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Summary: Popular qigong exercises called Eight Pieces of Brocade; learn the meditative, spiritual side of Shaolin Kung Fu in this free martial arts video series.
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Bruce Wen Bruce Wen has studied in China with Tibetian monks, and runs his own studio in California. His website is www.shaolinca.com read more
Now we're getting to our final two segments of the eight section brocade. This two segment is mainly stretching the tendons and the muscles, so let me first show you the four stand punch or the punching of the eight section brocade first you want to open your stance into the horse stance. This is what we call horse stance. Now we're going to extend our right hand slowly, inhale, as our hand gets firm we want to snap and exhale. And we're going to turn our hands, inhale, bring our hands back then we're going to do the same thing with the other hand one, last inch exhale, inhale, and bring our hands back. Now we're going to do it to the side One two the other side, one two exhale, one, inhale Now we're going to do it with two hands one, two. OK you repeat this for a repetition or eight times so this (demonstrating) this, this, this. That is called repetition of one, so you do four with one hand, then the other hand, then with both hands that is called repetition of one. So you want to do that eight times. Now I'm going to show you the eighth segment of the eight section brocade. It's called racing to the sky, racing to the sky primarily heals the joints, improves the joints and your legs. So the first thing you want to do is clench your hands together in the back, you want to raise your knees, look up and stretch as far as possible so you feel the stretch. Ready: one two three four five six seven eight and you want to do this for eight counts. And this concludes the whole lesson of the eight section brocade. Practice this; it will improve your health. Blood circulation and thank you very much.