Ba Duan Jin chart

A little chart to remind me of the eight stances of Ba Duan Jin (or Eight Brocades of Silk). The people don't look that good (one in particular looks like a very funny Che to me...), but it's the stances that matter, just as a little refresher (which is why this is in my scraps and not my gallery of masterpieces )

For anyone who has bothered to look at my deviant profile, you'll see Qigong (or Chi Kung) listed under my tools of the trade. Ba Duan Jin is by far my favorite Qigong form, partially because it is so quick and easy to do, and partially because doing it makes me feel worlds healthier after five minutes. Anyway, this chart has a little memory jogger for each move, as well as the trigram that relates to it (based on the information here: [link] ) Note that the stances I have listed are different than the ones posted at that websited, and in a different order; Ba Duan Jin is immeasurably ancient, and there are naturally variations to it - if you want to take it up, look around your area for a Tai Chi and Chi Kung instructor or, barring that, check out a book on the subject (The Way of Energy by Master Lam Kam Chuen is one I would recommend - it is actually about Zhen Zhong, but it has a great introduction to Ba Duan Jin in chapter four).