Posts Tagged ‘history’

Defining Qigong

Qigong is a term used to describe physical, mental, and breathing exercises for health. Qigong exercises are classified into static and dynamic postures. Taking a broad look at the history of qigong practice, you first must understand that at the time these practices were developed; they were not called qigong. For the daoist and Chinese [...]

 

The Taijiquan Classics

I have a vast library of books on Taijiquan. One aspect most of the books has in common is some reference to the Taijiquan Classics. The Classics of Taijiquan are important to these authors because they are the foundations for good Taijiquan practice. But, I have two questions: first, why are the classics often relegated [...]