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Wudang Qigong: China's Wudang Mountain Daoist Breath Exercises
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Product Description
This book includes both the original Chinese text of Prof. Liu's instructions on Wudang Qigong and a complete English translation. Each of the 18 Exercises for Refining Qi is illustrated with several photographs.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #1686209 in Books
- Published on: 1999-09
- Original language: English
- Binding: Paperback
- 244 pages
Editorial Reviews
Excerpted from Wudang Qigong: China's Wudang Mountain
Laozi's Dao Te Jing in the third chapter says "Empty the MIND, fill the belly. Weaken the ambition, strengthen the character." So then, this is the motto for practicing China's Wudang Daoist Qigong. To study each method, each method must be understood, the ENERGY processed must be understood. If there is one type of practice Daoist qigong method not mastered, temporarily don't practice other training methods. If one type of movement has not been mastered, concentrate on that posture, do not study or practice other postures. Do not reach too high, must empty the MIND, have patience, cultivate both inside and outside, step-by-step achieve an abdomen relaxed inside and BREATH ascending correctly, so then cultivate the BREATH continuously, and you will not contract illness. When the DAN TIAN is full and sufficient, the inner BREATH is unimpeded and not obstructed. BREATH and strength are sent out from the spine, following that which the MIND desires. Strive for the substantial, don't let practice become lax, maintain it so it will be lasting; abide by the regulations, follow the rules; refine the breath, cultivate the body; cultivate the MIND, develop the character; thus seek emptiness and stillness, complete emptiness, and long life.
Customer Reviews
needs better graphics
I would give this book three stars, but don't want to damage the reputation of its author. This is an excellent book of precious information in the Wudang Mountain Qigong tradition. For this, the book deserves ten stars. The instructions are very precise. The photos, however, are worse than miserable, and for that reason the book deserves one star, maybe 0. The author needs to respect his material enough to take command and improve the production quality. When compared to the graphics in the book Qigong Empowerment by Master Shou-Yu Liang & Wen-Ching Wu, the trashy graphics here are an insult to serious students of qigong. The book therefore needs serious editing in its graphics. In a nutshell, the production quality is unworthy of the material. The book needs to be redesigned.
Interesting but not for beginners
This book has detailed written information about the forms which will satisfy most qigong fans. The photographs with each form are of such poor quality and too small that is is difficult to use this book as a method of practice. It would have been better had the author dropped the original Chinese text (left-hand page)
and put a series of clearer photos so that the form could be practised. There are no available videos for this book and therefore should not be regarded as a practise text for people new to this style.
great qigong book
This book is very good, and fairly easy to understand if you have some martial arts training. I have studied chin na and san da with professor liu and must admit he is very good. This is one of his few books that has both the english and chinese in it, and the actual material is taught in the Kansas City area of the states when he gets a chance to visit from China. END
