The eight movements of Ba Duan Jin were as follows: holding the Sanjiao with both hands, opening the bow with both hands like shooting a condor, adjusting the spleen and stomach, looking back from all kinds of injuries, shaking his head and tail to eliminate the fire in his heart, climbing his feet to strengthen his kidney and waist with both hands, gathering his fists and glaring at him to increase his strength, and eliminating all kinds of diseases from his back. The following are the detailed steps of each action: 1. With both hands holding the Sanjiao - The preparatory stance: feet slightly wider than the shoulders, arms relaxed, standing, body maintained in the middle. Regulate. - He held his breath and hugged his hands together, his fingertips facing each other. - He placed his palms on the Tanzhong acupoint and turned his palms outward. - The palms of his hands were placed on his shoulders, as if he was carrying a heavy object, loosening his shoulders and dropping his elbows. At the same time, he bent his knees and lowered his center of gravity to loosen his waist. - He pushed his hands up with all his might, his fingertips facing each other. The tips of his fingers seemed to be supporting the sky. - His hands fell naturally to both sides, and at the same time, he exhaled slowly through his mouth. His breath had to be thin, soft, and long. 2. He's like a shooting eagle - He stood with his left foot to the left, with the distance between his feet slightly wider than his shoulder width, his knees slightly bent, his upper body upright, and his hands naturally hanging by his sides. - Turn your arms outward and lift them up to your shoulders, palms facing up. - He bent his elbows and placed his palms in front of his chest. His palms faced each other, and his fingers naturally separated, with a distance of about 10 - 15 centimeters. - He pushed his left hand to the left and pulled his right hand back to the right at the same time, as if he was drawing a bow and shooting an arrow. The index finger and thumb of his left hand were straight, and the other three fingers were bent. He looked at the index finger of his left hand. - Swap left and right and repeat the steps above. 3. To regulate the spleen and stomach, it is necessary to do it alone. - He put his legs together and placed his hands on both sides of his body. - He raised his right hand, palm facing up, and straightened his arm. At the same time, he pressed his left hand down, palm facing down, and straightened his arm to stretch his body up and down. - After maintaining the movement for a moment, he switched to the other side, raising his left hand up and pressing down with his right hand. 4. Looking back with all kinds of injuries - His feet were the same width as his shoulders, and his hands hung naturally. - He slowly turned his head and looked back. At the same time, he kept his body straight. After turning his head to the limit, he kept it straight for a moment. - Then, he slowly turned his head back to the front and repeated the action on the other side. 5. Shaking his head and wagging his tail, I can get rid of my anger - He stood with his right foot to the right, bent his knees, and squatted in a horse stance with his hands on his knees. - The upper body was tilted to the front left, and the head rotated with the body, swinging from left to right in a circular motion, as if shaking its head and tail. - Tilting the upper body to the right, repeat the above actions, alternating left and right. 6. Hands on the feet, firm the kidney and waist - His feet were together, and his hands were naturally hanging down. - He bent his body forward and extended his hands downward. He tried to touch his feet. If he couldn't, he could hold his calves. - He maintained the movement for a moment and felt the stretching of his waist. 7. Gather your fists and glare to increase your strength - His feet were as wide as his shoulders, and his hands were clenched into fists at his waist, with the heart of his fists facing upwards. - His right fist rushed forward with the eye of the fist facing upwards. At the same time, he widened his eyes and looked forward. - He retracted his right fist to his waist, then changed to his left fist and rushed forward, repeating the action. 8. All diseases disappear behind my back - With his feet together, he raised his heels, landed on his toes, and stretched his body upward. - Then, his heel gently landed and he repeated the movement seven times. There were many schools of Taiji Fist, and the movements were more complicated. The moves and routines of different schools were also different. Taking Yang's Taiji Fist as an example, the common movements included the rising stance, catching the sparrow's tail, single whip, raising the hand stance, white crane spreading its wings, and many other moves that were linked together to form a routine practice. If you want to learn the complete Taoist Taiji Ba Duan Jin and Taiji Fist, it is recommended to find a professional coach to guide you. While waiting for the TV series, you can also click on the link below to read the classic original work of "Dafeng Nightwatchman"!
There were the following differences between Taiji Eight Duan Brocade and Eight Duan Brocade: 1. [Internal energy: Tai Chi Ba Duan Jin is infused with Tai Chi internal energy, while ordinary Ba Duan Jin is only a fitness Qigong and doesn't have Tai Chi internal energy.] 2. [Breathing: Taiji Eight Duan Brocade has the ability to open and close its breathing. Ordinary Eight Duan Brocade doesn't have this breathing characteristic.] 3. In terms of moves, every move of the Taiji Eight-Duan Brocade was different from ordinary eight-Duan Brocade. 4. ** Aperture closing aspect **: Taiji Eight Duan Brocade points out some of the key apertures in the form of momentum. Ordinary Eight Duan Brocade does not have this feature. While waiting for the TV series, you can also click on the link below to read the classic original work of "Dafeng Nightwatchman"!
