Qi Gong is a uniquely Chinese practice that dates back hundreds of years and incorporates countless methods. Regardless of the method used, there are three fundamental components to Qi Gong practice. These are Diao Shen – Regulating the Body, Diao Xi – Regulating the Breathing, and Diao Xin – Regulating the Mind. Each component will…
In Chinese martial arts, especially the Internal Arts of Taiji Quan, Xingyi Quan, Bagua Zhang, and Liuhe Bafa, the Bai Hui Xue (百会穴) plays an instrumental role in correcting the posture and raising the Yang Qi (陽氣). Bai Hui translates as100 Meeting or100 Convergences; I prefer the latter since this is the point where the…
When practicing Chinese martial arts, especially the Neijia (Internal Styles)and Qi Gong, you become acquainted with the Dantian. You will hear instructions such as “Concentrate on your Dantian” and “Sink Your Qi to the Dantian” For a practitioner of the Neijia, as well as other Chinese martial arts, it is imperative to know what the…
In the study of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) one often encounters reference to the Ren Mai and Du Mai (Mai is the Chinese term for Meridian). These meridians also play an important role in Traditional Chinese Martial Arts, especially in the Internal Arts of Taiji, Xing Yi, and Bagua. While the pathway of the Ren…
The Xiao Zhou Tian is part of Daoist Internal Alchemy, or Nei Dan. It was the Daoists who originated, refined, and propagated this practice which, in time, spread to various methods of Qi Gong and to the internal martial arts of Taiji Quan, Xingyi Quan, and Bagua Zhang. To varying degrees, it is also practiced…
There are two types of Qigong, namely Dong Qigong (Dynamic Qigong) and Jing Qigong (Static Qigong). Each type has a number of methods. A common Static Qigong is Zhan Zhuang Gong, which is translated as Standing Pile Skill. What is Zhan Zhuang Gong? Zhan means to Stand, Zhuang means Pile or Post, and Gong means…
There are many types of Qigong, also written as Qi Gong or Chi Kung. Some types require bodily movements and others are static. Regardless of method, all Qigong practice incorporates breathing techniques. What are Breathing Methods in Qigong? There are three types of breathing methods in Qigong: Natural Breathing, Abdominal Breathing, and Reverse Breathing. Since…
The posts on this Blog reflect the knowledge I have received from my teachers, and the volumes of information I have accumulated while doing research and conducting interviews with many masters, during the years of publishing the Wu Gong Journal and the Journal of Chinese Martial Arts. All the material published on this Blog is copyrighted. — Nick Scrima
