Each finger has a different function in Tai Chi!
Each finger has a different function in Tai Chi!
Taijiquan is a holistic movement that requires close coordination of the limbs and major joints. Even the fingers have different functions. The posture of the fingers is very important when practicing Taijiquan. Today, I will explain the requirements and functions of each finger in detail.
- Thumb
We know that each hand has a hand and a finger, that is, the five fingers are the palm. The thumb holds your center of gravity. When practicing boxing, the tiger’s mouth should be slightly supported, so that the balance can be well mastered. The big finger is for the comfort of debugging, don’t be greedy for merit and meddle in your own business.
- Index finger
The index finger can’t use a little force, and it is necessary to gently support the exercise route. If the index finger is not loosened, the palm cannot be loosened, the palm is not loosened, the wrist is difficult to loosen; the wrist is not loosened, the forearm is difficult to loosen, and then it will bring difficulties to the requirements such as falling elbow and loosening the shoulder. Therefore, the index finger should be completely relaxed.
- Middle finger
Plays a wonderful role in pointing forward. Only by moving forward in the direction of the middle finger can the intention be extended. Some say: “It depends on the practitioner’s skills as far as the limitless distance in front is concerned.” The middle finger is the pericardium meridian of Hand Shaoyin, which plays an important role in stabilizing the center.
- Ring finger
The ring finger plays a leading role forward and upward. When practicing boxing, there are forward and upward movements. Don’t use all the palms of your hands to move them. The ring finger is the most clumsy of the five fingers. As long as it is not vigorous, the other four fingers will not. In the process of pushing hands, using the ring finger is not easy to fail.
5, little finger
In the practice of Taijiquan, the little finger seems to be insignificant, and practitioners often do not pay attention to its existence, nor do they deliberately practice the movement of the little finger. But in Tai Chi, the little finger is very important. The little finger should always be relaxed. Where there is a forward-backward, downward fist, the little finger should be loosened, the shoulder should be loosened, the elbow should be dropped, the arm should be naturally drooping or stroked backwards.
The benefits of practicing Tai Chi
1, can protect the stomach
Our life activities are inseparable from the support of diet, but our diet is inseparable from digestion and absorption, because only digestion and absorption of our body can absorb nutrients from food.
When we practice Taijiquan, we need to perform abdominal breathing, promote the lifting and lowering of the diaphragm, and drive our stomach and intestines to actively peristaltic through the movement of the chest and abdomen, which can also effectively promote the secretion of saliva and effectively improve Our digestion and absorption capacity, when a person’s digestion and absorption state reaches the best state, then this person’s body is also very healthy.
2, can clear the cardiovascular and cerebrovascular
Practicing tai chi can promote our body’s metabolism and unclog blood vessels. Nowadays, our life pressure is increasing, and our diet and spirit will be unbalanced, resulting in an increasing incidence of cardiovascular disease, which seriously threatens our health. Healthy body.
- Delay aging
The movement of our body is under the action of the nervous system, and the skeletal muscles contract to drive the bones to perform various activities, so that our body can stand upright in the world, walk between the heavens and the earth, and make various beautiful movements. However, because this is done with negative force, the chance of sports injury is very high. With the increase of age, the situation of bone hyperplasia will appear.
Taijiquan can completely avoid this situation. Taijiquan can prevent strokes and various bone diseases, allowing us to maintain a tall and straight posture and light and steady body movements.