In Suzhou, there were more than 200 Health Qigong tutoring stations and National Fitness classes. One could learn Ba Duan Jin for free. Ba Duan Jin was born in the Song Dynasty and was a treasure of Chinese traditional culture. After the continuous improvement of the health preservation scholars of the past dynasties, it had formed a set of health preservation methods with perfect theoretical basis and complete martial arts. It was the 62nd sports event in China named by the State Sports General Administration. In addition, one could also learn Ba Duan Jin through some free resources on the Internet. For example, there were teaching videos of Health Qigong Ba Duan Jin on TikTok, and super detailed Ba Duan Jin courses could be found on search engines. There were some key points to master when practicing Ba Duan Jin: Practice was a process of practicing body, qi, and mind. One should concentrate and integrate body and mind. The range of movements should be coordinated with the depth of breathing to improve one's heart and lung function. Breathing was best to be based on nasal inhaling and exhaling abdominal breathing. During the whole practice, one should adjust one's mood to maintain a comfortable mood. Practice should be done step by step. The number of practice sessions and the length of time should not be excessively pursued. After exercise, pain and fatigue should not appear. It is appropriate not to feel tired the next day. Practice time can be mainly in the morning and supplemented at night. Choose a clean and fresh environment, and it is better to have trees. It is better to avoid practicing immediately after meals and should be carried out half an hour after meals. The movements should not be too radical. The elderly should move slowly and appropriately. If there is dizziness, body parts stagnation or pain during movement changes, the extent should be reduced or stopped. Sports cannot replace the effect of drugs. Patients with chronic diseases should still insist on taking drugs under the guidance of doctors and follow the guidance of clinical doctors. If you feel tired during the practice, you should rest. If you feel unwell, you should stop practicing. If you have acute spinal injury, various bone diseases, severe epilepsy, or are too weak, you should not practice. Do not squat down to rest immediately after the practice. Eat and take a bath half an hour after the practice. While waiting for the TV series, you can also click on the link below to read the classic original work of "Dafeng Nightwatchman"!
The Tai Chi Eight Duan Brocade developed by Li Zifeng had a certain effect. According to some experiencers, after practicing for a period of time, they would have stronger legs, better sleep, and a better mood. Long-term practice would help strengthen their physique and strengthen their muscles and bones, so that people in their fifties or sixties could still stand tall and have a ruddy complexion. This Tai Chi Ba Duan Jin combined the relaxation of Tai Chi and the stretching of yoga. It could accurately stimulate the meridians to produce a stretching effect. Moreover, it made a new combination according to the living habits of contemporary people. It was easy to learn. Even if one had zero foundation, they could still practice in a square meter space. While waiting for the TV series, you can also click on the link below to read the classic original work of "Dafeng Nightwatchman"!
According to the information provided, Teacher Li Zifeng had refined and integrated traditional Tai Chi, meridian Qi and blood, and viscera theories into the practice of Ba Duan Jin to solve the health problems of modern people such as shoulder and back pain, knee wear, and so on. Practitioners reported that by practicing the Tai Chi Eight Duan Brocade Technique taught by Teacher Li Zifeng, they could relax their muscles and bones, nourish their blood and Qi, improve their immunity, cultivate their bodies, and stabilize their emotions. However, there was no absolute " true " or " false " standard. This method was more based on the integration and innovation of traditional health concepts. Its effects might vary from person to person, and there was also a lack of extensive and rigorous scientific experiments to prove that it had an absolutely effective health effect for everyone. While waiting for the TV series, you can also click on the link below to read the classic original work of "Dafeng Nightwatchman"!
Li Zifeng combined the relaxation of Tai Chi and the stretching of yoga into Ba Duan Jin to develop a health exercise that was suitable for the physique of Chinese people. From the observations of more than 100,000 experiencers in the past 20 years, after practicing this cultivation method for a period of time, one would have strong legs, a good sleep, and a good mood. Long-term practice could improve one's physique and strengthen one's muscles and bones. At the age of 50 or 60, one would still be tall and straight, and one's face would be ruddy. He took into account that some of the students were older and combined them with the living habits of the current generation. He made a new combination arrangement, which was easy to follow and practice. It only needed one square meter of space, and it could be learned in one go. It could be practiced even with zero foundation. Moreover, Teacher Li Zifeng had rich teaching experience. The Baduanjin Health Training Camp he opened also had a senior teaching assistant 1v1 inspector to answer questions. Students could enter the class group to communicate with like-minded people and improve together. While waiting for the TV series, you can also click on the link below to read the classic original work of "Dafeng Nightwatchman"!
