Health Qigong

Wu Qin Xi · Five Animal Frolics

Wu Qin Xi was created by Hua Tuo in the Eastern Han. The movements take after tiger, deer, bear, ape and bird.

Mobility & SupplenessStrength & Balance
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Lessons13 lessons · 82 min
Taught byProfessor Hu Xiaofei
Chinese name健身气功·五禽戏

About this set

This version was compiled by the Health Qigong Administrative Center of the General Administration of Sport of China. It is done standing and moves the whole body. Regular practice helps with prevention and supports staying well.

On this site the set is taught on camera by Professor Hu Xiaofei, professor and doctoral supervisor at Beijing Sport University. This does not replace a doctor's advice.

Taught by

Professor Hu Xiaofei

Professor Hu Xiaofei

Beijing Sport University · doctoral supervisor

Professor and doctoral supervisor at Beijing Sport University. He is in the direct lineage of Professor Zhang Guangde. He was the first health-cultivation professor to lecture at United Nations Headquarters.

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Lessons

13 lessons · 82 min

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  1. Introduction and Full Performance17 min
  2. Beginning Stance: Starting and Regulating Breath5 min
  3. Form 1: Tiger Raising5 min
  4. Form 2: Tiger Pounce6 min
  5. Form 3: Deer Butting7 min
  6. Form 4: Deer Run5 min
  7. Form 5: Bear Rotating5 min
  8. Form 6: Bear Swaying5 min
  9. Lifting the Monkey's Paws4 min
  10. Picking Fruit7 min
  11. Form 9: Bird Stretch4 min
  12. Form 10: Bird Flying4 min
  13. Closing: Guiding Qi to the Origin7 min

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Professor Hu Xiaofei demonstrating a punch in a horse stance