The interview with Faye Yip was led by Nils Klug in the context of a Workshop on Ba duan jin given by Faye in the Tai Chi Studio, Hannover, in Summer 2016. The interview with Faye Yip part 5 – QIGONG (and Kids Wushu) My Grandfather, that’s my father’s father, he was trained in traditional […]
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Method and healing effects – Ba Duan Jin The 8 pieces of Brocade developed as Yangsheng practices, as part of the traditional way to “care for life”. Today, Ba Duan Jin – understood as exercises working with Qi to further one’s health – also form part of “health qigong”. Due to […]
There are many different ways to practice Ba Duan Jin. These many variances also show themselves in the naming of the single postures. Some styles describe the movements in a simple, functional way while others tend to be more poetical. To give an example, the naming of the 8th routine […]
To give you an idea about the different ways of the 8 Brocades, we have assembled some examples of Ba duan jin routines, non-martial and martial, below. Or are you curious and want to start with your 8 brocades right away? Why not have a look at our easy to […]
The history and the origin of the 8 Brocades are unclear. Research can neither establish when nor by whom the 8 movements were originally created. Today, the origin of the routine can be regarded as an evolutionary process. In hindsight, its development into today’s form and its transmission over the […]
The 8 Brocades (Chinese: 八段錦, pinyin: Ba duan jin, pronunciation) are also called 8 Treasures or Eight pieces of Brocade. The 8 Brocades are one of the most popular Qigong sets. They form part of the Chinese cultural heritage. The Baduanjin routine consist of 8 exercises, which coordinate body (movement), […]
The Biospirals Pa tuan chin is a series of 8 movements created in order to activate the bodies primary Axis whilst softening and lubricating all the joints, as it brings the physical and energetic body to interact in unity through synchronized, harmonic movements. In terms of energy, the Primary Axis […]