White  Crane Taji  and Wrist Therapy

# Under medical supervision, the White Crane Taji can offer exercise of the wrist as wrist therapy.

According to traditional Chinese medicine and the 5 element school, the liver and gall bladder meridians control and nourish the tendons and sinews of

the body.  For a severe case of wrist pain, recommend seeing a doctor of TCM medicine. The  White Crane Taji of the 5 element school starts in the resting Wuji position.  About six sets of three routines might be sufficient to exercise the wrist. 
 

Routine 1
 

The Taji player starts in the resting Wuji position. Feet are shoulder width apart with

done in a standing position. 

knees slightly flexed.  Each hand is placed roughly in front of the top hip bone in the

scapular plane.The hands are facing each other as if holding a large green ball.The Taji

player then begins a sequence of three deep breaths. The inhale should be about six seconds

long with a exhale of corresponding length. With each exhale, the player murmurs the six Taoist sounds, which are called "liuzijue" in pinyin and sounds like "chute  shoe gee her she stit" in english.   
Routine 2
  Preceding from the resting Wuji position, the player makes crane beak fists pointing into each

side of the hip bone. The crane beak fists are pointing roughly at the area of acupoints

GB26, GB29, GB30, and LI13  near the top of the hip bone.With an inhale breathe of six seconds, 

the player raises both hands  in the scapular plane and slightly rises in the knees. This

gesture looks somewhat like pulling taffy or string out of the hipbone. As both hands rise to shoulder

level, the player is effectively transforming into a taji strike with double crane fists at

the shoulder level.  Each crane fist is pointed down and out of the way, as the taji

striking surface is the upper end of the forearm. Remember, this taji strike is

hypothetical, as the motion should last about six seconds and be done very slowly in

complete relaxation  to continue chi flow.  After the hands have risen up past shoulder

level, then wave up or flick the hands with fingers spread apart. Then with a exhale, drop

the hands with fingers apart back to the hip position and bend knees to the original

position.  This position of White Crane and double crane fists should be for three times. Using energy

stored in the resting Wuji position, this exercise should release stagnant chi stacked in 

the LI/GB meridians and help the chi circulation through the wrists.

  
Routine 3
   Starting from the resting position, the player raises both hands spread out as modified

White Crane spreads wings for a six second inhale.  With the exhale, the player returns to

the rest position. With waving and flicking of hands spread apart, the player is trying to

completely relax the wrists and hands. The alternate up and down flapping is intended to

relax the hands and shake blood into the extremities.  This modified White Crane spreads

wings  should be for three times.  After exercise you will need extra fluids, so enjoy a cup

of mixed green tea and green peppermint tea.

  Ref a, Chinese System of Natural Cures, Henry C. Lu., page 20. dated 1994., New York.
 Ref b., Chinese Plum Blossom Needle Therapy, page 209, Zhong Meiguan, 1984., Beijing,

China.
Ref c., Bone Marrow Nei Kung, page 233, Mantak Chia, dated 1988., Huntington, New York.

Ref d., enter words "six healing sounds wikipedia" on google search engine.