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Eight
Sections of Silk Lesson
Taught
by: Joe Hing Kwok Chu
In the class we focus on
the most important exercises:
Roll
the Eyes 36 times
Tap
the Teeth 36 times
Roll
the Tongue 36 times
Self-Applied
Acupressure
Head
Chest
and Arms
Butt
and Legs
Movements
To Maintain Spleen Channel
and Stomach Channel Raise One Arm
Stationary
Turning the Body
Two Hands Supporting the Sky to Maintain Triple Fire Channel
Spreading The Bow Left and Right as if Shooting the Eagle
Peacock Spreading its Screen
The Giant Eagle Spreading its Wings
Seven Rocks and Eight Rolls to Get Rid of Hundreds of Illnesses
Moving the Head and Swaying the Tail to Get Rid of Fire in Heart Channel
Look Back To Get Rid of Chronic Problems
Two Hands Holding the Feet To Strengthen the Waist and Kidney Channel
Twist out the Punches with Angry Look
Stretches
and
Others
INTERNAL TRAINING,
ONE FINGER CHAN (ZEN) OF SHAOLIN MONASTERY
Rotating
the Arms
Pulling
Water from the Well
The
Eagle Regrets the Heaven Does not Have Rings to Hang on to
Carrying
the Yoke
Lohan (Arhat)Washing
the Face
Bringing
the Horses Back to the Trough
Rolling
the Straw Rope
Black
Cow Turning its Head
Grinding
Tofu
The
Stance
Stretching
Fingers
Rolling
the Embroidered Ball
Pulling
the Chi
Rolling
Ba Gua
Scooping
the Moon from Water
The
General Lifting the Giant Pot
The
Snake Stance
The
Sprawling Tiger
The
Sleeping Dragon
and
Others
The
Outlines
Roll
the Eyes 36 times
Tap
the Teeth 36 times
Roll
the Tongue 36 times
Self-Applied
Acupressure
Head
Chest
and Arms
Butt
and Legs
Movements
To Maintain Spleen
Channel and Stomach Channel Raise One Arm
Stationary
Turning the Body
Two Hands Supporting the Sky to Maintain
Triple Fire Channel
Spreading The Bow Left and Right as if
Shooting the Eagle
Stationary
With moving stances
Peacock Spreading its Screen
The Giant Eagle Spreading its Wings
Seven Rocks and Eight Rolls to Get Rid of
Hundreds of Illnesses
Moving the Head and Swaying the Tail to Get
Rid of Fire in Heart Channel
Look Back To Get Rid of Chronic Problems
Two Hands Holding the Feet To Strengthen the Waist and Kidney Channel
Twist out the Punches with Angry Look
Stretches
and
Others
Descriptions
*
Rolling
the eyes
With the eyes closed, roll the eyes 36 times to the left and 36 times to the
right.
* Tapping the teeth
With the mouth closed, tap the teeth together lightly 36 times.
* Tapping the bones behind the ears
Tap the bones lightly 36 times with your index fingers.
*
Massaging the body
Massage the temples.
Massage the jaw muscles.
Massage the neck muscles, both sides.
Massage behind the neck, both sides.
Massage the points at the beginning of each eyebrow.
Massage each arm, starting on the inside of the arm:
the shoulder
the upper arm
the lower arm
the hand
Pass one palm over the other, slowly, a few times.
Massage the outside of each arm, moving up:
the hand
the lower arm
the upper arm
the shoulder
*
Washing the legs
Massage the lower back in the area right above the
buttocks;
find the sore spot on both sides; press & rub.
Massage each side of the hips, where the trunk of the body
joins the legs.
Massage each leg/foot:
the middle of the thigh
the knee
the lower calf
the side of the ankle, four fingers above the bone
the foot
* Stretching – Seated on
the floor
1.
Spread the legs & lean forward.
2.
Bend one knee & move the leg so the foot is positioned at the crotch;
lean towards the straight leg; put your hands behind your back, twist, and turn,
looking out to stretch the shoulder. At the same time, with the elbow on the
inside of the knee, grip the ankle with your hand.
3.
Bend the left leg with the foot positioned at the crotch; bend the right
leg with the foot facing out. Lean to the right & massage the right hip
joint. Reverse and do the other leg.
4.
In a sitting position with your feet together and touching at the bottom,
roll forward & back, gripping the ankles or feet.
5.
Lie on the floor with the arms extended and palms out. Bending the knee
& keeping the foot flat on the floor, raise the right leg. Cross the left
leg over the right with the ankle on the right thigh, just above the knee.
Stretch the neck and look back. Reverse & do the other leg.
6.
With the arms extended and the knees up, turn toward the right and look
to the left; then turn toward the left & look to the right.
7.
With the right knee up, grasp it with the left hand and pull it to the
left & then back to the right. Then reverse and bring up the left knee,
pulling it with your right hand.
8.
Bring both knees up toward the chest; first, grip the left with your
hand, pulling down and toward you; then do the same with the right.
9.
Cross the right knee over the left. Then do the opposite.
10.
Raise the legs up high and do the windmill (walking on a cloud).
11.
With knees bent and feet flat on the ground, raise the buttocks slowly,
straightening the spine, one vertebra at a time. Now gradually lower the
buttocks & flatten the back, one vertebra at a time.
12.
Lower the legs, so they are extended straight out. Exhale deeply. Begin
to loosen the body, starting with the toes and loosening the parts of the body
in the following sequence:
the
toes
the
ankles
the
knees
the
legs
the
hips
the
perineum
the
dan tian
the
belly button area
the
upper belly
the
chest
the
shoulders
the
elbows
the
wrists
the
hands
the
neck
the
head
the
face
the
throat
eventually
the whole body
Closing:
With eyes
remaining closed, roll them in big circles. Then open the eyes, looking far in
the distance, then closer and closer, and finally blinking, looking around you.
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