Qigong and the Core
The “Core” is the most central region of the body, it essentially is everything that directly attaches to the hips, which includes: the bones of the pelvis, spine, rib cage and femur (thigh) and all of the muscles that power those regions.
The core is the focal point of all physical power in the body, it relates to our posture and affects our ability to position the body and to perform action. Good Core development will result in greater potential strength and energy.
The core is the fulcrum of functional movement. That is, movement that relates to real world situation rather that say a biceps curl. Functional movement often requires us to engage several joints and and engage the core muscle to innervate.
Core strength training is viewed as an essential component of modern day fitness training and a therapeutic method for posture correction.
The core in terms of Qigong can be viewed as two major functional systems: the Lower Core and the Upper Core. The Lower Core consist of the all of the direct attachments to the pelvis. This area also relates the Perenial and Lower Dantien. The Upper Core is focused on the rib cage, sternum and upper back and its associated attachments. The Upper Core relates to the Upper Dantien and the Throat Dantien. In further posts we will take a more in-depth look at each core region and how they can be used.
The use of the Hip Tuck and the Shoulder rounding are examples of Qigong core activation (also see posture practice)
Some interesting links on Core Training:
Popularity: 7% [?]
Related posts:
Comments
Qigong’s Lower Core | Qigong Weekly (Nov 26, 2009)
[...] Qigong’s Lower Core is a distinct region of the body that consists of all of the bones and muscles that attach to the Hip. The Lower Core is where the Lower Dantien and Perenial Dantien are located. (see Qigong and the Core) [...]