Both Taiji Fist and Ba Duan Jin had their own complex movement systems. The following is the general teaching content of Ba Duan Jin: - The preparatory stance: Step with your left foot, shoulder width, bend your knees and squat down. Hold your palms in front of your abdomen, maintain a neutral and comfortable state, breathe naturally, calm your mind, and guard your dantian. - [Supporting the Heavenly Sanjiao with Two Hands: Through the action of supporting the sky with two hands, regulate the qi, blood, yin and yang of the Sanjiao. Inhale when supporting the sky and exhale when falling.] - [Left and Right Bow Shooting Like a Condor: The action of "Left and Right Bow Shooting" can achieve the effect of coordination between liver and lung and smooth qi flow. Inhale when putting your wrist on and exhale when drawing the bow and walking.] - To regulate the spleen and stomach, one must lift it up and press it down with both hands to relax the chest and shoulders, regulate the spleen and stomach qi, blood, yin and yang, and other functions. Inhale when lifting up and exhale when falling down. - [Look back from fatigue and injury: The action of looking back can regulate the functions of the internal organs and regulate the Ren and Du vessels.] - Shaking his head and wagging his tail to dispel the fire in his heart: Shaking his head and wagging his tail can calm the yin and yang of the human body and regulate the functions of the internal organs. - Climbing the feet with both hands to strengthen the kidney and waist: By tilting the waist,"climbing the feet with both hands" can strengthen the waist and kidney, dredge the meridians, etc. - [Gathering Fist and Glaring Glaring to Increase Strength: Gathering Fist and Glaring Glaring can increase strength. The movements are soft and slow, smooth and coherent.] - [Seven Jumps on the Back can eliminate all ailments: The seven movements on the back can regulate the functions of the internal organs and blood.] - [End of momentum: It includes the meaning of "ending","ending", and collection.] Taiji Fist was a form of martial arts that combined fitness, self-defense, and self-cultivation into one. It emphasized the combination of movement and stillness, as well as the combination of hardness and softness. Its teaching content required systematic teaching from the basic movements and postures, breathing coordination, center of gravity shift, and many other aspects. A complete teaching could not be summarized simply. It required a professional Taiji Fist coach to conduct face-to-face and hand-to-hand teaching, including the accuracy of each movement. The coordination of breathing and movements, as well as how to cultivate inner momentum and mental strength through practice. While waiting for the TV series, you can also click on the link below to read the classic original work of "Dafeng Nightwatchman"!
Li Zifeng was the teacher of the Eight Duan Brocade of Taoism. He was the personal disciple of the famous Wudang Taoist health expert and the 14th Wudang Taiji successor. He pointed out that the national standard version of the Eight Duan Brocade had simplified the movements to make it easier to spread, so the effect was greatly reduced. The Eight Duan Brocade he taught was more ancient and primitive, suitable for people aged 30 to 65. It had the effect of replenishing qi and blood, improving immunity, driving away lumbago, insomnia, yellow face and hair loss, and so on. Men who practiced it could strengthen their yang and qi, and they would be full of physical strength and spirit. Women who practiced it could promote blood circulation and qi, and their faces would be rosy and their bodies would be good. Children who practiced it would strengthen their muscles and bones, and their physique would be enhanced. Some people thought that the Ba Duan Jin he made was different from the version of the General Administration of Sports. He taught Ba Duan Jin online and attracted many people to learn. Some people thought that his Taoist Ba Duan Jin was very authentic and reliable, and they were even willing to pay tuition fees to learn. While waiting for the TV series, you can also click on the link below to read the classic original work of "Dafeng Nightwatchman"!
