Wudang Baduan Jin Qigong Short Form - Invest 10 minutes a day on your health - 武当山八段锦气功

There are many forms of Baduan Jin Qigong (Eight Pieces of Brocade) in existence. It is the most widely practiced Qigong (Chi Kung) sequence of movements practiced in the world. One of the more famous, and widely practiced is the Shaolin Baduan Jin Qigong.
The version of baduanjin in this video is the Daoist (taoist) Baduan Jin from the Sanfeng Pai 三丰派 sect in Wudang. It is the form taught by Master Yuan Xiu Gang 袁修刚 and Grandmaster Zhong Yun Long 钟云龙. All of the moves are related to the more popular forms of Baduanjin, but there are some interesting differences. You can see the longer movements, deeper stances, balancing and flowing techniques that are hallmarks of the Wudang Arts.
Try this practice every morning. It is a medical Qigong and will help regulate the organs and systems of your body. This is the full version, so you can follow along exactly and you will complete the full exercise.
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The Movements of the form are:
武当山八段锦气功 - Wudang Baduan Jin Qigong
A - 起式, Qǐ shì - The Beginning
1 -双手托天理三焦， Shuāngshǒu tuō tiānlǐ sānjiāo - Two hands support heaven, regulating the San Jiao,
2 - 左右开弓似射雕， Zuǒyòukāigōng shì shè diāo - Left and right draw the bow to shoot the golden eagle,
3 - 调理脾胃须单举， Tiáolǐ píwèi xū dān jǔ - Taking care of the spleen and stomach, lifting just one hand,
4 - 五劳七伤往后瞧； Wǔ láo qī shāng wǎng hòu qiáo - Seeing the five toils and seven injuries behind you;
5 - 摇头摆尾去心火， Yáotóubǎiwěi qù xīn huǒ - Shake the head and wag the tail to eliminate heart fire,
6 - 背后七颠百病消， Bèihòu qī diān bǎi bìng xiāo - Behind the back dispel the seven inversions and hundred illnesses,
7 - 攒拳怒目增力气， Zǎn quán nùmù zēng lìqì - Make a fist and with glaring eyes increase your power and Qi,
8 - 两手攀足固肾腰。 Liǎngshǒu pān zú gù shèn yāo - Two hands climb the legs, strengthening the kidneys and waist.
The Baduanjin qigong(八段錦) is one of the most common forms of Chinese qigong used as exercise. Variously translated as Eight Pieces of Brocade, Eight-Section Brocade, Eight Silken Movements or Eight Silk Weaving, the name of the form generally refers to how the eight individual movements of the form characterize and impart a silken quality (like that of a piece of brocade) to the body and its energy. The Baduanjin is primarily designated as a form of medical qigong, meant to improve health. This is in contrast to religious or martial forms of qigong. However, this categorization does not preclude the form's use by martial artists as a supplementary exercise, and this practice is frequent.
This exercise is mentioned in several encyclopedias originating from the Song Dynasty. The Pivot of the Way (Dao Shi, c. 1150) describes an archaic form of this qigong. The Ten Compilations on Cultivating Perfection (Xiuzhen shi-shu, c. 1300) features illustrations of all eight movements. The same work assigns the creation of this exercise to two of the Eight Immortals, namely Zhongli Quan and Lü Dongbin.
The exercise was later expanded from eight to twelve movements over the centuries and was described in the boxing manual Illustrated Exposition of Internal Techniques (1882) by Wang Zuyuan, a famed practitioner of the Sinew Changing Classic set.
Nineteenth century sources attribute the style to semi-legendary Chinese folk hero General Yue Fei, and describe it as being created as a form of exercise for his soldiers. The legend states he taught the exercise to his men to help keep their bodies strong and well-prepared for battle. Martial historian Prof. Meir Shahar notes Yue's mention as a lineage master in the second preface of the Sinew Changing Classic manual (1624) is the reason why he was attributed as the creator of Baduanjin qigong.
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[@billtaylor1656]

Great video as always

[@leonbaak2151]

Very nice to see your videos but you don't stand a chance against an MMA fighter. 😁

[@DaWeiGongfu]

I better pull out of my scheduled fight with Anderson Silva then!

[@leonbaak2151]

@@DaWeiGongfu I would like to see that ... when is that plannend ?

[@marcelhabner8295]

You Missunderstand this form. It´s a health practise, to warm up your body, release blockades and make your body ready for the day.
The best Martial art is like a sword, Harded edges with a soft core. So just combine the internal force of taichi, the flexibile movements and some techniques with some external arts, outside hard inside soft and you will crash. But it´s all based on skill of the fighter.

[@DaWeiGongfu]

@@marcelhabner8295 I agree. I’ve always used qigong as a “medical” practice to avoid injury or deal with injuries I already have, as well as balance the internal organs. Also improving my breath control. Then forms, weapons, sparring and fight training are a separate practice, but enhanced by the health benefits of qigong.