Qigong

introduction

Under the chinese Concept of qi (spoken tchi) a philosophy and medicine is understood, which stands for the life force of humans as well as their environment. Breathing, energy and fluid are of central importance. People who believe in Qi have an idea that the human organism circulates according to certain patterns and that the internal organs circle as meridians.

The term gong stands for work or ability. Put together, Qigong means the ability to deal with or use one's Qi.

Qigong originally comes from Chinese and is a term for dealing with Qi (Chi). In the chinese martial arts Qigong plays a central aspect of the development of inner and outer forces. Qigong distinguishes between the "Dong Gong" and the "Jing Gong". The latter represents the silent chi-gong, the first the moving chi-gong. Qigong originates from Chinese medicine and as a Chinese self-healing method. Qigong is more than an exercise or a 60-minute program; Lifelong path, which is often completely misunderstood in the western world. Starting with the general regulation of disharmonies, Qigong developed into a symptom-related process. Qigong aims to increase the individual's current performance and to become aware of the flow of qi Different exercises from Qigong chosen (e.g. prevention, rehabilitation).

application

Qigong is used in Chinese Martial arts, meditation and concentration as a form of movement for cultivating mind and body. In addition to breathing exercises, practical implementation also includes concentration exercises, body movements and meditation exercises. At its core it is about the mobilization of Qi. In the health sector, Qigong serves to stabilize the energy balance and thus to fight diseases.

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The effect of qigong

Qigong promotes the preservation and recovery of the human health, supports the healing process, strengthens that immune system and prevents numerous diseases. The flow of energy in the body improves the agility and thus strengthens the whole Nervous system, Blood system and Lymphatic system. In addition, it promotes people's ability to concentrate through mental and emotional strength. So it doesn't only work physically, but also mentally. Especially in modern society this becomes Qigong a special effect on the existing diseases of civilization such as Back pain, high blood pressure, rheumatism, Heart disease, a headache and many more The scientific notion of medicine as it is known to western civilization can partly be traced back to the Chinese methods, but a description is only possible with the chinese Language possible.

history

Of the historical The origin of Qigong goes back a long way. Already in Zhuangzi certain forms of exercise were conveyed through silk pictures. in the Daoism, Buddhism and Confucianism was that Qigong used for religious purposes. The Daoist "Xu Xun " first used the term qigong to denote various Combat exercises. In contrast to western philosophy, in which new methods are constantly being developed on which the entire training (please refer Strength training among others), the Far Eastern tradition draws on methods that are thousands of years old and that are passed on from generation to generation. In the 50s of the 20th century that became Qigong used by doctor Liu Guizhen for health exercises. In the oldest Chinese plant around 200 BC. "HUANG DI NEI JING SO WEN" were the first exercises / physical exercises to stabilize and maintain health. With our western understanding of health and exercise, it's almost frightening how long it took to gain knowledge. For the first time were in the village Mawangdui Records from around 2500 years ago were found in which people lived in different Forms of stretching exercises and breathing exercises were recognizable. Even then, the exercises were considered a prophylaxis against various diseases.

Transfer to martial arts

The individual techniques of the "Shaolin monks"found only very little harmony in the Qigong. The techniques consist primarily of methods of Muscle tension and relaxation.The attempt is made to collect the blood centrally and deliver it to special areas of the body. The scope of the training can take up to 16 hours.

Forms of qigong

In the research institute for Qigong Beijing already has more than 1000 different forms of Qigong Registered. However, only about 100 are recognized. One Qigong- Exercise is recognized if at least two out of four exercise units merge within an exercise.

• Relaxation
• Quiet
• Move
• breathing
• imagination
• music
• naturalness

Exercise example standing column

A transition between Sky Earth and human to manufacture. It's all about paying attention, letting go and discipline. This conscious directing of attention creates an unconscious development of inner tension. The standing column plays an important role in the martial arts in particular.