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The Baduanjin qigong (八段錦) is one of the most common forms of Chinese qigong used as exercise. [1] Variously translated as Eight Pieces of Brocade, Eight-Section Brocade, Eight Silken Movements or Eight Silk Weaving, the name of the form generally refers to how the eight individual movements of the form characterize and impart a silken quality (like that of a piece of brocade) to the ...
[citation needed] One of these qigong exercises is called the Shènzi bādà Qígōng (Chinese: 肾子八大奇功 - "Testicle Eight Outstanding Techniques"). [31] A book of this style supposedly appeared during the Ming dynasty and was taught on Wudang Mountain. It became a "hereditary style", taught only to close family members. [32]
Chau Tai or Zhou Tai (周泰; Zhōu Tài; Zau 1 Taai 3), also romanised as Jau Taai and Chow Thye, was known for his "soft-hand" techniques and his mastery of the long staff. He created the martial art Zhou Family Bagua Staff ( 周家八卦棍 ), who has been passed down for generations in his family.
'Dong River Chow Family Praying Mantis'), or simply Chow Gar (周家), is a southern Chinese martial art (kung fu) of the Hakka (客家) people. [ citation needed ] It is one of the four major schools of Southern Praying Mantis , the other schools being Chu Gar ( 朱家 ; 'Chu Family'), Kwong Sai Jook Lum ( 江西竹林 ; ' Jiangxi Bamboo ...
However, as with both most forms of qigong and most forms of isometric exercise, it must be practiced regularly or the benefits are quickly lost. Wong Fei-hung weapon of choice was primarily the Fifth Brother Eight Trigram Pole ( 五郎八卦棍 ), which is a very popular routine in southern styles as its origins is linked to a famous patriot hero.
The Chinese Health Qigong Association was established in 2000 to regulate public qigong practice, restricting the number of people that could gather at a time, requiring state approved training and certification of instructors, limiting practice to four standardized forms of daoyin from the classical medical tradition, and encouraging other ...
YU Ping, ZHU Ying-Qi, SHEN Zhong-Yuan; "The Experimental Research of the Effect of Health Qigong-Liu Zi Jue Exercise on the Human Lung Function"; Shanghai Qigong Institute (Shanghai 200032) Cathrine Despeux; "The Six Healing Breaths" in "Daoist Body Cultivation" 2006 p. 37 – 68 incl. bibliography ISBN 1-931483-05-1
Daoist Texts in Translation (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2005-05-26. Olson, Stuart Alve (1993). The Jade Emperor's Mind Seal Classic: A Taoist Guide to Health, Longevity, and Immortality. St. Paul: Dragon Door Publications. Waley, Arthur (1958). The Way and Its Power: A Study of the Tao Te Ching and Its Place in Chinese Thought ...