An earlier medical book in China, Huangdi Neijing, recorded: "Ancient people, knowing it, learning Yin and Yang, and counting tricks, eat and drink well, live a regular life, and don't move, so they can be magical and magical all their lives. People are different now. They take wine as their pulp, often get drunk for entering the house, to show their essence, to disperse their truth, to be full, to keep God at all times, to be quick with their hearts, to be contrary to their lives, and to lead an unrestrained life, so they will decline in half a century. " It's all about preventing diseases and keeping healthy. Healthy qi does not invade, and strong is not sick. The Tai Ji Chuan Movement is the concrete embodiment of these principles.
Although Tai Ji Chuan belongs to the category of Chinese Wushu, it can also be said that it is one of the components of medical pregnancy in China. By practicing Tai Ji Chuan, we can get rid of diseases, guide health, preserve health and prolong life.
Wushu is divided into two categories: internal boxing and external boxing. Waijia Boxing focuses on strengthening tendons and supporting water, while Neijia Boxing, represented by Tai Ji Chuan, focuses on invigorating qi, dredging collaterals and stabbing three times. It can also be said that it is qigong to relax and adjust the whole body's qi and blood. Therefore, in order to recuperate the body, adjust the circulation of qi and blood, and restore the normal circulation in the body, it is most appropriate to practice Tai Ji Chuan.
People, due to the laws of nature, become stronger from less, which is an objective law. In the aging year, through martial arts exercise, the physiological aging process of human body is delayed, and various aging cells are gradually strengthened. Of course, this is not an easy thing. Be sure to exercise properly and reasonably, and pay attention to diet, work and rest, and be happy. It is not easy to work alone.
Practicing Tai Ji Chuan is more than just learning boxing. You must know a lot of basic skills. You must "relax" and "keep the respiratory tract open". The lung governs the qi of the whole body, and the qi of the lung regulates the qi of the whole body. So make it smooth when practicing, and don't allow the airway to stagnate. Therefore, boxing can't hold your breath, you should always relax and sink your breath. It is required to cooperate with breathing, opening and closing when practicing boxing. , are these theories.
It is impossible for some people to become martial arts authorities in one practice. Generally speaking, you must practice Sanjiu in winter and Sanjiu in summer, which means you must practice martial arts for a long time and gradually improve it, just like reading and writing.
Health-preserving mechanism of qigong
The reason why Qigong has the function of health preservation and longevity is that, first of all, by practicing Qigong, you can dredge the meridians of the human body, circulate qi and blood, and especially make the human body full of vitality, so you can strengthen your body without illness and treat diseases; Secondly, it is because the practice of various qigong techniques can integrate essence, qi and spirit, enhance the vitality of the body, naturally prolong life, delay aging, and live a long and healthy life.
Liu, a famous qigong master in China, elaborated on the principle of qigong health preservation in the book "Qigong Therapy Practice", and now quotes the following points:
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In qigong theory, the argument of "taking qi as the foundation" runs through, and in the practice of martial arts, it also emphasizes strengthening the vitality and consolidating the foundation as the guiding point. Then, through what mechanism does Qigong realize the function of nourishing vitality? "Ancient Naivety of Su Literary Theory" points out: "Nothing is indifferent, and the true qi follows; The spirit, the disease is always safe. " This is an incisive exposition and summary of the mechanism of Qigong nourishing qi. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that essence, qi and spirit are the internal causes of the human body and generally reflect the functional state of the human body. Qigong is a kind of self-exercise health-keeping method which combines the activity of "muscle, bone and skin" with the activity of "essence, qi and spirit" inside. "Essence" includes the essence of congenital kidney and the essence of acquired valley, which acts on the whole body through organs such as lung, heart and spleen to ensure the realization of physiological activities such as human growth, development and reproduction. Qigong has obvious influence and function on essence. As long as you practice properly and persevere, both the innate essence and the acquired essence will be strengthened and enriched. Male patients' nocturnal emission, premature ejaculation, cold sperm, leukorrhagia, metrorrhagia, scanty menstruation and pathological amenorrhea all belong to the pathological range of essence, and these pathological phenomena can get different effects through practice, which is the evidence that Qigong acts on yin essence. For patients with dyspepsia and malnutrition, through the intersection of heart and kidney in Qigong, kidney yang is the secret, spleen yang gets kidney and health, and stomach yin gets kidney water and moisture, so that stomach fu-organs and health are good at accepting rot, spleen is transported and pulse is weak, and the clinical manifestations are increased appetite and food intake. The exuberant secretion of digestive glands, the strengthening of anabolism and the improvement of nutritional status are all evidence that Qigong plays a role in Shuigujing. The above is the expression of qigong on acquired essence. Qigong is also beneficial to innate essence. Congenital essence is hidden in the kidney, and qigong is intended to hide life in the abdomen, which is a technique of enriching essence and water. The innate essence depends on the cultivation of the acquired essence. Through sucking and pinching exercise, there is little desire to practice, yin essence is naturally enriched and converged, and the essence in the kidney is nourished by yin essence, making it stronger and more beneficial, with refined elements and solid vitality. This is the inevitable trend of "refiner". Obviously, Qigong's function of nourishing essence and water is the mechanism of Qigong's nourishing vitality. After practicing vitality, it can better stimulate and promote the normal and effective physiological activities of zang-fu organs, which is of great significance to maintaining health. In addition, it can further play the role of practicing qi and nourishing the spirit. God, including innate God and acquired knowledge. Shen Yuan is biochemical in innate vitality, and knowing God is biochemical in nature. Both Yuan God and Zhi God are derived from matter, and both react to matter. Su Wen's theory of transferring refined qi says: "those who get qi prosper and those who lose it die", and points out the importance of qi in life activities, which is another important significance of qigong to nourish qi.
adjust the yin and yang
Through experimental research and clinical observation, it is also confirmed that qigong has a universal influence on the balance of yin and yang. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that form and essence can be transformed into functions, which is a normal physiological phenomenon that yang comes from yin, but when the body is too active, form and essence can be consumed. After qigong exercise enters a quiet state, the excitation intensity of sympathetic nerve is weakened, gas metabolism is reduced, hyperresponsiveness is corrected, and hyperactivity symptoms are adjusted, which are the concrete manifestations of qigong's function of suppressing yang and supporting yin. According to the theory of "kidney deficiency", it was observed that the limbs of patients with kidney-yang deficiency changed from cold to warm, urine ketosteroids returned to normal level, and plasma adenosine triphosphate. The increase of cyclic adenosine monophosphate content and the enhancement of leukocyte phagocytosis are all manifestations of qigong's aphrodisiac effect. Qigong's function of regulating the dynamic balance of Yin and Yang is realized through the dual modulation effect of "restraining hyperactivity and helping the weak", which is manifested in different levels. This is the mechanism of qigong treatment and health care.
3. Dredge meridians and regulate qi and blood.
The health care function of Qigong is realized by "dredging meridians". Clinical observation shows that the measured values of meridians on both sides of limbs of patients with meridian obstruction and qi-blood imbalance are different or very different; After practice, all weak qi and blood can be enhanced to varying degrees through practice. During the practice, it is also observed that the meridian induction is obvious, and the internal qi runs along the meridians such as Ren Du, which are the concrete manifestations of Qigong's function of dredging meridians.
The above is a detailed exposition of the health care mechanism of Qigong longevity by Liu, a famous Qigong master in China. It shows that Qigong is an excellent fitness method, and everyone who wants to be healthy and "live to the old age" should study hard and practice hard in order to truly inherit and carry forward this precious heritage of Chinese medicine.