Knowing how to open and close is the basic requirement of internal boxing, and the energy of opening and closing is the standard to measure the internal strength of a martial artist. The following is what I have compiled for you:. Welcome to read!
Teacher Li Jingwu said, "Being light and lively requires knowledge, and Yin and Yang ji ji have no stagnation. If you want to dial a thousand pounds, opening and closing the drums will dominate." That is to say, only when you know how to open and close the drum can you be eloquent, and you can "introduce and fail." Therefore, when practicing Tai Ji Chuan, we should talk about opening and closing. In fact, we should talk about opening and closing both Xingyiquan and Bagua Palm, but the old boxers used to have different names. Knowing how to open and close is the basic requirement of Neijia Boxing, and the energy of opening and closing is the standard to measure the internal strength of a martial artist. Different levels of martial arts lead to different understanding of opening and closing. I understand the opening and closing, drum swing as follows.
Tai Ji Chuan's external opening and closing:
The boxing style is nothing more than falling together, going back and forth, and coming and going. Take the hand as an example, the execution route of one-way or one-way hand is two semi-arcs, or a circle, that is, the semi-arc of going is open and the semi-arc of returning is closed; One end of the arc is the beginning, and the other end is the end. The inner diameter day: "The extremes of objects are called changes". When they are opened to the extreme, they become closed, and when they are closed to the extreme, they become open. This is the opening and closing of the boxing body, which is called external opening and closing.
Tai Ji Chuan's internal opening and closing:
What is opening and closing? Opening and closing is the application of inner strength, and opening and closing is the method of practicing inner strength. The so-called inner strength, Wang Peisheng teacher said: "Dan Shuyun,' nothingness' is the root of heaven and earth, the Sect of Yin and Yang, the ancestor of all things, that is, then it is also. The so-called golden man means that the essence is empty and solid, and the Dan man is full of vitality. This is the inner strength of the boxing and the Austrian purpose of the boxing. "
Inner strength is the elixir, which is also called "spiritual root", "sacred fetus" and "personal Tai Chi". Sun Lutang ancestors called "then" "Tai Chi Yi Qi". "Personal Taiji", referred to as Taiji for short, is a biochemical product of practicing martial arts, such as cultivation, harmony with spirit, harmony between spirit and form, and harmony between man and nature. It is a high-energy substance that has been biochemically cultivated in the body's abdomen. This substance is the unity of energy and information. Practicing martial arts is to exercise, cultivate, expand and perfect this energy field, this information field. In the past, all the martial artists and boxers who gained the Tao traveled all over the world and galloped around the rivers and lakes by using the opening and closing of "Tai Chi", so they were always regarded as secrets. Therefore, there is a saying that "it is better to pass ten hands than one bite."
Therefore, opening and closing is the application of Tai Chi, and opening and closing is also the method of practicing Tai Chi.
Tai Chi is the condensation of the three treasures of vitality. Practicing Tai Chi depends on the essence and spirit. God is the master, qi is the driving force, and essence is the foundation. Qi is born by God, and it is concentrated by God's attention, and it is extremely successful. Tai Chi is the innate true qi, hidden in a vacuum, made wonderful, a personal treasure, and an inner strength of martial arts. The weather usually permeates the four bodies and moistens the bones, everywhere, all the time. Through planting, picking, practicing and nurturing in piling and boxing, the acquired essence will return to the innate qi, and the qi will be gathered in the abdomen. After practicing martial arts for a long time, the body is full of emptiness and vitality, and the spirit, shape and gas are mixed into one, and the inside and outside are in one breath, which is popular. Therefore, the opening and closing movements in the fist are born from this gas, and the beauty of extension and contraction is moved by this gas.
if you don't combine martial arts with Dan Dao, it will be useless to practice until you are old. Therefore, it is an opening and closing when you punch and walk, and you are transported by qi. The husband does not mean the external opening and closing of the body, but the opening and closing of the inner air.
the entry point and further study point of personal tai chi.
the first step: the opening and closing of the lower abdomen, also known as the breath of the abdomen, calls for opening and inhales for closing. The lower abdomen is the small abdomen, which is dominated by the mind and the function of internal qi, which urges the abdomen to bulge, expand and expand to the outside. Note that it is not a hard belly bulge. On the contrary, it converges to dantian and induces it into a combination. Take the ball as an example. If you pump it up, it will swell, expand and open, and vice versa.
