Shaolin Qi Gong - Ba Duan Jin

Perform a full-body warm-up to prepare before practice, mobilizing wrists, elbows, shoulders, hips, knees, and ankles through circular and forward-back motions, while coordinating breath and relaxed head tilts.

Learn first movement of Shaolin qi gong Ba Duan Jin: pressing the heavens with two hands, breathing through the nose and belly, keep parallel feet, back straight, and relax shoulders.

Practice sequence 2 of Shaolin qi gong Ba Duan Jin in the horse stance with parallel feet, grab an invisible string and push while breathing and aligning the shoulders.

Practice sequence 3 of ba duan jin, separating heaven and earth, with synchronized hand movements, breathing, and energy ball visualization. Keep shoulders level and knees slightly bent while transferring weight.

Master the fourth movement of Ba Duan Jin in this Shaolin qi gong class, coordinating breath with hip turns to look behind and maintaining abdominal and circular breathing.

Practice sequence 5 of Shaolin qi gong as the big bear turns from side to side to warm up the legs, coordinating belly breathing, weight shifts, and low, controlled movements.

Learn the sixth movement of Shaolin Qi Gong Ba Duan Jin, touching the toes and bending backward with relaxed breathing, leg stretching, and gravity to deepen the stretch.

Sequence 7 teaches Ba duan jin punching, guiding a double punch with shoulder and hip engagement, controlled breathing, and an angry gaze before relaxing.

Demonstrate sequence 8 of Shaolin qi gong with breaths in and out, breast presses on the kidneys, gentle foot-to-heel bouncing, and relaxed arms to massage internal organs.

Follow the mirror image video to perform the full Ba Duan Jin sequence with breathing, then cool down, and do it daily to boost health, strength, and martial practice.

Join the shaolin qi gong ba duan jin promo class to access level one content and videos, with follow-on levels, warm-up and lesson structure, plus English podcasts and guided meditation.