第二十四式:麻鷹式

(減心肌脂肪)

這個運動方式似一隻麻鷹在空中滑翔的模樣。麻鷹在高空中滑翔,左右翅膀是伸直的,因此「麻鷹式」的左右手伸向兩邊而不動。不要理解兩隻手似鷹的撲翼,它是似鷹的滑翔而不要鼓翼飛翔,故雙手伸直,手掌各指張開,掌心向下,在動作時,使手與肩平。

  1. 預備式:雙腳平開一步,坐馬、雙手伸直,十指張開,如「大」字形,脊骨要挺直。
  2.  開始叫「一」時,大腿帶動臀部向下坐低,成坐馬姿勢,雙手不可搖動,脊骨要挺直,能挺腰坐低到最低當然最好,但若將身軀躬向前方而使脊骨向前傾斜以助坐得更低,功效反不及挺直脊骨坐得不太低。因為這是使心肌向上下移動的方法,身體向前傾即壓抑心肌的運動。叫「一」時,坐低隨即提起,「一」的動作是坐低和站起,一落一起完成「一」,然後叫「二」,落下站起,做十次為止,麻鷹式即完。

在做「麻鷹式」時,領導人包括何琼師傅和各場地的師兄師姐,都說這是對心臟鍛煉的最後一個式,原因是這一式是鍛煉心肌向上下扯動,以上各式是對心肌向左右扯動,此即完成幫助心肌作上下左右扯動的動作到此告一段落。

我國古代健身法中有華佗的《五禽戲》,其中「鳥戲」與這一式近似。「鳥戲」的口訣是:「鳥戲者,雙立手,翹一足,伸兩臂,揚眉鼓力。左右二七,坐伸腳,手挽足各七,伸縮二臂各七。」可見《五禽戲》是單腳站立坐低伸直七次。而六通拳則是雙腳紮馬坐低,《五禽戲》在鍛煉身體平衡力,而「六通拳」的「麻鷹式」是對心肌的上下扯動,對腹肌亦同時收縮鍛煉目的不同,「麻鷹式」比華佗「鳥戲」效果好,它將「鳥戲」中不足之處加以改善。是以曾習華佗的《五禽戲》者,亦宜學學六通拳。

Posture 24: Posture Eagle

The twenty –fourth posture of Luk Tung Kuen is known as “Posture Eagle”. The posture looks like the gliding of an eagle.

When an eagle is gliding in the sky, the two wings are kept straight, therefore in “Posture Eagle”, the two arms are extended horizontally with palms facing downward. The hands should be at the level of the shoulder.

Starting position: Standing, feet apart at shoulder width. Keep the fingers straight. Extended the arms horizontally with palms facing downward, hands at shoulder level. Bend the knees.

Movement 1: When count “one”, bend the knees downward. Keep the backbone straight. Try to bend down the knees as much as possible. Then stand up slowly. When count “two”, bend the knees downward again. Do the movement for ten times.

When doing this exercise, Ha Kinh explains that this exercise is beneficial to our hearts. It is because this posture facilitates the up and down movement of the heart muscles. Other postures facilitates the left and right movement of the heart muscles. In this way, there will be a all-around movement for the heart muscles when one completes the thirty-six postures.