The breathing method of Ba Duan Jin is as follows: He held the Tianli Sanjiao with both hands and shot with both hands like an eagle. To recuperate the spleen and stomach, to transport the hands, to treat the five consumptions and seven injuries, to look back. Break your fist and glare to increase your strength, and all kinds of diseases in your back will disappear. He lifted his head and shook his tail to dispel the fire in his heart. He sat cross-legged with his hands to stabilize his kidney and waist. Clenching fists and glaring eyes increases strength, and all kinds of diseases on the back disappear. The detailed breathing method was as follows: 1. [Preparing Style: Defend your dantian, calm your mind, adjust your breathing, and straighten your body.] 2. Holding the Sanjiao with both hands: If you want the Sanjiao to be unobstructed, hold the qi from the Guanyuan to the Tiantu in both palms, and the qi from the falling of the two palms will suddenly fall from the sky to the Guanyuan. 3. The left and right archery is like shooting eagles: put your wrist and inhale, draw the bow and exhale. 4. To regulate the spleen and stomach, one must lift it up and inhale, then exhale. 5. Look back: lift up and inhale, look back, exhale straight; stand up and inhale, look back, exhale straight. 6. Shaking his head and wagging his tail to remove the fire in his heart: Shaking his head to relax his spine, wagging his tail to turn his tail, breathing naturally, and keeping his mind on the spring. 7. Climbing his feet with both hands to strengthen his kidney and waist, he rubbed the bladder meridian and unblocked the conception and governor vessels. His mind guarded the Mingmen and his breath sank to the dantian. 8. Gather fists and glare to increase strength: twist the spine left and right, send strength to the dantian, rotate the wrist and grasp hard, open the eyes wide. 9. The seven bumps and all kinds of diseases on the back are eliminated: the toes grasp the ground hard, the hundred will go up to the empty collar, relax the limbs, and inhale and exhale to think of the Dantian. 10. [Retracting Style: Return your aura to your dantian and rest for a while before returning to normal.] In the practice of Ba Duan Jin, breathing and movements were coordinated, such as inhaling when holding up and exhaling when falling, inhaling when holding the wrist and exhaling when opening the bow and walking, etc. Through the coordination of breathing and movements, it played the effect of health and fitness. While waiting for the TV series, you can also click on the link below to read the classic original work of "Dafeng Nightwatchman"!
Ba Duan Jin was a type of China Qigong. It was a Taoist cultivation method that included body movements and breathing conditioning. There were already written records of it in the Northern Song Dynasty. In terms of posture, it was divided into standing posture (feet and shoulder width) and sitting posture (sitting cross-legged), and the specific movements were different. In terms of schools, there were the Southern School (mainly soft, also known as the "Wen Ba Duan") and the Northern School (mainly hard, also known as the "Wu Ba Duan"). However, no matter which posture or style it was, it was composed of eight movements. Each movement was called a "segment", and each movement had to be repeated many times in coordination with the breath conditioning. Ba Duan Jin's movements were soothing and suitable for people of all ages to exercise. It could regulate the spleen and stomach, exercise the blood vessels, and even prolong life. It was very popular among the public. Its main associations included the Health Qigong Management Center of the State Sports General Administration, the China Health Qigong Association, the International Health Qigong Federation, etc. The main events included the World Health Qigong Exchange Competition, the China International Health Qigong Exchange Competition, the National Health Qigong·Ba Duan Jin Exchange Competition, etc. The representatives were Yang Bailong, Cui Shunyi, Hou Wen, etc. In addition, each formula of Ba Duan Jin could be separated and practiced individually. Each formula contained multiple key orifices, and the key orifices could also be practiced individually. Moreover, the key orifices could be further decomposed from the time and space of the movements. Choosing a good time to cultivate would help him better absorb the Qi of Heaven and Earth to improve the effect of his cultivation. It would also prevent physical fatigue from causing sports injuries. While waiting for the TV series, you can also click on the link below to read the classic original work of "Dafeng Nightwatchman"!
The Eight Duan Brocade, a secret technique of Wudang Mountain's Taoists, was a kind of health and fitness cultivation technique that originated from the Daoyin Health Cultivation Technique of ancient times. It was passed down by the Taoist masters of Wudang Mountain. It was based on the theory of traditional Chinese medicine. It integrated the medical theory, physiological and pathological aspects of the human body, and combined it with imitating the self-strengthening and self-healing movements of birds and animals. It combined Daoyin, Qigong, martial arts, gymnastics, massage, breathing, imitation, and primitive dance together. Then, according to the principles of the Eight Trigrams in the Book of Changes, it was summarized into eight selected segments. Its cultivation method was perfect, safe, easy to learn, and had a wide range of effects. He trained his skin, muscles, and bones on the outside, and his organs, essence, and primordial spirit on the inside. His movements were elegant and smooth, flexible and coherent, and his body and spirit were nourished together. The amount of exercise and training time could be adjusted at any time, regardless of age, gender, physique, venue, equipment, time, season, and other restrictions. Each movement of Ba Duan Jin had its own unique essentials and effects. For example, the first part," Two hands supporting the Sanjiao," could regulate the Sanjiao, effectively improve the sagging of the internal organs, regulate the blood circulation of the spinal muscles on the back, and prevent and treat shoulder, neck, and back pain. During practice, straighten your arms as much as possible when lifting up, push your arms up at the ear side, and concentrate your strength on the Laogong acupoint of your hands. When stretching left and right, don't lean forward and backward. When you lower your arms, start from the shoulder joint, gradually move to the elbow joint, then to the wrist joint, and finally close to the tip of your middle finger. While waiting for the TV series, you can also click on the link below to read the classic original work of "Dafeng Nightwatchman"!