? "Idea" undoubtedly occupies a core position in Tai Ji Chuan's cultivation, and it can be said that idea is the soul of Tai Ji Chuan. However, the action of boxing is easy to practice, but the mind is invisible. How to practice? In fact, the practice of Taiji Chuan is in the process of being integrated into the shelf and pushing hands of Taiji Chuan. The author has practiced Tai Ji Chuan for many years, day after day, with rich experience. This paper throws out my own humble opinion, aiming at attracting jade and communicating with you.
? Tai Ji Chuan's cultivation of "meaning" first lies in his peace of mind. Peace of mind is the basis of practicing thought and the foundation of Tai Ji Chuan. Inner peace requires concentration, undivided attention, and all distractions are eliminated. Strictly speaking, if you can't calm down, you are not Tai Ji Chuan. If you practice boxing when you can't keep your mind still, it will not only play a role in health care, but will be harmful to your health. The author has this experience. When he is unhappy, he will punch. After practicing for less than ten minutes, I felt dizzy and sick, and my body was extremely uncomfortable. Irritability will inevitably affect the operation of internal qi, and the so-called "impetuousness" is not unreasonable. However, once the mood is calm, the mind is focused and clear, and there are no distractions, it is inevitable that the breath will be smooth. This is the truth of "peace of mind". Therefore, when practicing boxing, we should always adjust our mentality so that our hearts can be as still as water and can't stand the slightest hesitation. In this way, the mind can be clear and sensitive, and the external reaction and own judgment can be accurate.
? The pace of life of modern people is very fast, and selfish distractions are inevitable. Tai Ji Chuan needs long-term training to get rid of distractions and external interference and achieve "quietness". Generally speaking, in Tai Ji Chuan's practice, the method of "one thought replaces all thoughts" is adopted, which is also the main method for Tai Ji Chuan to practice "meaning".
? "One thought replaces all thoughts", that is, in the process of Tai Ji Chuan's practice, one thought replaces and sweeps away the confused thoughts in his mind. Of course, this thought has different connotations in different stages of Tai Ji Chuan. Because in different stages of boxing practice, the skills that need to be improved are different, and the goals of boxing practice are different. For example, in the beginner's stage, we must first master the movements, so that each movement is integrated and coherent. The "one thought" at this stage is the movement itself, and there can be no omissions or mistakes. Once you have mastered the movements, you should work hard on your posture.
? At this stage, Tai Ji Chuan's practice of "meaning" needs to pay attention to his posture at all times, and every movement should check whether his posture is in place with his mind. If his posture is wrong, he should correct it in time in boxing.
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? After mastering the posture, we should gradually begin to understand the operation of internal qi and internal strength. At this stage, we should put our mind into every tiny movement and experience the acrobatic state of "starting from the soles of our feet, strength running through one after another, and the whole body is a family". At this stage, thoughts flow in the body with internal qi and internal strength, draw air with intention, follow God, reach qi and reach strength, and gradually reach the "trinity" state of "heart and mind, intention and qi, qi and force". At the same time, from the inside out, "the abdomen is like the sea, and it is gathered around the waist. The ups and downs should be stable, and the upper and lower fingers should run slightly. " After destroying rigidity and softness, the rigidity of the whole body gradually melts, and the body produces both rigidity and softness. Gradually achieve the "external trinity" of "hands and feet, elbows and knees, shoulders and hips".
? At this stage, it is very important to practice your mind. Every time you practice Tai Ji Chuan, you can feel calm as water, calm and refreshed, and travel all over Shu Tai. The opening and closing of each movement depends entirely on emotion, and the movement can be empty, loose, round and free to rotate.
? Tai Ji Chuan is a fist full of dialectics of Yin and Yang. In different stages of boxing practice, the emphasis of using "meaning" is different. However, no matter which training stage, there are the same training contents.
