Developing Internal Energy for Effective Acupuncture Practice by Ioannis Solos

Author:Ioannis Solos [Ioannis Solos]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
ISBN: 9780857011442
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Published: 2014-06-02T16:00:00+00:00

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EXERCISE 22: HITTING THE BAG OF BEANS

This exercise comes from the basic training of Tong Bei Quan. The bean-bag is usually made of leather or thick cloth, and is about the size of A4 paper. It is then filled with soybeans.

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From the ding ba bu position, grasp the bag with the supporting hand.

Imagine being inside the great balloon, with your center of gravity being the dan tian.

Using whole body action, with the needling hand you strike the bag with your palm or your fist, performing a similar movement to kai he shi li (exercise 12).

When you strike the bag, the supporting hand (left), nose and the big toe of the left foot should be on the same line.

When you strike, the weight on the feet goes from the 70–30 position to 30–70 at the point of hitting, and then when you retreat it returns to 70–30. This is originally a fighting exercise, and therefore it allows more space for larger movement. In some cases you can do this exercise with stepping, but always make sure that the fist lands at the same time as the front foot steps forward, to maintain coordination.

Avoid overly large, sudden and uncoordinated movement.

The eyes should focus on the bag.

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