LaoDan wrote:I practice, and like, a waist circling exercise that I was told is very beneficial for Taijiquan (standing stationary with feet shoulder width apart or closer, and circling the waist in one then the other direction – when I was first taught this I was instructed to keep the head stationary, but I think that head movement is also OK), but I was not told if this was just to keep the waist loose in a physical sense, or if it may also involve circling energy in the Dai Mai.
Chong Mai = the vascular system
A paper by a UK author suggests that ancient Chinese texts relating to the Chong Mai (Penetrating Vessel or Sea of Blood), are likely to have been a description of the vascular system, derived via cadaver dissection. The author notes that while accepted scholarly opinion holds that the ancient Chinese rarely used dissection in order to explore the anatomy of the human body, The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine describes using palpation to examine the living and dissection to examine the dead. The author of this paper used dissection to compare descriptions of the Chong Mai with human vascular anatomy. Fifteen acupuncture points located on the other 12 channels bearing the name ‘Chong’ were also examined to see if they bore any relationship to the vascular system. The author concludes that the Chong Mai correlates to main blood vessels in the body, in particular the vena cava. Similarly, he reports that most Chong acupuncture points have a strong correspondence with blood vessels, marking terminal arteries on the hands, feet and forehead and anastomoses on the face, body and feet. He concludes that the ancient Chinese had a high degree of anatomical skill in the practice of dissection. (Chong meridian: an ancient Chinese description of the vascular system? Acupunct Med. 2014 Mar 4. [Epub ahead of print]).
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24595019
I-mon wrote:Worth considering:
http://www.jcm.co.uk/research-archive/article/chong-mai-the-vascular-system-2770/Chong Mai = the vascular system
A paper by a UK author suggests that ancient Chinese texts relating to the Chong Mai (Penetrating Vessel or Sea of Blood), are likely to have been a description of the vascular system, derived via cadaver dissection. The author notes that while accepted scholarly opinion holds that the ancient Chinese rarely used dissection in order to explore the anatomy of the human body, The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine describes using palpation to examine the living and dissection to examine the dead. The author of this paper used dissection to compare descriptions of the Chong Mai with human vascular anatomy. Fifteen acupuncture points located on the other 12 channels bearing the name ‘Chong’ were also examined to see if they bore any relationship to the vascular system. The author concludes that the Chong Mai correlates to main blood vessels in the body, in particular the vena cava. Similarly, he reports that most Chong acupuncture points have a strong correspondence with blood vessels, marking terminal arteries on the hands, feet and forehead and anastomoses on the face, body and feet. He concludes that the ancient Chinese had a high degree of anatomical skill in the practice of dissection. (Chong meridian: an ancient Chinese description of the vascular system? Acupunct Med. 2014 Mar 4. [Epub ahead of print]).
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24595019
In Xing Yi Quan, the Dragon is the first animal form one learns, and the Tiger form the second. The Dragon form rises and falls as its body coils and uncoils. The bones and tendons of the whole body extend outward and contract inward. This rising and falling movement of the Dragon opens the Ren (Conception) Channel and the Chong (Thrusting) Channel. Ren Mai, Du Mai (Governing Channel) and Chong Mai are thought to be one meridian (the “Central Channel”). The Central Channel must circulate freely for the other meridians to also circulate freely. If the Central Channel opens, it is said that the ”hundred meridians can open” and power and force will emanate without obstruction. The Tiger uses its back to generate power in crouching or springing, thus, if practiced correctly, the Tiger form is said to open the Du (Governing) Channel which runs up the center of the spine. If the Governing vessel is opened, clear Yang-Qi can ascend to the head and brain, and Ren Mai and Chong Mai will also open. When the Tiger “sits in its cave,” crouching and gathering its power, the qi gathers at Cheng Qiang acu-point (DU 1). When the Tiger ‘Pounces on its prey,” The Mingmen point in the back opens and qi moves upward along the Du Channel.
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