Eight Duan Brocade, a secret technique of Wudang Taoism
The Eight Duan Brocade, a secret technique of Wudang's Daoists, was a traditional cultivation method to preserve one's health. Its movements were divided into eight sections, each section having its own unique movements, key points, and functions. The first section, Zhen Wu Tuo Tian Li San Jiao, paid attention to the coordination of external movement and natural breathing during practice. The movements of the two palms needed to move slowly. The fingers held the palms and stretched out. When lifting the two palms, the legs should be as straight as possible. When the front palms supported the ground, the ten toes grabbed the ground. By raising the hands and raising the heels, the muscles and vessels could be stretched to achieve the effect of San Jiao unobstructed and Qi and blood harmony. In the second section," Vermilion Bird's Wings and Spleen and Stomach ", stretch your arms straight from the top to the bottom, and stretch your palms with hidden strength. The tightness of your whole body should be moderate. This action can pull the liver, gallbladder, spleen and stomach and other organs by pulling up and down with both hands, promote the digestive function and enhance the digestive function. The third section," Green Dragon, White Tiger, Liver, and Lung Tune ", was to form the forefinger and thumb into a V shape when drawing the bow. The web between the thumb and the index finger would be in a circle, and the upper body would rise and fall slowly. By expanding the chest and stretching the arms, it could exercise the bones and muscles of the chest, ribs, shoulders, and arms, correct bad postures such as hunchback, and also perform rhythmic massage on the heart and lungs to enhance the function of the heart and lungs. The fourth section," Gui Pan Yixue Shenqi Condensation ", through specific movements, it helped to remove the five fatigue and seven injuries, achieving the effect of prolonging life. The fifth stage and other subsequent movements also had their own corresponding movement standards and health preservation effects. The whole set of exercises could dredge the meridians of the human body, regulate the functions of the internal organs, improve the bad psychological state, and ensure the smooth flow of blood and qi. It had the functions of softening muscles and strengthening bones, nourishing qi and strengthening strength, promoting qi and blood circulation, unblocking meridians, coordinating the internal organs, and so on. It was ideal for improving sub-health conditions, especially for cervical vertebrae, low back pain, digestive diseases, insomnia, and so on. It was also a good weight-loss exercise, and it was easy to learn. The movements were relaxed and natural, and the body was smooth and clear. While waiting for the TV series, you can also click on the link below to read the classic original work of "Dafeng Nightwatchman"!
Wudang Eight Duan Brocade
The Wudang Eight Duan Brocade was a cultivation technique for health. It included eight movements, such as "supporting the Sanjiao with both hands", which could regulate the Sanjiao, 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. There were also movements such as "opening the bow on both sides like shooting an eagle","regulating the spleen and stomach must be raised alone","looking back from all kinds of injuries","shaking the head and wagging the tail to remove the heart fire","relieving all kinds of diseases from the back","clenching the fist and glaring to increase strength", and" climbing the kidney and waist with both hands". Wudang's Ba Duan Jin's martial arts followed the concept of " nurturing, advocating qi, and softness ". It emphasized on nurturing, circulating qi with will, and circulating the body with qi. The movements were gentle and the force was restrained. The training method was concise and the effect was long-lasting, showing the unique style of the internal fist technique. Other than that, there were also different forms such as Wudang Qimen Jia Ba Duan Jin, including movements such as "holding the ball with both hands and turning left and right","lightly pounding the back of the waist","looking left and right and shaking Kunlun","twisting on the spot like a silkworm","knocking teeth dozens of degrees","fishing for the moon from the bottom of the sea and throwing it into the sky","kicking away the tiger in the way","Hunyuan rubbing and rubbing through the three passes", etc. Different movements had different essentials and health effects. While waiting for the TV series, you can also click on the link below to read the classic original work of "Dafeng Nightwatchman"!
Eight Duan Brocade Wudang Mountain Version
The Wudang Eight Duan Brocade had its own unique characteristics. The movements were coordinated with the breathing method. During practice, attention was paid to the coordination of internal breathing and external movements. For example, the first movement, the Sanjiao with both hands, needed to adjust the body posture between inhaling and exhaling. When the ten fingers of the hands were crossed and lifted up, the body was stretched up and down, and the arms were straightened and the body was stretched up and down. The head was raised and paused for a few seconds. The second move was to stand in the horse stance and slowly draw the bow with both hands. For example, the left hand should push with the palm of the eight characters and the right hand should pull with the claw. The movement of the left and right push and pull should be slow and carried out at the same time. In a relaxed state, you should experience the feeling of pulling the bow and supporting it. The third type of conditioning of the spleen and stomach must be a single action of supporting the upper and pressing the lower. When standing with a wide shoulder, one palm should support the sky and the other palm should press the ground. The eyes can look straight ahead or look up at the hands. The upper and lower movements must be completed at the same time and there must be a sense of pulling and supporting. The fourth move, looking back with all kinds of injuries, was to stand with shoulders wide and put both hands out on both sides, palms facing forward, turn your head to look left (right) behind, put both hands out and look back at the same time, and turn your head without moving. The fifth move was to shake one's head and tail to get rid of the fire in one's heart. Standing in a left bow stance (or right bow stance), supporting one's thighs with both hands, leaning forward with one's head and knees vertical, turning one's head to look at the tip of one's right foot, etc. These actions were meant to improve one's health and internal energy cultivation. While waiting for the TV series, you can also click on the link below to read the classic original work of "Dafeng Nightwatchman"!
