Shaolin Baduanjin
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Shaolin eight-piece brocade (chin.: Baduanjin 少林八段锦) can be considered as the Shaolin way of Stretching.
Shaolin Baduanjin is a kind of shaolin qigong (少林氣功) practice having the characteristics of both qigong and health-strengthening (chin.: daoyin道引) exercises and it is one of the earliest Martial arts forms (chin.: Wugong Taolu 武功套路) that was practiced by Shaolin Temple monks (chin.: shaolin heshang 少林和尚).
Everyone who want to do ancient body building (chin.: jianshen健身) exercise must understand that the exercises are for preserving health (chin.: yangfa養法), they are for people to build up health and promote skills in Martial Arts activities while provides rehabilitative activities aiming primarily at helping people to recover the various functions (chin.: jiefa 解乏).
Although we tend to generalize and classify the Shaolin baduanjin as “Shaolin qigong” it is considered by most Chinese to be a set of excellent general exercises for health and fitness. It can be practiced as a compliment for any sport or regime. But it is considered as a primary knowledge to Shadow boxing (chin.: Taijiquan太极拳) and Shaolin Wugong.
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