What is "brace the ribs and pull out the bones, open the shoulders and open the hips?"

In traditional martial arts, it is very important to practice pulling tendons and pulling bones well. We can improve the toughness and firmness of tendons and ligaments through some exercises such as stretching, elastic oscillation or pulling, swinging and turning, which is called "lacing". At the same time, the gap between the bone and the joint is pulled out, and the connective tissues such as tendons, ligaments and joint capsules at the joints of large and small bones are pulled out, that is, "pulling the bone". Through lacing, the joints between these muscle bundles and bones can be fully exercised. Using this elastic tendon to drive bones to attack opponents is similar to hitting people with bones, that is, the so-called debonding force and armor piercing force, which are the keys to hitting people with hard bones and joints.

In this way, it is difficult to get exercise at ordinary times, but the tendons and ligaments closely related to actual combat techniques have been effectively trained. At the same time, it can also promote blood circulation and qi, strengthen blood circulation and metabolism of related parts, and play a role in treating diseases and preventing diseases.

Shoulder and hip are the most important parts of internal training, so long-term, scientific and strict training must be carried out to expand the range of motion of shoulder and hip joints and strengthen tendons and ligaments, which is called shoulder opening and hip opening.

Shoulder opening refers to expanding the gap between the shoulder joint and the two shoulder blades at the root of the arm. Specific actions are needed to strengthen the tendons and ligaments in this area.

Hip opening refers to expanding the joint space between pubic symphysis and ischial tubercle and increasing the range of motion, because hip joint is the key to adjust waist and leg movements.