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by Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming, November 29, 2016 Taiji students are generally taught to make the postures large at first. This helps the beginner to relax, makes it easier to see and feel the movements, and also helps him to sense the qi flow. Furthermore, because large postures are more expanded and relaxed, the qi flow can be smoother. Large-posture taiji was emphasized by Yang, Cheng-fu (楊澄甫) and has been popularly accepted as the best taiji practice for health. Large postures a

First, we will focus on exercises for regulating the breathing that allows you to build up the quantity of qi to an abundant level and subsequently circulate the accumulated qi. Practice these exercises in the order that they are presented. Become comfortable and proficient in one technique before moving on to the next. Normal Abdominal Breathing (Zheng Fu Hu Xi) Stand with both hands touching the lower dan tian lightly. (The dan tian is found slightly under and behind the na

If we trace Chinese martial arts history back, we can see a clear lineage beginning during the Liáng dynasty (Liáng Cháo, 梁朝) (AD 502–557). There are no surviving martial documents from before this time that record or discuss qì and how to correlate it with martial arts, even though at that time, Chinese qigong practice had existed for more than two thousand years. It is understood that before the Chinese Hàn dynasty (Hàn Cháo, 漢朝) (206 BC–AD 221), there were only two schools