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Tai Chi Qigong Shibashi Set 1 (Tutorial and follow along)

Name: Tai Chi Qigong Shibashi Set 1 (Tutorial and follow along)
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18 Simple Movements, Rooted in Traditional Qi Theory

This course teaches Set 1 of Tai Chi Qigong Shibashi, a self-practice system framed within the traditional Chinese medical view that health depends on maintaining strong "Qi" — the body's own resistance to disease — against so-called "Evil Qi," or pathogens.

What's Covered

All 18 movements of Set 1, from the Starting Leg Posture through Pressing the Palms in Calmness, taught as a tutorial you follow along with
The underlying goal of Shibashi practice: mobilizing the body's own potential to cleanse the meridians, harmonize blood and Qi, and support prevention and recovery from illness
What to expect physically during practice — sensations like soreness, numbness, swelling, warmth, or light sweating are described as part of the process

Each of the 18 movements is kept intentionally simple compared to full Tai Chi forms, while still carrying the traditional Taijiquan qualities of being uniform, delicate, stretched, and elegant, with mind and body treated as one.

Who it's for: beginners wanting an accessible, follow-along entry point into Tai Chi Qigong movement.

About this course

The Chinese medical understanding of illness is dominated by reasoning based on Qi. Healthy Qi pertains to the body's resistance to disease, whereas Evil Qi refers to a variety of pathogens. In other words, the emergence of a disease depends not only on the disease but also on the body's resistance to it.

Tai Chi Qigong Shibashi aims to adjust the body's internal functions by self-practice, to mobilize the human body's own potential, to give full expression to the subjective initiative of the human body, and to rely on its own strength to cure diseases and strengthen the body.

You may experience soreness, numbness, swelling, heat, etc. in your hands, feet, or other areas of your body when practicing Tai Chi Qigong Shibashi, or a warm current may flow through your body, causing you to sweat slightly. Tai Chi Qigong Shibashi can be used to cleanse the meridians, harmonize blood and Qi, and prevent and treat sickness.

In Tai Chi Qigong Shibashi Set 1, you will learn the following movements:

1. Starting leg posture

2. Broadening chest

3. Painting a rainbow

4. Circling arms seprate the clouds

5. Swinging arms at stationary position

6. Rowing boat in the middle of the lake

7. Holding a ball in front of the shoulders

8. Turning to look at the moon

9. Twisting waist and pushing palms

10. Riding a horse and swaying arms

11. Scooping from the sea and looking at the sky

12. Undulating waves

13. The flying dove spreads its wings

14. Punching with outstretched arms

15. The wild goose flying

16. Spinning wheels

17. Bouncing a ball with steps

18. Pressing the palms in calmness

Each set of Tai Chi Qigong Shibashi consists of 18 movements, each of which consists of a single simple movement, making it simpler and easier to learn than Tai Chi. However, despite the simplicity of the movements, they contain the Taijiquan traits of being uniform, delicate, stretched, elegant, with the mind and body as one, and the body as one with the mind.