shoulders and drop the elbows. Also note that the elbow should not be close to the ribs, preventing the shoulder joint. Flexible livestock, armpits should maintain a fist gap.

2, elbow, elbow should always be slightly curved down, do not straight. It is the second line of defense of the upper limbs. Elbow noble sinking, but the sinking elbow can not stick to the ribs, the action is set, the tip of the elbow and the knee joint up and down to echo the relative, will be strong together.

3, wrist, wrist joints in the body is the most flexible. The degree of rotation is large. When practicing boxing, the wrist should be loose and heavy, and require? Sit wrist? Swinging wrist? (the meaning of fluttering), wrist weak, easy to be picked, take, but wrist can not be hard, hard is stagnant, stagnation is stiff, stiff is not feeling easy to be the other side of the system.

4, palm, Chenjiagou Taijiquan routine is palm-based. The palm type requires five fingers to be naturally close together and loose, and there is a gap between the big finger and the index finger, and the palm type is like a tile, so it is called? The palm is like a tile, so it is called "Tile Palm". Shun Tang for the little finger leading the thumb together, against tangled for the big finger leading the little finger open, fingertips can not force backward warping, can not be too much bending before the close, the palm should be false. The fist should be loose.

5, fist, four fingers together, curled palm, thumb curved sticking to the middle of the middle finger, the fist shall not be gripped too tightly, when the fist issued to reach the end of the moment suddenly gripped tightly, and then immediately after the loose grip.

6, hook, five fingers naturally handful, usually curved palm into a hook, to play the role of Diao, take.

Three, cadre essentials

1, chest, Chen's taijiquan using abdominal reverse respiration, up and down drumming, containing the chest to step on the waist is to ensure that this is an important way to ensure that the important elements, containing the chest that is, the shoulders are slightly closed, not convex and not concave, the chest feels wide and comfortable, breathing smoothly. The waist should be vertical down to step, chest and waist folding transportation in the fight plays a big role, not fixed.

2, abdominal, abdominal should be loose and heavy, the lower abdomen for the Dantian, is also the source of gas storage, practicing boxing abdomen with the action of opening and closing, breathing and drumming, and gradually full and complete the abdomen. Like playing enough gas ball. Elasticity, day after day will feel a kind of energy inside the abdomen randomly rotating.

3, waist, waist is the axis of rotation of the torso, boxing moves to play a leading role, through the spinning waist and spine to promote the operation of the power, boxing theory? The waist is like the axle of a car, and the gas is like a wheel. Requirements waist axis should be vertical, stable, round. Do not dump, crooked, soft dispersal, practicing soft power to live waist, practicing power to twist the waist, practicing the combined power to step on the waist.

4, buttocks, practicing boxing buttocks should be closed in, said? The first thing you need to do is to get your hands dirty.

Fourth, the lower limbs

1, crotch, perineum (between the two stools) called crotch, Chen Jiagou taijiquan requires crotch noble round, virtual, avoid pointed crotch or crotch. To round the crotch, you need to loosen the crotch first, crotch root inward, two knees slightly inward, the perineum virtual upward, the crotch will rotate flexibly, the waist and hips loose sinking, the hip slightly inward, the crotch strength from the sufficient, the soles of the feet naturally generate force, the stakes naturally solid.

2. Hip, hips, hips joints require loose, hips loose waist and leg movements will be flexible and coordinated. The groove of the abdomen is the most important part of the body. (front side of the abdomen and thigh root) to be concave, not straight into the? The hips should be concave, not straightened into a "herringbone". Crotch, affecting the crotch joints of the dynamic and internal gas sinking, crotch joints stiff waist and legs will be difficult to follow.

3, the knee, the lower limbs of the leg to support the weight of the body, the knee joint is the largest burden. Therefore, the knee joint must be strong, flexible, practicing boxing knee according to the waist and hips of the smooth and reverse operation of the change in the virtual reality, the two knees slightly buckle inward, and to the crotch strength. Bow stance when the bow leg (solid leg) knee joint can not exceed the toe, so as not to lose balance; the other leg (false leg) knee joint slightly curved, not straight. After the knee joint? Commission in the middle point mo soft? Finger should be strong, but not stiff.

4, foot, foot is the foundation, the foundation is not stable body law will be chaotic, so the foot should be solid, but also flexible, the Yongquan point to virtual, bow step with the tip of the foot a little inward buckle, the two feet should be divided into real and real, real in the virtual, real in the virtual, so that you can walk steadily, out of the foot, light spirit. When practicing the open step, the heel of the foot against the ground gently shoveling out, the finger slightly upward, like walking on thin ice, in and out of the conversion of the foot arc.

The above briefly introduces the rules and essentials of Taijiquan practice, beginners should be seriously speculate, carefully comprehend, as the saying goes, there are no rules, cultivation of Taijiquan is a meticulous process of human remodeling, only into the rules, to be able to out of the rules, and gradually to the heart of the heart, the mind thing, that is, the fist theory cloud? The movement is the law, not outside? The first thing you need to do is to get a good look at your body.