Inveiling ™ pe ae Sue er ee TT 4Chen Taijiquon Master Chen Xiao Wang Qt Magazine is published bythe Te {igang Centr. sci isto bring you information not ead evelabe in he west Fie Miche Ta rant pi Phen ee mak craton ot ee ES. We encourage oll ou reader contibve crests or qosions pole indo ear ies fs Nope. incon dos Peers ecient Serine nena cman cin eee TE, in ee TS mbsten matte lea sec omoeesn Sasahebectaremoal ots Advertising (i Mogosie hos proved w be on ete srt Sen lpee tomar Soi Subseription Cot per aor: £25 ormod) ere Eo lomol cp, Ace end pment a Pound Sering, Gown on Eglbok, poy Mio Tea, £20ine. Qi Mogazioe PO Bor 118 Manchester, M20 SYN, UK. Tol: 0161 4345289 Ueterefionl: +44-161 4345289) ISSN 1358-3778 ecliTORIAL ‘The news from China is that the health of her highest supreme leader, Deng Xiao Ping is very poor. His daughter Deng Rong, when interviewed by the ‘New York ‘Times’, said he could no longer walk and he needs people to help him just to stand. Deng Xiao Ping is ‘now 90-he isa very old man. No matter how strong his energy was ‘when he was younger, he sill cannot avoid sick- ness and death. Every- ‘one has to pass through these gates in life. The ‘condition of Deng Xiao Ping’s health definitely effects the future of ‘China, and ithe dies be- fore 1997, it will effect the future of Hong Kong as well. This is some- “Deng Xiao Ping’s health definitely effects the future of China” thing I believe every Chinese person is con- ‘cemed about, and the rest of the world ‘would also like to know what the furure holds for China. In the main however, ordinary peo- ple living in China are not to0 concerned who is leader of the country so long as they have enough food to eat, and who- ‘ever rules China will not affect the Chinese heritage and its profound skill, ike Qigong ‘We will ill prac- Aise everyday be- cause we donot ‘want these skills to die and so long as people take care of them they will not die easily. Noone can avoid death, this wwe all know, but 4d you know peo- ple who practise Qigong can pass away peacefully and even know ‘when they are go- ing to die. They are able to organise things and tell their students and friends they are ‘going away’. OF course, we cannot understand this level - how can we before ‘we get there? This is like a ‘waterfall. Before i falls to the next stage the water flows faster and even its fragrance is Aifferent. Today we see many people dying with entical and evenincurable diseases. They are like fruit ‘which falls from the tree because itis rot ten, not because itis ripe. Thope everyone ‘who practises Qigong will each a high level as we do not need to be afraid of death and can die happily. [oro fe, Qi Maguzine 11 Editorial with Michael Tse 4 POBox116 News, views, short items and questions. (Qi Magazine 2 Cover Story This issues cover Features Chen Taijiquan “Master Chen Xiao Wang In November 94 Master Chen was teach- ing tn Europe forthe ist time. This was an oppor. tunity not to be missed. Sousa result our editor, Michael Tse, jetted off to Germany to meet this remarkable man 9 Perils of the Park Qigong means “breathing exercise”, so the best place to practise is in the park, where there is a lot of fresh air. Practising in public places is not as daunting as you might think. After a while you will find that you blend into the background. by Glenn Gossling 10 Translating Wushu Terms It is not easy to translate martial art terms from Chinese into English. There is usually more than one way of translating them, and sometimes it is better not to translate them at all! In this article the author tries to explain why common wushu terms are translated as they are. Useful background for anyone studying Chinese martial ans. by Li hantin 13 Balancing Gong ‘Three more simple exercises for the back, shoulders and neck. “Supporting the Sky", “Big Bear Stretches” and “Roc its Ex- tends Wings”. 16 Chen Xiao Wang - Upholding the Chen Tradition ‘At one point some people believed, quite wrongly, that, Chen Taijiquan was extinct. Today, Chen Taijiquan is very muchds aw wu ity. As the 19th Generation Chen Fam- ily inheritor, Master Chen Xiao Wang's name is synonymous with Chen style Taiji. His skill is highly acclaimed and we are fortunate that he has begun to share his knowledge with us here in the west. by Michael Tse alive and growing in popul 21 Focusing on Quality Heavily disguised fake herbs pose a very real problem to Chinese herbalists. If not spotted in time and prescribed to a patient the result can prove fatal. In this article we discover how one organisation avoids this danger. by Penelope Ody 23 Shuxin Pingxue Gong ‘The final pertension and heart disease. by Zhang Guangde 25 Chan Chi Ho Feng Shui and Chinese Astrology are at present very popular. When people discover how accurate these skills can be they become addicted to learning them and this knowledge changes their whole life. Tie Ban Shan Suan is a very special and secret skill - only five people in the whole world know it! You will prob- ably never leam it, no matter how much you want to, but one person who does know it is Chan Chi Ho. by Michael Tse 27 The Yijing and the Bagua Continuing our series on the Yijing, we discover what the eight individual ‘gua’ of the Bagua represent. by Michael Tse 30 Yin Yang Opening & Closing Dong Gong ‘A chance to learn some ‘new’ exercises. These move- ments combine the internal and the external, training Jing-Qi-Shen and bone-muscle at the same time. Translated in Qi Magazine for the very first time. by Hu Jingzhang QE Magazine 3POBox116 If there is anything you want to discuss, if there is anything you want to share with others, any news or any announcements you would like to make, send them to us: Qi Magazine, PO Box 116, Manchester M20 3YN. Qigong Database The Qigong Database provides means to search and sort material in more than 800 abstracts in the proceed- ings of nine international Qigong conferences held since 1986. Bibliogra- Phies can be produced and printed based on keywords of your choice. The abstracts range in length from a paragraph to several pages. Many of the abstracts contain information of methodology, controlled experiments, results that are often summarized in tables, statistical analysis and conclu- sions. While the research may not always meet strict scientific standards, taken as a whole, the considerable research on Qigong and the favorable results reported indicates that Qigong has the potential to improve western health care. The Qigong Database is a read- only computer program in English for searching, sorting and printing records and itis based on Pro-Cite bibio- graphic software. An introductory level of the Qigong Database (v1.0) includes titles, authors and institutions of more than 600 abstracts in nine Qigong conferences held since 1886. Version 1.5 also includes approxi- mately 109 complete abstracts from the Second World Conference of Academic Exchange of Medical Qigong held in Beijing in 1993. Inthe future, the Qigong Database will be further updated to include information from other Qigong conferences and from scientific papers. The Qigong Data- base is available for Macintosh (6.02 or higher) and DOS (3.0 or higher) computers, and a hard disk is required. ‘We also offer a bibliographic search service. The proceedings of nine international Qigong conferences, which contain abstracts, are also (Qi Magazine 4 available. For more information contact: Qigong Institute, East West Academy of Healing Arts, 450 Sutter Street, Suite 2104, San Francisco, CA 94108, USA. Shao Wei Hwa’s Special Offer Recently Shao Wei Hwa invited people to send him their date of birth. Places were restricted to 100 people. From each date, he calculated ten facts about the person, for example the date they got married, how many children they had, or the birthdate of their parents. Of the 100 people, Shao Wei Hwa got 98 of the people's facts correct. What is more interesting is that