Krasulin Igor Avraamovich Hard qigong: Management of vital energy in the practice of martial arts

Foreword

This book is dedicated to the development of physical and mental powers that go beyond the capabilities of an ordinary person. They can be used for medical and recreational purposes, in the practice of martial arts and to increase the creative potential of the individual. But it should be noted that these opportunities were not aimed at harming others and themselves. It is no coincidence that the transfer of secret knowledge in the East occurred from a teacher to a student, and only if the student met certain moral and ethical standards.

The mental and physical capabilities of a person depend on two factors: on the energy potential of a person and the ability to manage it.

The first assumes the presence of a special human energy system All the esoteric teachings of the East (and not only them), in addition to the anatomical and physiological systems known from the school course, also distinguish an energy system with centers along the vertical axis of a person. The task is to excite them and make the flow of energy in a person more abundant. At the same time, the thresholds of sensitivity increase, the boundaries of a person's perception expand, and his level of consciousness changes. Research prof. E. S. Zharikova showed that training aimed at increasing the threshold of sensitivity dramatically increases the creative capabilities of a person, prolongs the period of his creative activity.

Depending on the goals pursued and the type of personality, appropriate methods for awakening these centers are selected.

Indian yogis mainly distinguish seven energy centers, Taoist - five or three.

Christian monks pay attention to one thing - the heart, and by focusing on it with the help of the Jesus prayer in combination with breathing, they achieve its awakening and reveal the unusual possibilities that they attribute to divine providence.

The Taoist-Buddhist system pays special attention to the energy center located just below the navel (3.5-5 cm), and considers it as a generator of Qi energy, on the flow of which in the human body depends on his health and creative abilities.

The second factor - the ability to control the energy potential of a person - depends on his ability to to concentrate attention on the chosen object, i.e. from the ability to meditate. Swami Vivekananda very figuratively said that the power of the mind is like rays of scattered light, when they are concentrated, they illuminate. With prolonged concentration on any object, empathy occurs, the merging of the subject and the object, as a result of which he cognizes the inner essence of the object. When focusing on the internal processes in the body (especially if it is carried out against the background of deep muscle relaxation), a person gets the opportunity to control them. He begins to feel, to see what is normally inaccessible to the senses.

This state of deep concentration is called an altered state of consciousness.

Various peoples throughout their centuries-old history have developed special methods for entering this state, depending on the goals pursued.

So, for example, in one of the directions of Chan (Zen) Buddhism, training is carried out by placing the student in a critical situation, when he must find the correct answer in a matter of moments, which is very important in the practice of martial arts. There is evidence of this in life - some people, finding themselves in emergency conditions, spontaneously demonstrated miracles of strength and dexterity.

Test pilot M. Gallai, describing his feelings in extreme situations, repeatedly emphasized that the brain works in a completely unusual mode in them. If in a normal state oi could act in the same way, he would achieve incredible results.

The Chan training system sets the task of teaching a person to enter and exit this state at will.

The Taoist system emphasizes breathing-like exercises in statics and dynamics, which facilitate entry into this state and make it possible to control the flow of vital energy in the human body and bring it out of it, which makes it possible to demonstrate those phenomena of Chinese Wushu and Qigong that amaze the imagination.

The book offered to the reader is devoted to these methods, taking into account the experience of teaching people of Western education and thinking, and adapted to their level. The description proceeds from the simple to the complex, and finally leads to the methods of the highest skill, which is achieved as a result of long and serious work. The book will be useful to a wide range of readers - both for beginners and those already actively involved in martial arts, will allow them to understand the inner meaning of the exercises they do, and to join the treasures of knowledge accumulated in China, to expand their understanding of human capabilities.

The author of the book, a well-known wushu master who studied under the Chinese master Zhai Xuevin for one0 years, actively shares his knowledge with his students. In one of the many photographs richly illustrated in the book, a student of I. Krasulin demonstrates the release of Qi from his hand, forcing the flame of a candle to deviate. This indicates that Qi is not just an image, but a certain physical reality, the knowledge of which is a matter of the future.

