Issue 78 - Tse Qigong Centre

Tong Bei Quan
Postures and
Applications
Chen Xu Bu
The main objective is to strike the opponent’s Lower
Dantian. The front leg is empty so that Master Wu can
either step into the opponent or retreat as necessary.
Chao Yang Chui
The fist strikes
the opponent’s
chest whilst the
right hand makes
a cross-strike to
the temple.
page 26 Qi Magazine Jan/Feb/Mar 2006
“In Tong Bei they
have several
methods of arm/leg
conditioning.”
In body conditioning he said, many
students bang their arms against trees etc, to
try and toughen them and make the bones
hard. But he said that this was actually
damaging to the practitioner’s health and just
deadens the nerves. Especially as people get
older it can precipitate arthritis in the joints,
and indeed many older practitioners of so-called
“hard “styles, are often unable to walk or use
their limbs properly because of this kind of
destructive training.
In Tong Bei they have several methods
of arm/leg conditioning, which involve rubbing
and massaging the arms with either the
opposite hand or with chopsticks. A bundle of
chopsticks are fastened together and firmly
rolled up and down the forearms or over the
shins, which with time, will result in a thick but
pliable layer of muscle over the bones, thus
strengthening them, whilst maintaining
sensitivity and suppleness.