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Techniques Basic ..................................................... Compound ............................................ Joint Manipulation ...........................Actions .....................................................Routines ...................................................Potions ......................................................Channels ...................................................

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Tui fa Along meridians or anywhere

Promotes circulation of qi

Clears stagnation

Warms & dredges meridians

Relaxes muscles & relieves pain

Mo fa Abdomen, chest, epigastrum, ribs, head

Warms, harmonises, & regulates Middle Jiao

Expels Wind

Dispels Cold

Resolves stasis

Relieves swelling

Techniques 1

An fa Points, meridians, muscles

Calms the mind

Regulates qi

Clears meridians

Moves blood

Relaxes tendons & muscles

Relieves pain & spasm

Ya fa Buttocks, legs, back

Activates qi & blood

Relieves spasm

Expels Cold & Wind

Techniques 2

Rou fa Points, meridians, muscles

Invigorates qi & clears meridians

Activates points

Relaxes muscles


Reduces swelling

Dou fa Arms, legs

Regulates qi & blood

Clears meridians


Techniques 3

Na fa Muscles, tendons



Expels Wind & Cold

Moves qi & blood

Clears meridians

Cou fa Shoulder & arm, legs, ribcage

Regulates qi & blood

Clears meridians


Techniques 4

Che fa Points, meridians

Disperses stagnation

Expels Wind-Cold & Summer-Heat

Stimulates points

Ca fa Back, chest, abdomen, arms, legs

Warms meridians

Removes obstructions

Invigorates qi & blood

Expels Wind & Cold

Reduces swelling

Alleviates pain

Techniques 5

Nian fa Fingers, toes

Stops swelling

Alleviates pain

Moves qi & blood


An rou fa Points, meridians, muscles

Moves stagnant qi & blood

Expels Wind

Clears Heat



Techniques 6

Ma fa Head, face, neck, nape

Calms the mind

Alleviates pain

Aids circulation of qi & blood


Ji fa Back, chest, shoulders, arms, legs, buttocks

Eliminates phlegm


Stimulates flow of qi & blood

Removes blood stasis

Dredges meridians

Alleviates pain

Techniques 7

Ji dian fa Points, meridians, muscles

Activates points


Harmonises ying & wei qi



Disperses Cold

Expels Wind & Damp

Techniques 8

Pai fa Back, chest, head, shoulders, arms, legs, buttocks

Sedative & analgesic if prolonged

Promotes circulation of qi & blood

Removes blood stasis

Relaxes spasm

Disperses Cold

Eliminates phlegm

Expels Wind

Quells Fire

Clears meridians

Techniques 9

Gun fa Back, chest, shoulders, arms, legs, buttocks


Expels Wind, Cold & Damp

Promotes circulation of qi & blood

Disperses stasis

Reduces swelling


Lubricates joints

Relaxes spasm & adhesion

Techniques 10

Yi zhi chan tui fa Points, meridians, collaterals

Activates points

Activates circulation of qi & blood

Harmonises ying & wei qi


Zhen fa Points, abdomen, ribs, chest

Activates points

Regulates qi

Warms the Middle Jiao

Calms the mind

Opens the chest

Techniques 11

Knead-grasp Most muscle groups

Expels wind

Resolves damp

Disperses cold

Relaxes muscles & tendons

Dredges meridians

Moves blood

Knead-nip Points

Dredges meridians

Harmonises ying & yang

Promotes flow of qi & blood

Techniques 12

Knead-pinch Various

Regulates & invigorates flow of qi & blood

Calms the mind

Resolves stasis

Reduces swelling

Warms the meridians

Knead-vibrate Various


Resolves stasis



Techniques 13

Whisk-sweep Back, waist, limbs

Resolves phlegm

Opens the chest

Expels wind

Disperses cold

Warms the meridians

Push-press Subclavicular fossa, armpit, popliteal fossa

Stops qi rebellion

Dredges the meridians

Relaxes spasm

Regulates & harmonises qi & blood

Techniques 14

Pinch-grasp Most muscle groups, diseases of meridians

Clears the lungs & stops coughResolves phlegmInvigorates flow of qi & bloodRelaxes spasm & stops painCalms the shenPromotes digestion

Lift-grasp Muscles of abdomen, ribs, back

Regulates & harmonises stomach & spleenDisperse stagnant liver qiRelaxes spasm & stop painClears obstructions from channels

