Taijiquan and qigong

HuangJian Shanghai university of traditional Chinese medicine

China's traditional Chinese medicine to

        Taijiquan is a traditional Chinese national sport of important project, and has been hit by a domestic and international numerous the favour of lover, it and qigong relationship is often concern for everyone. Tai chi a word out of the book · copulative ":" easy to tai chi is born two instrument." Due to the taijiquan movement round soft coherent, continuous continuously is like a diagram of the universe and name.

        Tai chi chuan origin and schools

        About the origin of the tai chi chuan times and founder, their different. XuXuanPing (tang dynasty), zhang SAN peak (song dynasty), zhang sanfeng (Ming dynasty), Chen court (Ming dynasty) and WangZongYue (qing dynasty) and so on have been different periods of different experts think is the founder of tai chi chuan. Although these studies for each has its basis and "eyeball over", but at present more is recognized as one of the earliest taijiquan for in late Ming and early qing dynasty henan county chenjiagou Chen of the court. In the following two thousand three hundred years of development process, formed many schools, in addition to the court Chen Chen style tai chi chuan outside, still have YangLouChan, WuJianQuan, WuYuXiang, the SunLuTang YangShi, wu style taijiquan, sun, WuShi five schools; These schools also points of different posture, the main frame such as: 32 old frame, the new frame, small frame, YangShi big frame, WuShi, wu type, sun type small frame such seven major frame. At present the most popular, when is the YangShi big frame. In order to facilitate mass taijiquan movement of the promotion, the 1950 s original state physical culture organization experts, to yang-style taiji quan as the foundation, ShanFanJiuJian proposed simplified tai chi chuan. Also have think, yang-style taiji quan YangLouChan adapted by Chen style tai chi chuan and become, other schools are all by YangShi derived out. Each of the boxing routines and hand slap basic consistent, technique eight potential (--, 捊, crowded, according to the pull-down, spliting, elbow and by) and footwork five potential (progress, regress, left, right, in hope of fixed) also is roughly same, but in the frame and strength, have their own characteristic. In addition, taiji sword, tai chi hand slap, tai chi dance etc, also by tai chi chuan derived out, which is equivalent to tai chi family "children generation".

        Be worth what carry is, each period taijiquan methods and functions are also different. Early taijiquan pay attention to combat, fist position to action is given priority to, and every action all contain "strike, insulation" two meanings, "four two dial one thousand jin", "with softness" and so on, is the main characteristics of taijiquan early. It has been speculated that it may and Chen court identity related, according to the volunteer county "records, the founder of the tai chi chuan Chen Ming dynasty court as county township of soldiers garrison. It was a period taijiquan methods, known as the "dynamic practice". Since then, the effect of taijiquan to combat, performance (competition), health (medical) three aspects development, and one of the combat component gradually blurred. Now taijiquan combat role has nearly disappeared, performance and competition task also is mainly composed of professionals bear, and the mass of the taijiquan movement is mainly used for health care, exercise often required actions and thoughts, breathing fit, the movement itself is more emphasis on channels and collaterals, bones and muscles and viscera and adjustment effect. Someone will this exercise known as tai chi chuan "static practice". The "modern Chinese dictionary" taijiquan "can be used in combat, and have enhanced physique and the disease control effect".

        Modern taijiquan total to round, slow, even, tai chi pattern circular routines, slow unhurried body movement, the continuous whole body movement as the characteristic, someone will these features reduced to 10 aspects, namely: virtual spirit top strength and contain a bosom to pull back, pine waist, points the actual heavy shoulder vertical cubits, and the mean not force, along with up and down, inside and outside consistency, to keep, dynamic and static; And its health care function subdivided into 8 big role, namely: strong muscle strong bone, clear the meridians, to reconcile blood, balancing Yin and Yang, coordination viscera, cultivate spirit, strengthen the body, prolong life, including traditional Chinese medicine eight method of complement method, and method and generalized elimination. Therefore, in addition to tai chi can be used in health care outside, fair as a kind of physical therapy for chronic diseases and the auxiliary treatment and rehabilitation.

        Taijiquan qigong element

        Tai chi chuan and qigong belong to the category of traditional national sports, but the origin of qigong far earlier than the tai chi chuan, so many of the qigong "factor", such as: to regulate the body, to regulate the respiration and to regulate the heart (are "three tone") theory and method, the unity of "three adjustment" requirements and operation and so on, were each taijiquan initiator and the legend for reference, in the health care as the main role of "static practice", qigong "element" is particularly prominent.

