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Hachidankin


Hachidankin (baduanjin) exercise has been in existence for more that eight hundred years.

Because of its effectiveness for keeping fit it was accepted by the Shaolin monks as one of the basic entering exercises for Shaolin Wushu.

Unlike Shaolin Hard kung fu and the rest of Shaolin style for combat, the eight section brocade is a form of soft qi gong.

The eight section brocade is an ideal life time exercise for most people.

It is especially recommended for people who work at desks and or with computers every day.

Regular practice of this exercise can strengthen one's internal organs as well as one's muscles and tendons.

Effectiveness for keeping fit, ease in learning and economy of exercising time are the main features of the exercise.

Rather than emphasing special muscles, every part of your organism can take part in the exercise.

The characteristic of the exercise is self stretching, with breathing coordinated to the body movements.

As one is practicing the exercise, both the breathing and the body movement.

Hachidankin separating heaven and earth
Hachidankin lift the ground and hold the sky
Hachidankin start position
Hachidankin draw the bow to the left

Relax Posture

beginning

Lift the ground and

hold the sky

Separating

Heaven and Earth

Draw the bow

to the left

Hachidankin looking backwards left
Hachidankin looking backwards right
Hachidankin stand on toes
Hachidankin presss the floating board
looking backwards right

Press the

floating board

Stand on your toes

looking backwards left
Hachidankin relax posture end
Hachidankin pinching with angry gaze
Hachidankin touch your toes and slowly straighten up

Punching with

Angry Gaza

Touch your toes

and slowly straighten up

Relax Posture

end

Hachidankin lift the ground and hold the sky
Hachidankin relax posture beginning

Hachidankin

revised symmetric form.


Illustrations: Rinus Schulz

This form developed over the years, the main change is performing the postures symmetric left end right. Press the floating board changed to lifting the heavy table.

Hachidankin


"Hachidankin (baduanjin) is non-strenuous and can be done by anyone of any age.

It will regulate your digestion and metabolism, thus helping with weight loss.

It takes less than 10 minutes a day to perform.

It is very easy to learn...no matter how uncoordinated you are.

It will stretch and tone all of your muscles, thus increasing your flexibility.

It will help relieve neck, back, and shoulder pain.

It will make your muscles (especially your legs) stronger.

It will stimulate your lymphatic system and help detoxify the body of environmental poisons.

It will develop a calm, focused mind.

It helps relieve depression and anxiety.

It requires no special equipment and can be done anywhere, anytime.

It will harmonize and stimulate all of your acupuncture meridians.

Comments on the Sequence and names of the movements in the Hachidankin

There is no universal agreement as to the sequence and the names of the movements in the Hachidankin. The illustrations show the sequences we use in our training.


Relax Posture

beginning

Lift the ground and

hold the sky

Hachidankin left separating heaven and earth
Hachidankin right separating heaven and earth
Hachidankin draw the bow to the left
Hachidankin draw the bow to the right

Draw the bow

to the left

Draw the bow

to the right

Right Separating

Heaven and Earth

Left Separating

Heaven and Earth

Hachidankin looking backward left
Hachidankin looking backward right
Hachidankin stand on toes
Hachidankin lifting the heavy table

Looking backwards

Right

Lifting the

heavy table

Looking backwards

Left

Stand on your toes

Hachidankin Relax posture end
Hachidankin punching with angry gaze right
Hachidankin punching with angry gaze left
Hachidankin touch your toes and slowly straighten up

Punching with

Angry Gaze Left

Punching with

Angry Gaze Right

Touch your toes

and slowly straighten up

Relax Posture

end

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