Pi Quan and lung

[chyisan]

My kung fu teacher taught me the Lianhuan Quan a while back. He's not a Xing Yi master by any means, but he knew the form and taught it to us just so we are exposed to different styles other than his primary style (Mantis). Lately I've been having some problems with my respiratory tract and lungs. I've been more vulnerable to colds, coughs, sinus problems...etc.. I was wondering how do I practice Pi quan to benefit my lungs? What should my mind be on, what kind of things in my movements should I be aware of? At what speed should the Pi be performed?

Mindlessness is the enemy...

[Mojo]

Chyisan
You don't practice just one of the elements to get that particular organ stronger. The idea is to practice all of the elements inorder to acheve harmony. It is the correct practice of all five fists that will bring you to full health.

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[PlasticSquirrel]

i really don't have much experience at all with organ use. it just confuses me... :eek:

i would try posting on the forum at http://www.emptyflower.com where there are quite a few skilled xingyiquan guys. for some reason they tend to stay away from here. i'm not sure how much they will be able to tell you, though. sorry i can't give you more info.

[boy_analog]

As it happens, pi chuan is primarily associated with the lungs. Done correctly, it should strengthen them.

My guess is that you are doing the strike incorrectly, and that this is affecting your lungs adversely. Making a wild guess, I'd imagine that you might be "forcing" the movement too much, given your external-style background.

See someone who really does hsing-i, and show them your form. In the meantime, you might want to try doing your pi chuan without trying to make it a "strike".

[Turiyan]

The organs assigned to chinese medicine can be a bit deceptive if you take the associations at face value. For instance, the fog generator, the upper dan tien governs the lungs and heart. The middle, the spleen and stomach.

Are you facing the wind when you do this?

Turiyan
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[The Willow Sword]

pi chuan affects the lung meridians (inside of the arm and the large intestine,,outside of the arm. maybe you are becoming too yin in the training. drink some hot green tea. take some RED ginseng to build the yang in your system and then do Pi chuan(chopping fist) with a more forced breath, breath all the way in and slow the movements down. that is my suggestion to you.
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[JNA]

I dont think you should really be taking any advice from anyone on this forum about cures for your problem since no one here is a medical or qiqong expert?. It could become worse and should should probably stop altogether and go to your Medical Doctor, then maybe a TCM or qiqong master. they'll probably tell you what to do. You can find many places where it says if you feel sick after doing qiqong directly afterwards you should stop immediately. This is not a slam but you probably should've started in the first place.

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