Taoist Zhuangdan Gong Method II

Mondo Culture Updated on 2024-02-01

The second type of jade dragon curtain picks.

Essentials] put your hands together, insert your fingers down, twist your shoulders and twist your arms, and bend your straight arms.

Action] Prepare the posture as before (omitted). With your feet shoulder-width apart, your hands moving upwards from the sides of your body at the same time, adducting your palms in front of your chest (Fig. 51), and pointing your fingertips toward your eyebrows. Then rotate your wrists outward 180 degrees so that your fingertips are downward (Picture 52), then lean over and bend your hands together until your elbows are straight (Picture 53), looking at your fingertips without bending your knees. Then rotate the arms 90 degrees to the left so that the back of the right hand is facing outward (Fig. 54), the straight arms are raised with the body, and rotate 180 degrees to the right when passing through the chest intercourse movement so that the back of the left hand is facing up (Fig. 55), and the arms continue to move straight up to the top of the head, after a short pause, the hands are rotated 90 degrees to the left, and then the elbows are bent together in front of the chest through the head (Fig. 56).

Frequency] Only do 3 times according to the ** series of exercises. There is no limit to the number of times you can practice this pose alone.

Breathing] Inhale when you close your hands in front of your chest, exhale when you lean down, inhale when you rotate your straight arm and lift it up to your chest, and exhale when you continue to curve up to the top of your head.

Thoughts) When inhaling, the intention is to guard the Lao Gong acupoint, and when exhaling, the ten Yi acupoints (ten fingertips) emit external qi.

Note] When closing the palms of the hands, the palms should be slightly empty, so that only the base of the palms and the fingertips touch each other. When the twisting arm rotates, it should be easy-going and relaxed, and pull all joints to participate in the movement.

Function) external movement to the limbs, internal movement to luck. The lateral movement of the upper limbs dissipates stagnation, and the dampness and heat are cleared and reassured by the labor palace to create qi. Qi travels with the limbs, strengthens the functions of the human body, promotes the circulation of qi and blood, and maintains the overall prosperity of qi and blood**.

The third type is the dragon and the jade bundle.

Essentials] lunge oblique, twisted arm double buckle, pull bow leg, golden rooster independent. Action] Prepare the posture as before (omitted). Take a step diagonally in front of the left with your left foot, exit at an angle of about 45 degrees, bend your left knee forward, and press your lower leg straight into a left lunge. At the same time, the hands are bent at the sides of the body and the elbows are raised, with the palms facing up. It is then inserted diagonally in front of the left knee (Fig. 57). Then make a hollow fist and retract the elbows (Fig. 58) and move the forearms inward relative so that the forearms overlap and cross on the left side, with the left bay on top and the right arm on the bottom (Fig. 53). Then turn both wrists inward at the same time so that the center of the two fists are downward, the center of gravity is shifted forward, the left leg is straightened into a supporting leg, and the right leg is raised at the knee (Fig. 60). After a short pause, unhook the right side and push out with your heel to the left front, and pull your arms outward accordingly, as in a horizontal bow pose (Fig. 61). Stop and withdraw the right leg to the ground, the left foot and then receive the right foot, the two fists at the same time turn into palms from the side of the body around the head, chest, ** body side to establish a positive posture, the action is over. [Count] in increments. [Breathing] from the beginning to the legs is inhalation, when it becomes a lunge and a simple step is an exhalation, when it is a fist and an arm is rotated, and when the foot kicks and pulls the bow, it is an exhalation. The first time you inhale, you want to sink into the dantian, the first time you exhale and want the dantian qi to come out from the ten fingertips, the second time you inhale, you want to keep the Quchi acupoints at the joints of the elbows, and you want to gather the internal qi in the acupuncture points, and the second time you exhale, you want the internal qi to be released from the elbows and the soles of the feet. [Note] the posture should be correct, the muscles should be relaxed, the tension should be clear, and the unity and coordination of the breath and strength of the mind should be strictly mastered. The number of exercises in this style should not be too much, otherwise it will be detrimental to oneself if it consumes internal qi.

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