Opening and closing is evolved from Taoist "fetal interest". Zhang Sanfeng's Father's Day: "God's breath is a fetus, and qi's return to the navel is a breath." Fetal interest is the key to alchemy. Dan relies on the combination of practice and cultivation, static work and heart for practice, and calm mind for cultivation. Martial arts practice is based on static skills and dynamic skills. The founder of Sanfeng, a meditation worker, told us: "When meditating, you must hold the breath of God and hold your breath, and turn around in the abdomen, gathering but not leaving; Then the gas stored inside and the foreign gas are handed over to Dantian, and the day is full of months, reaching the limbs and flowing through hundreds of veins. " When practicing boxing, we should make it clear that the "three evils and nine essentials" should be omitted. The founder of Sanfeng also told us: "When the boxing has not arrived, the intention will come first, and the boxing has arrived." Taiji Gong is the work of Dan Dao, which is a high-level internal cultivation method that integrates movement and static, and develops the potential of human spirit. Static Gong is used to nourish internal qi, while dynamic Gong is used to practice internal qi. If the internal qi is insufficient, the posture cannot be carried out, and the momentum cannot be complete. If there is nothing inside, it is an empty shelf. Therefore, Che Yizhai, a master of Xingyiquan, said: "Practicing boxing is not in form, but only in perfection."
In the initial alchemy, we need to use martial fire. We should know that martial fire is not aimed at the nose and mouth, nor is it violent breathing. It is just to lift the heart, and it is a true meaning, and it is full of enthusiasm and cohesion. Stop breathing naturally and do something to breathe. If you have a heart, you will be interested: "encouraging the wind" means twitching the bellows to breathe, and "fanning" the abdomen. However, with the breath of the acquired qi, the breath will return to the abdomen and the innate qi will be excited. So that the first two days of air surge in the abdomen, hovering in the air pocket, naturally close the corresponding.
dantian is in front of the retroumbilical kidney, the first seven points and the last three points, and between the two kidneys. Among them, there is a point hanging in the air, which leads to mud pills on the top and Yongquan on the bottom. It is the ancestor of congenital avenue and the root of daily vitality. Taoist day "cavitation", day "porch" and so on, doctor day "life gate", Wu family day "abdomen"
Guo Yunshen, a master of Xingyi Boxing, said, "As the saying goes, the inner strength in boxing is to swell the abdomen, which is as hard as a rock. The inner strength of the fist is the combination of the yuan god and the vitality. The ridge intersects with the abdomen, impartial, harmonious and not flowing, self-contained, self-small, small and big, from the anger to the whole body, running through the four tips. " Yang Chengfu said: "If you move your mind, you will distribute your limbs." Live in one breath and splash, all the time, whatever you want, whatever you will, for example, the golden mean says, "If you let it go, it will be six rivers, and if you roll it, it will be hidden in secret."
according to the theory of Chinese medicine and qigong, the law of human life is mainly lifting, opening and closing, and the balance between man and nature is maintained through opening and closing. People exchange qi with nature all the time. People's face plates, muscles, blood vessels, five internal organs, bones, etc. all have membranes, and the exchange of qi between people who don't practice martial arts and nature is mainly in the superficial layer of the membrane and face plates. By practicing martial arts, the external mixed qi is absorbed into the body, which improves the density of mixed qi in the human body, strengthens the function of membrane collaterals, and at the same time, the sensory organs are sensitive. With the deepening of acrobatics, it requires the close combination of body and spirit, so that the mixed vitality of nature gradually penetrates from the surface of the body to the deep inside of the body, which enhances the depth and breadth of qi in the body to nourish the body. If skin, flesh, tendons, veins and bones are well trained, qi will permeate into muscles, bones and body, and all parts will be full of qi, their functions will be strengthened, and their bodies will become stronger day by day, so that they can get rid of diseases and prolong their lives, develop their wisdom, stimulate their potential, and gradually improve their kung fu.
