Qigongs
Dear All,
I began the task of reading through all of the pdf. files on chinese technique and I came across the word qigong. It just so happens that I started Taichichuan training a few months back and qigongs are a big part of it.
are any qigongs in particular helpful for archery?
Many thanks
Mike
I began the task of reading through all of the pdf. files on chinese technique and I came across the word qigong. It just so happens that I started Taichichuan training a few months back and qigongs are a big part of it.
are any qigongs in particular helpful for archery?
Many thanks
Mike
Qigong and Taiji are closely related. The value of qigong exercises is that they help you concentrate on deep, regular and natural breathing. That helps with shooting - especially with heavier draw-weights.
S
S
Another thought occured to me:
In the qigongs I am taught, we are taught to just relax so that the 'qi' can flow through your body. Also we are told that qi (and therefore your strength) is stopped by tension. But in archery we must made a 'firm lock' and a 'firm grip', I try to shoot with my qigong principles in mind,but this seems like a contradiction.
So whats better, tension or relaxation?
Many thanks
Mike
In the qigongs I am taught, we are taught to just relax so that the 'qi' can flow through your body. Also we are told that qi (and therefore your strength) is stopped by tension. But in archery we must made a 'firm lock' and a 'firm grip', I try to shoot with my qigong principles in mind,but this seems like a contradiction.
So whats better, tension or relaxation?
Many thanks
Mike
Hi,
in my understanding chinese martial arts' neigongs, qigong included (or at least some of them), are ment to catalyse, or speed up the learning process. I don't think you should directly apply
body requirements of qigong practice into your archery practice, though the latter should benefit from it.
in my understanding chinese martial arts' neigongs, qigong included (or at least some of them), are ment to catalyse, or speed up the learning process. I don't think you should directly apply
body requirements of qigong practice into your archery practice, though the latter should benefit from it.
Yes I've read that, I found it very helpful when on the line. Most of the article is repeated is some form or another by my taiji instructors although they refer to fighting not archery. Perhaps this is another case of bad translation between chinese and english. I guess then being firm doesn't mean squeezing?
Many thanks
Mike
Many thanks
Mike
The basic principle is: we have been given three things: gravity, energy and a rigid skeletal structure. Balance makes the most effective use of gravity; good nutrition and breathing form the basis of the best use of energy, and understanding how to use our natural skeletal structure is the basis for minimizing energy wastage.
Taiji and Qigong look at all these elements and try to form a 'harmony': that is the best, most efficient combination. What you use the combination for - fighting, archery, ploughing a field or writing calligraphy - is up to you.
S
Taiji and Qigong look at all these elements and try to form a 'harmony': that is the best, most efficient combination. What you use the combination for - fighting, archery, ploughing a field or writing calligraphy - is up to you.
S
Thanks for having the patience for explaining that Mr Selby, I'd never quite considered it that way before
Mike
Mike