IT IS PRONOUNCED CHEE KUNG
IT IS A SYSTEM OF CHINESE HEALTH EXERCISE
ITS CORRECT MODERN SPELLING IS QI GONG
IT ORIGINATED IN CHINA
AND IS DOCUMENTED FROM THE 2nd CENTURY B.C.
CHI MEANS ENERGY -
IT WORKS ON THE SAME PRINCIPLES AS ACUPUNCTURE
BUT USES EXERCISE RATHER THAN NEEDLES
THERE ARE MANY STYLES OF QI GONG
IT DEVELOPED ALONGSIDE WUSHU AND TAI CHI
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TAI CHI AND QIGONG IS THAT TAI CHI IS A MARTIAL ART AND QIGONG IS NOT A MARTIAL ART
IT IS USUALLY PRACTISED IN THE FORM OF A ROUTINE
THE MOVES ARE OFTEN PERFORMED IN SLOW MOTION
IT IS CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH TAI CHI
THE EXERCISES ARE SUITABLE FOR YOUNG AND OLD
WHAT IS Qi Gong?
A SIMPLIFIED EXPLANATION
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