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Approved For Release 2001/03/07 : CIA-RDP96-00792R000300330001-8 IN734-85 with the knee, and the two middle fingers. With the five alignements there can be unity in body movements. The upper and lower body act as a single unit. 1. Nose and Navel Alignment The tip of the nose should form a vertical line with the navel. However, the head must not be bowed to line it up. With proper head and body alignment, no matter whether the body is facing up, down, or turning, a "head erect" posture can be maintained. a6 Buttocks and Heel Alignment The coceyx should form a vertical line with the heels. They should form a straight line with the back of the skull. To align the buttocks and heels, the crotch must be open and the buttocks retracted, 3. The center of the knee should form a vertical line with the arch of the foot. In all sorts of walkling movements, the knee and foot alignment must be maintained. If one can maintain this knee and foot’ alignment, the feet will be flat and the gait stable. 4. Middle Fiingers Alignment This is the imaginary line between the two middle fingers. No matter if the two hands are one in front of, behind, above, or below the other, one must consciously maintain this imaginary line between the two middle fingers. The alignment of the two middle fingers is the key to maintaining the upper arms rounded. 5. Alignment of the Elbow and Knee The elbow is the center of the arm. The knee is the center of the leg. If one can consciously coordinate the movements of the elbow and knee in all activities, the back and the legs will not become stiff. This will protect the rib cage, will help keep the head erect, the body straight, upper arms rounded, and make the body into a single unit. 6. Three Bows The "bow" is the bow shape maintained when exercising. It is the basis of generating strength. Only with energy is there "strength", so the bow is the key for exercising for strength. The bow has both Yin and Yang aspects. The outer encompassing (Yang) and the inner control (Yin). It cannot be the other way around. All parts of the body may form bow shapes, but it is the three of the body bow, the upper arm bow, and the thigh bow that are most important. 1. Body Bow _ the head and the torso form the body bow. The head and the back are the Yang. The face and the chest are the Yin. If the head sets on the spine, the waist is relaxed and the buttocks retracted, the back will form a slightly -65a- Approved For Release 2001/03/07 : CIA-RDP96-00792R000300330001-8