Traditional Chinese Medicine Manipulation and Boxing Need to Skillfully Use "Forty-five Degrees"

Forty-five degree angle is a concept of angle, which is widely used in practice. Especially in today's rapid development of science and technology, the application of 45 degrees angle is everywhere. In many areas, the 45-degree angle is both a standard and a limit, such as: the angle of an aircraft should not exceed 45 degrees at takeoff; the angle of a steel crack should be 45 degrees at break under heavy pressure; and the angle of an object flying outward under centrifugal force is more than 45 degrees, etc.

In ancient China, Bagua positioning method was the most frequently used method to express orientation. However, when using the Eight Diagrams to express the orientation, only eight directions can be separated by using Qian, Kan, Gan, Zhenzhen, Su, Li, Kun and Duan. That is to say, only 360 degrees of the circumference can be subdivided into 45 degrees, and the angle can not be subdivided again. However, this 45 degree angle alone fully reflects the wisdom of our ancestors. Especially in the practice and application of Taijiquan, the 45 degree angle plays a role everywhere.

Wang Zongyue, a Taijiquan theorist in the Qing Dynasty, said that "Pu, Pull, Push, Press, namely Kan, Li, Zheng, Dui, Sizheng Fang; Pick, Bi, elbow and Bian, namely Qian, Kun, Bian, Xu, Sidiao, and the Eight Diagrams". In the Taijiquan Sutra Song Tips, there are also "pushing and squeezing according to the square, taking the elbow and leaning angle. Qiankun earthquake is the Eight Diagrams. Looking forward to five elements. Exposition.

In the process of practicing and applying Taijiquan, the human body is constantly moving and changing its direction. So the accurate position of the human body in the direction of moving and changing can not be fully explained by the simple method of locating the eight-diagrams. However, our ancestors put forward the concept of the Eight-Diagrams of the human body, which is used to explain and explain the accurate direction and position of the human body in the direction of moving and changing. Place.

Introducing the concept of human body Eight-Diagrams is to take the human body itself as the positioning point of the eight-diagrams'orientation, and to correspond the eight directions of the human body with the eight directions of the Eight-Diagrams one by one. Thus, when the human body moves and changes its orientation, the eight directions of the Eight-Diagrams also move with the human body's movement and change with the change of the human body's orientation. Thus, it solves the difficult problem of direction description in the process of Taijiquan drilling.

In the process of practicing Chen Style Mixed Yuan Taijiquan, especially in the process of coaching new trainees, we often encounter some specific problems such as which direction to stretch out the hands, which direction to push out the legs, which direction to step on the feet, and so on. It takes a lot of effort to explain and remember, but once for some reason, the direction to face when practicing boxing. A little change will lead to confusion in direction.

In addition, the classical theory of Eight Diagrams is not only obscure to modern people, but also difficult to remember. In the process of coaching the trainees, the author tries to use the concept of 45 degrees angle to expound the direction problems encountered in the process of mixed yuan Taijiquan drilling, and has achieved good results, which can solve the direction problems in the process of mixed yuan Taijiquan drilling and play a certain auxiliary role in the study and practice of mixed Yuan Taijiquan enthusiasts. This is because the concept of 45 degrees angle is closer to modern life and is considered to be a really easy-to-understand method.

Next, we will try to talk about the application of the concept of 45 degree angle in the boxing style from the boxing practice of Mixed Yuan Taijiquan.

As we all know, the human body moves forward through the process of continuous virtual-real conversion of two feet, which is called footwork in Taijiquan practice. In the process of practicing mixed-yuan Taijiquan, although the two feet fall on two parallel straight lines, each foot always retracts along the 45-degree angle when moving forward from solid to virtual. Protruding at an angle of 45 degrees.

For example, the left step and the right step in the Mixed Yuan 24 Taijiquan (hereinafter referred to as "Jingang Pumping" are the same. Similarly, when the human body moves backwards, it retracts along the 45-degree angle and pushes back along the 45-degree angle, such as the regression in the "inverted humerus" of the boxing style. In addition, when the human body changes direction, the outer swing angle of the feet is 45 degrees, which meets the requirement of the human body turning 45 degrees.

Mixed Yuan Taijiquan techniques include boxing and palm. Let's start with boxing techniques, such as the direction of punching in the punch style of "covering hands and humerus beating". If the line between two feet is a straight line, the angle between the direction of punching and the straight line is exactly 45 degrees. The same is true for palms. When the palms are in front of the chest and abdomen, they complete the circle motion by switching the palms forward and backward. When the palms are switched from forward to backward, the position of the palms is 45 degrees angle connected with the feet.

In the process of boxing practice, when the two feet do not rotate, the rotation range of the waist to the left and right sides is not more than 45 degrees. That is to say, with the vertical line of the two feet as the standard, the line of the nose, chest and abdomen, also known as the left and right rotation range of the midline, is not more than 45 degrees. If the rotation of the midline of the body needs to exceed 45 degrees, the rotation of the foot must be carried out. Otherwise, the rotation of the midline of the body will never exceed 45 degrees.

Here we also take the Diamond Punch in boxing as an example. In the circle of punching, punching, pressing and squeezing, the angle of right and left punching does not exceed 45 degrees. The position is at 45 degrees on the right side, and the angle of left forward punching is also in the direction of 45 degrees on the left front.

In the 24-style Taijiquan of Mixed Yuan Dynasty, many attacking directions are 45 degrees. For example, the forward squeeze, pedal of "Diamond Bumping", the palm of "strapping clothes", the down press of "six seals and four closures", the punch of "covering hands and humping beats", the elbow of "backstepping and pressing elbows", the elbow of "braking waist and pressing elbows", and the shoulder and back of "white crane Shing wings"... And so on, all of them are sent out from the 45 degrees angle. The reason is that, first, it can make the strength of the heel, reach the punch, palm and elbow smoothly. Second, it can dissolve the reaction force caused by attacking the other side, and play the purpose of striking the opponent to the maximum extent and protecting oneself better.

"Hands are like two doors, all win by legs." This "hand is like two doors" is about protection, which is called "hua" in Mixed Yuan Taijiquan. In Mixed Yuan Taijiquan, two hands keep drawing circles in front of the chest and abdomen. The main purpose is to effectively protect their chest and abdomen.In the practice of Mixed Yuan Taijiquan, both hands are required to be "less than enough" in sports.

"Nevertheless,It refers to the movement of both hands inward, but the midline; this is because when the human body rotates left and right, the rotation of the midline is 45 degrees. If the two hands move inward beyond the midline, it will exceed 45 degrees, and if it exceeds 45 degrees, it will provide an opportunity for the opponent to attack his chest and abdomen.

"Not yet".It means that when both hands move outward, they should not exceed 45 degrees from the vertical line of the two legs. In this way, when protecting oneself in two-handed sports, the center is the vertical line of the two legs, and the left and right sides are opened 45 degrees, then a protective area with 90 degrees angle appears in front of oneself. If the protective area with 90 degrees angle is completed, the opponent will be unable to attack his chest and abdomen, thus playing an effective role in protecting oneself.

In a word, the effective combination of the concept of 45 degrees angle with the practice and teaching of mixed-yuan Taijiquan will play a positive role in popularizing and promoting mixed-yuan Taijiquan and promoting national fitness.