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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. Best regards, Sifu Anthony 
I’m Anthony Korahais, and I used qigong (pronounced "chee gung") to heal from clinical depression, low back pain, anxiety, and chronic fatigue. Today, I'm the director of Flowing Zen, an international organization with students in 48 counties. I've been teaching qigong since 2005, I've served on the board for the National Qigong Association, and I’ve helped thousands of people to use qigong for their own stubborn health challenges. If you're ready to get started with qigong, there's no better way than my best selling book, which comes with free videos and meditations. The sooner you read my book, the sooner you can start healing! Click here to see my book on Amazon.
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