the two people he got wrong, he got completely wrong - none of the calcu- lations matched. This is probably because they gave him an imprecise date of birth. To calculate accurately, ‘you need to give the year, month, day, hour and even minute of your birth. To increase public awareness of the Yijing, Shao Wei Hwa has set up “The Hubei Research Center for Ying”. Qigong Card In China, Qigong is still hot property. The owner of one centre in Fujian, the “Qigong Health Centre”, has created his own style called “Daoyin 1 Yuan Gong”, which absorbs a Tot of classic styles such as “Pan Jiu 5 Step Gong” and “Eating Dates and Drinking Mineral Water Gong” - after practicing, people claim that the ‘nergy is very strong. He als treats people, usually with slapping techniques. If this makes people nervous, he tells them “relax, I will transmit to you and you will be all right”. He makes them close their eyes and see if they feel anything, ‘After treatment he always sells them a Qigong card. The card is paper, with the character for “Qi” written on it, There are two sizes -a small one is 10 yuan, and a large one is 30 yuan. ‘These cards have energy transmitted into them - if you put this card on your person near the site of your problem they claim it will help the Qi flow. ‘Qigong is very popular, and schools and clinics will think of many different ways of attracting new patients and students. You should always consider the merits or other- ‘wise of the things that people tell you ‘when they are promoting their Qigong. tSe we oe = %Gq cre oi!o Tse Qigong Centre UK PO Box 59 Altrincham WA15 8FS 0845 838 2285 +44 161 929 4485 tse@gimagazine.com).. 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TThope one day in future to help spread the teachings of authentic Chinese skills like Qigong and martial arts. I would mainly like to specialise fon Hard Qigong. I find it to be a very fascinating skill to study. One day I hope to be a Qigong master. Yours sincerely, L- Ope Dear Ladi, Regarding your Hard Qigong question. It develops the external body like bone, muscle and skin, but first you have to develop the internal body as all the internal organs: heart, lungs, kidney, liver and spleen must be strong, then you will not damage yourself. So it means that during the training, external and internal will be developed together, but do not miss the meditation to calm you down MI. Childs Play ‘Dear Michael, @ Thavea four and a half year Qi Magazine 6 cold son, Sam, who is very interested in swords. We feel that we'd like to find 4 positive way to channel this energy and wonder if you have any advice on ‘what could be appropriate for him and at what age it could be offered. Ihave heard it said that Qigong is not really appropriate for people younger than 13 years, do you agree? Gi) With regard to the 18 movement Taiji Qigong, are these exercises suitable for pregnant women or for women during menses. Are there other times when the exercises should not be done? With best wishes, David Edge Dear David, Regarding your question about Qigong not being good for people younger that 13 -it is not so fixed, it depends on the person and whether they understand the instructions of practice. For exercises like Dayan Qigong this is not such a problem, because we do not use the mind to direct the Qi, you just need to follow the movement. Regarding the sword, this training might be too physical for him, wait until he grows up. Whether or not Taiji Qigong. is suitable for pregnant women or women during their menses or other forbidden situations: Actually you can practise Taiji Qigong in any situation, but pregnant women should not bend forward too much and for some movements like rotating wheel, just slightly lean forward instead of bending down, as long as they do not feel uncomfortable and there is not ‘much pressure on the stomach it will be all right. About women’s menses, it is all right to practise but if someone has a very heavy period, they should not move too quickly and not concen- trate too much on the lower Dantien in case this causes more blood. We do not have any other problems for practice. MT. Tse Qigong Centre UK PO Box 59 Altrincham WA15 8FS 0845 838 2285 +44 161 929 4485 tse@gimagazine.comA Keen Student Dear Sir, I'm writing this letter because I ‘would greatly appreciate some advice and help. I'm 19 years of age and have a sincere interest in the Chi- nese arts of Taiji, Qigong plus a sincere interest in meditation. My problem is living in Ireland. There are no masters to study under. It would be a dream come true for me to study under a master but they just aren’t in Ireland. At the moment I'm studying Taiji, “Yang style”, with an Englishman who I have great respect for but he doesn’t practise Qigong or meditation. Even though it's a poor substitute for a master Thave to try and learn about these arts from books. I know a master is essential for true progress. Unlike most people my own age I have lost interest in parties, drink, drugs etc. ‘And have begun to experience a new ‘way of thinking. This way of thinking or longing is to find the truth about life, our purpose of living, who I really am, I want to learn more about man- kind and how to live in harmony together. I feel I will quench this longing for the truth through these Chinese arts. This way of thinking has also caused me to feel alone due to the fact no-one else I know seems to care or think about such meaningful questions. Over the fact that Ineed a genuine master I've decided I'm going to leave home and travel somewhere ‘where there is someone who can teach me, but lam confused and lost, could you tell me would it be better for me to travel east to China, Taiwan, Malaysia etc. or stay in the west. I don’t know about the east, but the more I learn about these arts and who teaches them, it becomes clearer that in the west, people are only interested in making large amounts of money off their teachings. To me this isa great pity, these commercialised money makers are completely forgetting what these arts are all about, to help and benefit mankind, not make someone rich. It also becomes clearer that some people only practise the arts for health and self-defence and not for spiritual “This way of thinking or longing is to find the truth about life.” reasons, but I want to learn and practise these arts for different reasons. I want to learn and practise the deeper aspects of these arts. The connection between the inner self and Qi, the way these arts help you get in touch with your inner self. As you already know ‘my reasons for wanting to study these arts isto find the eternal truth. If you practise these arts not just for heaith and self-defence but also for spiritual- ity I would sincerely and genuinely be interested in studying with you. How long it takes is of no importance to me, how far or where I travel isn’t of much importance, money isn’t of much importance to me, how can any of these things compare with experienc- ing and knowing the truths of life. Again if you practise the deeper levels, of these arts for spirituality I would love to travel and study with you, if not who should I go to learn the deeper levels of these arts? If you could give me any advice or informa- tion which could help me in any way it would be greatly appreciated, 1 know a price has to be paid for everything but I feel money or a lack of it should not stop me from learning these arts. 1 feel and know there is more to them than money and no price should be put on them. Again if you don't, could you please give me any names, ad- dresses of any masters, societies, schools et. in the east or west who practise these arts not just for health and selfiefence but also for spirituality. 