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Common practice
It is quite common to find tai chi people practicing qigong
exercises.
Qigong is usually a prominent feature in a
tai chi class.
The role of
qigong
A tai chi beginner is not adept
with tai chi so they need to do a lot of qigong.
It provides the necessary fitness benefits by serving as a stopgap
pending higher level tai chi skill.
Over-emphasising qigong?
Some kung fu (Chinese boxing) instructors appear to over-emphasise the
role of qigong. But are they
wrong? Qigong is easy to learn.
It provides fitness benefits fairly quickly.
A qigong teacher does not need to have a
high level of skill with
form, applications,
combat, neigong or
biomechanics.
So, yes, they may be covering up gaps in
their knowledge, but more likely they are just wanting their students to get
strong...
Higher grades
A higher graded student starts practicing the round form
version of the Long Yang form.
This increases the fitness benefits of form; allowing them the option of spending
a bit less time
training qigong.
Neigong replaces qigong as the primary source of
power but qigong remains useful for its
health benefits.
Time, energy & concentration
Tai chi is all about the conservation
of energy.
A high level practitioner needs to use their time
wisely.
With only so many hours in the day, they
should commit their efforts to the training that yields the highest
benefits for the least amount of
effort.
Too much time spent on simplistic training e.g.
prolonged standing qigong (full circle) - is pointless.
It will needlessly tire the body, increase
muscular tension and blunt the
concentration.
Just do full circle once a week?
Do not do anything useless.
(Miyamoto Musashi)
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Page created
15 April 2007
Last updated
16 June 2023
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