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Tai Chi master Hou Chunxiu’s secret Zhaobao Tai Chi training method
Hou Chunxiu’s Secret Body Training Method Practicing the legs and hands also requires practicing the body. The method of practicing the body is inseparable from the hands and feet. The so-called forward and backward, looking left and right, and central stability are all completed by the cooperation of the hands and feet. Hold the chest,…
Zhaobao Taijiquan Training Instructions
Master Zheng Wuqing’s manuscript For beginners, it is advisable to correct the direction to establish the foundation. The most taboo is carelessness and impetuosity, lack of concentration, eyes not paying attention to hands, hands not paying attention to feet, this is called blind practice. Especially taboo is that the body is not active, hands and…
The sixth main feature of Wudang Zhaobao Tai Chi: the strings on the hands and the tripping stones under the feet
Zhaobao three-in-one Tai Chi is a combination of boxing, pushing hands and free fighting. It is a flexible and practical combination of boxing. It inherits the ancient tradition, integrates health preservation and fighting skills, and retains the ancient practice methods and the original fighting methods. The teacher compares these original things to local specialties, which…
Zhaobao Tai Chi Advanced Internal Strength Training
Zhaobao Tai Chi, from the perspective of skill improvement, can be divided into three stages: first, the primary stage, leading with the hands; second, the intermediate stage, the internal strength is driven by the body method; third, the advanced stage, the body movement is guided by the internal strength. How to practice this stage is…
Wudang Zhaobao Tai Chi – Three Levels
Wudang Zhaobao Tai Chi’s ladder level, not to be ashamed of its shallowness, is divided into three levels: Deep proficiency is divided into three segments: One is knowing weight in one breath, two is crotch and hip conversion, and three is lightness and flexibility; “Zhe” is the cell of Tai Chi, and “Zhe” is the…
Zhaobao Taijiquan basic skills formula: Peng, Lu, Ji, An, Cai, Lie, Elbow, Kao
The function of the shelf is in the two arms: the function of the shelf force is exerted on the round support force of the two arms. This support force needs to be actively used in any action. Stroke in the palm: Stroke is the technique of breaking the shelf. The perception of the left…
Zhaobao Taijiquan Training Essentials
(1) Relaxation: refers to the whole body being relaxed during the exercise. Pay attention to the chin being retracted, the mouth being closed naturally, the tongue being rolled up and licking the upper palate, the bones, flesh, qi and blood being harmoniously combined to activate the Dantian Qi and promote the innate breathing. Lightly push…
The secret of Zhaobao Tai Chi to stand upright
The human body is endowed with Taoism, and there are secrets to achieve Taoism. To truly cultivate Taoism, one must first open up the orifices. First, one must straighten the body, that is, to adjust the distorted body through cultivation. There are nineteen secrets to straightening the body and adjusting the posture, opening the meridians…
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The secret to practicing Tai Chi to the highest level
What are the manifestations of practicing Tai Chi to a high level? When practicing Tai Chi to the highest level, you will feel empty, quiet and ethereal, with a focused mind, hair standing up and eyes showing a spiritual look. The body is so soft that the qi sinks into the abdomen, and the body…
Practicing Tai Chi with the body and hips interacting with each other
The “hip” is very important in the practice of Tai Chi. The hip must be “active”. It is the core of the human body and the most important thing. The ancients used to increase the range of motion of the hip through wall-facing and wall-squatting exercises and even “shaking the big pole” to make it…
The Secret of Yang Style Tai Chi’s Core Training Method
How to practice Yang style Tai Chi? Answer: First seek to expand, then seek to compact. Beginners should use a large frame, which can make the muscles and bones comfortable, the blood and qi flow, and the position is fixed, showing the skill. When it comes to application, it should be fast and convenient, so…
If you practice Tai Chi with the “Ten Hearts” in mind, there is nothing you cannot do well.
Tai Chi is a kind of Yi Quan, and it is inevitable to emphasize practicing with the mind. When practicing, “calming the mind and using the mind” should be put first. Only by guiding oneself to exercise regularly with the mind can one reach the highest level of one’s own quality. Senior masters have proved…
The key to practicing Tai Chi to perfection is to start from the heart.
