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The Twelve Animal Forms

Xingyi Quan's Twelve Animal Forms are based on the theory of the "Human Meridian System." Each form imitates the unique strengths of twelve different animals. Their practice activates and unblocks the body's Twelve Primary Meridians (three yin and three yang in the arms, three yin and three yang in the legs), as well as the Governing and Conception Vessels, promoting the smooth flow of Qi and blood. This effectively helps prevent and treat various health issues caused by "Yang Deficiency," which refers to blocked or stagnant energy pathways in the body.

1. Dragon Form

Meridian Connection: Links with the Bladder Meridian of the leg. As the movement energy originates from the Chengjiang point, it also connects with the Conception Vessel.

Health Benefits: Can help prevent and alleviate issues related to the urinary and reproductive systems, lower back pain, soreness in the back and limbs, general weakness, the common cold, and insomnia.

2. Tiger Form

Meridian Connection: Links with the Lung Meridian of the arm. As the movement energy originates from the coccyx (Changqiang point), it also connects with the Governing Vessel.

Health Benefits: Can help prevent and alleviate coughing, asthma, shortness of breath, chest tightness and pain, pharyngitis, rhinitis, the common cold, skin allergies, skin spots, acne, and hair loss.

3. Monkey Form

Meridian Connection: Links with the Spleen Meridian of the leg.

Health Benefits: Can help prevent and alleviate indigestion, stomach pain, bloating, abdominal distension, loose stools, being underweight, anemia, blood disorders, and gynecological issues like irregular menstruation and menstrual cramps.

4. Horse Form

Meridian Connection: Links with the Heart Meridian of the arm.

Health Benefits: Can help prevent and alleviate mental-emotional issues like restlessness, palpitations, heart pain, chest tightness, insomnia, excessive dreaming, and poor memory. It also benefits organic heart conditions such as coronary heart disease, pulmonary heart disease, and arrhythmia.

5. Tuo (Water Lizard) Form

Meridian Connection: Links with the San Jiao (Triple Burner) Meridian of the arm.

Health Benefits: Can help prevent and alleviate conditions caused by endocrine imbalances, such as high blood sugar, high cholesterol, hyperthyroidism, tumors, and gynecological diseases. Also addresses tinnitus, deafness, migraines, swelling and pain in the eyes, throat, and cheeks, cervical spondylosis, frozen shoulder, bloating, edema, and loss of appetite.

6. Rooster Form

Meridian Connection: Links with the Stomach Meridian of the leg.

Health Benefits: Can help prevent and alleviate indigestion, various stomach problems, vomiting, and intestinal gurgling with bloating.

7. Sparrowhawk Form

Meridian Connection: Links with the Gallbladder Meridian of the leg.

Health Benefits: Can help prevent and alleviate dry/bitter taste in the mouth, poor appetite, timidity, easily being startled, insomnia, irritability, premature greying/hair loss, facial paralysis, eye diseases (cataracts, weakened eyesight), arthritis, sciatica, and issues of the liver and gallbladder like cholecystitis, gallstones, hepatitis, and fatty liver.

8. Swallow Form

Meridian Connection: Links with the Small Intestine Meridian of the arm.

Health Benefits: Can help prevent and alleviate tinnitus, hearing loss, general weakness and sensitivity to cold, vomiting, diarrhea, and various pains in the organs and limbs.

9. Snake Form

Meridian Connection: Links with the Kidney Meridian of the leg.

Health Benefits: Can help prevent and alleviate tinnitus, blurred vision, rheumatism, edema, osteoporosis, weakness and soreness in the lower back and knees, numbness in the lower back and legs, and reproductive system disorders.

10. Tai (Pheasant) Form

Meridian Connection: Links with the Pericardium Meridian of the arm.

Health Benefits: Can help prevent and alleviate insomnia, excessive dreaming, poor memory, irritability, manic agitation, palpitations, heart pain, chest tightness, abnormal blood pressure, and irregular heart rate (too fast or too slow).

11 & 12. Eagle-Bear Combined Form

Meridian Connection: Eagle Form links with the Large Intestine Meridian of the arm; Bear Form links with the Liver Meridian of the leg.

Health Benefits: Can help prevent and alleviate yellowing/dryness of the eyes, bitter/dry mouth, toothache, nosebleeds, sore throat, lower abdominal pain and distension, constipation, diarrhea, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, limb numbness, and a dull complexion with spots or acne.