Farewell to Spring —— [How to Cultivate Inner Spirit]

First, "the body is like an airbag"

"Body is like an airbag" means that when boxing, the body is like a big balloon filled with air, which expands and contracts with the accumulation and opening and closing of boxing potential. When gaining power: the internal qi in the body is recovered from the four ends to the abdomen, and the body has a sense of contraction. This process is called "combination" and belongs to yin; At the onset: the internal qi in the body spreads from the abdomen to the four ends, and the body has a feeling of swelling. This process is called "opening" and belongs to Yang. We call the continuous and rhythmic stretching feeling of the body with the change of boxing potential "surge of opening and closing". The feeling that the body expands and contracts like an airbag is actually what we often call "strength", and "opening and closing" is the result of the change and filling of strength in the body.

Second, "absorption, contraction and expansion" and "absorption is light and heavy"

"Suction, contraction and expansion" and "light inhalation and heavy breathing" are the results of the combination of body opening and closing and boxing breathing. "Suction, contraction and expansion": when gaining momentum, the body will feel contraction as the inhaled internal qi converges from four ends to the abdomen; During eruption, as the breathing gas diffuses from the abdomen to the four ends, the body will feel bloated. "Breathe, lift and swell": when inhaling, there is a feeling that the air flow goes up along the Du meridian ("gas sticks to the back"), which lightens the lifting of the body and makes the transition of the body light and flexible when gaining momentum; When exhaling, there is a feeling that the airflow is falling along any pulse, and the body sinks and becomes heavier, making the opponent calm and powerful when attacking. It can be seen that the breathing of boxing potential adapts well to the change of boxing potential.

The method of boxing breathing can be summarized in four words: "storing air, inhaling and exhaling": inhaling when gaining momentum and exhaling when gaining momentum. As long as the method is proper, it is not difficult to master boxing breathing. Here, I recommend the following methods to boxers: At the beginning of training, my mind only thinks about the action, not the breathing of boxing. Tai Ji Chuan is not a breathing exercise, so don't limit your breathing by "inhaling and exhaling". Doing so will make you nervous and hold your breath, which is harmful to your health. Breathing in boxing should follow the principle of "thin, even, deep and long", and breathing should be based on relaxation and comfort at any time.

Third, "finger extension" and "palm suction and release"

"Finger stretching" and "palm sucking and releasing" are the results of body opening and closing "shaped like fingers". Since it is "like an airbag", the palm, as a part of the airbag, will naturally expand and contract with the body. When in power: Because the palm of the hand inhaled is slightly concave, including Laogong point, the fingers feel contracted and thinned when they are drawn to the abdomen; Hair growth: With the exhalation, the palm slightly protrudes outward, the Laogong point is placed outside, and the fingers have the feeling that the abdomen bulges outward and swells and thickens. The palm of your hand changes with the opening and closing of boxing potential, similar to a sucker.

Fourth, "spine boxing"

"Spine boxing" refers to a kind of boxing with the spine as the initiative and the hands and feet as the followers. At the beginning of learning boxing, you used your hands and feet to fight boxing, which made it a local strength and a rigid strength. Then I learned to use the spine to play the pivotal role of the waist, and then with the deepening of kung fu, the "waist" will gradually grow: first, it will be integrated with the crotch, and the waist and crotch will drive the hands and feet, and then the spine will extend up and down to form the central axis (also known as the "middle vertical line") connecting Baihui Point and Yin Hui Point. Arms and legs seem to care about the central axis of the body. In boxing, the limbs move under the drive of the central axis, starting from the central axis and ending with the central axis. If you don't move, you will be stiff, and you will die in one step. The upper limbs should feel the feeling of "arm with belt" and the lower limbs should feel the feeling of "walking with you".

"Four pieces are loose, the whole body is loose", and the key to whole body relaxation lies in the relaxation of shoulders and hips. There are three ways to exercise the spine: stretching up and down, turning left and right, and relaxing back and forth. The "up-and-down stretching" of the spine makes the S-curve of the human spine straighten properly, which can correct the problems of head and neck deviation and hip protrusion and achieve the correct posture. The "left-right rotation" of the spine is the power source of circular motion and the main way to drive limbs to move with the spine. The "back and forth relaxation" of the spine means that the spine is like a hunchback. With the opening and closing of boxing potential, it contains relaxation: when gaining power, the spine arches slightly with inhalation, which is called "swallowing"; When the hair is on, the spine moves forward slightly with exhalation, which is called "vomiting". In boxing, the spine relaxes rhythmically with the opening and closing changes of boxing potential and boxing potential breathing, which is the power source of Tai Ji Chuan's surging opening and closing.

There are three ways to breathe, one is natural breathing; The second is reverse abdominal breathing; The third is abdominal breathing.

China's long-standing health and fitness methods-induction and breathing-were found in the works of Laozi, Zhuangzi and Mencius in the 4th century BC.

Laozi said, "Dedication can make you soft, just like a baby." "Empty your heart, but it is solid in your stomach." "If you keep it, don't use it frequently." It means that the opening and closing of breathing should be natural, and the breath should be from coarse to fine, from fine to fine, and continuous. Keep your abdomen firm and your chest wide. Doing deep breathing exercise and soft exercise combined with natural breathing makes people soft physically and mentally. Zhuangzi said in "The Emperor's Father": "The real people in ancient times ... have a deep interest." Zhuangzi regards "real people" as the symmetry of "people", and "people" are people who don't practice deep breathing. "Breath" means "breath" and "breathing". Zhuangzi's "Life on Earth" said: "Breath is all breath". One breath is one breath.

Mencius said: "Qi ... is harmless through direct nutrition", which means that breathing should follow nature.

Wushu school address

Tianjin Guangyuan Wing Chun Boxing: (Nankai Wushu School)

Martial arts school address: 26th floor, Block A, Times Apartment, intersection of Anshan West Road and Nanfeng Road, Nankai District, Tianjin. Note: Take the left-hand elevator on the 24th floor (directly behind Times Digital Plaza).

Course time:

Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday

Afternoon: 14:00— 17:00.

Evening:18: 30-21:30.

Closed on Mondays and Wednesdays.

Note: Other legal holidays will be notified separately.

Tianjin Guangyuan Wing Chun Boxing: (Tanggu Wushu School)

Address of Martial Arts School: Times Building, Tanggu Subway Station, Tanggu District, Binhai New Area, Tianjin 16 1 (next to Tanggu Light Rail Station in foreign goods market).

Course time:

Tuesday, Thursday and Friday

Afternoon: 14:00- 17:00

Evening:18: 30-21:30.

Saturday, Sunday

9: 00 am-12: 00 am

Afternoon: 14:00— 17:00.

Closed on Mondays and Wednesdays. Note: Other legal holidays will be notified separately.

Tianjin Guangyuan Wing Chun Boxing: (Hedong Wushu School)

Address of martial arts school: Floor 2, Hongxing Building, Aegean Shopping Park, Hedong District, Tianjin 106

Course time:

Tuesday, Thursday and Friday