1 know in my own heart and soul I would make a sincere dedicated student and even though I'm alone in my aspirations now I know one day I won't be. Iwould greatly appreciate any infor- mation or advice on if I should travel east or west and or how and where to find a suitable master. A response ‘would greatly be appreciated as [have written many letters and received few answers. Each response however small it may be gives me more inspiration to push harder. Yourshopefully, J. Roche. Dear John, Regarding your spiritual study, it is a very deep and profound ques- tion. At your age of 19 you must have 4 lot of questions about what you read in books, hear from seniors. You want to know about life and philosophy so it will help you to grow and under- stand how the world runs and works, and you are even thinking about studying in China and Asia. For now, the best thing for you to do is concen- trate on your school study and in your leisure time read some books and ask some seniors, those who will help you. It is not the right time for you to travel and give up everything. Thave sent you some informa- tion which I hope is useful. MT. (Qi Magazine 7Perils ow. Park Out in the fresh air! That's the best place to go and practise. However, what you find waiting for you can sometimes be rather off putting. hen you practice in a public place you quickly find that there are certain problems. None of these are major and with a litle common sense ‘most of these can be overcome. In China, public practice is taken for granted as a social norm. In the west this is not so. = yet! However, the advice that is given in ‘most Chinese text books on the subject of practice is just as good here as itis there ~ though sometimes for different reasons. ‘On the whole most books recom- mene! that you should practise regularly at least once « day, preferably in the same place. ‘This allows you to build up an en- ergy field in that place. Books also recom ‘mend pructising cary in the moming. This {because in the early morning yang is ing, Energy is strong- est from 3-5 in the moming. Also, if you live im a large city the pollution levels are lowest in the morning before ‘rush hour’ Al of this i good advice wherever you are. In the west it will help you over- come our cultural problems. Anyone who practises fegu- larly in a public place will be able 1 wll you some kind of story re- ing to the response they get. Often this takes the form of ‘mickey’ taking from school children, and interruptions and ‘questions from adults. You will often ‘get kids copying you = one friend of mine had a group of about fifteen kids all inline copying him, and making comments as he did his Qigong - but things are rarely that bad, however, the reverse can be just as embarrassing. |For instance you might get group of kids watch and applaud you when you finish. Per- hhaps foruitously most children nowadays Ihave very sho attention spans, but if you int a measure of peace and quiet, itis «wise to avoid lunch times and the times ‘The key point is to just maintain your concentra- tion and get on with what you are doing. ‘At almost any time that you choose to practise you will sce other people in the park, Obviously, in the early morning fewer people are up and about to disturb you, Dut you will sill come across some. When- ever you practise you will arouse a degree (of curiosity so you had better just accept it a fact. Some people are genuinely inter- ‘ested and some are just idly curious. Most are ofthe opinion that they have a god given fightto interrupt you. There are many ways. ‘Just maintain your concentration and get on with it.” that you can deal with them. Personally, 1 am reasonably happy to answer brief ques- tions, but if they want more information 1 give them a leaflet = 1am after all in the ppark to practice! Another technique which Tam told works is to deliberately not im- press. Thus if you are practising and some~ fone comes over to ask you what martial art you are doing you tell them it’s ballet and they go off in disgust rather than spending half an hour quizzing you. ‘You will find that if you practice in the same place at the same time each day, after a shor while you will see the same people following their own routines. Once they all know what you are doing the ‘number of interruptions diminish to almost nothing. You scem to fade into the back- ground and even kids stop noticing you. Maybe you are harmonising with the en- ergy of your environment or maybe you have reached the thitty second boredom threshold; at least you can get on with your practice By Glenn Gassing Qi Mogazine 9Translating = Wushu Terms To avoid confusion we all need to be talking the same language, or follow the same translations hiinese wushu as we know it has been recorded early in historical writings, such as “The Spring and Autumn An- nals", "The Historical Records", “The History of the Han Dy- nasty", ete. In the early years of the public, wushu writing flourished with ‘works such as “The Study of Shaolin and Wudang", “The History of Taijiquan” by Tanhao, “Collections of Wushu" by Wanlaisheng, “The Manual of Shaolinguan” and “The Manual of the Cudgel” by Buddhist monk ‘After liberation, a rapid develop- ment of wushu was followed by a surge ‘of books, such as “The Practical Skills fof Wushu Combat", “Legend of Quan Families", “Wushu Encyclopaedia” by Master Li’ Cheng and his brothers and “Shaolin Wushu Encyclopaedia” by Mas- De Qian, which enriched the theo~ cs and inherited and developed the skill. So today information about wushu 4s vast, and itis necessary to have accu- rate translations. There are a number of things we have to bear in mind when translating: To aid the development of Chinese ‘wushu, to express exactly the true mean- ing of the tems, based on secking for the origin and analysing the connota- tions, to reflect the characteristics of so- Gal development.. Phonetic Translation Quite a few terms of wushu are characterised by a distinctive local fla- vour, and phonetic spelling is the best Qi Magazine 10 Preyng Mares Boxng way of preserving this. Here are a number of examples: Shaolinquan developed by ab- sorbing the quintessence of different ‘wushu circles, based on ancient Chinese ‘body building’. It is characterised by a distinctive national style and the local flavour of Henan, *Nanquan” is a general designa- tion of styles which spread over the towns and villages of southem Chin: and isa better name than its literal trans lation, “Southem Boxing", which is too generic. “$ ferred to as “free boxing” - a competi- tion where striking is permited. How- ever the translation “free boxing” is mis leading, since the competitors may not freely strike his opponent: strikes to the back of the head, the neck, the throat and th prohil € crotch are ted. Even striking the head continuously is pro- hibited. *Sanshou" is therefore a better rendering than “free “Taijiquan”, *Xingyiquan” and Juohanquan’, the phonetic rendering is better because there is too much philosophical meaning loaded into the name for a literal translation to be made. There are other terms in which the meaning of the constituent words is not to be taken in literally.CChangquan in its modem form combines the common movements of Cha, Hua, Pao and Hong with standardised stances and postures. The boxing features dex- terity and quick and extensive move- ments: this is not to say that the boxing itself is ‘long’ or ‘longer’ than other schools. Therefore its other possible ren- dering “long boxing” would be mis ing. Hongquan covers such sty Huihong and Mi to be developed by Zhao Kuangying, and Emperor of the though Hong may be t the rendering “Hongquan” is be The translation of the term “wushu" itself has gone through a number of changes. Due to historical conditions, ‘Wushu isalso known as kungfu/gongfu in the west, as well as kuoshu in Tai wan, Kungfu is actually a category of wwushu, and Guoshu means national art, rather than mart “Shaolinquan absorbed the quintessence of different wushu circles. Figurative translation Sometimes itis better to translate the meaning of terms to give the reader an impression true to life. Monkey