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ter some more time had passed and the pain was still there he decided to
have another x-ray taken and this time it showed that new bone was
growing where he had had an accident many year before and knocked
out some bone in his ankle. This, according to modern medicine is impossible.
Now, the foot is almost back to normal.
This sort of healing will not happen if we only practice t’ai chi for exercise.
We must know what we are doing in order for the mind to send ch’i
to all parts of the body via the acupuncture meridians.
If one imagines that the body is performing some sort of work then the
or internal energy will travel to that portion of the body where the work
is being done. However, if the body or any part along the path is greatly
tensed then the ch’i is blocked and only a small amount is able to pass.
By performing the stow movements of t’ai chi in the correct way, relaxed,
calm with no tension etc, and we imagine that we are performing
certain martial arts techniques the ch’i will be sent by the mind to the
part that is performing the technique. Because we aren’t really doing
any work as imagined, the ch’i is sort of fooled into moving into those
areas and there-by healing organs on the way. This is why we must
know the use of each posture in the stow form, not so much for it’s fighting
value but because of it’s healing value. The form also teaches us perfect
posture, a pre-requisite for gaining the maximum amount of power
for the least possible amount of work. It also teaches us to remain calm
in any situation, important for any fighting art.