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Taoist Qigong: Eight Pieces of Brocade (Ba Duan Jin) 道家八段錦 with Vivien Chao
1.雙手托天理三焦 Holding Up the Universe — 00:00
2.左右開弓似射鵰 Drawing the Bow and Letting the Arrow Fly — 00:55
3.調理脾胃須單舉 Separating Heaven and Earth — 01:36
4.五勞七傷往後瞧 Gazing Into the Distant Past — 02:18
5.搖頭擺尾去心火 Swaying the Head and Wagging the Tail — 02:58
6.兩手攀足固腎腰 Touching the Heaven and Honoring the Earth — 03:54
7.攢拳怒目增氣力 Punching and Glaring — 04:53
8.背後七顛百病消 Raising the Heels and Releasing the Stagnant Chi — 05:38
8 Brocades
"If you want to be healthy and live to 100, do Qi Gong."
Dr. Oz to Oprah Winfrey
Eight Pieces of Brocade is a form of QiGong.
Many theories abound about the origin and development of the Eight Section Brocade Chi Kung (QiGong). Ancient dances, medical theory, military drills and exercises, shamanistic rituals, and Buddhist and Taoist practices were all sources for the specific and formal movement routines of Daoyin or Chi Kung (Qigong). The ancient terms for these types of Qigong or Chi Kung (energy/Qi/breath training) fitness exercises were Dao Yin (guiding, breathing and stretching) or Daoqi Yinti (guide the qi and stretch the body) or Yang Sheng Fa (Longevity Practices).
Literature going back nearly 2,500 years reveals health and fitness exercise postures or routines, with some movements quite similar to movements in the Eight Section.
The use of calisthenics, stretching, and breathing exercises to maintain good health, fight disease, and enhance the quality of life has a long documented history in both India and China. Artwork, medical manuals, folklore, treatises, scriptures and reports on the subject go back over 2,500 years. Likewise, military physical conditioning techniques and training with military weapons (bow, sword, staff, saber, knife, spear, etc.) are of comparable antiquity.
Researched by Michael P. Garfalo
Here are the 8 Brocades (and associated Meridian / Elements)
1. Palms raised to Heaven (Triple Burner San Jiao, Yang linking vessel, Sky)
2. Drawing the bow (Lung, Yin Heel Vessel, Wind)
3. Separating Heaven and Earth (Spleen, Stomach, Yin linking vessel, Mountain)
4. The Wise Owl Gazes Backward (Bladder, Yang Heel Vessel, Lake)
5. Shake the Head & Swing Tail (Heart, Pericardium, Girdle Vessel, Fire)
6. Press the Earth, Touch the Sky (Kidney, Penetrating Vessel, Water)
7. Punching with Angry Eyes (Liver, Conception Vessel, Thunder)
8. Lifting Up the Heels (Governing Vessel, Earth)
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