AvailableHealth Qigong
Ba Duan Jin · Eight Pieces of Brocade
Strength & BalanceMorning Practice
About this set
Ba Duan Jin took shape in the Song dynasty. It is one of the most widely practised classical daoyin sets.
This version was compiled by the Health Qigong Administrative Center of the General Administration of Sport of China: eight movements, done standing, with breath and stretching. Regular practice helps with prevention and supports staying well.
On this site the set is taught on camera by Han Xiaoming, a Tsinghua University postdoctoral fellow and a Beijing Sport University PhD. This does not replace a doctor's advice.
Taught by
Han Xiaoming
Postdoctoral fellow at Tsinghua University; PhD from Beijing Sport University. Second place in taiji sword at an international Daoyin Yangsheng Gong competition; gold award in Health Qigong · Ba Duan Jin at an international Health Qigong invitational. He has taught health cultivation at Chinese government and academic institutions, at Alibaba, and at universities including Juntendo in Japan, the Confucius Institute in Iceland, and Purdue in the United States.
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Lessons
Beginning Stance
Form 1: Two Hands Hold up Heaven
Form 2: Drawing the Bow to Shoot the Hawk
Form 3: Single Arm Raised Overhead
Form 4: Looking Back Over the Shoulder
Form 5: Sway the Head and Swing the Hips
Form 6: Reaching Down to Touch the Feet
Form 7: Glare and Clench for Strength
Form 8: Seven Heel Lifts
Ending Stance