Qì-Gong is a practice that is at the base of martial arts, especially those from China, such as Wushu, Shaoling KungFu and Taiji Chuan.
People who practice these arts are in good health and their endurance and movements often seem superhuman. However, all of this is thanks to the constant and persevering practice of this oriental technique called Qì-Gong.
But how exactly does Qì-Gong helps improve physical movement?
Qì-Gong is an art that teaches us the effectiveness of energy within our body. Thanks to its exercises we learn to use less energy to execute the simple movements of each day. This creates less wear and tear on body tissues and improves our body by slowing down aging. And, in addition, thanks to this we can have more physical resistance: walking more and better than before, standing for longer without getting tired and having greater vitality in our daily life. First of all, the Qì-Gong practitioner becomes more aware of the muscles and tissues of his body, since in order to execute the slow and meditative movements of this art, the practitioner must use a connection of muscles and tissues different from the ones he is used to. Specifically, the practitioner becomes aware of the fascia and the tissues that are inside his muscles and manages to oxygenate them. And, once oxygenated, they carry out the action. If the tissues were not oxygenated in this way, the body would seek help from other muscles, to perform the actions. For example, in a body that is not used to Qì-Gong, the mere fact of having a glass in the hand leads to a contraction of the muscles of the back, and, in the long run, that could create pain in that area. However, when the practitioner comes into connection with the inner tissue, he manages to execute the movement (as in this example, having the glass in his hand) thanks to the conscious oxygenation of that great network of internal tissues that make up our body. Thus, it ensures a lower wear of energy and an improvement in all movements of any sport that is done. In our western society, due to the lifestyle we lead and as a consequence of our vision of it, it is very important to take into account the 'Yang meridian', called Du Mai, and located on the back, because it is usually overloaded . In the West, much importance is given to the power of the individual, which is a ‘Yang’ aspect, as opposed to the vision of the East, where the focus is more focused on the community, which becomes a more ‘Yin’ aspect. So in our society we have so many sword related problems. Thanks to the ChiKung exercises we can also become aware of the opposite meridian, the Ren Mai or 'yin meridian', which is located in the front of our body, and balance with it the overload of the 'yang meridian', as we say, on the back, that is, on the back. In sports such as swimming, this assumes that the back will require less effort and will not need to expend as much energy on the ventral part. The energy (Qì) accumulated in the dorsal part of the body helps, in this case, to improve sports movements and does not wear down the sword tissues due to overexertion.
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