第三十一式:掃腰夾

(要分男左女右)

這是彎腰自行按摩左右胳肢窩、胸骨和腹側的運動,是中外古今健身運動所無的。

這一招式分兩個部分,按掃左肋骨至腰腹為第一部,按掃右肋骨至腰側為第二部分。照何琼師傅在教授時規定,男子先掃左腰夾,女子先掃右腰夾。這是整套六通拳健身操唯一分男女的一式。

注意:掃右肋骨至腰腹時,右手以掌背放在頭頂,腰以上身體向左彎低,用左手掃右肋骨。掃左肋骨時,左手反掌,以掌背按在頭頂上,身體彎向右,用右手掃左肋骨至腰腹。

先由掃右肋骨說起,預備式是雙腳平開一步。右手反掌放在頂,掌背貼頭,掌心向天,身體向左方彎低,左手伸掌,五指橫過胸前,手指盡量伸至右手的胳肢窩(俗稱「膈肋底」)後。開始叫「一」,按於右胳肢窩後的左掌指,用力向下沿胸側骨按摩而下,這樣左手便由上而下掃及腰和腹的右側,掃完,左手即伸回胳肢窩處,再叫「二」,掃第二下,掃十下為止。掃完右掃左。掃左時左手反掌貼著頭頂,腰以上身體彎向右方,右手伸掌按於左胳肢窩稍後的位置,然後叫「一」,向下掃按,方式和第一部分相同,掃十下而止。

六通拳健身操的特點是既有伸展運動,也有指壓、掌壓等輔助運動,這第三十一式和第十八式剷坭式都是同樣既伸展又按壓的運動方式。剷坭按壓兩腹側至大腿和膝頭,伸展為腰胸腹,是屬於正面伸展。第三十一式則是掃肋骨和側腹,伸展則為左右腰,配合起來,就是全身的伸展和全腰腹和胸肋骨的按壓,因此有強腰等作用,可促進新陳代謝。

表面上看,六通拳健身操從第一式到三十一式,已經將全身每一個部分都經過運動鍛煉,有些不能運動的部分,則用指壓、按摩、掃擦來達到,看似已經足夠,其實還未夠的,因為有些關節還未鍛煉。

Posture 31: Waist Massage Exercise
(Left for Male and Right for Female)

The thirty-first posture of Luk Tung Kuen is know as “Waist Massage Exercise”. The exercisers try to bend the trunk and do the massage on the armpit, the chest and the belly.

This posture can be roughly divided into two parts. Do the massage on left rib first and then the waist. Master Ha Kinh explains that in practicing this posture, the male should do the left side first and the female should do the right side first.

Starting position: Stand upright, feet apart at shoulder width. Place the right hand on the top of the head with the palm facing upward. Bend the trunk to the right. Keep the fingers of the left hand straight and do the massage on the armpit of the right hand, form the armpit down to the breastbone and then down to the waist. When finish doing once, place the left hand again on the armpit of the right hand and do the massage again. Repeat the movement for ten times.

Movement 2: When finish doing the massage exercise on the right hand, do the massage on the left hand. Place the left hand on the top of the head with the palm facing down. Bend the trunk to the right. Place the right hand on the armpit of the left arm and do the massage, from the armpit down to the breastbone and then down to the waist.

The characteristics of Luk Tung Kuen are that it contains not only stretching exercise but some massage exercise.

The thirty-first is not only a massage exercise for the armpit but it is a stretching exercise for the waist. It can strengthen the waist which in turn facilitates metabolism.