"Natural animals have different abilities, and they are shorter than those who can't have both. Man is the spirit of everything, so he can take advantage of everything and think he has used it. So there are twelve types of martial arts, which is the reason. Twelve-shaped man, dragon, tiger, monkey, horse, salamander, chicken, swallow, owl, snake, stork, eagle and bear. " Xingyiquan is different from other sects. It thinks that it has been used to learn and practice the specialties of animals. When practicing, you should look at its shape, take its meaning, and take the law as your fist. Therefore, when practicing the dragon shape, we should practice the skills of searching for bones, such as tiger shape, monkey shape, the qi of longitudinal mountains, the skill of moving feet, the skill of floating water, the skill of bullying, the skill of swimming in the forest, and the skill of pulling weeds when snakes. Practicing the specialties of these animals to yourself becomes the ability of self-defense, so Xingyiquan is a kind of internal boxing with strong offensive and defensive ability.
Xingyiquan has a special effect of fitness and longevity. Through the practice of twelve shapes, we get full exercise everywhere, from spirit to strength, from skin to internal organs, from joints to bones. So as to improve and improve the human functions such as nervous system, respiratory system, blood circulation system, digestive system, urinary system and endocrine system. And enhance and improve human immunity, so as to achieve health and longevity. Xingyiquan is a family-run boxing method, which pays attention to "Shendantian" and "practicing Dantian's longevity treasure, and two thousand gold is not with people". Dantian is the origin of the twelve meridians and the Eight Veins of Strange Classics. The process of practicing the Twelve Shapes is the process of practicing Dantian and better dredging meridians. The two chapters of lingshu meridian emphasize: "Meridian, therefore, can decide life and death, deal with all diseases and adjust excess and deficiency." Dredging meridians is the key to all diseases, so practicing Xingyiquan can make chronic diseases recover, people without diseases become more fit and healthy, and the elderly can live longer.
So you don't need to connect them at all, find one that suits you, practice it repeatedly, and get the action in place, so you can achieve the purpose of health preservation.