
Qigong: Xi Sui Jing Class 1
Learn: Routine Seven. This is the first of the Xi Sui Jing portion of the form.
Learn: Routine Seven. This is the first of the Xi Sui Jing portion of the form.
Review: Part the Wild Horse’s Mane; White Crane Spreads Its Wings
Learn: Brush Knee and Step Forward; Play Lute
Review: Routine Seven
Learn: Routine Eight
Review: Routine Eight
Learn: Routine Nine
Review: Routine Nine
Learn: Routine Ten
Review: Routine Ten
Learn: Routine Eleven and Twelve
Review: We’ll review the entire Xi Sui Jing portion of the form.
Review: We’ll do our best to review the entire combined Yi Jin Xi Sui Jing form.
Before we start a new form we’ll revisit the Standing Cosmic Axis with special attention paid to the growing enviromental Yin.
Review: Part the Wild Horse’s Mane
Learn: White Crane Spreads Its Wings; Brush Knee and Step Forward
Review: Today we’ll review the entire Yi Jin Jing before trasitioning to the Xi Sui Jing.
Due to the recent events in and around Salem we have had a few new faces in Taiji and a few faces that missed class. This means we have a mixed group towards the beginning of the form. We’ll cover the steps below in some combination depending the group.
Review/Learn: Part the Wild Horse’s Mane, White Crane Spreads Its Wings; Brush Knee and Step Forward
Review: Routine Five
Learn: Routine Six
Review: Part the Wild Horse’s Mane
Learn: White Crane Spreads Its Wings; Brush Knee and Step Forward
Review: Routine Four
Learn: Routine Five
Review: Form Basics
Learn: As the classes this round have been unpredictable, we’ll leave the topics and movements to the class to review. This could involve restarting the form if that’s what the class is looking for.
Review: Routine One through Three
Learn: Routine Four
Review: Open Stance
Learn: Part The Wild Horses Mane; White Crane Spreads Its Wings
Review: Part one of Routine One: Prepare an Offering to the Sky
Learn: Part two of Routine One and all of Routine Two: Offer to the Sky
We’ll be restarting the Taiji Quan form today. So if you want to join the class at the beginning this is the best day to do so.
If you have any questions about the form, visit our Taiji page here or you can email the teacher at spider@sgasalem.com
Today we’ll introduce the Qigong form Yi Jin Jing, AKA The Classic to Transform the Tendons. We will also cover the first movements of the form.
Learn: Turn, Intercept and Punch; As If Closing Shut; Cross Hands; Concluding Posture
Review: The entire form. If the weather is nice we’ll take it outside.
In preparation for the new form, and in observance of the Summer Soltice, we’ll be revisiting Standing Cosmic Axis with an intention to harvesting the abundant bright Yang Qi of Summer.
If you’re new to our Qigong class, this would be a perfect class to begin with.
Review: Single Whip Low and Stand on Left and Right Leg
Learn: Jade Lady Works Shuttles; Needle at Sea Bottom; Ward Off and Push Away; Turn, Intercept and Punch; As If Closing Shut; Cross Hands; Concluding Posture
In observance of Father’s Day we’ll spend class speaking of the concepts of Yang and how it pertains to Qigong. We’ll also practice some Qigong exercise the build upon the more Yang aspects of the body.
Questions and Clarifications.
This week’s class topic will be answering any questions about the form, or taiji in general. We can also take some time to clarify any stances that are a little more fuzzy.
Review: Touch Yong Quan
Learn: Straighten the Body Seven Times to Keep all Illness Away
Review: Turn Head and Look Back
Learn: Touch Yong Quan
Learn: Stroke Horses Back; Cross Hands, Right Heel Kick; Strike Opponents Ears with Fists; Turn, Cross Hands, Left Heel Kick
Review: Twisting the Fist and Focusing Fierce eyes
Learn: Turn Head and Look Back
This class will be a review of the first part of the form. While this is only stance 1 through 11, it is a natural half way point. This will also give time for questions and clarifications before we move onto the second half of the form.
Review: Turning the Head and Twisting the Tail
Learn: Twisting the Fist and Focusing Fierce eyes
In observance of Mother’s Day there will be no classes today.
Review: Play Lute; Step Back, Reeling Forearms, Grasp Sparrow’s Tail (Left and Right)
Learn: Single Whip, Wave Hands Like Clouds, Single Whip
Review: Holding Up Heaven with a Single Hand
Learn: Turning the Head and Twisting the Tail
Review: Play Lute; Step Back, Reeling Forearms
Learn: Grasp Sparrow’s Tail (Left and Right), Single Whip
Review: Draw the Bow and Shoot the Arrow
Learn: Holding Up Heaven with a Single Hand
Review: White Crane Spreads Its Wings, Brush Knee and Step Forward
Learn: Play Lute; Step Back, Reeling Forearms
Review: Hold Up the Heaven with Both Hands.
Learn: Draw the Bow and Shoot the Arrow