第二十六式:眼部運動

(防白內障及飛蚊症)

這其實是眼部穴位的按摩運動,並不是眼睛的運動。

六通拳中的視力運動之一,在第三式中的彈中指時,眼望中指是視力運動之一;在第十二式中的「蟹狀」式時,「眼望手踭」也是視力運動;第十九式中的「望指擰手」也是視力鍛煉之一。其實在各式運動中亦離不開視力鍛煉。中國各種運動中都包含視力鍛煉在內,但沒有像六通拳特別要求視力鍛煉這種特殊運動方式。

對眼部穴位按摩,更是何琼創出的獨有方法,先講按摩的方式,然後再談其中學理。

  1. 預備式:立正,左手和右手只伸出中指,其餘各指微屈於掌中。指甲長的必須事先剪短指甲,因六通拳還有幾個按摩的鍛煉,指甲長會弄傷眼睛,特別要注意。
  2. 左手中指按於左眼角近鼻樑凹陷之處,右中指亦按於右眼部近鼻樑凹陷之眼角處。這個部位俗稱「山根」的兩側,亦即眼角近「山根」之處,這部位在穴位上稱「晴明」穴。
    左右中指是同時按摩的,現先說左的方面。左中指沿左眼眶向上移動,按壓左眼的眉骨沿眉骨向左眼外角側移動向左眼下,顴骨上,眼的外邊移到開始的「晴明」穴為一。右手中指亦和左中指同時沿右眼移動,與左中指所按摩的方法按摩右眼外沿,與左中指同時回到起點,叫「一」的全程完成。然後為「二」的開始,共按十次即做完眼部按摩運動。

不可按及眼睛,很多人叫起點的位置為「眼頭」,即眼內側眼角的「晴明」穴,切勿聽錯為眼球,因「頭」和「球」很易聽錯,切不可按眼球,即不可按及眼睛,只按眼的四週穴位。這四週的穴位開始稱「眼頭」的為「晴明」,向上為「攢竹」、「明忠」、「絲竹空」、「見陽」、「承淚」等穴位。按這些穴位可消除疲勞及眼角的魚尾皺紋,防飛蚊症及白內障,預防各種眼瞼症,故有美容之效。

Posture 26: Exercise for the Eyes

The twenty-sixth posture of Luk Tung Kuen is known as “Exercise for the Eyes”. In actual fact, this is a kind of massage exercise for the eyes.

In Luk Tung Kuen, posture 3, posture 12 and posture 19 have already focused on providing some exercise for the eyes. But this massage-typed exercise is founded by Master Ha Kinh.

Starting position: Stand upright. Clench the fists but stretch out the middle finger. Remember to keep the finger nails short since this is the massage exercise for the eyes. If the finger nails are long, one may hurt oneself.

Movement 1: Close the eyes, stroke and press the sunken San Gen region. (山根) region between the two eyes and above the nose) With the index and middle fingers of both hands, left hand for the left eye and right hand for the right eye. According to the explanation of those who practise acupuncture, this region is known as Qing Ming acupoint (晴明穴) .

The movement of both hands should be done simultaneously. The method is to stroke and press the region around the eyes in a circular motion, from the San Gen region (山根) up to the level of the eyebrow, then from the corner of the eyes down to the cheekbones and then return to the Qing Ming (晴明) acupoint. Repeat the movements for ten times.

Note: Do not touch the eyeball. Some exercisers misunderstand the eyeball as the San Gen region. It is not to touch the eyeballs but only the various acupints around the eyeballs. These acupoints include the Cuan Zheu (攢打), Ming Zhong (明思), Si Zhu Kong (絲竹空) , Jian Yang (見陽), Cheng Li (承淚) acupoints, etc.

This exercise helps to relieve eye strain and prevents crow’s – feet, cataract, floaters, and other eye disease, thus it can achieve the result of improving one’s beauty.