Health Qigong
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In 2001 the Chinese Government showed great interest in regulating the Qigong movement and founded the Chinese Health Qigong Association, as as mass-organization to popularize, spread and research Health Qigong in co-opartion with the Peking Sport University. In 2003 the organization presented the newly developed four Health Qigong Exercises on the base of excellent traditional Qigong, including
- Health Qigong • Yì Jīn Jīng (tendon-changing classic),
- Health Qigong • Wu Qin Xi (frolics of five animals),
- Health Qigong • Liu Zi Jue (the art of expiration in producing six different sounds),
- Health Qigong • Ba Duan Jin (eight excellent movements),
to fit the people's needs of promoting their health and body, and to develop traditional Chinese national culture further.
During the process of developing the exercises, strictly scientific research methods have been followed. Primary experiments took place under supervision of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Modern Medicine, Psychology, Athletic Science and other related subjects. The Four Health Qigong Exercises can be seen as the essences from the related Qigong in various schools, inherited and developed traditional Chinese national culture.
The new Health Qigong represented by the Chinese Health QiGong Association is breaking with the old tradition of family-styles and close teacher-student relation. It is hoped that the new standardisation is supporting the international spread of Qigong in the western hemisphere.
[edit] References
- Archer Shirley; "Standardization of health qigong style", IDEA Fitness Journal 03/2006
- Dr Amir Farid Isahak; "Qigong revival", The Star Online, 23. April 2006
- Annick Ronée Le Verre; "Rencontre avec la Chinese Health QiGong Association"; Bulletin Fédération Européene de QiGong et Arts Energétiques No. 13 Octobre 2004 (french)
- Interview; "Ordnung muss sein!? Zur aktuellen Situation des Qigong in China"; Taijiquan & Qigong Journal 3/2005 (german)
