Coronavirus: Disease patterns and the road towards fearlessness – #PhilosophicalFriday I am writing this, because I am worried about the consequences of misinformation concerning the coronavirus. If the truth is first victim of war, then compassion seems to be the first victim of the war against a supposedly deadly super […]
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Spine Qigong exercise 3 – Warming the centre Especially when it is cold outside, we should take care that our kidneys and our lower back do not get too cold. Besides outside influences, the reason for coldness in this area may also be excessive tension in the body. In this […]
#martialmonday 12 – I’m stuck! v. I’m off then. The point of attention in pulling – application (block and) punch This week we start from another practical application of the movement pull: both hands punch. The exercise For the exercise, we need to build fists instead of the open hands […]
The Chinese character 萬 wan means many. It means a large quantity which is innumerable, because it appears to be uncountable. To do justice to these connotations in a translation, the notion ”ten thousand“ is often used. One example is the “10,000 things“ in the Daodejing, another example is the […]
Spine Qigong – exercise 2: The 6 connections Thus weeks exercise will be going a bit deeper. Tsui will show us the 6 connections. The 6 joints If we leave the spine with its single elements aside, the human body has got 6 main joints: foot joint, knee joint, hip […]
#martialmonday 11 – With my back against the wall! How should I react? Form application – pull It is fairly easy: Today, we will work on the application „pull“. The posture pull offers two alternatives: to box and to pull. We will opt for the second alternative as a foundation. […]
The two characters 玉宇（yu yu）mean Jade House. The traditional value of jade in China The Chinese admiration of jade stones goes a long way back. On the one hand, it looked great and was therefore thought as the perfect gemstone. – Jewellery, belt buckles, ornaments and buttons on clothes and […]
Spine Qigong Exercise 1 – #WellnessWednesday 8 Searching for an exercise against heavy shoulders or a stiff neck? This week, Tsui will show us an easy, but effective spine exercise Reasons for spine Qigong Our central nervous system leads from the brain all the way down the spine. The small […]
#Martialmonday – Dealing the punches or taking them? – Form application Ward off left and right In the form, the movements “Ward off left” and “Ward off right” are movements to protect oneself. More precisely, one protects one‘s space: The space between arm and body is a space that no […]
Happy New Year! 新年好 Following the Chinese calendar, January, 25th 2020 is the first day of the year of the rat. If you look at the Chinese character, it could also be named the year if the mouse – as mouse and rat share the same symbol. Perhaps, to imagine […]
Office work is your (working) life? This loosening exercise is especially useful for those who work at the desk a lot. – Often, your shoulders will tense up after some time. To prevent hardening of three muscles, neck pain or headaches, you should get up for some minutes from time […]
One of the first movements of the form may be applied as an elbow strike. In the form, the preparation move is followed by the right elbow going up and out to the back. A simple move, but there is a lot to learn from it. Here is our #MartialMonday […]
Today’s calligraphy 劍 shows a sword – or, as you may detect in the details, a two-edged, pointed blade. The sword is commonly seen as the queen of weapons. Furthermore, it also has a symbolic meaning. Like in Europe, swords as insignia of power (sometimes lended by the ruler to […]
Welcome back to #wellnesswednesday with Circle Qigong part 2! Tsui‘s exercise for today is a simple exercise to mobilise the wrists. It is especially worth trying out if you do office work – at the keyboard or the mouse – or any crafts that involve your hands moving in a […]
New year, new challenges! This year we want to repeat the form applications of the whole form and deepen our understanding of the movements. The first training session develops around the first movement of the form: raising the Qi. Movements you do for yourself in the form may be checked […]
The preparations for Wang Ning‘s exhibition at the 20th International Push Hands Meeting are in full swing. Ning has just come back from China, where he went to mount his calligraphies. – He has worked for months now to capture thoughts, little verses and poems on paper. Here is a […]
#WellnessWednesday 5 The circle is of great importance to many cultures – be it as a symbol for the cycle of life, as a symbol for perfection or when sometimes things seems to go round and round in circles. Also Qigong knows many exercises that work with circles. Tsui worked […]
The 20th international Push Hands Meeting in Hannover, Germany, will take place from February, 26th to March, 1st 2020. Are you a beginner? Try our 5 day beginner workshop to start from zero and meet people from different countries united in one goal: having fun while being pushed around. You […]
Have you ever tried sword duelling with lightsabers?For some years now, we were dreaming about doing a Star Wars fan art film.Since we got our hands on two light sabers only a few months ago, we really wanted to do it. But: The light never seemed to be right. […]
Merry Christmas! Well, it sounds a bit different in Chinese… but also in China there are a lot of festive activities going on – some celebrate it as a religious day, some are just happy to give and receive presents. Video “Calligraphy Merry Christmas” Ning and our entire team wish […]