Ba Duan Jin
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Ba Duan Jin Movement Names





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1)
Two Hands Support the Heavens for the Triple Heater
Holding up Heaven to Harmonize the Triple Heater
Supporting the Heaven/Palms Raised to Heaven
Pressing Up to the Heavens with Two Hands

Fire
Pericardium & Triple Heater organ Meridian network


Mimi Kuo-Deemer
Demo

Faye Yip
Demo

Lecture
Side bending and Twist variation
Demo

Up on Toes variation
Demo

Squat variation
Demo

Leg Lift variation
Demo



Notes




2)
Separating Heaven and Earth
Raise the Hands to Condition the Spleen and Stomach
Heal the Spleen and Stomach by Pushing Palms High and Low

Earth
Stomach and Spleen
Meridians

Diagonal Stretch


Ball
Demo

Windmill
Demo

Spiral Turn vatiation
Demo

Triple Ball and Twist variation
Demo

Up on Toes variation
Demo

One Arm
Demo



Notes




3)
Open the Bow to Let the Arrow Fly
Open the Bow to Shoot the Golden Eagle
Opening the Golden Bow
Drawing the Arrow
Drawing the Bow and Letting the Arrow Fly

Metal and Wood
Wood (Liver/Gall Bladder) - clear vision of the archer
Metal (Lungs/Large Intestinve)


Lecture
Demo

Bow sprial flow
Demo

Circle Arms, Push Down variation
Demo



Notes




4)
The Wise Owl Gazes Backwards
The Wise Owl Turns its Head to Eliminate Disease and Fatigue
Looking Backward to Eliminate 5 Fatigues and 7 Illnesses
To Rotate and Turn (Look Back) to Prevent 5 Internal Injuries and Cure 7 Emotional Stresses

Earth
Sternocleidomastoid muscle
The SCM muscle helps turn and bend your neck
Connects jaw to shoulders.
muscle
article


Turn head & Activate the fingers

Faye Yip
Demo

Mimi Kuo-Deemer
Demo

Up on Toes variation
Demo


Shaolin version
Demo



Notes




5)
Shake the Head and Sway the Tail and Neutralize Excessive Fire around the Heart Meridian
Bending Over, Wagging the Tail to Calm Heart Fire (Kenneth Cohen)
Swing the Head and Tail to Eliminate Heart Fire
Shake the Head and Swing Tail
Big Bear Turning to Circle

Heart and small intestine meridian network
Heart Fire / excess heat (xin huo) Heart fire is calmed


Demo

Neck Circle variation
Faye Yip
\\\Demo

Circle variation
Demo

Sway Twist variation
Demo



Notes




6)
Two Hands Climb the Legs to Strengthen the Kidneys
To strengthen the Kidney Meridian we reach to the feet and stretch deep
Bending backwards and touching toes

Water
Kidney/Urinary bladder organ meridian network
Kidney & Bladder
Jing - Essence


Demo



Notes




7)
To Increase the Vitality of Chi by Clenching the Fists and Staring with Firey Eyes
Clenching the Fists and Punching with Angry Eyes
Punching with an Angry Gaze to Increase Strength

Wood
Gall Bladder and Lung/Large intestine organ meridian network


Faye Yip
Demo


Mimi Kuo Deemer
Squat and Punch variation
Demo


Shaolin
Demo

Punches Circle
Demo



Notes




8)
Shake the Back 7 Times to Eliminate the 100 Illnesses
Shake 7 Times to the Body Gently to Keep 100 Illnesses at Bay
Clicking Heels 7 Times
Lifting Up the Heels

Metal
also affects Ren and Du Mai (yin and yang conception and governing vessels, front and back channels.)


Demo


Mimi Kuo-Deemer
Bend variation
Demo



Notes




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