        In the "three adjustment" contents, qigong with "element asked · ancient naive theory" of "breathing essence, independent obey god, muscle if a" as the guide, emphasize are indispensable. Qigong pranayama the ancients thought "in order to absorb new vomit refined dirty" function, its form have wind, gas, out of breath, four, means has chest breath, abdominal breathing (also can be divided into shun, inverse two) and mixed breathing three, according to their characteristics and significance, when exercising advocate "no sound, no knot, not coarse, come in and go out continuous, if save if wu, information and god, love embrace yue prepared" interest phase, and with deep, long, fine, uniform, light abdominal breathing (especially inverse abdominal breathing) as the pursuit of target. This in tai chi chuan has been fully embodied well acrobatics is breathing method, and the above requirements and goals are consistent. Qigong self-aligning methods and operation means has many and varied, but always to relax static as the basic requirements and the "introduction" path. These characteristics embodied in tai chi chuan, is intention, practice meaning and purpose not force requirements, before the planet of calm, thoughts, the planet calm body loose, meaning guide gas planet the matters needing attention. Qigong exchange body awareness of the importance of reflected in "form not regular gas, gas were not the work no" archaism, including position and action of two parts. Miu unearthed the guidance diagram "reflected early qigong to regulate the body the diversity of ways, which also seems to be visible to the taijiquan certain" shadow ". But whether it is difficulty to the body or each role breadth, qigong are as tai chi chuan, the tai chi chuan form is "from qigong is higher than the qigong". As for virtual spirit top strength and contain a bosom to pull back, heavy shoulder vertical elbow etc form requirements and characteristics, tai chi chuan and qigong completely consistent.

        In the "three adjustment" unity, qigong think "... to regulate the body... pranayama... self-aligning, the three should share, and may not don't say, "to" make... body breath and heart three things to adjust, without the multiplication, and melt not two ", that is, the "three adjustable melt a" or "three adjustable unity" acrobatics requirements. Tai chi chuan is not similar words, but also have a similar requirements, "tai chi chuan theory" yue: "move, general all to light spirit, especially must be well versed in, appropriate agitate, god appropriate inside collect"; The practice of taijiquan to talk about "" means luck arm, with gas penetration refers to" "fighter" theory, and tai chi chuan characteristics of the "up and down at your feet, internal and external consistency, to keep, dynamic and static", etc., will contain three adjustable one meaning.

        Thus, a lot of qigong researchers will now popular "static practice" tai chi chuan, as a special kind of dynamic work achievement method.

        Tai chi qigong and tai chi chuan

        Since the 1950 s, there were many words "tai chi" qigong skills, such as tai chi internal work, tai chi moving work, 36 type tai chi care work, tai chi luck qigong (method), tai chi qigong ten BaShi, tai chi qigong 13 pile... Carefully analyzing these skills, we have the following several types.

        One is the taijiquan a frame as the foundation arrangement and become. Such as 36 type tai chi care work, in the yang-style taiji quan frame as the foundation, and with the ceaseless spinning strength as the main characteristics. Such achievement method of the operation, function and taijiquan are very similar, review practice are all need to have certain of tai chi chuan the foundation, otherwise it is difficult to grasp its essentials.

        The second is "transplantation" taijiquan some action, and its "with" specific qigong pranayama, self-aligning method. Such as tai chi qigong BaShi ten the initial pranayama, "ma bu" or horse stance wave hands like a cloud, pacing back roll brachial, according to palm flat gas, etc.; Tai chi qigong 13 type of the type, the hand, etc., is basically in tai chi chuan "copy" and come. Such achievement method of the amount of exercise generally small, more suitable for aged and frail learning practice.

        The third is reference to some characteristics of taijiquan, the design qigong three adjustable operation, or in the taijiquan movement characteristics design qigong pranayama operation, match again with corresponding pranayama and to regulate the heart operation. Most "tai chi" class skills are belong to this type. The number of such skills to exact statistics, the function is also difficult to address; Action tend to be simple, many of which have obvious "together" traces, generally only in the smaller range, a short period of time pop, it may be said "their excellences 23 years".