includes: book (English language) with DVD (60 minutes, languages: English, Chinese)
ISBN: 9787119047812
number of pages: 58 pages
edition: Paperback
format: 155*222mm
weight: 150 Gramm
publisher: Foreign Languages Press (外文出版社)
year of publishing: 2007


Chinese Health Qigong Ba Duan Jin (With 1DVD)
健身气功•八段锦（附1DVD）
English
Compiled by the Chinese Health Qigong Association

As a traditional Chinese health and fitness Qigong exercise routine, Ba Duan Jin, or Eight-section Exercises, dates back to the Song Dynasty (960-1279). With easy movements and impressive effects on the health, it is a gem in China's health and fitness culture.
It has been proved that practice of Ba Duan Jin improves the respiratory system, limb strength, and flexibility of the joints, and fortifies the nerves, as well as enhances the general balance. It improves the cardiovascular function and helps to cure such illnesses as coronary artery scleroses and osteoporosis. It strengthens one's immune system to a degree, and delays the ageing process, so as to increase the life span. It also improves one's mental health. It has been proved that practice of Ba Duan Jin improves the respiratory system, limb strength, and flexibility of the joints, and fortifies the nerves, as well as enhances the general balance. It improves the cardiovascular function and helps to cure such illnesses as coronary artery scleroses and osteoporosis. It strengthens one's immune system to a degree, and delays the ageing process, so as to increase the life span. It also improves one's mental health.


Contents

Chapter Ⅰ Origins and Development
Chapter Ⅱ Characteristics
Chapter Ⅲ Practice Tips
Chapter Ⅳ Step-by-Step Descriptions of the Routines
Section 1 Hand and Foot Forms
Basic Hand Forms
Basic Stance
Section 2 The Exercises Illustrated
Ready Position
Routine 1 Holding the Hands High with Palms Up to Regulate the Internal Organs（双手托天理三焦）
Routine 2 Posing as an Archer Shooting Both Left- and Right-Handed （左右开弓似射雕）
Routine 3 Holding One Arm Aloft to Regulate the Functions of the Spleen and Stomach （调理脾胃须单举）
Routine 4 Looking Backwards to Prevent Sickness and Strain （五劳七伤注后瞧）
Routine 5 Swinging the Head and Lowering the Body to　Relieve Stress （摇头摆尾去心火）
Routine 6 Moving the Hands down the Back and Legs, and Touching the Feet to Strengthen the Kidneys（两手擎足固肾腰）
Routine 7 Thrusting the Fists and Making the Eyes Glare to Enhance Strength（攒拳怒目增气力）
Routine 8 Raising and Lowering the Heels to Cure Diseases（背后七颠百病消）
Closing Form
Appendix:
Acupuncture Points Mentioned in This Book


Order No.: 47.0015