What is Tai Chi Internal Strength? What is the difference between Tai Chi and Qigong?

Tai Chi internal gong is an eclectic practice of internal refining with the combination of movement and static, mainly through the practice of qi cultivation, luck with intention, luck with qi, qi through the meridians, internal and external integration, balance yin and yang, enhance internal qi and guide qi and blood to run the whole body, to improve the body's ability to reconcile yin and yang. As the saying goes, "practice boxing without practice, to the old one empty", Taijiquan is a martial art that integrates the skills and moves, such as Taijiquan without internal strength, it is just a form of movement of the limbs, Taijiquan as a typical representative of internal boxing, is a very important exercise of internal strength. Practicing Tai Chi boxing must not understand how to raise, practice boxing does not nourish qi, a hundred years of work is not long, Tai Chi internal strength to practice the main "beginning and the intention to move, then the internal movement, and then the shape of the movement", the internal dynamic guide shape, the shape of the internal movement, from the inside and outside, the outside leads the inside, and to achieve the unity of the inside and outside, the same inside and outside, and nothing moves.

Relaxation is not the patent of Tai Chi, usually, people have the experience and knowledge of using relaxation in their lives, for example, when students take exams, teachers will use the word "relaxation" to encourage students to get good results. Of course, there is a qualitative difference between the concept of relaxation for ordinary people and Tai Chi Songgong.

Tai Chi master Yang Yuting said: "The whole body is naturally relaxed, the mind is quiet, and the nerves are not tense." And he said:

The body and mind are relaxed, naturally stretched, soft, round, slow, the chest and abdomen are loose, the blood around the body is smooth, and the body and skin feel sensitive".

The process of practicing boxing is the process of retreating from the body's own strength. Practicing hard is not tai chi. Exertion is an innate natural instinct, and children can exert exertion too.

Exertional efforts will not produce Tai Chi internal strength. Please pay attention when practicing boxing, to practice lightly, slowly, and virtually, the movement is soft, even, no edges and corners, and it is required to be round. This is determined by the characteristics of Tai Chi.

In order to achieve internal strength, you must follow the rules of Tai Chi to practice.

The fist does not leave the hand", that is to say, outside the normal practice time, walking, moving, sitting, lying and so on must think about the fist. "Tai Chi Kung Fu is outside the fist".

Tai Chi is practiced, and to be precise, it is realized. If you comprehend in practice, without comprehension, it will be difficult to achieve success in ten or twenty years. There are many ways to practice boxing:

The whole routine, practice once a few days, and strive to walk round; Practice single style, one type of practice or two types of continuous practice, such as hugging the knees and walking [going] to pinch the monkey {back]; Trans practice, boxing routines are practiced to the left, reverse to the right; Silent practice, when waiting for someone and waiting for the car, you can practice without using your hands, just walking; Walking through the routine on the car and boat can also have an effect. If a certain part is stiff, you can practice this part alone, such as: loose waist exercise [loose waist is hard to find, according to understanding, you can do it], hanging elbow exercise, finger stretching wrist exercise, loose hip exercise, loose knee exercise, loose ankle exercise, loose foot exercise.

You can practice loosening your feet at any time, landing on your feet flatly, not stepping on the ground, and loosening the small joints of your toes one by one. There is no time limit to practice this exercise, and you should also loosen your feet and toes when sleeping.

What can nourish qi is the inner fist, and the qi naturally belongs to the internal strength, that is, the inner kung fu, you can literally understand it. The real Tai Chi is the kung fu of nourishing qi, and naturally there is Tai Chi internal strength.

Originated in the feet, lines and fingers, it is the internal strength of Tai Chi, and it cannot be counted without this step.

I don't know the internal strength of Tai Chi, but Tai Chi Jin is the whole strength of the body that runs through it in one go.

I don't understand what you said, maybe my current realm is not yet, I only know the skills of power.

Basic skills are the basic training to master and improve Taijiquan techniques, and are the fundamental links to correct the basic posture of the human body, improve the special quality, and strengthen the internal and external health.

Through the coordination and coordination of breathing and movement under the command of the mind in the following single forms, the combination of mind, qi and force can achieve the unity of mind and force.

In order to improve the special physical fitness, so that the action has both heavy and light, both strong and flexible strength connotation, to achieve softness in the rigidity, hidden needles in the cotton, so that the whole body is complete, upright and comfortable, support the eight sides, solid and strong, and lay a reliable foundation for learning the basic movements and routines of Taijiquan.