box- ing isa form that imitates the movements of a monkey, and therefore a figurative rendering gives the reader an under- standing of the style. Other examples are Broadsword pl play, Cudgel play, Three Sectioned ‘Cudgel, Snake boxing, Mantis boxing and White Crane boxing, Combined translation, phonetic and free: Quite a few wushu terms are made up of several terms with different meanings, such as a geographical loca tion oF a person name combined with another wushu term. In these cases, the name is translated phonetically, while the wushu term is translated freely. Ex- mples are: Shaolin Short Blow, Shandong Meteor Hammer. Sometimes where numbers are concemed, the numbers should be tran- scribed phonetically, since they do not actually mean quantities, such as Bagau Palm and Wulin Single Broadsword In other situations, the number should be rendered into English, such Nine-section Whip, Two Section Cudgel, Five Step White Crane Blow Boxing, Other ex- amples of combined swushu terms are: Pu Broadsword, Shaolin Luohan Cudgel Play and Youshen Bagua Endless Palm, Whatever rules we try to kay down, there are many exceptions that need special at- tention during trans- lation. Here are some examples: Dahongquan, Tongbeiquan, Xisohuyanquan, Longxingsimengi and Shaolin Ziranmen. History has entrusted to us the task of spreading Chinese wushu farand wide. It is a complex and very hard job, at the same time, for us to have a well-done translation ‘of all the wushu terms, which have a long history and rich implications and thus need the trans- ators to enter into the spirit of a charac ter and think hard and diligently. gy by changtin 14 Changi wus in charge of translation work during the ternational Shaolin Wushu Festiva, Zhengzhou. Qi Magazine 11Balancing Gong, 3 7. Supporting the Sky 1) Stand naturally with your feet shoulder width apart. ii) Hold your hands in front of your Dantien, so the palms face up and the fingers point to each other. iii) Raise your hands up past the front of your chest so the palms face the body and breathe in. iv) As your hands come up, keep your back straight and when the hands reach the face roll your hands over (so the palms face up), and stretch your arms up. ¥) Open your arms out to the sides lowering them down while bending the knees, still keeping the back straight, till the hands are in the starting position but now with bent knees, breathing out at the same time. vi Repeat the exercise. ‘This exercise is very good for the breathing, the lungs and for those who suffer from back problems. This movement is similar to stretching first thing in the morning. Qi Magazine 138. Big Bear Stretches ‘Stand naturally and relax the whole body. ‘Open your chest and lift up your shoulders. Breathe in. Roll your shoulders forwards and down whilst closing your chest, bending your neck, back and knees. Breathe out. iv. Repeat pant ii, This movement ‘rotates’ your spine, shoulders and neck. When performing the exercise your intemal organs move and so are exercised. The movement concentrates on the heart and stomach and strengthens your spine, shoulders and neck. (Qi Magazine 149. Roc Extends its Wings 1 Sunday arate weit ir ii Raise your arms out to the sides with the palms facing forwards. iii, Lean forwards and close your arms until the hands cross (either hand on top). iv. Lean back (not too far) and open your arms and chest: ‘This movement is like a bird spreading its wings. It will help to strengthen your heart and lungs and to lift depression. Qi Magazine 15Chen Xiao Wang Taijiquan is the most popular Chinese martial art in the world. Of the millions who practise it few realise where it came from and what it truly is. Whether you practise it for health or as a martial art is not that important, so long as you know what you are doing and do not damage the skill. Chen Taijiquan is the oldest form of Taijiquan, and today its banner is carried by Master Chen Xiao Wang. ince China opened its doors, Taijiquan has raised a lot of in- terest and become very popular. Paniculaly, itis known asa good exercise for health. Many peo ple practise Taijiquan in the ‘mornings in the parks of China, and the West is used to seeing pictures of old Chinese people gathered together sharing the experience and pleasures of practis- ing. This is a good image, a very relaxing sight. “Taijiquan has spread through the whole world and has been accepted by Western people as a good health exercise. Vitually every big city has a Taijiquan class and many Taijiquan organisations and societies have been set up and they put on demonstrations, other events and even competi tions. Asan exercise or art becomes more widely known people naturally want to find out more about its source, where it came from. When you look at the history of Taijiquan, you will find there are five major schools: Chen, Yang, Wu, Woo and Sun. Chen Taijiquan is the oldest of all these Magazine 16 schools. Every year thousands of people travel to China just to study the ‘proper’ skill of Taijiquan, and countries also invite well known Taiji masters over to teach and give seminars. Master Chen Xiao Wang is the 19th generation inheritor of Chen Taijiquan. He is constantly invited to different countries to teach his family skill. On ‘one occasion, Master Chen Xiao Wang was invited to Japan. The Japanese are very enthusiastic about origi- ral skills of other countries, and whilst he was there he was interviewed by the newspapers and Japanese television. After the seminar, Master Chen was invited to a meal - itis usual for people to ask the master ques- tions about Taijiquan during the meal. During this ‘meal there was a Japanese martial anist amongst them,named Kuho Wechan (which is the Chi- nese pronunciation), who began to question the master - he said, “T know Taijiquan is a good health exercise, but ccan you use it for fighting?”. Master Chen. replied, “Yes, but most people do it for health", Kuho then said, “Can you show me?", but Master Chen refused saying, *T only came here to teach Taijiquan, nothing else”. However, the Japanese martial anist was not happy with thi answer and he really wanted to know how Taijiquan was used for fighting and how good this Taiji master was. ‘After the meal, everyone left the Qi Magazine 18 restaurant. When Master Chen went outside he found everyone had gone part from the Japanese martial artist Kuho. Suddenly he realised Kuho was staring at him. Kuho said something to him, but because the interpreter had ‘gone he could not understand what he was saying. Kuho said something else and, realising he was in danger, Master ‘Chen relaxed his body, widened his, sink his body and brought his is Dantien. Suddenly, the Japanese manial artist rushed at him, but when he touched Master Chen he found he could not hold his balance, bounced off and fell to the ground. Straight away, Mas- ter Chen rushed over and helped him up saying how sorry he was, using the few Japanese words that he knew. Soon the others appeared, laughing and jok- ing. Kuho felt very embarrassed. Act ally, Kubo had already told them that he would like to find out how good Master Chen's Taijiquan was. From then > . 