From the actual understanding of boxing, Tai Ji Chuan's essentials are practiced, not practiced. Why do you say that? Because, if you do it right, you will have it, and if you do it wrong, you will have it. Therefore, the key is the correct method. The essence of Tai Ji Chuan's cultivation is the process of mastering and getting familiar with the essentials and methods. If the method is wrong, it will be difficult for him to succeed even if he practices all his life. Therefore, the only way to master the essentials is the correct method, and the familiar and skilled movements are behind.
Because boxing is alive and moving, the key to mastering Tai Ji Chuan's essentials is not how to stand well, but whether to lose the essentials in the verb form. The essentials sought in the form of standing well must be applied to the verb form. Below, according to the author's personal experience, I would like to talk about my understanding of chest distress in order to make good use of it.
First of all, including the chest:
There is an implied meaning of containing the chest, which is actually to relax the chest. The essence of relaxing the chest is to relax the diaphragm from loose to heavy. Having a chest but not a chest is not a hunchbacked chest that is concave inward, but a chest that is flat, shoulders open, back wrapped, head heavy, shoulders heavy, back pulled, and diaphragm tense. Chest wrapped around back, shoulders buckled, virtual axils, arms adducted. Shoulder opening and armpit weakness, arm self-supporting, arm self-wrapping, shoulder self-buckling, shoulder self-embracing, arm self-containing, chest self-containing, back pulling, so the shoulder sinks and elbows fall.
Therefore, if you can hold your chest and pull your back, you can pull your back and sink your shoulders, and if you can sink your shoulders, you can hang your elbows. If you sink your shoulders and pull your back off your collar, if you pull your diaphragm off your head, it will sink, if your diaphragm sinks, it will contain it, and vice versa. Back wrapping, shoulder buckle, axillary deficiency, hypochondriac tension, diaphragm relaxation, although the chest does not move, but the sternum has a sense of internal absorption, so that the chest is fully relaxed, not only expanding the chest, increasing lung expansion, but also making breathing smooth and stretching. Diaphragm expands with the stretching and sinking of breathing, which deepens breathing and has an important influence on the change of abdominal pressure.
The main function of chest-containing is to relax the chest cavity to the maximum extent, reduce the respiratory frequency, increase the respiratory volume, and increase the oxygen supply to the body, so as to meet the oxygen consumption of the body's metabolism, and change the abdominal pressure through the adjustment of breathing (mainly the Zhang Chi deposition of diaphragm) to adapt to the changes of the body's movement and strength. So the chest is relaxed and smooth, and the chest is full of strength.
Second, air sinks into the abdomen:
Sinking into the belly is a requirement and a feeling. It is a unique requirement for resting and practicing internal boxing. It is directly related to the essentials of action, such as pulling back, sinking shoulders, lowering elbows, and pushing the top with empty strength. It is a feeling of relaxing strength. Not intentionally, and not all fists require or must sink into the abdomen.
At present, some foreign boxing methods of "chest out and abdomen in" are also required to "sink into the sky" in order to cater to fashion. In fact, this is an absolute mistake. Because, stuffy abdomen and chest and abdomen are incompatible. The former is abdominal breathing and the latter is chest breathing. When breathing, the chest is upright and flat, and the chest is reversed. How can you suffocate? Only abdominal breathing can make the chest unfocused, the chest loose, the chest and shoulders heavy and smooth, smooth and self-sinking, and self-sinking. Therefore, if you have a pneumothorax, don't inflate it. Blow up your chest and diaphragm, and your breath will float.
Secondly, sitting on the hip, lifting the hip and hanging the head form a trend of struggling up and down, and the gas in the lower abdomen is elongated and sinks into the abdomen. Sitting in the crotch is a powerful force in the groin. When the two hips are adducted, the coccyx is sent forward, the hips are wrapped and the two hips are supported, so that the crotch is open and round, forming two powerful legs, that is, twisting the ankle to buckle the knee, kicking the knee to push the virtual collar, and pulling the waist to both ends. Lifting the hip will shrink the anus, lift the coccyx upwards, make the coccyx tip move forward, and the Mingmen point will be pushed back, so that the Yinxue point and Baihui point will be in a line up and down, upright and unbiased, and the upper part will be empty and the lower part will be heavy, the chest will be relaxed, and the lower wall will sink into the abdomen. Lift your hips and shrink your hips. Dantian keeps the center of gravity moving down, so that the center of gravity is stable and the whole body reaches self-balance. Therefore, Shen and containing the chest are two inseparable essentials.
For example, the chest is like a bellows or a pump, while the abdominal cavity is like a gas storage tank. Through the change of abdominal pressure, we can get the feeling and perception of qi, and the application of qi (internal force) is also applied through the change of abdominal pressure. The greater the abdominal pressure, the stronger the atmosphere and the more sense of accomplishment. In particular, anti-abdominal breathing, also known as abdominal breathing, drives breathing through the elastic movement of the abdomen, making breathing smooth, which is very beneficial to health, fitness and technical strength.