To practice Tai Chi to the extreme is to be simple and plain, that is, the great way is simple! When practicing Tai Chi, you start by standing and punching. After you have internal strength, you still stand and punch. In the end, you still stand and punch when you are superb. Although it is…
Tai Chi Heart Method: Heart is Tai Chi, Tai Chi is Heart
What is the mind method? Cultivation requires a method, and the method of cultivating the mind is the mind method; Tai Chi mind method is the method of cultivating one’s own mind by following Tai Chi.The mind method mentioned here has two meanings. One is the method; the other is the law. I personally think…
What you practice is Tai Chi, what you cultivate is your mind
Tai Chi is a happy boxing. Whenever you practice well, you will have endless fun. Your body will become more flexible, you will walk more easily, you will not feel tired when doing things, and you will speak softly. You will have a good spirit. Tai Chi is a boxing of wisdom. People often say:…
When practicing Tai Chi, we should pay attention to training the mind and the heart.
The purpose of practicing Tai Chi is not to train the body, but to train the mentality. In other words, practicing Tai Chi is not just about training the appearance, but more about training the mind. We should change our mentality and body shape purposefully and pursue more inward. Through practicing Tai Chi, we should…
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Human trials of not eating for 7 days and drinking only water have shown that fasting for 3 days is beneficial to health!
In recent years, fasting has become a new favorite in the scientific research community, and people have proposed various intermittent fasting programs for the prevention and treatment of obesity. In fact, the benefits of fasting are more than that. In addition to basic weight loss, fasting can also help improve cardiometabolic diseases and neurodegenerative diseases,…
Overview of Bigu Qigong
1, Auxiliary Qigong for Bigu – Health Care Method of Teeth-Knocking and Swallowing Saliva Introduction, Method and Importance of Swallowing Saliva In the process of cultivation, ancient practitioners emphasized and paid attention to the importance of saliva. They called saliva “golden saliva and jade liquid” and regarded it as a treasure for practicing Qigong. During…
Bigu experience, precautions and methods
1, Experience of Bigu Basic principle of the universe: emptiness generates consciousness, energy generates matter. It can be seen that a person’s consciousness plays an important role in the changes of his own and surrounding energy. Therefore, if you want to purify and improve your own body (which is actually a dense form of energy)…
Analysis of the scientific principles of bigu, nourishing the body and mind, and curing all diseases
Bigu was originally a Taoist practice method. Because it can improve people’s physical fitness and has a good therapeutic effect on diseases, this method was spread by Taoist practitioners and gradually spread to the public, becoming a method of health and maintenance for health practitioners. When people do not eat grains, they use some specific…
Eight-section Brocade Qi and Blood Health Preservation Method
Ba Duan Jin has a history of more than 800 years. Its effect is remarkable and widely praised by the public. It consists of eight movements, each of which has its unique fitness effect, which can effectively balance yin and yang, dredge meridians, and harmonize qi and blood, so as to achieve the purpose of…
What is the real effect of Ba Duan Jin? How to practice Ba Duan Jin correctly?
If the meridians are blocked, all kinds of diseases will arise. How to open up the meridians and replenish qi and blood? Traditional Chinese medicine takes qi and blood as the core, especially qi as the foundation, and Ba Duan Jin came into being. This kind of gymnastics used to regulate the qi and blood…
Health wisdom for people with low back and leg pain: intervention and conditioning of Ba Duan Jin
Low back pain, this problem often troubles modern people’s daily life. It is not only related to muscle, ligament and joint damage, but also may be related to deep organ dysfunction. This article will explore the causes and treatments of low back pain from the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, and introduce how to relieve…
The “Turtle Retraction” Method in Baguazhang Walking and Turning
In other articles, it has been introduced that there are two main ways to practice walking and turning in Baguazhang, one is “straight inside and buckle outside”, and the other is “swing inside and buckle outside”. The first is the current mainstream practice method. When walking and turning, the inside foot goes straight and the…
Chinese Herb&Nutrition
Six ways to lose weight with Chinese medicine
It is best to have a physical examination and consult a professional before losing weight. Although Chinese medicine weight loss methods are good, please do it under the guidance of professionals. 1, Stomach-soothing and fat-removing method Body obesity is mostly due to excessive sweetness and fat. The sticky fat first accumulates in the stomach, often…
Oriental Experience Weight Loss Recipe
Generally applicable recipes Breakfast: 1 bag of milk or soy milk, 1 egg, 1 liang of grain, 2 liang of vegetables or 1 banana, 2 walnut kernels or a few other nuts (breakfast is “gold”, you must eat well). Lunch: 1 liang of meat, fish, shrimp, chicken (choose 1), 1~2 liang of grain, unlimited vegetables,…
Here comes the Chinese medicine diet recipe, healthy and delicious
