Health QigongBa Duan Jin and Chen-19 style Taichi Quan

Course Descriptions and Aims:

Eight-sections brocade(Ba Duan Jin)

Qigong, which literally means "practice of vital energy", is an ancient Chinese

art of meditation and physical exercise that involves coordinating breathing

patterns with physical postures to maintain health and well-being.

Ba Duan Jin (eight excellent movements) is popular worldwide because its

movements are simple and easy to learn. Traditionally, it contains both a

standing and seated set of eight postures.

Benefits of Practicing Ba Duan Jin Qigong:

1) Ba Duan Jin combines exercise and memory work, which gives you

positive outcomes and healthy benefits for your mind, body and spirit.

2) It is also good for improving your body balance, respiratory, blood

circulation and immune systems.

3) It feels good to stretch out your body, slow down your breathing, and relax

your mind. Qigong can help you to relax when life is busy and stressful.

In this course, you will learn some basic skills and moves like breathing,

balancing and holding postures of Ba Duan Jin.

Step-by-step Description of the Routine of Ba Duan Jin

Lingshu Totin L Snjio

Routine 1 Holding the Hands High with

Palms Up to Regulate the Internal

Organs

Zuyu Kaigong S Shdio

Routine 2 Posing as an Archer

Shooting Both Left-and-Right-Handed

Tiojie Pi Wei X Dnj

Routine 3 Holding One Arm Aloft to

Regulate the Functions of the Spleen and

Stomach

Wlo Qishang Wng Hoqio

Routine 4 Looking Backwards to

Prevent Sickness and Strain

Yotu Bawi Q Xinho

Routine 5 Swinging the Head and

Lowering the Body to Relieve Stress

Lingsho Panzu G Shnyo

Routine 6 Moving the Hands down the

Back and Legs and Touching the Feet

to Strengthen the Kidneys

Znqun Nm Zng Lq

Routine 7 Thrusting the Fists and Making

the Eyes Glare to Enhance

Strength

Behu Qidian Bibng Xiao

Routine 8 Raising and Lowering the

Heels to Cure Diseases

Chen-19 style Taiji Quan( 19 )

Originally developed in China as a self-defense strategy or martial art, Taiji (or

Tai chi) the "supreme ultimate fist" is practiced in modern times primarily

as a gentle exercise technique. Chen Style Taiji is widely known as the oldest

and the ancestor of all the other Taiji styles.

Although characterized by less powerful stances, with more obvious body

coiling movements and explosive releases of power that are mostly absent

from other styles of Taiji, Chen Style Taiji can be practiced with graceful, slow

and light movements. Chen-19 style contains 19 movements and is divided

into four sections. It is easier to learn and builds a strong Taiji foundation.

Benefits of practicing Chen-style:

1) Good health depends on harmony and balance, which is what Taiji does by

balancing Yin and Yang in the human body.

2) Taiji cultivates and stimulates the internal energy Chi circulation within the

body system, which keeps you rejuvenated, refreshed, fit and healthy.

3) Chen Silk-Reeling Exercises (SRE) increases the mobility of body joints

and relaxes muscles and tendons. The spiral movements will open up and

exercise the 18 major joints (in sequence from the head to the ankles) of

the body, promote muscle relaxation and flexibility, and reduce physical

tension and strain.

Beginners start with fundamental principles and reeling silk exercises to

develop basic requirements for structure and movement.

In this class, you will learn reeling silk Gong and some basic moves of hands,

legs and waist of Chan's Style Taiji.

Instructor: Jie Yang, jieyangmw@sina.com

The course starts from: Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Number of sessions: 20 (week 11 -week 22. No class in week 16 and on May 16

due to public holidays)

Time: Wednesdays and Fridays, 15:00-16:10

Meeting place:

Entrance (the lesson takes place in Frederiksberg Have if it does not rain)

Porcelnshaven 24B

2000 Frederiksberg

Fee: free to attend and no registration needed. You just need to come and follow the

lessons

Course Plan:

Contents

No. Health QigongBa Duan Jin Chen-19 style Taichi

1 1.

(Holding the Hands High with Palms Up

to Regulate the Internal Organs)

1.(Beginning the form)

2.

(Buddhas Warrior attendent steps

forward from the temple)

2 2.

Posing as an Archer Shooting Both

Left-and-Right-Handed

3.

(Lazily tie coat)

3 3.

Holding One Arm Aloft to Regulate the

Functions of the Spleen and Stomach

4.

(Step up walk obliquely)

4 4.

Looking Backwards to Prevent Sickness

and Strain

5.

(Step up three steps)

5 Review

5.

Swinging the Head and Lowering the

Body to Relieve Stress

6.

(Cover hand punch, left)

6 6.

Moving the Hands down the Back and

Legs and Touching the Feet to

7.

(Double pushing hands)

7 7.

Thrusting the Fists and Making the Eyes

Glare to Enhance Strength

8.

(Whirling upper arms)

8 8.

Raising and Lowering the Heels to Cure

Diseases

9.

(Flashing the back)

9 Review and intensify

10 Review

11 10. (Cover hand punch, right)

11. (Six sealings, four closing)

12 12. (Cloud hand)

13 13. (High pat on horse)

14 14.(Right heel kick)

15. (Left heel kick)

15 Review

16 16. (Part wild horse's mane)

17 17. (Jade maiden works shuttles)

18 18. (Buddha's warrior attendant pounds mortar)

19. (Close the form)

19 Review and intensify

20 Report the performance and present certificate