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Lately, I seem to be getting a lot of questions about tai chi:
- Is tai chi a form of qigong?
- What is tai chi really?
- What is Medical Qigong and how does it relate to tai chi?
I decided to answer these questions in another video blog.
Here’s an index of the topics covered:
Index
00:31 – What is qigong?
00:53 – What is tai chi?
01:44 – Overlap between qigong and tai chi
01:57 – Shaking the Tree, a popular qigong exercise used in many tai chi classes. (I teach this exercise in this free class here if you’re interested.)
02:42 – Is tai chi a martial art?
02:56 – qi vs. chi
03:13 – The correct way to pronounce “tai chi”.
03:48 – The 8 Brocades in tai chi class
04:16 – Learning complex tai chi forms
04:41 – What is Medical Qigong?
05:36 – A faster path to healing
05:47 – The historical origins of the word “qigong”
06:01 – Some historical terms for qigong (nei gong, nei dan, wai dan, dao yin, yang sheng, etc.)
07:35 – Medical qigong or kung fu pose?
09:22 – The spiritual dimension of tai chi
10:58 – It’s like a finger pointing to the moon…
As always, if you have questions just post them below. Or you can post them in our awesome community group on Facebook. Click here to join for free. From the heart, Sifu Anthony
Sifu Anthony,
Will you be creating & teaching a “medical qigong” class (some time in the future)? I’d really like to attend an in-person/off-line workshop and/or regional classes in or near Gainesville, because I can’t afford a retreat that requires long-distance travel.
Thanks,
Bob
Hi Bob. The Qigong 101 program is largely about Medical Qigong. But of course, it’s online.
Unfortunately, I don’t have any in-person workshops on the schedule. Maybe after my book is published!
Thank you Sifu. I enjoy your way of engaging these topics, in both this blog and your ‘taijiquan or qigong?’ blog. You open them up nicely without over-simplifying, nor letting language squelch that something deeper. Thank you. Blessings! Jim
Awesome page, i can see your immens passion.
sincerely
Douwe Geluk
Tai Chi Teacher from Holland