Skills of Taoist practice massage finger strength

1. Preparation: The exerciser stands about two feet in front of the training table with his feet shoulder width apart; Hands droop naturally, muscles and joints of the whole body relax, eyes look straight ahead, and they are willing to stay in the abdomen to adjust their breathing (Figure 1).

2. Method: First, straighten your hands forward, hold the "table eaves" with your thumb and forefinger in the way of "picking flowers", and then retract the rest fingers into your palms (as shown in Figure 2), then sink the air into Dantian, and "sit and pull" with the "stance of horse stance just look" (as shown in Figure 3), press and hold the "table eaves" with your thumb and forefinger as much as possible, and put your whole body weight behind your back and pull it out. After getting up, I will adjust my interest rate to 12 to 10 times as mentioned in the preparation. Repeat this way, twelve times as a group. '

3. Requirements:

(1) The weight of the exercise table should be more than half of the exerciser's weight, as high as the upper spine in front of the ilium, and there should be a table eaves with a thickness of about 1-2cm and a length of about 2cm (Figure 4).

(2) Breathing

It should be "mouth breathing and nose sucking". When breathing, the lips should be slightly open, the tip of the tongue should be flat, when inhaling, the lips should be closed, and the tip of the tongue should touch the palate, so as to inhale more and breathe less and exhale naturally.

(3) When practicing martial arts, it is necessary to "practice Qi with intention, and increase strength with Qi", so that strength, Qi and intention can be closely coordinated.

Second, the "golden steel finger" achievement method:

1. Ready: flush.

2. Method: Raise your hands horizontally in front of you, palm down, drag, straighten your fingers together, squeeze hard, perpendicular to the desktop, and put the other three fingers in the palm (as shown in Figure 5). First, in a stance of "horse stance", press the training table with your hands shoulder-width apart, then sink your breath into your abdomen and "sit on the wood" for about six breaths (Figure 6). Then, straighten your feet (both). If the finger strength increases, it can be changed to: one hand is fixed in the elbow flexion prone position, and the other hand is extended to the sky for six breaths (as shown in Figure 8), so that the two hands practice alternately. If you get in, practice on the bed (or desk).

3. requirements;

(1) Breathing requirements are the same as "waving fingers". But when you lie prone, you should inhale deeply and sink your breath into your abdomen. At the same time, your thumb and fingers are slightly outward. When you are propped up, you should exhale and lift your breath up to the ends of your thumb and fingers at will.

(2) When lying prone with one hand and pointing sideways to the sky, turn your head around and point at it visually.

(3) When doing "push-ups" on the bed (or desk), try to be "three straight", that is, straighten your hands (including your thumb and fingers), legs and back.

Pressing: Although the above two methods mainly focus on the strength of thumb and forefinger, they can exercise the whole body's "strength, qi and spirit" to a certain extent, and have the functions of strengthening the viscera inside and strengthening the bones and muscles outside. They are indeed the basic skills of massage and orthopedics doctors, and can also be used as "guidance" for strengthening the body and preventing diseases and eliminating evil spirits in youth and prime of life. The training method should be practiced first, then the "golden steel finger", step by step, according to one's ability, and don't force it, so as to prevent "haste makes waste" and damage.