太極球雙氣循環法 (Tai Chi Ball Dual Qi Circulation Method)

太極球雙氣循環法 (Tai Chi Ball Dual Qi Circulation Method)

This method integrates breath, intention, structure, and the circulation of Qi (氣) to simulate the dynamic dual flow of the Tai Chi Diagram (太極圖). It is based on the idea that yin and yang spiral through the body like two interwoven currents, harmonizing with universal energy.

When inhaling, you breathe in through the 勞宮 (Láo Gōng) points in the hands, drawing your partner's energy down through your arms, spine, and legs into the 湧泉 (Yǒng Quán) points of the feet, grounding the force into the earth. This process is aligned with the classic phrase:

「引進落空，合即是發」
“Lead in and neutralize to emptiness; then issue.”

At this moment, you may pull or ward off your partner, causing them to lose balance as their root is disturbed. Your Yi (意) leads the Qi (氣) to follow this path, forming a yang (陽) spiral current that draws in power.

Simultaneously, a yin (陰) spiral current flows in the opposite direction—from the earth upward, circulating through your body in synchronization with the cosmos. This dual flow mimics the Tai Chi symbol, not in flat 2D, but as a spherical, three-dimensional energy field, with the two currents spiraling around your center.

「氣由脊骨生，發於脊骨中」
“Qi is born from the spine and is issued through the spine.”

「氣、意、勁，相會於丹田」
“Qi, Intention, and Jin converge in the Dantian.”

As these dual flows circulate, they meet in the Dantian (丹田). One spiral moves down the Baihui (百會) point at the crown, along the spine to the Huiyin (會陰) and up to the Dantian, while the other flows from the hands and feet inward, coiling into the Dantian from the periphery.

When exhaling, the spirals reverse. You issue Jin (勁) from the Yongquan and Dantian upward and outward through the spine and arms, releasing energy through the Laogong. At the same time, another current flows downward, returning energy to the ground, forming the opposite swirl of the Tai Chi symbol. These movements are inseparable from the universal energy field:

「周身一家，與天地合其德」
“The whole body is one, harmonizing with the virtue of Heaven and Earth.”

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Essence of the Practice:

• 呼吸與意念同時運行 (Breath and intent move together)
• 內外合一，陰陽互用 (Internal and external unite, yin and yang interact)
• 氣勁從丹田發源，循經絡貫通筋膜 (Qi and Jin originate from the Dantian, travel through meridians and fascia)
• 丹田為核心，太極球為象，宇宙氣為源 (The Dantian is the core, the Tai Chi ball is the image, and the universal Qi is the source)

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