Practicing is the day after tomorrow, and the breath after practice is the breath of the nose and mouth, which should be even, thin, deep and long. The method of sinking qi into the abdomen is closely related to the heart. The acquired qi of the lung and the innate essence of the kidney are combined by descending and absorbing, and they are transformed into the true qi of the human body, so that the internal forces are rapidly gathered and strengthened. The lungs and body hair orifices release turbid qi and inhale clear qi, which is combined with the "valley qi" produced by digestion of diet to transport and feed the body, viscera and organs. Through the breathing opening and closing of dantian in practice, the whole body can be opened and closed, and the turbid qi in the viscera can be spit out, which can be incorporated into the heaven and earth to clear the qi, not only enriching the internal qi, but also thickening the blood vessels and increasing the capillaries. Because "Qi is handsome for blood", "Qi moves for blood", and "Lung moving towards the pulse" can further promote the execution of qi and blood in the whole body, so that qi and blood in the whole body are smooth, and the internal organs and limbs are full of nutrition and vitality. During the practice, the abdomen sinks and deep breaths are formed. Sometimes, the opening and closing of pores are directly connected with the breath of abdomen, and for a long time, it enters the congenital fetal interest. Taoism and Neijiaquan talk about "modesty, solid belly" and "breath comes down to the root". Modesty: it's sexual merit and the wonder of inaction to keep your mind still and never give birth to a thought; Modesty makes the mind clear and the mind empty. Solid abdomen: refining and keeping the essence, refining the inner elixir with divine fire, is a vital skill and a promising technique. A solid abdomen makes the vitality full, the internal qi vigorous and energetic, which is the way to get to the bottom of the picture.
At this stage, the development and application of the potential magical functions of the human body will be perfectly integrated with the boxing frame. The boxing sutra says, "Be soft and then firm" means this. If you practice at this point, you will understand the drums, and you will have the ability to fight, and you will be able to do what you want. Drum is the process of opening and closing, it is bulging and turbulent. People practice boxing all their lives without actually pushing hands, and it's useless to be old. Only the combination of practicing boxing and pushing hands, and the guidance of the master, can we understand and appreciate the internal opening and closing, and understand the subtle difference between "struggle", "length" and "opening" It is necessary to understand that "three years of hard work is not as good as a master." Only in the hands of actual combat, under the guidance of a master, can we get twice the result with half the effort and practice some drumming on the basis of internal opening and closing. It takes a little swaying to change the point of contact, and it takes a little change to introduce failure.
At this stage of practice, the boxing frame completed with Dan Qi-urging posture really gives people a comfortable feeling of vigorous momentum, free operation and beautiful posture. The spirit in boxing, the body, hands and feet listen to its command, and practice gradually according to the rules of order, then we can do our best, and the ability of doing our best is in line with the spirit, and the spirit is in line with the meaning, so we can connect up and down, the hands and feet care for each other, the inside and the outside are one, and the elements are mixed. At this time, nature and nurture, the form and the bottom are integrated, which is not the same as those who want to be strong outside.
step 3: dantian qi permeates the five tips and radiates to the outside of the body, and the external gas field is expanded to open; Qi returns to dantian from the five tips in vitro, and the gas field in vitro shrinks into one.
Dan qi reaches the tip from the middle, and five tips are enough to achieve martial arts. Blood is the sea of qi, hair is the tip of blood, hair wants to rush to the crown, and the tip of blood is enough; Meat is the sac of qi, and the tongue is the tip of meat. The tongue wants to urge teeth, and the tip of meat is enough; Qi is born in bone marrow, teeth are the tips of bones, teeth want to break tendons, and the tips of bones are enough; Qi is connected to tendons, nails are the tips of tendons, nails want to penetrate bones, and tendons are enough; Qi is connected to nerve endings, and the panel is nerve endings. "One feather cannot be added", and nerve endings are enough.
God can't use it alone. God only works by essence. At this point, God can control qi, and "psychic energy" has played a role, and it has entered the Taoist art from martial arts. Only then can we really understand Wu Yuxiang's four-word secret: "Apply, cover, yes, swallow. Those who apply, luck in their own body, apply cloth on top of other strength, so that it is not strong. Those who cover it, cover it with gas. If you are right, you will be angry with him, and you will be determined to leave. Those who swallow it will swallow it all with their breath. " At this time, you can not only mobilize your own qi and blood, but also mobilize the qi and blood of the other side and control his soul. The change of the gas field outside the heart has a * * * on him, which can suck the midpoint of the other side empty, and then let people throw a projectile.
according to the Taoist theory, the top-grade elixir is the lead, the heart is mercury, the body and mind are integrated to form elixir, and the unity of form and spirit is the top-grade elixir. Some people think that the static work is high-order, the dynamic work is low-order, and the actual practice reaches a high level. There is no distinction between static and dynamic, and quiet inside is the high-level realm. Therefore, "Boxing Classic" says: "Although the body is moving, the heart is quiet, the qi should be restrained, and the spirit should be relaxed. The heart is the command, the gas is the flag, God is the coach, and as a driver, you can get what you want when you pay attention. " Ideas guide actions, which conform to the requirements of ancient qigong practice and excellent achievement methods. People's life activities are nothing more than body and mind, that is, form and spirit, and form and spirit are integrated, and qi is among them. Brother Zhang Quanliang said, "Carry out your intentions with your heart, guide your qi with your intentions, and transport your body with your qi." Practice means practice, that's the truth.