Chinese medicine believes that All edible things have four qi and five flavors, meridians, and the nature of rising and falling. When choosing food and medicine substances for obese adult patients, they must first accurately differentiate the syndrome and choose the corresponding food and medicine substances according to the three-factor principle of “depending on the…
Mushrooms, red amaranth, bananas, milk, eating more of these 4 foods can improve mood and relieve anxiety
Life is stressful these days, and many people have psychological problems. According to the World Health Organization, there are currently about 350 million people suffering from depression worldwide. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, about 5.7% of adults in the United States suffer from generalized anxiety disorder. While some types of anxiety disorders…
TCM Health Preservation in Autumn
Autumn Health Preservation 1, Characteristics of Autumn The climate is dry in autumn, and the natural world presents a “severe” phenomenon. Dryness is a disease, which is divided into warm dryness and cool dryness. In early autumn, there is a residual air of summer heat, and most diseases are warm dryness; in late autumn and…
Traditional Chinese medicine recommends 10 things to do to stay healthy in autumn
The core of autumn health care focuses on lung care. Especially for patients with basic lung diseases, appropriate health care measures should be taken to strengthen the lungs. This can not only effectively resist the invasion of autumn dryness, but also lay a solid health foundation for the cold winter to come, ensuring the overall…
Health knowledge and life skills
1, To verify whether the egg is fresh, just put it in salt water. Fresh eggs will sink, and stale ones will float. 2, If you eat something very spicy, put some salt in your mouth, spit it out, rinse your mouth, and it will not be spicy. 3, If you have a nosebleed, don’t…
Health Knowledge: Disease Prevention
1, Among the five internal organs, only the heart will not develop “cancer” because the blood flow in the heart is too fast, and most cancer cells have no chance to “take root” and are carried away by the blood. 2, The heart can pump about 7157kg of blood every day, which is equivalent to…
Health&Healing
The “protective umbrella” of the five internal organs–health preservation of the lungs
The lungs are the “protective umbrella” of the five internal organs, an important organ for the distribution of body fluids and temperature regulation, the gateway for the body to defend against external wind and cold evil spirits, and the first line of defense for the body. Lung maintenance must be taken seriously! Women who do…
A health guide for people with back and leg pain in autumn and winter
In autumn and winter, the sun gradually rises, and the heat lost every day is still greater than the heat received, showing a situation of “not enough to cover expenses”. The temperature drops, and the weather becomes colder and colder. At this time, people with back and leg pain need to pay more attention to…
TCM tips for treating back and leg pain
Due to various strains and exogenous diseases, the pain in the waist and legs caused by them affects people’s daily activities, mood, happiness and psychological state. For strain-related waist and leg pain, here are some tips for Chinese medicine care, which can be easily performed at home to reduce the impact of pain: Low back…
TCM Health Care: Self-care for Low Back and Leg Pain
As people age, their body functions continue to degenerate, and various problems arise, the most common of which is low back pain. In fact, low back pain is a symptom, not a disease. There are many reasons that can cause low back pain. Today, let’s talk about self-care for old low back pain. Causes of…
The 8 Best Exercises for Brain Health and Memory
Exercise can help boost cognitive function and protect your brain from age-related memory loss. Regular exercise plays an important role in healthy aging, reducing your risk of conditions like diabetes and heart disease later in life. But you may not realize that every time you lace up your running shoes or fire up your spinning…
Harvard Health: Exercise can improve memory and thinking skills
The data shows that only 20% of American adults meet the recommended level of physical activity. Despite numerous studies proving that exercise is an effective way to prevent disability and disease, and sometimes even a cure for it, nearly 30% of Americans over the age of 6 admit that they don’t exercise at all. That’s…
Oriental culture, 5 tips for healthy belly slimming
01 What is abdominal obesity? Abdominal obesity (also called central obesity or centripetal obesity) refers to excessive accumulation of abdominal fat, especially excessive accumulation of visceral fat in the abdominal cavity, which is mainly manifested by an enlarged abdomen and an increased waist circumference. Because the waist and abdomen are too fat, they look like…
Acupuncture weight loss method, worth collecting
Through more than 60 years of clinical experience and research, a set of simple and easy-to-use weight loss methods with few acupoints and overall and local coordination has been summarized. The technique is exquisite, targeted at individual adjustments, combined with acupuncture to restore the balance of yin and yang, qi and blood, internal organs, and…
Start Getting New Knowledge and Experience in Tai Chi, Together!
A friend encouraged me to combine my experience in Internet technology with my passion for Tai Chi to create a blog platform for Tai Chi and health. I followed my friend’s advice and created this blog platform where Tai Chi enthusiasts like me can gather and grow together, gain healthy bodies, philosophical thoughts, and