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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]
A 2009 systematic review on the effect of qigong exercises on reducing pain concluded that "the existing trial evidence is not convincing enough to suggest that internal qigong is an effective modality for pain management." [69]
Primordial qigong was brought to the United States by lineage holder Master Zhu Hui, who allegedly healed himself of hepatocirrhosis by practicing this form daily. Zhu was taught primordial qigong by Master Li Tong. Zhu's students included Donald Rubbo, Michael Winn, and Roger Jahnke. John P. Milton is another notable teacher of primordial qigong.
An 1886 block print by Yoshitoshi, depicting Lin Chong outside the Temple of the Mountain Spirit, after he has killed Lu Qian and all his other captors. The Water Margin (c. 1400) is a Ming dynasty military romance about one hundred and eight demons-born-men and women who band together to rebel against the lavish Song dynasty government. [69]
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.
TU Ren-Shun; "Effect of Practicing Health Qigong-Liu Zi Jue on Brain Electrical Power Spectra for Old and Middle-aged People"; Xiyuan Hospital of China, Academy of T.C.M. (Beijing 100091) 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 ...
In the 20th century, the Qigong movement has incorporated and popularized Daoist meditation, and "mainly employs concentrative exercises but also favors the circulation of energy in an inner-alchemical mode". [59] Teachers have created new methods of meditation, such as Wang Xiangzhai's zhan zhuang "standing like a post" in the Yiquan school.