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Qigong--Yi Jing Ching
| Yang
Style Taiji Quan |
Longevity
Qigong |
Shaolin
Qigong--Yi Jing Ching |
| Dan Bien--Single Whip | Taming the Dragon | Pulling Ox Tail |
Needling
The Sea Posture of Dragon Taiji Quan
UNLIKE
WESTERN DRAGON, the Chinese Dragon is a symbol
of great, creative energy. The Dragon brings rain to the farmer.
It is the ancient Vedic symbol of Kundalini, Serpent Energy of Yogic training.
All Taoist have in their sight the cultivation and nourishing of this Dragon.
Dragon Tai Ch'i Chuan originated from the Dragon Gate sect of the Complete Reality Taoist School. In Dragon Tai Ch'i Chuan, one moves the spine in a serpentine motion. Its movements are compact and coiled. In this way, it enhances Qi flow in our energy pathways. Furthermore, if you imagine the spine as a single long thread of pearls, then every moment must transfer upward and downward along the spine. In this way, one resembles the serpentine motion of a dragon.
It is said that the Dragon Tai Ch'i predates the Chan Style Tai Ch'i and it is directly transmitted from the Wudong Mountain.
For example the movement of the Wild Horse Parting Its Mane actually evolved from the movement of Dragon Soaring, the arms open to the diagonal corners like the coiling of a snake. Since Dragon moves in a zig zag pattern, this diagonal pattern of moving is still retained in Tai Ch'i Chuan when one is performing the Wild Horse Parting its Mane. If one pays attention, one can discover relics of an ancient version beneath the modern Tai Ch'i Chuan.
With the practice of Dragon Tai Ch'i Chuan, one realized how the evolution of the early Taoist organic alchemical movements transformed into its present state of internal Taiji practice. The purpose of organic alchemy is to rejuvenate and reverse the aging process, the sinuous Dragon movements facilitate the reversal of the procreative fluid-- from the spinal column back up to the brain. This gathering of the flowers to the crown is the reversal of the life force. It transforms the natural process of procreation to recreating one's own immortal fetus.
At present there are a handful of Dragon Style Tai Ch'i players with most of them residing in China. I was fortunate enough to encounter the Dragon masters. It is my vision that one day this ancient and advance Dragon Taiji will emerges from its hidden liars, soaring to the sky.
There are a handful of articles and writting in Chinese magazines about the Dragon Taiji form. The latest articles mention that a few masters lives in Shanghai, China. So, if you plan to visit China, visit Shanghai.
Below is a rare illustration from a Chinese Taiji magazine on the Dragon Taiji opening of salutation to the three wisdom traditions: Buddhism, Taoism and Confucian.
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Last modified 10/27/2001
Thanks to Sue for her correction