After the purification ceremony, Zhu Zhigang continued to acquaint himself with his new body in the courtyard.
He started with some standing meditation, as the saying goes, "A hundred practices are no match for one stand," and when Masters took on disciples in the past, the first thing they taught was the standing meditation.
The variations of fist routines later in the Xing Yi Quan are also closely related to the standing meditation practice.
This is a foundational method in martial arts, which externally strengthens muscles, bones and enhances lower body strength while internally it helps clear meridians and nourish qi and blood, storing potential within the body.
Among the myriad forms of standing meditation, Zhu Zhigang was practicing the Tai Chi stance from the Wudang Taiyi Sect, which is also the most widely practiced form among martial arts enthusiasts today.
And as soon as Zhu Zhigang adopted the stance, he immediately felt the extraordinary nature of this body.