First of all, through the change of abdominal pressure, we can consolidate the viscera, adjust the blood circulation of the whole body, and make it strong inside and strong outside; Secondly, the natural stretching of the abdominal cavity enhances the elasticity of the abdominal muscles, and the viscera is stable when inhaling, and the abdominal force is sustained when exhaling, which not only improves the hitting ability, but also strengthens the explosive force of the hitting force, making the center of gravity stable, flexible and continuous, and greatly improving the martial arts effect.
Third, about qi:
The word "qi" is the most difficult to understand. The ancient "Qi" is the origin of the universe and the most subtle substance in the world. It is also an idea, world outlook and methodology, which belongs to the category of philosophy. Qi in boxing is the same as and different from that of Dan Dao or a doctor. Qi can be divided into congenital and acquired, which can be said to be true qi and vitality. Jia Dan regards Qi as energy, while doctors regard Qi as the source of life. There are differences between business and appearance, and between good and evil.
Dan, medicine and qigong all talk about the flow of meridians and the operation along meridians, and scientists take Sunday as the Sect. Qi is divided into yin and yang, masculine and feminine. Yin and yang are in harmony, and mixed gas flows naturally. Mixed gas is neither partial nor round, also called neutral gas, which is vitality and true qi, also called righteousness. But no matter what kind of statement, qi is naturally qi, and the operation of qi and blood is not done by people. Therefore, the operation of qi and blood is natural, and the operation of qi and blood is not done by people. According to the author's experience, it seems that there is no need to follow the scriptures. Forcing is like "encouraging seedlings", and letting nature take its course is longevity pills.
One of the words "qi" is all about peace of mind. Investigating the reason, the boxing saints have long discussed: "The concern is not in qi, but in qi, it is stagnant, and those who are angry are weak, and those who are not angry are pure and rigid; Explain that qi is self-sufficient. " This is the truth that "fist has no gas, gas is not gas, gas is not gas". It means that qi and strength are one, spirit is one, and strength is two, but they are different. Qi in boxing is nothing more than strength, or internal strength, internal strength, internal strength and so on. Practicing "Qi" always belongs to God. When the spirit condenses, it gathers, while when it is quiet, it is harmonious. The so-called "concentration of qi into the bone (marrow)" means concentration and concentration, so it is said that "practicing qi returns to the spirit", and the heart is clear and calm, and the heart is impetuous, and the spirit is in the heart but not in the body.
As for all kinds of feelings after relaxation in boxing, the so-called "feeling of qi", just like the "eight touches" phenomenon in qigong, are natural reactions, which are neither magical nor mysterious, nor kung fu. Never be illusory for the sake of truth, but virtual for the sake of truth. If you don't distinguish between reality and reality, people who are obsessed with qi are easy to go astray. As mentioned above, Qi is naturally induced, so let nature take its course in boxing. Nature is "something in it, like something, and vague." Don't refuse to stay, don't forget to help, if you leave, it is specious. Never: don't think about anger, don't be lucky, don't lead air, don't lead air, just carefully understand and appreciate the feelings of various changes during the period.
The so-called "qi" changes with the change of people's consciousness and concept (that is, the activity of thinking). Thinking consciousness is the general hub of life movement, and movement is maintained by nerve conduction and qi and blood operation. A strong body is full of qi, full of blood, people are self-reliant, their minds are spontaneous with qi, and their whole body is smooth with qi, full of vitality and self-sufficiency. Qi is born with the shape and dispersed with the shape, which means to pay attention to qi, qi is born by itself, and God is one. Therefore, "strength" or "strength" is not luck, and blind luck can only harm yourself.
Although "Qi" in boxing does not refer to breath, it is closely related to breathing. Without breathing, there is no sense of breath. Even the faintest breath, even the breath you haven't realized (so-called fetal interest, etc. ), did not stop breathing, but its breathing is subtle and subtle. The breath of dantian not only strengthens the sensitivity of nerves, but also enhances the coordination and strength cohesion of the whole body. Holding your chest and sinking your breath are inseparable. The chest is like a regulating switch of qi, while the abdominal cavity is a sensor of qi. Qi is naturally induced by the change of abdominal pressure, and the use of qi is accomplished through the adjustment of breathing, which is a natural thing.
The "Qi" in boxing is not Qi, but only regulating the body, breath and heart. Quiet inside. If you can breathe smoothly and naturally, you can walk without stopping. If "qi but not qi" gets the truth, it turns out that "qi" is "nothingness". If you carefully understand it, you can get the true element of "qi" in boxing-inner strength.