Daojiagong and Neijia Boxing cultivate the mind, cultivate the "sexual brilliance" and nurture the "psychic ability". Everything has energy, and there is light. Light and energy can be converted to each other. Energy generates power, power generates electricity, electricity generates light, and light generates energy. The heart has the ability and the nature has the light, both of which are the roots of the whole "life energy" and "life light" According to the scientific proof of "human optics", the human brain radiates the largest and farthest light, and it is circular. Therefore, it is not fiction or superstition that there is a circular aperture on the head of any idol, whether at home or abroad, ancient or modern. Everyone has many shortcomings. If you fix it, you will get it, and if you combine it, you will lose it. The divine light permeates the world and fills the universe, so God can be omnipresent, immortal in matter, immortal in energy, immortal in spirit and immortal in soul. Therefore, Taoism pursues a long life, that is, it can be cultivated into the realm of magical power, which is called "magical power."
Some people try to exaggerate the energy of "psionic energy" and go to pseudoscience; Some people deny the existence of "psychic energy", which is ignorance and blasphemy against Chinese civilization.
Interpretation of the beginning, execution, termination and transformation of the opening:
The beginning of Tai Ji Chuan's opening:
The beginning is not the beginning of the body gesture, but the beginning of the emotion. As the boxing saying goes, "Heart is the command" and "God is the commander in chief" is the first movement, followed by pneumatic movement, and the role of emotion is to urge posture.
Tai Ji Chuan's implementation;
Don't just do body movements. Body gestures are always carried out under the guidance of the mind and the urging of the internal qi. Under the guidance of the internal qi, it is carried out by the abdomen to the force point, and if the force point is in the hand, the qi is carried out to the tip of the finger. Put the wisdom of "all this is meaning but not form" into practice. The execution of internal qi is not internal or external, but spirals around the arm. It also spirals in the bone marrow. The execution of the body and the execution of the internal qi are sometimes synchronous and sometimes asynchronous, that is, the internal opening and closing and the external opening and closing are sometimes synchronous and sometimes asynchronous, and the internal opening means that the hand is also extended outward when the internal qi is executed to the tip of the finger, which is synchronous at this time; On the contrary, it is asynchronous.
Tai Ji Chuan's opening and closing:
There is a limit to the opening and closing of body gestures, but there is no limit to the execution of emotional energy. When the posture is opened or closed, the body gestures should reflect the fun of being straight in the middle, straight in the middle, and moving naturally. However, when the shape reaches the end, the intention is not the end, but more intention, and the spirit is concentrated on the power point and far away; For example, Chen Tai Ji Chuan's lazy clothes-tying style, when the final formula returns to the circle as a whole, the right hand sinks its wrist and brightens its palm, and the spirit is concentrated on the right hand. When the spirit is far away, the internal gas beam comes out from Laogong point and pursues the spirit. Another example is Wu Tai Ji Chuan's single whip style. In the process of stepping into a stance with his left foot, the palm of his left hand is inward, the fingers are upward from his chest to the left, and his thoughts are from the index finger to the middle finger and then to the ring finger. In the process of the outward rotation of the palm of your hand, your mind goes from the ring finger to the middle finger and then to the index finger. At this time, when you complete the overall return of the formula, your mind is far away, and your hands are chasing after God and your feet are chasing your hands.
The transformation of Tai Ji Chuan's opening:
The end of this trend is the beginning of the next trend, and the air turns into harmony at the beginning. At this time, when the mind is calm, the mind is relaxed, the body is relaxed, the abdomen is inhaled, and the released gas returns to the abdomen. The transformation of opening and closing is the opportunity of mutual transformation between yin and yang, and it is the place where the mystery of God's self-expression takes place.
slow opening means zi, fast opening means explosion. Principle of exerting force: If the mind is ignited, the gas in the abdomen will explode, and the gas will penetrate the whole body, hands and feet from the abdomen at the same time. After qi permeates the foot, the reaction force of the foot by the ground is shaped by the foot, leg and waist: that is, it is rooted in the foot, originated in the leg, dominated by the waist, shaped by the finger, or at the contact points such as shoulders and elbows, knocking people down. After the exertion, I relaxed all over, and my qi returned to Dantian from my limbs. Of course, the internal qi must be integrated with the external force of the body. Dantian is the source of strength, the external waist is the source of strength, and the foot is the root of strength. Boxing classics say: "moving is divided, and static is combined." Calm mind is combined into one breath, one breath.