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Steel Clothing Qigong:

The Route Qi Should Come Through 3 -1. The first phase: When inhaling, imagine to converge Qi into Lower Dantian from Ren Channels. Other contents cancelled

3 -2. The second phase: From Lower Dantian bring Qi upward along Ren Channel to reach Tian Tu acupoint. Other contents cancelled

3 -3. The third phase: Lead the Qi from YongQuan upward along Three Yang Feet Channels to reach Weilu acupoint. Other contents cancelled

Notes: The breathing process is as follows: Inhale, hold back the breath, deploy mind-will, move Qi along channels and exhale. Each phase should be connected with each other naturally. At beginning the holding back breath may be not easy for any practitioners. Yet as time lapses, practitioners can get accustomed to such practice and operate it in a more natural way.

Theoretic Explanation to Key Movements

Preparation: Stand up naturally with two hands covering the navel area. Breathe naturally. Then slowly relax every parts of the body: First is head, then neck, chest, upper limbs, abdomen, crotch, thigh, shank, feet. Keep in the relaxed state for several minutes, settling mind-will in Lower Dantian. See figure 1

6-1. Fall into stillness to pay respect to Buddha To perform this basic form of movement, practitioners should stand up one palm and level another palm before the chest. Settle mind will deep into Lower Dantian to get rid of all sorts of ideas. For general people, their heart issues unlimited thoughts outward without ending. Yet, for practitioners they should cleanse the heart of all such thoughts to fall into stillness. Movement explanation: Reach out two arms to two sides of the body. Then draw back them to the place before the chest, standing up one palm before the mouththe fingertips at the level of RenZhong acupoint--and placing another palm levelly before the chest with palm facing downward. Settle mind will into Lower Dantian. See figure 2 4.

6-2. Withered Tree with Roots Entwine into Ground The big tree arises from the very tiny root. If the roots of any withered tree entwine into ground lively it means the renewed life is impending. For this form, practitioners should breathe to fill Lower Dantian when inhaling and distribute Qi to feet when exhaling. In the same time, train the lower abdomen by hitting it with fists to strengthen the body trunk.. To bring Qi into feet the body can commune with the ground. Movement explanation:

Follow the former movement. Lower down two hands to the surface of the right foot. Then draw back two hands upward to the place before navel. Change the two hands into fists to hit the lower abdomen several times. Then lower down two hands again along the left leg to the surface of the left foot. See figure 5 10

6-3. Embrace moon from the bottom of the sea A full moon is shining high up over the vast expanse of the ocean. Yet, its light is always reaching deep at the bottom of the ocean (settle mind will into Lower Dantian). Stretching out two arms to bring the shining up into my chest, I can refill the Cong Qi located in Middle Jiao Region. In the same time, practitioners should hit the rib area to expel the Qi to rush through the Yuan Ye and Da Bao Acupoint, which can strengthen the strike-bearing power of such skin area. Movement explanation: Follow the former movement. Round up two arms and bring them upward to the place before chest, then open up two arms to some extent. Then use two palms to chop the chest area several times. See figure 11 16.

6-4. Hold Up a Caldron Caldron is called Ding in ancient China. It has three feet, round body and two ears. Therefore, it is very hard to hold it up with hands. Here, holding up a caldron means to use strength to bring Qi upward to Upper Jiao Region along Du Channel and lead Qi downward along Ren Channel. In the same time, practitioners should use fists to hit the head to train the head for the power of bearing attack. Movement explanation: Follow the former movement. Turn the body to left. Then bring two hands upward to high above head, two palms facing upward. Change two hands into fists to hit the head several times from above. Then lower two hands to the place before navel. See figure 17 21.

6-5. Warrior Stares Angrily Settle mind will in temple area and then hit the area from two sides. In such way to train the area to bear attacks. Movement explanation: Follow the former movement. Change two palms to face upward. Then bring them upward along the two sides of the body to hit the two temple area with the two palms several times. See figure 22 24.

6-6. Hug a full moon Here hug a full moon means to bring sufficient Qi to enrich the Lower Dantian, to strengthen

kidney area. Change the two hands into fists to hit the kidney area to increase the strike-bearing power. Such form can be used to treat diseases related to kidney. Movement explanation: Follow the former movement. Open up two hands and bring them backward to kidney area. Then change palms into fists and hit the kidney area several times. Then bring them back to place before navel. See figure 25 27.

6-7. Dredge Ren Channel Move two hands up and down along the Ren Channels in different ways can lead the Qi to come through the channel, aiming at coordinating the function of each viscera and organs, enriching Yin Qi and nourishing Yang Qi, in the same time. Movement explanation: Follow the former movement. Two palms face downward. Then bring two palms upward along Ren Channel to the place above head. Then lower down two palms to the crotch, use palms to slap thigh from two sides. Then bring them upward to chop the rib areas from two sides. See figure 28 35.

6-8. Heaven and Earth in Harmony When the Infinite Chaos begins to polarizes, Yin and Yang come into being. The pure Yang Qi arises to form Heaven and Pure Yin Qi descends to become Earth. Between them human beings take residence. One hand reaching high up in sky and other one exploring deep below we can commune with Heaven and Earth. And the Qi converges upon me is called Great Harmony Qi. When such kind of Qi is rich by cultivation for long we can have a very strong body trunk. Movement explanation: Follow the former movement. Turn the body right, bend the upper body forward, reach the left hand to the right foot. In the same time reach right hand backward to form hook with fingers. Then stand up upper body and use two palms to chop the chest several times. The bend the upper body forward again reaching out right hand to left foot. Stretch out left hand backward to form a hook with fingers. See figure 36 38

6-9. Overload Opens Bow The arrogant overload has very rich strength. So, he can stretch open the old bow which none can open it once before. Therefore he opens it at left side and then right side in such free way that people feel amazed. To train the two palms and arms in such way, we can use the two palms forcibly as like steel swords and in an instant break all things into pieces. Movement explanation: Follow the former movement. Turn the body left to form right Xu stance. Then slowly stretch out two arms, right in the front and left in the back, as like open up a bow. Then turn the body right to perform the same movements. See figure 39 44.

6-10. Monkey King Stamp Down the Furnace Monkey King is one character in the literature Journey To the West. He is reckless to do anything as he likes and someday even knocks down the furnace Lao Tzu used to make elixir. When finishing running Qi along the channels we can converge Qi into leg to reach out the leg forcibly. To train the leg in such way for long people can feel the wind seems to be attached to the leg because stone, bricks pieces fly away when the legs reach any places. Movement explanation: Follow the former movement. Draw back two palms and place them at two sides of the rib areas. Then use force to kick out the right foot to right side. Then repeat the process with left and right reversed. See figure 45 47.

6-11. Join Two Palms to Wind Up All Postures After practicing the above ten forms Qi will be so active all around the body parts that we should calm down to draw it back and bring it back into Lower Dantian. When Qi is settling down deep into Lower Dantian practitioners can wind up the form sets. Movement explanation: Follow the former movement. Draw back two palms to the place before chest, two palms facing each other. Then lower down two palms to the place before navel. Breathe naturally, settle mind will into Lower Dantian at least three minutes.

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