? No matter which stage, Tai Ji Chuan training has a consistent content-relaxation, which can be said to be Tai Ji Chuan's lifelong task. Whenever you practice boxing, there must always be a word "loose" in your heart. Relaxation is the premise of Tai Ji Chuan's inner strength. Taiji Chuan gave up the muscle exercises in boxing, and the whole body was in a relaxed state, in order to promote the combination of rigidity and softness, and transform the scattered rigidity of the whole body into the rigidity and softness of the whole body. Soft power sticks to the bones and muscles. There is a saying in martial arts that "one inch of muscle is not as thick as three points of meat". Softness comes from inner strength, which is the strength produced in relaxation with the passage of time in a state of constant relaxation, just like kneading dough. At first, the dough was only soft, but over time, it gradually developed a sense of flexibility. Internal strength is through purposeful qi movement, gently moving, starting from the abdomen, running in the seams, and then transported to the skin through the seams, running through the four ends (the tips of hands and feet); Back to Tian Dan, winding and circling, gradually producing a soft and heavy force, like cotton outside and steel bars inside; The deeper the kung fu, the higher the quality of inner strength. Boxing proverb says, "Be gentle, be unsuccessful". The combination of rigidity and flexibility is naturally produced on the basis of accumulation. It takes a long time to wrap iron with cotton, so it is necessary to combine rigidity and flexibility.
? The relaxation of Tai Chi is the most basic and important. Relaxation is an inevitable condition for Tai Ji Chuan's cultivation. Tai Ji Chuan cannot be achieved without relaxation. How loose is it? Loose to the whole body, soft to boneless, loose to the whole body like a three-foot gauze hanging on the treetop, loose to the arm like hanging on the shoulder. There is not a trace of turbidity in the whole body, it is completely absorbed by fate and will.
? The relaxation of Tai Chi is not relaxation, but a kind of relaxation caused by qi, so there must be internal qi and ideas in Dantian. Every movement should have the opening and closing of the abdomen, always pay attention to the waist, take the waist as the leading driving force, and guide the internal qi to penetrate the whole body with ideas until the joints are slight.
? Appearance training is not the most important thing. The movement of appearance is mostly in bones and muscles, while the soul of Taiji Chuan is exercising people's sacred will. You can't really practice Tai Ji Chuan if you can't practice with your whole body relaxed and your heart calm and chaotic. If you have a rigid and turbid body, you will not be able to concentrate on the inner qi, and you will not be able to guide your thoughts. If you practice this method, you will never get into Taiji Chuan's house.
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? Tai Ji Chuan should always put "looseness" in the first place when practicing "Italy", and he also needs to have a sense of attack and defense. When practicing boxing, you should be invincible like the enemy. Only when you really meet the enemy can you be invincible like the enemy. The "coming and going empty-handed" of Taiji Chuan is a high-level martial art handed down by the family, which has been refined through numerous actual combat experiences. Its core soul is attack and defense, and every move has its profound meaning. When practicing boxing, you should always have an imaginary enemy to fight with yourself, give full play to your mastery of Tai Ji Chuan's offensive and defensive techniques, and put the boxing theory into practice. "Boxing practice for 10,000 times, its meaning is self-evident", that is, in the case of imaginary enemies, gradually understand the significance of martial arts in boxing. When boxing, you should use your mind to move your body and your mind to move your body. At the same time, you should study the practical significance of attack and defense in each action step by step. When you are full of energy, you can be calm and calm, you can let go, "moving is short, moving is strong, moving is far", running in harmony, moving is more, moving is impetuous, constantly layering, and not surpassing.
? According to the author's many years' experience in practicing boxing, Tai Ji Chuan's three stages, namely, strengthening the body, nourishing the spirit and nourishing the spirit, are gradually becoming perfect. "Taiji Chuan is the foundation of enlightenment". The more advanced Tai Ji Chuan is, the more he pays attention to the practice of ideas. After two stages of cultivation, the movement of strength and internal qi has formed a subconscious habit, all gestures can be combined with strength, and the whole body is a family. Although there seems to be no rules, the whole body conforms to the rules everywhere. Tai Ji Chuan here can be said to be arbitrary, full of fists.