Eight Section Brocade Qigong

Eight Section Brocade Qigong Research by Michael P. Garofalo. Provides information about the history and purpose of this popular Chi Kung practice. Detailed descriptions are provided for each of the eight movements; including information on movement variations, health benefits, qigong meaning, and cautions. The document includes the most extensive bibliography, link guide, and comments on Ba Duan Jin Qigong resources available anywhere. Some animated graphics are provided in linked files. This document is updated as new information is discovered. This qigong set is the most popular set practiced around the world, and is also known as: Baduanjin, Pa Tuan Jin, Eight Silken Treasures, Ba Duan Jin, Pal Dan Gum, Ba Duan Gin, Pa Tin Kam, Otto Pezzi di Tesoro, Acht Delen Brokaat, Les Huit Exercices del la Soie, Eight Silken Treasures, Brocade Qigong, Wudang Brocade Qigong, Brocade soft qigong (Rou Gong), Eight Treasures inner qigong (Nei Gong), Silk Treasures Qigong, and the first eight Buddha Lohan Hands. This document is about 110 pages, 26,000 words, and with a filesize of 358Kb. Last updated on June 6, 2009. Web File Location: http://www.egreenway.com/taichichuan/esb.htm.

Eight Section Brocade Qigong Cane. How to practice this form using a wooden cane. Notes by Toma. Based, I think, on the "Northern Energy Taiji Cane" by James Bouchard.

Ba Duan Jin: Chinese Health Qigong. Compiled by the Chinese Health Qigong Association. Beijing, China, Foreign Languages Press, 2007. I58 pages, charts, and instructional DVD included. ISBN: 9787119047812. VSCL.