Taoist Eight-Duan Brocade Breathing Technique
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"!
"Eight-Duan Brocade"
Ba Duan Jin was a type of China Qigong, which included body movements and breathing conditioning. There were already written records of its circulation in the Northern Song Dynasty. In terms of postures, there were the Southern School (Soft, 8th Grade Wen) and the Northern School (Firm, 8th Grade Wu). Each movement was called a "segment". The movements had to be repeated many times and coordinated with the breathing conditioning. Its movements are slow and suitable for people of all ages to exercise. It can regulate the spleen and stomach, exercise the blood vessels, and even prolong life. The main associations included the Health Qigong Management Center of the General Administration of Sports of the People's Republic of China, the China Health Qigong Association, and the International Health Qigong Federation. The main events included the World Health Qigong Exchange Competition. The representatives were Yang Bailong and others. Each movement of the State Sports General Administration version of Ba Duan Jin had a specific training method. For example, the core movement of "Holding the Sanjiao with both hands" was to hold the sky with the hands crossed. When practicing, one should stand with wide shoulders, hold the sky with the hands crossed, look up at the back of the hand, etc. The core movement of "shooting the left and right like a eagle" was to open the bow in the horse stance. Practicing Ba Duan Jin had many advantages, such as enhancing the flexibility and balance of the body, improving the heart and lung function, relieving stress and anxiety, enhancing strength and endurance, improving posture and balance, promoting blood circulation, improving sleep quality, etc. However, there were also disadvantages that required time and patience to see obvious effects. In addition, there was also a book published by the chemical industry publishing house in 2015, titled "Ba Duan Jin" by Zhou Qinghai. While waiting for the TV series, you can also click on the link below to read the classic original work of "Dafeng Nightwatchman"!
Basics of Eight Duan Brocade
The basic movements of the Eight Section Brocade (Ba Duan Jin) include the following: 1. Stand with feet shoulder-width apart, toes pointing forward. Bend the knees and squat down, keeping the knees behind the toes. Arms should be bent at a 45-degree angle to the sides of the body, palms facing inward and fingers pointing towards each other. 2. Inhale as you raise your arms up in front of your body, palms facing up. Exhale as you lower your arms back down. 3. Inhale as you pull your arms apart to the sides, palms still facing up. Exhale as you bring your arms back together in front of your body. 4. Inhale as you raise your arms up above your head, palms facing up. Exhale as you lower your arms back down. 5. Inhale as you rotate your arms outward, palms facing inward. Exhale as you rotate your arms back to the starting position. 6. Inhale as you raise your arms up in front of your body, palms facing up. Exhale as you lower your arms back down. 7. Inhale as you raise your arms up above your head, palms facing up. Exhale as you lower your arms back down. 8. Inhale as you raise your arms up in front of your body, palms facing up. Exhale as you lower your arms back down. These movements should be performed in a smooth and continuous manner, with the breath coordinated with the movements. It is important to maintain proper posture and alignment throughout the exercises.
Eight Duan Brocade Style 1 - 8
The names of the 1 - 8 styles of Ba Duan Jin were respectively: Two hands supporting the Sanjiao, left and right opening the bow like shooting eagles, conditioning the spleen and stomach must be raised alone, looking back from five overwork and seven injuries, shaking the head and wagging the tail to remove the heart fire, two hands climbing the feet to strengthen the kidney waist, gathering fists and glaring eyes to increase strength, and the back of the back to eliminate all diseases. While waiting for the TV series, you can also click on the link below to read the classic original work of "Dafeng Nightwatchman"!
What's the difference between Tai Chi Eight Duan Brocade and Eight Duan Brocade
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"!
Li Zaifeng of the Eight-Duan Brocade Taoist
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"!
Music of Eight Duan Brocade of Dao Sect
You can find the Zhuangliba people singing "18. Taoist Health ~ Eight-Duan Brocade" on QQ Music. The Himalayas have the electronic audio content of "Dao Men Eight-Duan Brocade" for listening. In addition, there was also the Ba Duan Jin music password audio (duration: 12 minutes and 06 seconds), which could be used directly on the mobile phone when it was used by one person. When it was used by many people and the environment was noisy, it could be played with the help of the Bluetooth speaker. If there was no Bluetooth speaker or if you didn't like to use the Bluetooth speaker on the mobile phone, you could leave a message in the background to copy the audio file to the TF card or USB flash drive and plug it into the speaker. While waiting for the TV series, you can also click on the link below to read the classic original work of "Dafeng Nightwatchman"!
Taoist health cultivation method, Eight Duan Brocade
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"!