SWORDDUELING.COM

Unicorn, Lion, Snake, Bear, Dragon, Phoenix, Rooster, Monkey

I love animal on animal ultraviolence!

The shark may have teeth but it needs to swim to breathe (does the Octopus know this?) so it is held down and suffocated. Never knew what hit it. “You got fins? I’ve ARMS sharktard!”

[a previous post describes the animals and their qualities]

“The Monkey Play is to imitate the shape and movements of a monkey to show its alertness, agility, and constant movement. The features of a monkey are its love to imitate, agile movements, good at picking fruit using upper limbs, and escaping the attacks from other animals. During the practice, you need to focus your attention on the “naval” to reach a state of “body is moving but mind is calm”. That means that you should not only practice the agility of your limbs on the outside, but also practice controlling your thoughts on the inside. The goal of the “Monkey Play” is to reach a level of “pure and tranquil in thoughts, light but strong body, and “body is moving but mind is calm”. This play will enhance the functions of the heart and lung and strengthen the kidney and waist. This play is suitable for the older, the weaker, and the depressed people. It can cure many chronicle diseases.”
- Five Animal Frolics

http://www.egreenway.com/qigong/crane.htm

The Crane develops balance, lightness and agility.
The Crane cools and relaxes your whole body, balances the heart-energy, gently stretches your ligaments, and releases your spine.
The Crane exercises strengthen the Heart organ system and benefits the circulation and lungs.
The Crane must be light and soaring, calm and tranquil. Avoid heaviness and clumsiness.
The Classic says, “the Crane is graceful, standing like a pine. It opens its wings and soars into the clouds. Spreading its wings, it lands, poised on one leg. Its qi rises and sinks with no sense of heaviness.”

“The “Bird Play” is also called the “Crane Play”. It imitates the shape of a crane to show its light, comfort, and open movements. Crane is a bird that is agile, long life, and good at flying. The feature of a crane is its competence yet with a light, peaceful, and cozy attitude. It loves to turn its head to look at back and has a very strong ability to balance its weight. When doing the “Crane Play”, your two arms need to imitate the flying movement and focus your attention on “Qi-Hai” acupoint. “Qi Hai” is an important acupoint in the Jen meridian. It can generate Qi. Thus, this play can circulate Qi and blood to the whole body; unclog meridians, and exercise sinews, bones, and joints. This will increase the Qi and blood supply to the head, adjust the functions of the heart’s and brain’s blood vessels, enhance the functions of heart and lungs, and strengthen waist and kidney. This play is suitable for the high blood pressure, heart-crown, and stroke patients. Also it can cure shoulder infections.”
- Five Animal Frolics

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAdx-pIu7eA&feature=related