Martial Arts

The Spleen’s Sound • Energy: Stabilizing • Associated Organ: Pancreas, Stomach • Element: Earth • Season: Indian Summer • Color: Yellow • Negative emotions: Worry • Positive emotions: Fairness, Openness • Sound: “whooooo” (from the throat- guttural) For the spleen sound in this qigong set, inhale the hands up to the left lower rib. The… Read more »

The Liver’s Sound • Energy: Generating • Associated Organ: Gall Bladder • Element: Wood • Season: Spring • Color: Green • Negative emotions: Anger • Positive emotions: Kindness • Sound: “shhhh” (tongue near palate) For this step in the Six Healing Sounds qigong form inhale as you lift the hands up and out to the sides…. Read more »

The Kidneys’ Sound • Energy: Gathering Inward • Associated Organ: Bladder • Element: Water • Season: Winter • Color: Black or Dark Blue • Negative emotions: Fear • Positive emotions: Gentleness • Sound: “woooo” (through the lips as though blowing out a candle)   With this movement of the Six Healing Sounds qigong set, inhale… Read more »

These Yang Style tai chi movements should be a continuous flow. From Step Back to Ward Off Monkey – Sink the weight into the right foot and turn the waist to the front. This movement draws the hands into a “hold the ball” position with the right hand on top and pulls the left toe… Read more »

The Lungs’ Sound • Energy: Contracting Back • Associated Organ: Large Intestine • Element: Metal • Season: Fall • Color: White • Negative emotions: Grief, Sadness, Depression • Positive emotions: Courage, Righteousness • Sound: “ssssss” (tongue behind the teeth)   To begin this movement of the Six Healing Sounds qigong set, inhale and lift the… Read more »

Slowly roll up the left foot while sinking the weight, pound by pound, into the right foot. Smoothly and gradually step the left foot out to shoulder width and touch the toe down. You should barely feel the moment of contact. As you step the palms of the hands slowly rotate to face the behind you…. Read more »

From Crane Cools It’s Wings – Turn the wasit to the left causing the right hand to circle in and down across the torso. The left hand swings up to shoulder height. Turn your waist back to your right as the right hand continues to circle down past the hip and out to the side… Read more »

By Jeff Patterson 5/26/09 The Yang family first became involved in the study of tai chi chuan in the early 1800s. The founder of the Yang style tai chi was Yang Lu-ch’an, aka Yang Fu-k’ui (1799-1872), who studied under Ch’en Chang-hsing starting in 1820. Yang became a teacher in his own right, and his subsequent… Read more »