4 Above - Grandmaster Chen Fat, Master Chen Xiee Wangs Grandiather “He ha come th popular Taiji Ma is famou over theon everyone, including Kuho, respected. Master Chen Xiao Wang even more. Kuho told the others that Master Chen had very strong Qi, like electricity which shocked him. Actually this is a very high level Taijiquan skill: once you feel an attack or someone's strength, the body will automatically create power from the Dantien, called Fajing, strong ‘enough to bounce the opponent away. This takes many years of practice and a Jot of Pushing Hands practice. Master Chen Xiao Wang was bom in Chenjiagou (Chen Village), in Wanxian County, Henan Province. To day, he is almost 50 years old. He is the son of Chen Zhaoxu, the eldest son of famous Chen Taijiquan master Chen Fake and he inherited his skill from his, family, and up to him, there have been 19 generations, He began taining when he was seven, with his grandfather, his father and his un- le. He practised ing his forms from five to twenty times non-stop, whatever the cir- cumstances, The highest number of repetitions he did was thirty day. Master Chen Xiao Wang's skill nese government and he has even had 2.TV programme made about him at his home village called “The Village of T jiquan” and this has made him even more popular. In 1980 and 1981 he won gold medals for his Taijiquan at the tional Wushu Tournament held in Tanjian. Since then he has become the most popular Chen Taiji Master in Chenjiagou and is famous all over the world He says when he was young, he was forced to study Taijiquan. He did not understand what Taijiquan was un- til he was eight years. One day when he went to school, everyone looked at him differently and seemed nervous. “This surprised him and he did not know what was going on. Then at break time ‘one of his friends came over and asked, Can your father really throw people up. ito the sky? and, “Is he a very good fighter”. Chen Xiao Wang did not un- derstand what was going on, but he re- alised everybody had started to treat him very well. All this because they respected his father so much and may even have been afraid of his family's Taijiquan skill has been recog- The story is... 00 be continued niised by the Chi- by Michael Tse = * Qi Mogazine 19Focusing onQuality Chinese herbalists are becoming more common here in the west. However, they still need to import the berbs from the East. Unfortunately there are some suppliers who take advantage of this and supply fake’ herbs. One company who are guarding against this Jen Ease-West Herbs sated im _porting from China in 1986, the ‘oriental herb supply business fn the UK was defintely i the “cottage industry” category. Since then, growing realisation of the need for stringent quality control has transformed the company = and highlighted some highly suspect herbal products. “You can tel this one was not made {in mainland China,” says Professor Shouming Zhong, pointing to the writing on a box of ‘pollen royal jelly’, “it says it comes from the CChueng Jian Pharmaceutical Co. - but this isa very old fashioned Cantonese spelling for the ‘Yangtze River that no one ie China would use now, and anyway the company does not ex- iat ‘The box and its phials are yet another product from the Hong Kong fraudsters who have made a forune from fake pharmaceut- tals sold around the world to unsuspecting non-Chinese speakers. It cenainly looks an authentic product but the tell tale signs are there: apart from professor Zhong’s subsle focus on old fashioned spellings the instruc- tion leaet fs written in perfect English: “The Chinese would not write such English if they ‘were translating from Mandarin,” he says, “and Jn this case the Mandarin is not good with a lot of old Cantonese expressions that would ‘not even be used by Chinese living in Canton = this has probably been writen in English tnd then translated back into Chinese by some- ‘one in Hong Kong." Like many imponers of far Eastern produce, Roben Miller, managing director of East-West Herbs, had his suspicions about ‘some of the products he was being sold, but Found it dificult to get any authenticated proof ‘of quality. “Initially we had no way of check- ing that the herbs we were being sold were ‘what they said they were," he says. “There were not microscopic descriptions available English and we had to believe what our suppliers told us. Sometimes a new supply Of herbs would look quite different from a previous batch and sometimes our cusomers ‘queried that our herbs were not the same as ‘others of that name they had received - butt ‘was very difficult to get the tuth.” ‘Three years ago, Miller stated to tackle is East-West Herbs. cause otherwise ‘how can you be sure you're using the ‘ight things! With in- terest in TOM grow ing, we felt that we had to provide some som of proper au- thentication for the herbs we supplied.” An addi- ‘onal problem with traditional Chinese medicine, as prac- tised in the West, adds Miler, has been that most people, es pecially im he early days, trained in Hong Kong rather “We've found herbs being replaced by heavily disguised baked the problem. He soon realised that part of the confusion lay in the herbs’ preparation, Like most other eastem herb importers he bought from Hong Kong companies. How: ever, unlike mainland China, there were no rules or regulations governing the prepara tion of pharmaceutical products from Hong Kong and the methods of preparation varied considerably. Many Chinese herbs tradition- ally undergo a lengthy process of baking, steaming. frying, mixing with honey of gine er, or are similarly transformed before they are suitable for use. The preparation meth- ‘xls adopted in Hong Kong did not always follow the specified classic procedures. be- ‘cause the herbs were essentially being pre- pared for the local Cantonese market which has different traditions. “In any herbal tradition, says Robert Miller, “you have a pharmacognasy and a ‘Proper identification system for the herbs be- potatoes.” than the People’s Republic and so accepted a different tradition of herbal medicine than the classic pharmacopoeia “In Hong Kong.” he says, “there is tradition of using something that we call Dang, Gui ‘palm’ - which we've believed to have originated from the roots of Angelica sinensis, However, we've now realised that these are in parts of the lovage root - Levisticum, officinale Koch, - which was introduced into China in the 1960's and are seen as having Similar propemies to the Chinese root. They form no part of the official pharmacopoeia.” A first step was to switch the supply chain back to China, buying only fronyrepu- table herbal product suppliers on the main= land and dealing only with the approved State (Qi Magazine 21pharmaceutical houses - now in the process Quality control was, however, sill largely in the hands of suppliers - a situation that staned to change from June 1991 when Miller met Shouming Zhong, a pharmacy pro- fessor at the Chinese Pharmaceuticals Uni- versity in Nanjing, then a research fellow at Strathclyde University where he obtained a PAD in phytochemistry. Six months of nego tiation over work permits later, Professor Zhong joined the East-West team to set up the new herbarium and quality control cen: ‘re at Fasc West. Since then he has been joined by Hongwen Yu, a pharmacognosist from ‘Shanghai College of Traditional Chinese Medi- «ine, who moved to the UK to work with Professor David Phillips tthe London School of Pharmacy. Fortunately, an inital tra of the Fast ‘West stocks revealed only 13 oF 14. suspect herbs, “There is eal inflation problem with the Chinese economy at present,” explains Miller, “so there is a big incentive for fraud and people find i's worthwhile to fake many herbs inthe higher pace ranges, Obviously, there has always been a problem with fake -inseng, but we've recently found herbs like Gastrodia elata - Tian Ma - which costs 465 4 ilo being replaced by heavily disguised baked potatoes.” Another specimen in the rogues’ gal Jery ofthe herbarium is some rather exd look: ing eagle wood Chen Xiang (Aquilaria sinensis). These are larger and darker than the authenticated specimen and clover inspec- tion reveals. that they are bits of an anony: ‘mous hardwood painted black. There are now around 300 samples of authenticated herbs in the East-West herbarium which cin be used for visual checks on any new supplies that are received. Anything sus- [pect goes straight under the microscope and Hongwen Yu does a precise analysis. “Sometimes the herbs are strangely mixed up without any obvious reason,” says Hongwen Yu. "We have had Di Fu Zi- Kochia scoparia - mixed with Chong Wei i Leonunus heterophyllus, for example. “Our suppliers very soon realised