The name "Tai Chi" is taken from the Book of Changes: "It is easy to have Tai Chi, which is the second instrument." It holds that everything in the universe is composed of Yin and Yang, and Yin and Yang are the unity of opposites. Movement leads to yang, quietness leads to yin, and yin and yang are two qi, which are the root causes of each other, changing with each other and constantly moving.

The development of Tai Ji Chuan's theory enriches the content of China's health preservation, and Tai Ji Chuan's training method of "upper deficiency and lower reality" includes the practice of footwork. Wu Yuxiang vividly summarized the footwork as "walking like a cliff" and "walking like a cat" in "The Words of the Fighter", and thought that the Tai Ji Chuan movement was "rooted in the foot", which had the same effect as the Buddhist and Taoist health motto.

Analysis of Tai Ji Chuan's principle of health preservation

Tai Ji Chuan is a self-contained training principle and exercise method based on the theory of Yin and Yang, meridians, five elements and qi and blood in traditional Chinese medicine.

Tai Ji Chuan and the theory of yin and yang.

"Su Wen is angry with the sky" said: "Where yin and yang are heavy, yang is dense and solid, and the two are not in harmony. If there is no autumn in spring, if there is no summer in winter ... Yin Pingyang is the secret and the spirit is the rule. " It is emphasized that "maintaining the balance of yin and yang" is the key to human health and disease-free. Tai Ji Chuan has a fist method with action as the machine and Yin and Yang as the mother. Judging from the situation of boxing, the two arms operate at the same time, which are divided into yin and yang and integrated into one.

2. Tai Ji Chuan and Meridian Theory

Meridian is the general name of meridian, and it is the passage of human qi and blood. Tai Ji Chuan applied the meridian theory to boxing theory. For example, to practice Tai Ji Chuan, you need to gently touch the upper jaw with the tip of your tongue, so that you can communicate the two meridians of Du Ren, stimulate the two acupoints of Jin Jin and Yu Ye, and secrete enough body fluid to moisten your mouth.

Head posture requires "empty collar and top strength", Baihui point is lifted gently, and Huiyin point is kept vertical, which can make the qi of Du meridian communicate with Ren meridian. Tai Ji Chuan emphasized that the figure is like a bow, with the waist as the handle, and always focused on Mingmen point. Dazhui point and Changqiang point are arch tips, which are symmetrical up and down. These examples are enough to prove the importance of meridian theory in Tai Ji Chuan's boxing theory.

3. Tai Ji Chuan and Five Elements.

Tai Ji Chuan's eight methods of pressing, sliding, squeezing, picking, arranging, elbowing and leaning correspond to the five elements. Tai Ji Chuan's upper limb movements can stimulate the Yin-3 and Yang-3 meridians of the upper limb to some extent through the rotation, winding and folding of the arms and wrists, which has a good effect on strengthening the heart and benefiting the lungs. Lower limb movements can play a good role in regulating spleen, stomach and kidney meridians by twisting, stretching and hooking legs.

4. Tai Ji Chuan and the theory of qi and blood.

From the perspective of health preservation, "Qi" is the source of life and the basic substance that constitutes and maintains human life activities. Qi is handsome blood, and blood is the mother of qi. Qi is yang, blood is yin, and qi and blood are accompanied by yin and yang, interdependent and interdependent. Tai Ji Chuan's technique requires that the head should be suspended, the abdomen should sink, the shoulders should sink and the elbows should fall, the tail should be straight, the reality should be clear, the ups and downs should go hand in hand, and both inside and outside should be repaired. Over time, the three meridians of Ren, Du and Dai were opened, the qi and blood were unblocked, the blood viscosity was reduced, and the phenomenon of qi stagnation and blood stasis was avoided. Another document reported that long-term Tai Ji Chuan exercise can effectively regulate blood pressure.

From this point of view, according to the theory of Yin-Yang, Meridian, Five Elements and Qi-Blood of TCM, combined with the guidance of breathing and breathing for health preservation, the Tai Ji Chuan movement can fully embody the essence of TCM health preservation culture. Through years of systematic practice, the yin and yang, viscera, meridians and qi and blood are coordinated and peaceful, so that the body is full of essence, smooth and vigorous, and the purpose of strengthening the body is achieved.

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