Traditional Chinese medicine guidance is a health preserving method invented by ancient doctors in China. Mainly through breathing, bending and stretching of hands and feet, the qi, blood and essence of all parts of the human body circulate unimpeded, thus promoting the health of the body.

The application of guidance in Tai Ji Chuan is the combination of meaning and form, which makes the heart physiology normal, thus guiding the free flow of blood gas in the body. According to the ancient doctors in China, the heart is the residence of the gods, which controls the circulation of blood vessels and plays an important role in regulating various organs of the human body. It is the master of human life activities, and the most important organ in everyone is located at the head of the five senses. In the theory that five zang-organs control essence and qi, the spirit is hidden in the heart, the soul is hidden in the lungs, the soul is hidden in the liver, the will is hidden in the kidney, and the meaning is hidden in the spleen. The whole body's blood can only be transported to all parts of the body by the push of the heart. Therefore, when Chen created Tai Ji Chuan, he combined the techniques of "Hundred Single and Eight Potential Long Boxing" taught by his ancestor Chen Bu with the guidance of traditional Chinese medicine, so as to make the movement of the body conform to and promote blood circulation under the condition of relaxing the whole body. Practicing Tai Ji Chuan can make the heart vigorous, the qi and blood full, the meridians unobstructed, the functions of the heart governing the blood vessels play a normal role, and the blood runs normally in the blood vessels, thus playing the role of practicing boxing and keeping in good health. Otherwise, the lack of qi and blood of exercisers will weaken the power of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, block meridians and produce pathological changes, which is not conducive to the health of exercisers. Inhalation is also a health preserving method invented by ancient Chinese physicians. Spit, that is, spit out from the mouth, which means exhaling and inhaling; Na, that is, income, refers to inhaling through the nostrils. Breathing and breathing are the art of breathing. By spitting turbid qi through the mouth, clearing qi through the nose, spitting out the old and absorbing the new, strengthening the body with food, making the form and spirit fit together, benefiting both the exterior and the interior.

The lung is responsible for breathing qi, and the respiratory function is one of the important physiological functions of the human body. Throughout life, the human body needs to constantly carry out metabolism. In the process of metabolism, a lot of fresh gas (i.e. oxygen) is consumed, and a lot of polluted gas (i.e. carbon dioxide) is produced. Inhaling oxygen and expelling carbon dioxide depend on the breathing and exhaling functions of the lungs.

Tai Ji Chuan combined boxing body movements with new ideas. First of all, he ensured that the movements of the body could not interfere with the respiratory movement of the lungs, so as to ensure the normal function of the lungs and the natural progress of metabolism. Secondly, boxing can promote the formation of clan spirit in human body. The so-called clan spirit, harmonious atmosphere, is the acquired spirit relative to innate vitality and the foundation of human life. The function of clan qi is to promote the breathing of lungs and the movement of heart blood in blood vessels. Ancestral qi is mainly composed of pure natural qi inhaled by lung and subtle qi produced by Shui Gu's spleen and stomach, which gathers in the chest and is called Shangqihai, which is the beginning of the popularization of whole body qi movement. Third, through the physical movement of boxing, promote the distribution of ancestral qi in the human body. With the cooperation of heart and lung, the ancestral qi in the upper air sea is sent to all organs and viscera of the whole body through blood vessels, so as to reach the whole body, skin and viscera, and play its nourishing and nourishing role. Tai Ji Chuan combined the body movement of boxing with the guidance and breathing theory of TCM, which made the body movement more beneficial to health and the function of fighting and attacking.

3. Combine boxing with meridian theory of traditional Chinese medicine.

China's theory of meridians in ancient Chinese medicine mainly discusses the physiological functions and pathological changes of human meridian system, and the relationship between meridians and viscera, which is an important part of China's ancient theoretical bag system. Meridians are channels that run the whole body's qi and blood, connect the heart and limbs, communicate inside and outside, up and down, inside and outside, and regulate the functional activities of various parts in the body. They are the general name of meridians and their affiliated organizations, and they are the unique organizational structure and communication system of human body. Among them, the meridian is the longitudinal trunk Z line of the human meridian system; Collateral, which means network, is a large and small branch of human vein, criss-crossing, and the network is everywhere. The human meridian system mainly includes the twelve meridians, Eight Wonders, the twelve meridians, other collaterals, Sun collaterals, floating collaterals, the twelve meridians and twelve skin parts, which play an important role in life and death, coping with all kinds of diseases and regulating deficiency and excess, but they must not be blocked. The meridian system meets through regular circulation and complex connections. The organs, limbs, five senses, nine orifices, muscles and meridians of the human body are connected into a unified organic whole, thus ensuring the normal life activities of the human body.

First, combine boxing with the connection function of meridian system. The human body is a whole composed of five internal organs, four limbs, five senses and bones and muscles. It mainly maintains the coordination and unity of the body through the contact function of the meridian system. The twelve meridians and the twelve meridians crisscross, entering and leaving the table, reaching up and down, circulating between zang-fu organs and official orifices; The connection and regulation of odd meridians and eight veins are normal; Thirteen warp tendons are connected with twelve skins. Chen applied the connection function of human body meridian theory to Tai Ji Chuan's martial arts, and formed one of Tai Ji Chuan's martial arts theories, that is, "everything follows the shape".

Second, combine boxing with the transportation function of meridian system. All tissues and organs of the human body need the nourishment of qi and blood to maintain normal physiological activities. The reason why qi and blood are unimpeded, reaching the whole body, nourishing viscera and tissues, resisting external evils and defending the body must rely on the conduction and injection of the meridian system. Chen applied the transport function of the meridian system to Tai Ji Chuan's operation, nourishing Yin and Yang by activating qi and blood through the meridians, thus nourishing the qi in the abdomen, softening the qi in the exterior, and overflowing into the body, which is helpful to the development of martial arts. Moisturize your bones and muscles, make yourself strong, have solid internal and external bones and muscles, and have sufficient internal qi, so as to withstand and resolve external blows; Convenient joints, so that all parts of the body can move lightly, so that they can move without moving, and then attack while taking advantage of the situation to defeat the enemy.

Third, combine boxing with the induction and conduction of the meridian system. The so-called inductive conduction is the feeling of the meridian system to external stimuli, which has the function of transmission and conduction, that is, the tactile system of the human body. Chen applied the induction and conduction of meridian system to Tai Ji Chuan, which ensured the smooth completion of static braking and back attack. As "On Boxing" said: "If you don't move, you don't move; He moved first. "

Fourth, combine boxing with the regulating function of the meridian system. The human meridian system not only has the functions of communication, transportation and induction, but also can keep the balance and coordination of functional activities of various parts of the human body. Chen applied the regulating function of the meridian system to Tai Ji Chuan's operation, guiding the balance, coordination and flexibility of the meridians to regulate the body and parts, turning deficiency into reality, luring the enemy with deficiency, attracting deficiency with reality, avoiding reality and attacking deficiency, thus defeating the enemy.