that ‘we had some highly qualified Chinese staff on board,” says Rober Miller, “and we very rarely have problems with suspect deliveries these days.” The company does, however, keep a regular check on other Chinese herbs being ‘offered in the market place in order to get some feel forthe scale of the faking problem and is increasingly being consulted by both individual practitioners and Government bod- faced with the task of identifying anon mous Chinese Herbs. Recent cases where people have di ‘or become seriously ill, after ingesting a ture of onthodox drugs and oriental herbal products, have focused attention on the need toauthenticate Chinese herbs before dispens- ing and East-West Herbs have been consulted by organisations like the National Poisons Unit. “There was a casein Belgium where a doctor ata slimming clinic, who had no tain ing in Chinese herbs, was giving patients cock: lulls of drugs - including amphetamines - and ‘wo Chinese herbs: magnolia hark and Fen Fang Ji (Stephania tetrandra). Forty patients ed, ‘Shoumong Zhong and pat of the East West Herbarum Qi Magazine 22 suffered kidney failure and a report in The Lancet blamed Chinese hetbs - even though, many of the drugs he was prescribing were known to cause kidney failure if abused, When the herbs were analysed it tumed out that the Fen Fang Ji may have actually have ‘been Guang Fang Jian Aritolochai spp. which ‘contains aristolochic acid so the supplier had been selling the wrong plant.” ‘Although these two herbs are used in similar ways, ‘Guang’ before the name im plies that it grows in Guangdong - the Canton, region - and probably was the form supplied Via Hong Kong rather than the more widely used Fen Fang J ‘An obvious concem for both practi: toners and suppliers like East-West Herbs is that mistakes like this will not only reduce public confidence in herbal medicines, but ‘could lead 10 unnecessary legislation. “The ‘company has, for example, been involved in authenticating, herbs for some highly publi- ‘ised TCM trials and found that in some eases the herbs actually used were not those pre= scribed. “TCM doctors - like Wester doctors + are not trained pharmacists.” points out Robert Miller, * and they just don't know if the herbs they are using are the right ones or rot. I could result i totally misleading = Sults of clinical tals of results that cannot be replicated.” ‘Typical of this work was a sample - ‘obtained from another supplier - sent in by a German customer which looked quite difer- tent from the authentic herb supplied by East- ‘West At fit glance Hongwen Yu suspected that i may be a different herb that it closely resembled. However, closer inspection showed that it was the herb claimed only the root had been finely sliced and bleached ‘with sulphur dioxide rather than beeing left in chunky, dark pieces. Whether this was an attempt to fake another, more expensive her, ‘which misfired when the supplier ordered the original plant, is anyone's guess but it cer= tainly demonstrates the traps that unwary prac: titioners can easily fall into While the bulk of Fast-Wex's herb business is concentrated on Chinese products ‘also supplies Wester herbal tinctures. Aue thentication here is largely inthe hands ofits reputable suppliers - although an experienced qualified medical herbalist Dragana Caner MNIMH, does oversee the Westen herb op ‘eration and checks quality. “A problem with Western herbs,” points out Shouming Zhong, is that there is ‘Row not much pharmacognosy taught in Brit ish universes. When you sill have herbal- sts practising, but with very few people know. ing any pharmacognosy - that is the danger, as how can you authenticate the dried herb? 7 by Penelope OdyShuxin Pingxue Gong Exercises For Hypertension & Coronary Heart Disease part it sction Seven: Kushu Pangen 1. Inhaling. Lift the Baihui Point, bending the right leg slighily, stepping the left foot out to the left a bit wider than the shoulder, then straightening both legs. Meanwhile rotate the palms inward, Stretching sideward, tum the arms over with the palms upward as if holding something. Moving them almost to shoulder level rotate both arms ‘outwards and with palms turning for- Look ward, Stretch both arms naturally fig 36 fig 37 the left leg, move the palms upwards ‘over the face waving them in an arc sideward, keeping palms frontwan Look straight ahead (Fig 35) 4. Exhaling. Lift the baihui point, move the left foot close to the right one, straighten both legs. Meanwhi tinue drawing arcs downwards with the palms, bringing them to a stop before the belly, palms upwards and fingers facing ‘each other, Look stright ahead (Fig 36). Repeat movements 1 to 4, but in the fig 33 Los ub at the left palm (Fig 32). 2. Exhaling. Tum the body slightly to the right , moving the right foot over the left one and squatting down. At the same time, tur the palms upward, move them toward the chest and draw an arc down- ward to the sides of the legs, making fists and scratching the Laogong point with the middle finger tips. Look ght (Fig 33) 3. Inhaling. Lift the Baihui point. opposite direction. Do two rounds of eight steps. When finishing fig 38 the eighth step of the second round, the position retums to standing with both feet together and hands at the sides of the body Key points: ‘concentrate thoughts on the tips of the litle, ring finger and middle finger. When putting the palms close together, a Title force is needed bending each wrist, first finger, second finger, third finger in order, Finally straightening them out by springing their tips out fig 35 Standing up, let the left hee! fll to the ‘ground, slowly straighten the left leg. steeping with the right foot to the ig Meanwhile tum the fists back into palms and move them inward over the belly and ‘close together in front of the breast keeping fingers downward, bending the elbows and raising them to shoulder level. Look straight ahead (Fig 34) Following this movement the centre of gravity shifts to the right foot. Straighten Section Fight: Pingbu Lianhuan 1. inhaling. Lift the head and contract the anus. Keeping the body motionless, massage both sides of the backbone w the palms, moving upwards to its end, Look straight ahead (Fig 373, 37b). 2 Exhaling, Relax belly and anus. Shift the centre of gravity to the night foot, half sajuatting on the right leg, step the let foot a pace forwards with the heel on the ground. Meanwhile, push hard down- ward with both palms to massage, shifing the centre of gravity to the left leg the bottom of the left foot fully touching the ground. Lift the right heel, straighten both legs. Look straight front left (Fig 38. 3, Inhaling. Lift the bashui point and Slowly shift the centre of gravity to the Fight foot, straightening the left leg with the foot tilted up. Use the palms to massage both sides of the backbone from Magazine 25the bottom to the top end (Fig 39). 4. Repeat the movements as shown in. Fig 39-38-39. When finishing the eighth step, the position retums to standing with both feet close together and the palms hhanging at the sides. The second round of eight steps is the ssame as the first, but in the opposite direction Third round getting-ready position Draw both feet close together, make palms overlap with the left palm inside, keeping the laogong points facing each cother. Look straight ahead (Fig 40). Section Nine fig 40 fig 41 4. Repeat the movements shown in Fig 43-42-43. When finishing the eighth step, the position retums to standing with both feet close together. ‘The fourth round of eight steps is the ‘same as the third round, but is done in the opposite direction. Do four eight step rounds. Key Points: i Magazine 26 fig 38 1. Inhaling. Lift the baihui po contracting the anus and relaxing the huiyin point. Body motionless, overlap the palms and massage the acupuncture points xiawan, zhongwan, shangwan, juque, jiawei, shangzhong to tanto in fonder from the navel upward. Look straight ahead (Fig 40. 