Tai Ji Chuan's sports are characterized by softness, roundness, naturalness, continuity, separation of reality and excess, combination of rigidity and softness, spiral winding and vigorous reeling. And its characteristics are summarized as seven points. Here are seven characteristics of Tai Ji Chuan that I have compiled. Welcome to reading.

Appears serene and conscious.

When practicing, you should keep a serene look, eliminate distractions and avoid emotional interference, and lead the spirit with God and lead the shape with God. This is because only calmness can guide qi purposefully, and qi and blood can be smooth.

Empty the stomach with air and pull it back with chest.

There is a chest, that is, the chest is slightly contained but not straight; Pulling back refers to stretching the back. Can contain chest pull back, gas can sink abdomen.

Fully relax

When relaxing naturally, sink your shoulders and elbows on the floor, and relax your hips and waist on the floor. Relaxation can make the meridians unobstructed and the blood flow.

Form, spirit and spirit are in harmony.

It is required that the shape is outside and the gas is inside. Externally, Tai Ji Chuan emphasized that the root is in the foot, originated from the leg, centered on the waist, and the shape is in the finger. Only when the hands, feet and waist are coordinated and unified can the up and down be smooth and natural.

Take the waist as the axis

In Tai Ji Chuan, the waist quilt, as the central axis of all kinds of movements, is always required to be upright and upright, and the change of reality depends on the waist to rotate, so the waist should be loose, straight, strong, straight and stable.

Continuous comfort

Tai Ji Chuan's movements should be relaxed, natural and continuous. Don't use stiff and clumsy force, and be careful not to use force. If the action is continuous, the airflow will be smooth; Relax nature and you will be harmonious.

Take a deep breath and breathe evenly

Tai Ji Chuan demands the unity and coordination of spirit, qi and form. The key to the unity and coordination of spirit, qi and form lies in the function of qi, which depends on breathing. Take a deep breath and breathe evenly, that is, qi can reach the roots, qi and gas. Usually when inhaling, the movements are combined; When exhaling, the action is started. Exhale evenly, sink in the abdomen, relax qi and blood, and open and close properly.

Extended reading

What environment is suitable for practicing Tai Ji Chuan?

There are many advantages to exercising in the sun. You can receive more ultraviolet radiation. Generally speaking, it is better to practice when the sun shines obliquely. In summer, the weak should avoid practicing in direct light, and should practice in places where light penetrates, such as shade trees.

The fresher the air, the better. The air is dirty, containing carbon dioxide, soot, dust, bacteria and so on. It is harmful to health if inhaled into the lungs.

Beginners and infirm patients had better practice boxing in a flat and spacious place to stand firm. However, if the ground is uneven after proficiency, it can be practiced, which is good for the adaptability of the feet. It is conducive to promoting technological improvement.

A quiet environment makes it easy to concentrate and calm down. This is especially important for novices, because novices are most easily stimulated by external things. If there is no quiet place, you can exercise by "taking silence from the noise", and you will be able to adapt after a long time. In addition, Yong ying can also be accompanied by music, which can make the movements neat and clear, and it is also helpful for beginners.

Some people say that practicing Tai Ji Chuan in foggy days ignores health. This problem should be analyzed in detail. The water vapor in the air cools and condenses into small water droplets, which float in the space near the ground and form fog. If you practice boxing in an area with fresh and foggy air, it will have no adverse effects on your health.

Where there is a lot of smoke and waste gas. Boxing is not suitable. The air is worse when there is fog in areas with a lot of waste gas, because fog will make air pollutants unable to spread and dilute in time, so practicing boxing in foggy days should avoid areas with air pollution.

General characteristics of Tai Ji Chuan

Tai Ji Chuan has a unique style and distinctive features in attack and defense. It requires static braking, combining rigidity and softness, avoiding reality and being empty, leveraging strength, and advocating that everything should be carried out objectively, coexist with others, and be dull. Therefore, Tai Ji Chuan pays special attention to "listening", that is, accurately feeling and judging the arrival of the other party, so as to deal with Tai Ji Chuan. Don't get ahead before the other party starts. You can use tricks to induce the other party to test its reality first. This term is called "the leading hand". Once the opponent starts, you should quickly get ahead of him, "he didn't move, he moved first" and "the latecomers came first", which will drag the opponent in, make him lose weight, or distract his strength, take advantage and fight back with all his might. Tai Ji Chuan's principle of attack and defense is embodied in the training of pushing hands and routine movements, which can not only train people's physical qualities such as reaction ability, strength and speed, but also has very important significance in the training of attack and defense fighting.

Tai Ji Chuan's attack and defense methods all follow the principle of Yin and Yang, and the main attack and defense process is "induced compound development". In Wushu, we can perceive the strength and direction of the opponent's coming force by listening, and "change the way with the trend" to induce the future force and then exert it.

Tai Ji Chuan's eight forces: flexion (for resolving or Qi Xin's concerted attack), sliding (for taking advantage of backward attraction), squeezing (footwall bending), pressing (footwall bending, or anti-joint grip) and pulling (combining the opponent's strength with force or grip). Its characteristics are: "there is rigidity in softness, waiting for action, straightness in circle, strength in small, and strength in weak".

comprehensiveness

Tai Ji Chuan is a comprehensive systematic project and a comprehensive subject with the traditional cultural characteristics of the Han nationality. It involves the problems of man and society, man and nature, and the human body itself, including classical literature, physics, health preservation, medicine, martial arts, physiology, psychology, sports biomechanics, etc. , which embodies the world outlook, outlook on life, morality, outlook on life and competition of oriental literature.

adaptability

Tai Ji Chuan's movements are soft and slow, and the boxing style is not difficult to learn. Moreover, the height of posture and the amount of exercise can be different according to the individual's physique, which can meet the needs of different ages and constitutions. It is not a patent for the elderly and the weak. Whether it is theoretical research or personal practice, whether it is to improve one's technology and skills, or to prolong one's life and preserve one's health, one can participate in Tai Ji Chuan and gain one's own needs from it.

safe

Tai Ji Chuan's relaxed and supple movement features smooth movements without exertion, which can not only eliminate the original stiff strength of boxing practitioners, but also avoid the damage of muscles, joints, ligaments and other organs. It can not only change people's habit and instinct of exertion, but also avoid the possibility of chest tightness, tension and qi and blood obstruction caused by improper exertion and breathing.

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