9 requirements
by Jim Russo
January 23rd, 2023
The nine requirements are:
1. sinking
2. hollowing
3. lifting
4. pressing
5. wrapping
6. loosening
7. hanging
8. shrinking
9. clearly distinguishing between lifting, drilling, dropping, and overturning.
“Sinking” means your waist has an energy of sinking down, the principle of your tailbone lifting and activating your Du meridian.
“Hollowing” means opening your chest [inwardly] to smooth your energy, the principle of passive energy descending along your Ren meridian.
“Lifting” means to lift your rectum inward.
“Pressing” means your tongue touches your upper palate, your head presses up, and your hands press up.
“Wrapping” means your elbows have an energy of wrapping inward. If your hands are propping something up, palms facing upward, there has to be such an energy of wrapping inward.
“Loosening” means loosening your shoulders as when drawing a bow, keeping your elbows from poking outward.
“Hanging” means that when your hands twist outward, your elbows have a strong energy of hanging down.
“Shrinking” means your shoulders and hips have a strong energy of shrinking in.
As for “lifting, drilling, dropping, and overturning”: lifting is drilling and dropping is overturning. Lifting is horizontal and dropping is vertical. Lifting and drilling are threading. Dropping and overturning are striking. But when lifting is also striking, dropping is still striking. Strike with lifting and dropping, like the wheels of machinery spinning continuously.

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