2. Fxhaling Relax belly and anus. Half ‘squatting on the right leg, step the front foot a pace forwards with the heel first touching the ground. Meanwhile, overlap the palms and massage in order from the tlantou point down to the navel. fig 42 During massage, concentrate thought on. ‘getting the palms very close to the part 0 be worked on. When massing the back, ‘concentrate on the mingmen point. When rubbing the belly and breast, concentrate thought on the lower part of the belly Position for ending the exercise: Stand ‘erect with both feet close together, arms \U fig 39 Straighten the right left and lift the left heel, shifting the centre of gravity to the left foot, straightening the left leg also. ‘with the bottom of the left foot fully on the ground. Look straight front left (Fig 92). 3. Inhaling. Lift the head and contract the anus. Slowly shift the centre of gravity to the right leg, straightening the left leg and titing the foot up. Mean- while, overlap the palms and massage in order from the navel upward to the tiantuo point. (Fig 43). hanging. naturally Points for attention: 1. Those with the following are prohib- ited from doing this series of exercises: hypertension complicated by cerebral disease, heart or kidney trouble, acute hypertension, coronary heart disease with frequent angina pectoris, or abnormal hear rhythms. Those with low blood pressure or abnormal heart chythm but not serious can increase the intensity of the motions a litle. 2. Stick to the principle of following in order, advancing step by step, and acting acconling to capability. The number of times for practice depends on the individual's physical condition oF state of illness. If one does not feel well ater exercising this is usually due to having ‘overdone it and lessening the intensity of the motions is needed. 3. Pregnant women are not advised to do these exercises By Zang Gufn the magazine there was a cok umn about high level Shu Suan prediction, and it also talked about “Tie Ban Shan Suan” and this par ticularly attracted his attention. He already knew that Tie Ban Shan Suan was a ‘secret skill! and was only passed down to those who were fated. Many people were desperate to study it and offered to pay a lot of money, but the teachers always refused. This skill ed to the fate of teacher, and it is said no more than five people in the entire world will know it, otherwise they will affect the balance of the universe! However, after reading this art cle, Chan Chi Ho decided to contact the author who was called An Qiao Sheng, He contacted the magazine who then introduced him to Mr An. During their ing Chan Chi Ho realised that An Qiao Sheng was not the man's ‘name, only a pseudonym he used when writing. He was very knowledgeable, particularly on the subject of Shu Suan Mr An found that Chan Chi Ho was very polite, good natured and well behaved and that he also had a lot of knowledge real fate! about Shu Suan. He also realised that Chan Chi Ho's great uncle Chan Kung Po, a very ‘mous Shu Suan mas- ter. After talking for a long time, they grew to know one another quite well and so Chan Chi Ho took the opportunity to ask him about ‘Tie Ban Shan Suan, as mentioned in Mr An's anticle. Mr An could see Chan Chi Ho was very sincere, and so he told him Chan Chi Ho part 3 Chan Chi Ho is becoming more and more popular in Hong Kong and his fame spreads daily. This bas all been a result of a lot of bard work and what some would call luck, but others would call On arriving in Singapore, he im- mediately followed up the information he got from Mr An and contacted the Tie Ban Sha was Gou. Master Gou agreed to meet Chan. and liked him straight away. After checking Chan Chi Ho's date of bin, Master Gou smiled, but did not say any- thing at first. Then he just said, *You better stay in Singapore for a couple of years. There is a lot to learn.” This was fa great surprise to Chan, it meant that he could follow Master Gou to study Tie Ban Shan Suan. This visit was to change Chan's ‘Suan master, who's name ‘Tt is said no more than five people in the entire world will that in Singapore there was a high level Tie Ban Shan Suan master who might help him, ‘This news made Chan Chi Ho very happy. He knew even just a litle information about Tie Ban Shan Suan would help his Shu Suan skills to advance. ‘After the meeting with Mr An, he decided to go to Singapore and visit this great master. He even resigned from his job in Taiwan to go, as he knew this visit would be very important for his future. know it.” life, This skill was so secret itis only passed on to the one person who's te it is to learn it. And because of his good understanding of other Shu Suan skills, Chan Chi Ho was able to pick up the Tie Ban Shan Suan a lot easier than other people. After completing his study, Chan Chi Ho became one of the most famous and respected Fung Shui and Shu Suan masters in Hong Kong. by Michael Tse Qi Magazine 25The Yijing and the Bagua By now many of you will be familiar with the term “Bagua’, but do you know what it means? and how about the eight Gua which make it up? ast time we found that when studying the Yijing we bad (0 understand the Five Flements, but this is not enough, we must also understand the Bagua Ba’ means eight and ‘Gua’ means situation, condi- tion oF state. So Bagua means Fight Situations and this comes from the ‘Four Directions’. Divided by two they come eight and this gives more detail. Because of this, some people ask “can we have nine or ten numbers, yes, GB Qian (Chien) - means heaven, strength, full of yang, very positive, with three yang yao (lines) that represent all things that are strong and dominant Kurt - means earth and land. It is the opposite of the Qian gua with three yin yao. Qian gua has the ability to create; Kun gua is a place for those things to exist and live. The gua has gaps, there- fore it can extend and follow, so Kun gua is very soft and flexible, just the opposite of the Qian gua. wwe can have many numbers, but if you understand the Bagua ‘you find that it does not matter if you have many numbers, the Bagua just tells you about things in different circum- stances. ‘The Bagua is made up of eight gua: ‘Qian’ (Chien), ‘Dui’ CTui, ‘Li, ‘Zhen’ (Chen), ‘Xun’ (Sun), ‘Kan’, ‘Gen’ (Ken) and ‘Kun’. They all represent different things and have differ- cent attitudes. Weather Heaven, icy Places Capital cities, big strong buildings Direction: North west People: King or ruler, father, old man, famous people Attitude: Strong, postive, active, heroie Body: Head, bone, lungs, Season: ‘Autumn, September/October Element: Strong metal Animal: Horse, lion, elephant, swan Material things: Gold, jewels, round objects, crown, mirror, hard things Colour: Deep red Internal organ: Large intestine, ungs Food: Hard food, with alot of bone Taste: Spicy Number: ‘One, four, ine Weather: Overcast, dak clouds. Place: Fields, plains, villages Direction: South west People: “Mother, Queen, farmer, villager old woman, pregnant woman Altitude» Soft, gente, weaker, taking care Body: ‘Abdomen, spleen, stomach ‘Season January, April, July, October. Element Plain land, earth Animal: Cow Material things: Square things, soft things, cloth, cotton, grain, earthenware Colour: Yellow (dark) Intemal organs: Stomach, spleen Food: Beef, cereal food, stomach, spleen Taste: Sweet Number: Eight, five, ten Qi Magazine 27a Zhen (chen) - means movement, shaking, thunder. If Gen we look at Zhen Gua as the Kun Gua changing so that it has one yang yao at the bottom, then it means from soft we get hard. After marriage we have the first son, and the whole family starts to change, thus Zhen Gua represents the elder son. (Ken) - means mountain, stop, quiet. With one yang, is like a mountian: strong on. ¢. If you look at it as Yang coming out on the top, itis the opposite of Zhen Gua, and represents movement turing into quiet and still- ness, like the sun when it reaches