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Tai Chi Qigong Shibashi - 2nd Set
The second set was originally developed by Master He Wei-Qi in
collaboration with Professor Lin Hou-Sheng back in the early
80s and has been promoted to millions throughout Asia. The
movements of the second set are slightly more complicated
and physically demanding than the first set. It is also not as
easy to remember as the first; nonetheless, it is still much
simpler than the traditional Tai Chi Chuan.
Master Cheung flew to Shanghai last November to meet with
Master He and to discuss all the details of the 2nd set and
the possibilities of modifying it. The version on this DVD
has been slightly modified from the original to make it much
easier to remember, and without taking away any benefits. In
this DVD, Master Cheung utilized the mirror technique so
that he can be seen performing the form from different
angles at the same time. The practice aid (3 laminated wall
charts) is an excellent tool for learning the 2nd set. With
the DVD and practice aid, one should be able to master the
2nd set in about a week.
Since the movements of the 2nd set are more physically
demanding than the 1st set, one should perform the 1st set,
as a warm up, before the 2nd set. However, if someone wishes
to practice the 2nd set alone, they should do some warm up
exercise beforehand. This new DVD includes a set of warm up
exercises performed by Master Cheung. Furthermore, it also
includes proper closing techniques to be done after the
qigong exercise.
"I received the video approx 18 days ago. As soon
as I got home, I started practicing daily and to my
delightful surprise I noticed these my balance has
improved considerably, pain on legs has diminished, my
overall health is improving and last but not least, I'm
sleeping much much better."
- Carmen Tellez of Bisbee, Arizona
The 1st set is more focused on opening the meridians of the
arms. That is why most people are able to feel the qi on
their palms after practicing the 1st set. The 2nd set is
more focused on opening the meridians of the legs. Not only
it is very good for improving ones balancing ability, people
practicing this qigong feel differences when they meditate.
During meditation, people often feel numbness in their legs when they sit cross
legged or kneed for a long period of time. That is because
the qi cannot flow thru freely on their legs. This
numbness sensation makes it hard for the practitioners
to enter low alpha or theta mind state for deep
meditation. Since the 2nd set is more focused on
opening the meridians of the legs, thus enabling practitioners to
experience deeper
mediation.
The 2nd set
is also an especially good preparation for those who wish to
practice Zhan Zhuang, (standing qigong) which is a very good practice
for accumulating qi.
Some benefits of the 2nd Set:
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All the benefits of the 1st set, plus ...
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Opens up the meridians of the legs
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Improves ones balancing ability
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Improves Zhan Zhuang (standing qigong) experience
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Achieves deeper meditation when sitting cross legged or
kneed
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Better body coordination
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More endurance
"I have been doing the 1st and
2nd sets for awhile - my improvement has been amazing -
fell better, move better, sleep better, more energy."
- Robert Kelley of USA
"Thank you so much for your
video. I practice every morning as I get up and it
has single handedly focus and calm my mind and body and
makes me ready for the days challenges ahead. When I
don't use it there is a visible change in my demeanor,
and I go back to being either cranky or depress with
mood swings and given to relying on vices to alleviate
my mind. Not even meditating for me could produce the
results that I get from 10 minutes of qigong."
- Orland Blake of Nassau, Bahamas
DVD Video:
- Includes a simple warmup exercise
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Includes the proper closing technique
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Standard DVD picture and sound quality
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Master Cheung performs the entire set from different
angles
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You are able to see the front and back views at the
same time
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The screen tells you exactly when to breathe
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No region code for DVD
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Available in wmv and mp4 formats (for download
version)
"I just
want to say that the Qigong Shibashi DVD which I bought
is the easiest to use that I have discovered. It is very
easy to follow, definitely the best I have seen."
- Arnold Ronning, MD
Practice Aid - Folded Poster:
- Display all the 18 movements with movement names
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Help you memorize the movements easily
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23.4 inch x 16.5 inch (594mm x 420mm)
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Also available in PDF format for high quality
printing
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