1. Poleless pile.

Feet parallel to each other, shoulder-width apart, knees slightly bent, center of gravity between legs; The arms are slightly bent, raised in front of the chest, the fingers are slightly bent naturally, the fingertips are opposite each other (about 20 cm apart), the palms are inward like holding a ball, and the eyes are looking at the two hands.

The upper body is straight, the head is hanging on the top, the chin is slightly closed, the shoulders are heavy, the elbows are lowered, the waist is loosened and the buttocks are loosened, the spirit is concentrated, the dantian is guarded, and the breathing is natural. At the beginning of the exercise, it lasts for 5 minutes each time, and gradually increases after a long period of practice. The height of the posture can be mastered according to the physique and leg strength, and the lower strength can be increased by practicing the stability, the internal strength of the body is full, and the dantian qi is sufficient.

Second, the opening and closing pile.

On the basis of the infinite pile pose, the arms are slightly opened outward and slightly retracted inward. Inhalation (bulging of the lower abdomen) when opened; Simultaneous exhalation (lower abdomen adduction). At the beginning of the exercise, you should try to breathe naturally and smoothly, and do not hold your breath reluctantly.

After practicing for a long time, you can increase the degree of breathing and expand the amount of inflation. If you inhale to the extreme point and can no longer breathe, exhale instead. Similarly, when you exhale to the extreme point and exhale all the breath and can't exhale anymore, inhale instead. You can practice for 3-5 minutes each time, and it can gradually increase over time.

The difference between Tai Chi and Qigong is that Qigong has become an important part of the basic practice of Tai Chi, and some of the methods and essentials of Tai Chi have also become the reference content for people in the qigong community to create Tai Chi Qigong.

It is generally believed that Tai Chi is to seek stillness in motion, and Qigong is to seek movement in stillness. First of all, their essence is different, Tai Chi moves the limbs and body, and Qigong moves the internal qi under the guidance of the mind; Tai Chi is calm and calm, and Qigong is calm and physical, which shows that the connotation of movement and stillness is not the same.

Secondly, qigong seeking movement in stillness is seeking internal qi movement; Stillness is not the goal, the real goal it pursues is also the movement of internal qi, and the mind is calm (static), so that the mind can be used well (the intention is not forced) and the internal qi movement can be achieved under the guidance of the fist.

Since both of these are aimed at promoting the movement of internal qi, they have the effect of promoting each other, complementing each other, and having the same end. For health preservation, not only can you practice together, but it is best to practice together.

Because Taijiquan is more time-consuming to achieve the operation of internal qi, just practicing boxing will never become proficient, and in amateur conditions, it is not possible to do without a few years of kung fu. There is no movement on the body of the practice pile, concentrate on relaxation, use the mind, and guide the internal qi to rotate in the body with the breath, one mind; It's easier to get angry.

When you have a real feeling of the internal qi latent rotation in the process of standing on the pile, it can help you practice Tai Chi, by relaxing your intention and not using force, coupled with fist breathing, it will be easier to grasp the flow of internal qi with the fist. On the other hand, due to the integrity, diversity, and variability of the fist, there are left and right; Sudden advance and retreat, which must be matched by the operation of the internal qi around the body equivalent to the Great Zhoutian.

This kind of internal qi operation around the body will also prompt you to stand in the pile, and the internal qi operation will expand from the original Xiao Zhou Tian Ren Du two veins to the whole body of the Great Zhou Tian operation. "Da Zhoutian" is not as cumbersome as the traditional practice: you have to memorize the twelve meridians; The acupuncture points, as well as the ins and outs, are not easy to figure out, and difficult to operate.

Adopt a variety of ways to operate, which can not only be chosen according to the needs of the body, but also add fun to avoid monotony.

The random operation of this internal qi is between regular and irregular, and the general law is: inhalation, exhalation, and exhalation, and qi sinking dantian (rising, along the Du pulse and the outer side of the limbs; Descend, along the Ren veins and the inner sides of the limbs), inhale, store and exhale, so that the internal qi can "run all over the body". In fact, this kind of random operation of internal qi is close to the "Qi is directly nourished and harmless" mentioned in the "Thirteen Potentials Xinggong Heart Explanation", which refers to the natural cultivation of internal qi, that is, through exhalation and guidance, and the use of mind to promote the operation and strengthening of internal qi.