the top of the sky and begins to turn yin. Before the darkness, there must be quiet, otherwise the change will make people feel unstable, angry and likely to complain but unable to release their tension. Kant - means water, soft outside, hard inside. Two yin yao are on the outside, and one yang yao is in the inside, which means itis very soft and gentle to touch, but if you dive down into it, itis very dangerous and may take your life, The Chinese say “play with mountain - don’t play with water". When you climb a mountain, you can see the danger - but ‘when you swim in the water you can never know how strong the current is. So Kan gua means danger or standing on the edge, where you are standing is yang, but either side is yin, emptiness. Qi Magazine 28 Colour: Weather: Place: Direction: People: Atude: Body: Season: Element: Animal: Material: Colour: Interal organ: Food: Taste: ‘Number: ‘Thunder Forest, city centre, bamboo overgrowth East Elder man (ie. younger than the old man) Anger, active, nervous, noisy Legs, hair, voice March Wood Dragon, snake, worm Made of wood, musical instruments, flowers, plants Green Liver Leg, game (forest animals), fruit, vegetable. ‘Sour Three, four, eight Clouds, fog. Mountain path, temple on the mountain North east Young man, ordinary people, children. Quiet, agains (the establishement), nervous, Fingers, bone, nose, back December/January Mountain earth Tiger, dog rat, fox, mountain animals. Stone, things from temples, material fom mountains Five,eigh, ten Raining, moonlight, snow River, sea bythe river, seaside Nonh Middle aged man, middle son Tricky, unstable Ears, blood, kidneys November, December Water Fish, fox, pig Liquid, water Black, blue, purple Kidney, urinary bladder Pork, fish, soup, sauce Salty One, sixi Xun ns fire, the sunrise, beauty and separate. Two 18 yo outside, and one yin yao inside - just the ‘opposite of the Kan Gua. Outside is strong, and will bum you, but inside is beauty, comfort, and it can give you warmth. In the dark, you start to see the sunrise, giving you the impression of beauty - the separation from the dark and the start of clarity and light — —a =" means wind, following, natural, going yang yao on top, with one yin yao undemeath, which means the hard things start to open, and you can go in. Like the wind, you can g0 in between all the gaps and holes. Of course, if there is a hole, then we just follow it and can start something new: Dut (Tui) - means lake, speech, sound, smile. tt has one yin yao on top, with two yang yao underneath like a lake. Soft water covers the top. Strong land is needed to support the water. Because water in the lake is still, people like to stay and play in it, and this creates sound, laughter and happiness. Weather: Place: Direction: People: Altitude: Body: Season: Element Animal: Material: Colour: Internal organs: Weather: Place: Direction: People: Attitude: Body: Season: Element: Animal: Matera: Colour: Internal organ: Food: Taste: Number: Weather: Place: Direction: People Attitude: Body: Season: Element Animal: Material: Colour: Interal organ: Food: Sunny, rainbow Desert, open space South Middle aged woman, second daughter Clever, good looking, educated, polite, open minded Eyes, heart, upper part ofthe body May Fire Peacock, phoenix, chicken, colourful animals. Stove, ight, lighter Red, orange. pink, strong colour Hear, small intestine Chicken, roast meat Bitter Two, seven, nine Windy Garden, park, grassey places South east Mature woman elder daughter Gentle, weak, unable to make decision Hips Apriland May Wood, wind Bird, snake, fying animals Rope, incense, bamboo, fan Green Gall bladder Chicken, fruit, green vegetables Sour Three, fou, eight ‘Shower, stars and moon light Lake, by the lake, in the deepest place South west Little gir, younger daughter Chatty, like eating, open minded, sociable Mouth, tongue, throat, lung, spit July, August Metal, lake Goat, sheep, lake animals Knife, fork, musical instrument, clock White, gold, silver Large intestine Lamb, fresh water fish Spicy Four, seven, nine Qi Magazine 29Yin Yang Opening & Closing Dong Gong welve Movements part 1 This is a Qigong exercise that combines intemal and extemal training, developing the Jing/QUShen and the bone/ muscle, making the body internally strong and which also combines manial and Qigong movements Master Hu Jing Zhang has been practising everyday for over forty years, and today he is almost ninety years old, and very healthy. Master Hu also practises manial ants, such as Shaolin Fist, Son and Mother Fist, Six Closing Fist, Taijiquan and weapons. He has spent his whole life developing martial arts and Qigong, and has become well known in his province, An Hui. He has sparred in many martial ans tournaments to demonstrate his skll,and has won much respect and praise. Daily practise of “Yin Yang Opening and Closing Dong Gong Twelve Movements” can improve your health. Here we introduce the first 6 movements. 1. Looking into the sky and looking down at the earth ‘ 2 wn, i. Stand still with your legs closed. Relax all your joints and \Y es], muscles. (Fig, 1) ii, Slightly separate your legs so they are as wide as your U shoulders. (Fig. 2) fil, Open your hands, from the front to the side, with palms up, and slightly bend your back backwards, looking upwards, and breathe in. (Fig. 3) jv. Return the same way with hands closed, resting at the side of the waist, palms facing down, body slightly leaning forwards, and breathe out. (Fig. 4) Fos 2. Immortal flys up to the sky i. Stand relaxed with legs separated. (Fig. 5) ii Lift up the arms with palms facing down, as if you are holding a big ball. Fig. 6) lil LR the hands up to the Bai Hui point, located at the top of your head. (Fig. 7) fit | iv. Stand on your toes. (Fig. 8) | v. Drop the hands down to the Dantien and by breathe out. (Fig. 9) Fos Foe Fo v Fa.10 Font Fo 3. White monkey offers fruit {. Slighaly tum to the lef, with the weight back and step for- ‘ward with the left foot. Meanwhile, hold the fists genly atthe middle Dantien. (Fig. 10) Fo13 fi, Shift the weight forward to the lft leg, changing the right Jeg to stand on its toe, and lift up both hands with palms up, breathing out, as if you are offering frit to the sky. (Fig. 1) Fo1s (Qi Magazine 30lil, Now drop your hands to the middle dantien, with your fingers down, ‘weight shifted backwards, and breathe out. (Fig. 12) iv. Lift up the left leg. Fig. 13) vv, Drop your hands and stand with legs apan. (Fig. 14) vi. Repeat the same movements on the opposite side. (Fig. 15-18) I, Fot0 Fo.20 Feat 4. Golden chicken spreads its wings |. Lift up the left leg, and bring up your hands to the middle Dantien, as if you are holding something, and breathe in. (Fig. 19) li. Bring your palms together and stan to drop your left leg. Fig. 20) li, Stretch the right arm and left leg atthe same time. Breathe out, ook at your hands, and let the left leg just touch the ground with the toe. ‘The weight is sil on the right leg, so the left leg doesnt even need 10 really touch the ground. (Fig. 21) Ww. Repeat the same movements on the other side. (Fig. 22-24) Faas Foz faa? 5. Arban lifts up the cauldron i. Rest your hands on the Dantien with palms upwards. (Fig. 25) li. Lift up your hands above the head with palms down and breathe in. (Fig. 26) ji. Now bend your knces, drop your hands to the Dantien, and breathe out. (Fig. 27) iw. Repeat the above movements eight times. vv. Afterwards, slightly straighten the knees. (Fig. 28) vi_ Slowly lift up the hands to the front of the middle Dantien. (Fig. 29) Drop your hands back to the side of the body. (Fig. 2) Fo18 Foi? Fig.24 ts vm o ym reg tnt ete) Qi Magazine 31for Health andWitglity, Qigon | Qigong is related to Traditional Chinese | Medicine. It combines breathing, >) posture, movement and meditation to f z / | (es jerate prey restore health and romotel seyise Dfyrellbeing. 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