Exercising with a Ball

Martial Arts, physical culture, and Qigong enthusiasts can benefit from using a medicine ball when doing exercises.  There are many routines developed by Taijiquan and Qigong masters using a medicine ball.   Qigong Ball exercisers can get into a calm mode, mellow their mood, and go with the Flow.  

Medicine Ball Training and Exercises: Bibliography, Links, Resources .  Prepared by Mike Garofalo.  A general introduction to the use of medicine balls in exercise programs. 

I developed my own medicine ball routine called: Magic Pearl Qigong. 

Magic Pearl Qigong, Part I, Movements 1-8 .   Instructions, Bibliography, Links, Handouts, Resources, Mythological Associations, Lore.  Prepared by Mike Garofalo. 
The Magic Pearl Qigong can be a very vigorous physical culture routine if you increase the weight of the ball, lower the stances, and increase the number of repetitions of each movement.  Serious Qigong Ball enthusiasts use a very light wooden ball, move slowly, stay relaxed, sink, play.  

In addition, upper body strength and athletic fitness is also be improved by practicing longer Taijiquan Forms using weapons like the saber, sword, cane, and staff. 

Medicine Ball Exercises

Martial Arts, physical culture, and Qigong enthusiasts can benefit from using a medicine ball when doing exercises.  There are many routines developed by Taijiquan and Qigong masters using a medicine ball.   Qigong Ball exercisers can get into a calm mode, mellow their mood, and go with the Flow.  

Medicine Ball Training and Exercises: Bibliography, Links, Resources .  Prepared by Mike Garofalo.  A general introduction to the use of medicine balls in exercise programs.

I developed my own medicine ball routine called: Magic Pearl Qigong. 

Magic Pearl Qigong, Part I, Movements 1-8 .   Instructions, Bibliography, Links, Handouts, Resources, Mythological Associations, Lore.  Prepared by Mike Garofalo. 

The Magic Pearl Qigong can be a very vigorous physical culture routine if you increase the weight of the ball, lower the stances, and increase the number of repetitions of each movement.  Serious Qigong Ball enthusiasts use a very light wooden ball, move slowly, stay relaxed, sink, play.  

In addition, upper body strength and athletic fitness is also be improved by practicing longer Taijiquan Forms using weapons like the saber, sword, cane, and staff. 

Chi Kung with Ball

Martial Arts, physical culture, and Qigong enthusiasts can benefit from using a medicine ball when doing exercises.  There are many routines developed by Taijiquan and Qigong masters using a medicine ball.   Qigong Ball exercisers can get into a calm mode, mellow their mood, and go with the Flow. 

Medicine Ball Training and Exercises: Bibliography, Links, Resources .  Prepared by Mike Garofalo.  A general introduction to the use of medicine balls in exercise programs. 

I developed my own medicine ball routine called: Magic Pearl Qigong. 

Magic Pearl Qigong, Part I, Movements 1-8 .   Instructions, Bibliography, Links, Handouts, Resources, Mythological Associations, Lore.  Prepared by Mike Garofalo. 

The Magic Pearl Qigong can be a very vigorous physical culture routine if you increase the weight of the ball, lower the stances, and increase the number of repetitions of each movement.  Serious Qigong Ball enthusiasts use a very light wooden ball, move slowly, stay relaxed, sink, play.  

In addition, upper body strength and athletic fitness is also be improved by practicing longer Taijiquan Forms using weapons like the saber, sword, cane, and staff. 

 

Magic Pearl Qigong with Ball

Martial Arts, physical culture, and Qigong enthusiasts can benefit from using a medicine ball when doing exercises.  There are many routines developed by Taijiquan and Qigong masters using a medicine ball.   Qigong Ball exercisers can get into a calm mode, mellow their mood, and go with the Flow. 

Medicine Ball Training and Exercises: Bibliography, Links, Resources .  Prepared by Mike Garofalo.  A general introduction to the use of medicine balls in exercise programs. 

I developed my own medicine ball routine called: Magic Pearl Qigong. 

Magic Pearl Qigong, Part I, Movements 1-8 .   Instructions, Bibliography, Links, Handouts, Resources, Mythological Associations, Lore.  Prepared by Mike Garofalo. 

The Magic Pearl Qigong can be a very vigorous physical culture routine if you increase the weight of the ball, lower the stances, and increase the number of repetitions of each movement.  Serious Qigong Ball enthusiasts use a very light wooden ball, move slowly, stay relaxed, sink, play.  

In addition, upper body strength and athletic fitness is also be improved by practicing longer Taijiquan Forms using weapons like the saber, sword, cane, and staff. 

 

Tai Chi Ball Routine of Master Chen Qing Zhou

My webpage on Taiji Ball, Medicine Ball, and Qigong Ball exercises is now at the Valley Spirit Qigong website. 

You can view a complete demonstration of the Tai Chi Ball Routine, 18 Movements, as taught by the Chen Style Taijiquan Master, Chen Qing Zhou, 1933-.  The Xinggong Taiji Ball Routine is on UTube.

It is very important for us to note that Master Chen Qing Zhou practices the Tai Chi Ball Qigong routine with a black steel ball weighing 13 Kg (28.6 Pounds). This is strength training as well as internal training.

Taijiquan Ball, Medicine Ball Exercises

Taiji Sphere in 18 Postures
Tai Chi Ball.  Instruction by Master Chen Qing Zhou. 
Instructional DVD, 60 minutes.  Mandarin with English subtitles. 
Master Chen Qingzhou uses a 13Kg (28.6 Pound) Black Metal Ball

1.  Draw Up the Sphere 

2.  Na Zha Explores the Sea (Left Side)

3.  Na Zha Explores the Sea (Right Side)  

4.  Cover the Moon (Left Side)  

5.  Cover the Moon (Right Side) 

6.  Tyrant Raises the Censer

7.  Wei Tuo Offers the Rod  

8.  Lion Rolls the Ball  

9.  Lure the Spider Into the Cave   

10.  Support a Thousand Pounds (Left Side) 

11.  Pearl Returns to Its Nest  

12.  Wei Tuo Offers the Rod  

13.  Lion Rolls the Ball  

14.  Lure the Spider Into the Cave 

15.  Support a Thousand Pounds (Right Side) 

16.  Pearl Returns to Its Nest  

17.  Fiery Spider Tempts the Dragon  

18.  Closing

Song of the Taiji Sphere

Training in the 18 methods with the Taiji sphere,
The method never strays from the circles of silk twining. 
Changing in infinite permutations of Yin and Yang energy,
A perfectly round shape is formed internally.

Please refer to my webpage on the subject: 

Medicine Ball Exercises, Taiji Ball:  Links, Bibliography, Instructions, Quotes, Notes