S. K. Breshin

Introduction

Put in order your appearance, cultivate virtue in yourself, be as humane, as just as the earth ...

"Guan Tzu"

Su Dongpo and his monk friend Fo Yin often spent time together. They drank wine, read poetry, talked about science. Once, having met, as usual, the friends started talking and completely forgot about the time, and when they remembered it, it was already midnight.

Since the city gates were already closing by this time, Su Dongpo could not return home and had to stay overnight at a friend's temple. When the place for the night was prepared, Dongpo went to the bed, took off his dressing gown, shoes, sat on the floor in a cross-legged position and, closing his eyes tightly, began to vigorously rub the soles of his feet. Fo Yin, looking at his friend, jokingly remarked: “The respected erudite meditates, rushing to the Buddha and the goddess of mercy, and does not think at all about his wife waiting for him at home. Yes, there's nothing you can do about it!"

Seo Dongpo didn't answer, as if he didn't hear those words. A long time passed before he opened his eyes and, laughing, said: "Dongpo rubs the soles not to rush to the goddess of mercy, but in order to increase vigilance and look at life with clear eyes." “Obviously, my friend knows the art of strengthening the body. I would be very grateful to him if he told me about him. - "With pleasure". Su Dongpo replied.

“It is written in medical treatises that rubbing the yongquan points on the soles of the feet in the morning and before bedtime allows you to weaken the fire, lower the muddy Qi, improve the functioning of the liver, brighten the eyes, and strengthen the legs.

I have been following this method continuously for many years. "nurturing the body". "Thanks for the clarification." Now it’s clear where such an amazing sparkle in your eyes comes from and how you manage to easily read hieroglyphs the size of a fly’s head. Since then, Fo Yin began to master the art of "nurturing life" (the art of prolonging life).

Su Dongpo subsequently put forward many original ideas regarding health promotion. He created the healing method Qigong-xiangquan (scented spring), which was very popular. Su Dongpo (Su Shi, one037–oneone0one), an outstanding Chinese poet and prose writer, possessed a variety of knowledge and abilities. Also known as an artist and calligrapher.

On December 24, one989, a demonstration performance by a traditional Qigong troupe led by the famous master He Jianxin took place at the Sports Palace of Guiyang, China. It gathered a huge number of connoisseurs of Qigong.

The performance of the troupe did not deceive the expectations of the audience.

Imagine: a man’s throat is tightened with a metal rod, a woman lies down on the tip of a trident, and then also on a knife, she tears a metal blouse with her chest muscles, and, finally, she is squeezed from both sides with shields with nails. Then another woman takes her place and, with a heavy load on her shoulders, stands at the edge of knives. The next one easily walks on stretched paper and stands on a balloon, the leader of the troupe He Jianxin breaks river pebbles with his finger - all these numbers were met with thunderous applause and enthusiastic exclamations of the audience.

Nine-year-old He Jiaojiao enters the stage. Four people place a stone slab on her chest measuring one meter by meter and weighing one00 kg. At the same time, He Jiaojiao, without sagging, lies, resting his head and heels on the ends of two supports. He Jianxin strikes the slab with an energetic hammer blow, and it shatters into three pieces. The spectators, amazed by what they saw, applauded, not sparing their hands ...

And all this is demonstrated by a thin girl, a student of the third grade.

In recent years, the Chinese word "Qigong" has been increasingly appearing on the pages of print. For some, it is associated with therapeutic respiratory gymnastics.

For others, with the achievement of invulnerability to powerful blows, with the ability to crush bricks and concrete slabs with a bare hand or foot. For the third Qigong - these are such extraordinary opportunities that we usually refer to "paranormal": diagnostics and treatment at a distance, "non-contact massage" and much more.

All these interpretations are justified. Qigong is