Up to now, Wuqinxi has formed different schools, each with its own differences. In Bozhou, Anhui, my hometown, the five-bird play by Dong and Liu is now popular.
Wuqinxi, which was written by Dong Chuan.
Dong inherited 54 movements (tiger play 13, deer play 9, bear play 9, ape play 10, bird play 13). In addition, there are three kinds of exercises, namely mutual training, mutual training, monkey beating and stupid bear beating, crane beating and simplified/relaxed five-bird beating (three strokes for each stroke, *** 15 style). Among them, the third movement of tiger, deer, bear and ape is pranayama, and the third movement of bird play is flying crane. Its movements are relatively simple and elegant.
Wuqinxi, Liu Chuan's.
Liu's "A New Exploration of hua tuo wuqinxi from Ancient Books" has not only a freehand routine, but also an instrument routine-the Five Birds Playing Sword. Among them, hua tuo wuqinxi has 40 moves with his bare hands (8 styles per play); Hua Tuo's Sword of Five-Animal Play was created by Liu on the basis of traditional Five-Animal Play, combined with his own personal experience in practicing Five-Animal Play, digging deep into the historical materials of Five-Animal Play, collecting the essence of skills extensively, and after continuous research and revision. ***44 style (tiger play 8 style, deer play 8 style, bear play 8 style, ape play 10 style, bird play 10 style).
Liu emphasized that "Wuqinxi also belongs to the category of martial arts", and in the routine exercise, "the movements are all round" and "some postures seem to be out of round, but the meaning and spirit should be operated according to the requirements of round".
Function:
First, Wuqinxi can not only preserve health but also alleviate some diseases. For sub-healthy people, it has a good medical and health care function, while for healthy people, regular and appropriate exercise of Wuqinxi can promote health and alleviate diseases. Research shows that regular and moderate exercise can balance yin and yang, dredge meridians and promote blood circulation, thus achieving the effects of strengthening the body and prolonging life.
Second, coordinate all moving organs and increase the flexibility of joints. The exercise parts of Wuqinxi are very comprehensive, including pitching, swinging, squatting and head and neck balance. It is a moderate-intensity exercise with aerobic metabolism, which is suitable for middle-aged and elderly people to practice. Regular and moderate practice of Wuqinxi can effectively improve the ability of middle-aged and elderly people's motor system, enhance the function of various motor organs, continuously increase muscle strength, relieve osteoporosis, and increase the flexibility of each joint and the stability of the body itself.
Third, improve the cardiopulmonary function of middle-aged and elderly people, regulate breathing and promote digestion.
With the increase of age, the respiratory system function of middle-aged and elderly people gradually declines, chest activity decreases, and breathing is weak, which leads to the decline of lung ventilation and lung ventilation capacity. Wuqinxi is low in intensity and difficulty. Its abdominal reverse breathing method can effectively increase vital capacity, strengthen respiratory function, promote pulmonary circulation, improve cardiopulmonary function of middle-aged and elderly people, and effectively prevent and treat respiratory diseases such as tracheitis and emphysema. In addition, the bending action in Wuqinxi can accelerate the peristalsis of the stomach, improve the digestive system function of middle-aged and elderly people and promote digestion. When practicing, practitioners actively experience five kinds of exercise forms and feel the spirit accompanying them, which can effectively improve the coordination between excitement and inhibition of the nervous system and alleviate some gastrointestinal diseases caused by dysfunction of the nervous system, such as indigestion, chronic enteritis, constipation and so on.