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Rehabilitative Knee Exercise
This Rehabilitative Knee exercise is attributed to the famous Qi Gong and Xing Yi practitioner Dr. Ma Li Tang. It can be used to preserve the health of the knees or as a rehabilitative exercise
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Bone Injury Soak
An interesting Chinese medicine herbal soak for complications occurring after a bone fracture.
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Daoism and the Immortal Lu Dong Bin: Part 1
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Sun Xi Kun on Daoism Part 6: Women’s Aperture Closing Gong – Practice Method for Women
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Regulatory Tui Na Treatment for Children Under Age Six
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The Eight Daoist Immortals and The Eight Trigrams: Part 4
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Sun Xi Kun on Daoism Part V: Woman’s Seated Meditation Method for Cultivating the Dao
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Tendon Soup Helps Heal Ligament and Tendon Injuries
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The Eight Daoist Immortals and The Eight Trigrams: Part 2
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Sun Xi Kun on Daoism Part IV: General Discussion of the Medicine-Collecting Method
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My Apprenticeship with Li Gui Chang by Mao Ming Chun
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The Eight Daoist Immortals and The Eight Trigrams: Part 1
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Da Cheng Quan 3: Effects of Training in Zhan Zhuang
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Herbal Soak for Grappling Injuries
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Da Cheng Quan 2: Points Concerning the Practice of Zhan Zhuang
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Da Cheng Quan 1: Practical Content of Zhan Zhuang
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Supine Qi Gong of Ma Li Tang Part 2
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Xing Yi Quan Linking Forms
Presented here are the names of the movements in the Xing Yi Linking Forms as they are practiced in the Xing Yi Quan of Master Li Gui Chang. Knowing the names of the movements helps
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Basic Training of the Ba Gua Straight Sword (Ba Gua Jian Ji Ben Gong): Part 1
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Supine Qi Gong of Ma Li Tang Part 1
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Monks, Meditation, and Mountains: The Body as a Sacred Landscape in Daoism: Part 4
Daoist Immortals are associated with mountain peaks, the sacred pivots between the energies of Heaven and Earth. Monks Meditation and Mountains examines the image of the mountain as sacred landscape and its reflection in the
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Thirty-Two Words of the Ba Gua Jian (Sword)
The Thirty Two Words of the Ba Gua Jian (Chinese straight sword) traditionally refer to each weapon, describing a method of using and training that weapon. The “words” are the basic techniques and methods of
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Stepping Patterns, Rhythms & Internal Movement in the Internal Arts and Five Animal Play Exercises: Part 1
Five Animal Play Exercises Walking, along with breathing, sitting and standing, is one our most primal movements. Very early on in China there was a recognition that these primal movements could have profound effects on
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Monks, Meditation, and Mountains: The Body as a Sacred Landscape in Daoism: Part 3
Daoist Immortals are associated with mountain peaks, the sacred pivots between the energies of Heaven and Earth. Monks Meditation and Mountains examines the image of the mountain as sacred landscape and its reflection in the
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Monks, Meditation, and Mountains: The Body as a Sacred Landscape in Daoism: Part 2
Daoist Immortals are associated with mountain peaks, the sacred pivots between the energies of Heaven and Earth. Monks Meditation and Mountains examines the image of the mountain as sacred landscape and its reflection in the
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Monks, Meditation, and Mountains: The Body as a Sacred Landscape in Daoism: Part 1
In Daoism the sacred peaks are viewed as numinous pivots between Heaven and Earth. Mountains in China often conjure up images of Daoist immortals, perfected beings who have transcended Yin and Yang and unified with
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Correcting Qi Deviations: Negative Reactions to Meditation and Nei Gong
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HAI TONG PI SOAK
Hai Tong Pi is a very effective soak for treating chronic obstruction (Bi) in the lower back and limbs. It can be used as a compress or a soak/fumigation for sports injuries or in the
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Treating Overstretched Ligaments & Tendons with Chinese Medicine: Part 1 by Tom Bisio
Injuries to the tendons and ligaments, what Chinese medicine collectively refers to as the sinews, can be difficult and slow to heal. For the martial artist and athlete these kind of injuries can be frustrating
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Master Chen Quan Gong on Xing Yi Quan Theory and Training – Part 2
Part 2 of a discussion of Xing Yi Quan theory and training by Li Gui Chang’s senior disciple, Chen Quan Gong. Master Chen talks freely and openly about how to train Xing Yi correctly and
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Training Formulas and Injury Prevention for Grapplers
This article is in response to several requests I have received from grapplers who are interested in preventing and treating common grappling injuries. In the 25+ years I ran a Chinese medicine clinic specializing in
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Making Medicine: Gaos – Plasters/Pastes
by NYIA Instructor Adam Wasserman L.Ac. This article is the first in a series of articles that focus on the processes of making medicine. It’s easy to walk into a pharmacy in Chinatown and walk
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The Many Uses of Yunnan Baiyao (Yunnan Paiyao) – An Essential Part of Chinese Emergency Medicine
Yunnan Baiyao should be an essential part of any first aid kit, Western and or Eastern. Originally part of every Chinese soldier’s first aid kit, and later used extensively on the battlefields of Vietnam, Yunnan
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Excerpt from Xing Yi Quan Shu by Li Jian Qiu: Internal and External Harmonies: 6th Discourse: Important Theory 第六章 六 要論
This is an excerpt from Xing Yi Quan Shu by Li Jian Qiu. Li Jian Qiu was a disciple of Li Cun Yi. He describes his lineage as follows: Li Kui Yuan taught Sun Lu