Techniques 15

Hold-grasp Back, waist, arms, legs

Expels wind

Disperses cold

Activates blood & resolves stasis

Relaxes muscles & stops pain


Pluck-grasp Neck, nape, shoulder, back, arms, legs

Activates blood & resolves stasis

Relaxes & rectifies tendons

Dredges meridians

Eliminates spasm & stops pain

Techniques 16

Grab-grasp Head, neck, nape, back, abdomen, arms, legs

Expels wind

Disperses cold

Eliminates damp


Promotes urination

Warms meridians

Relaxes muscles

Stops pain

Techniques 17

Nip-grasp Neck, nape, shoulder, joints, fossae

Expels windDisperses coldActivates blood & resolves stasisRelaxes tendons & stops painDredges meridiansLubricates & facilitates joints

Pull-grasp Neck, shoulders, back, waist, limbs

Relaxes & rectifies tendons

Relieves spasm & stops pain

Moves qi & blood and dissipates stasis

Lubricates & facilitates joints

Techniques 18

Yao fa Neck, shoulder, hip, wrist, ankle


Lubricates joints

Releases spasm

Releases adhesion

Strengthens & renews articular moving ability

Ban fa Neck, upper back, shoulder, lower back

Lubricates joints

Restitutes articular disturbance

Releases adhesion

Corrects deformity & renews articular moving ability

Techniques 19

Ba shen fa Neck, shoulder, lower back

Enlarges joint spaces



Corrects position of joints

Relieves pain

Releases adhesion

Techniques 20

Relax muscles & relieve paintui faan fadou fana facou fa

nian faan rou faji dian fama fa ji fa

gun fayao faba shen fagrabbing-graspingnipping-grasping

plucking-graspingpulling-graspingkneading-grasping

Dredge meridiansan farou fadou fana fa

cou faji fapai fazhen fa

nipping-graspingplucking-graspinglifting-graspingkneading-grasping

kneading-nippingpushing-pressing

Actions 21

Warm & dredge meridianstui faca fa

gun faholding-grasping

grabbing-graspingkneading-pinching

kneading-vibratingwhisking-sweeping

Disperse stagnationtui fache fa

an rou faji dian fa

yi zhi chan tui fazhen fa

kneading-vibratinglifting-grasping

Resolve stasismo faan rou faji fa

pai fagun fazhen fa

holding-graspingnipping-graspingplucking-grasping

pulling-graspingkneading-pinchingkneading-vibrating

Actions 22

Expel windmo faya fana faca fa

an rou faji dian fapai fa

gun fa holding-graspinggrabbing-grasping

whisking-sweepingnipping-graspingkneading-grasping

Expel dampji dian fa gun fa grabbing-grasping kneading-grasping

Eliminate phlegmji fa pai fa pinching-grasping whisking-

sweeping

Actions 23

Disperse coldmo faya fana fa

ca faji dian fapai fa

gun faholding-graspinggrabbing-grasping

nipping-graspingkneading-graspingwhisking-sweeping

Relieve spasmya farou fana faan rou fa

pai fagun fazhen fayao fa

ba shen fapinching-graspingplucking-grasping

lifting-graspingpulling-graspingpushing-pressing

Actions 24

Move bloodan fana fanian fama fa

ji fapai fagun fa

nipping-graspingpulling-graspingholding-grasping

kneading-nippingkneading-graspingkneading-pinching

Promote circulation of qitui farou fana fa

nian fama faji fa

pai fagun fapulling-grasping

kneading-pinchingkneading-nipping

Actions 25

Activate qi & bloodya faca faji dian fa

yi zhi chan tui faba shen fa

grabbing-graspingplucking-grasping

pinching-grasping kneading-vibrating

Regulate qian farou fa

cou fa zhen fa pushing-pressing

Regulate bloodrou fa dou fa cou fa

Actions 26

Relieve swellingmo farou fa

ca fanian fa

gun fa kneading-pinching

Calm the Mindan fa ma fa zhen fa kneading-pinching

Stimulate pointsche fa ji dian fa yi zhi chan tui fa zhen fa

Actions 27

Lubricate jointsgun fayao fa

ba shen faban fa

nipping-grasping pulling-grasping

Harmonise ying & wei qiji dian fa yi zhi chan tui fa

Harmonise & regulate Middle Jiaomo fa zhen fa lifting-grasping

Actions 28

MiscellaneousStrengthen Stomach & Spleen

Open the chest

Expel wind-cold

Expel summer-heat

Clear heat

Quell fire

ca fa

zhen fa

che fa

che fa

an rou fa

pai fa

yi zhi chan tui fa

ca fa

Actions 29

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