Issue 51 - Tse Qigong Centre

Swimming Dragon GongThe Dragon is a symbol of China, as we see very often in many Chinese stories. SwimmingDragon Gong is one Qigong form from Kunlun System. It is very dynamic and challenging, and themovements imitate a dragons behaviour.Usually we practise this formafter we have done the DayanQigong 1 st and 2 nd 64,because it is a very strong anddynamic Qigong form. I knowsome beginners find it difficult, but if theyhave finished the Dayan Qigong 1 st and2 nd 64, their bodies are more used to pickup the movements and will be moreflexible. When they are going to studythe Swimming Dragon Gong, then theywill find it more easy to learn.Swimming Dragon Gong isworking for our kidneys, spine, and brainbalance and for preventing stroke. Manypeople find they cannot focus when theyare reading books and newspapers,because they have weak kidneys; alsothe weak kidneys can make us tired andlose eyesight as well.Also some people have adeformed spine because they were notcareful of their posture while they weregrowing up, or because when they areworking or their jobs are in a veryuncomfortable position. Of course someproblems come from birth. By practisingSwimming Dragon Gong you can helpto improve your spine. This is becausethere are a lot of spine rotationmovements, which can help your spinework and become more flexible.Sometimes, although your spine is stilldeformed, the pain will go or ease. Aslong as our Qi is flowing along our bodyas well as the problem parts of the body,than we can still get good health and notworry about the problem getting worse.Because practising Qigong maintains thebody, we have enough Qi to supply thewhole body. Over the following issues weare going to learn Swimming DragonGong as we have been learning the 1 stand 2 nd 64 Dayan Qigong.Fig 1 Fig 2 Fig 3Fig 4 Fig 5Relaxing Position (not shown)iiiStand still with both feet at shoulderwidth, all the muscle and jointsrelaxed. Baihui and Wuiyin points onstraight line.Lift up both hands from both sides ofthe body to over the top of the headas if you are collecting the Qi fromnature.iii Drop both hands in front of your bodyfrom the face to the Dantian alongFig 6the Ren Mai. Do this three times.iv Bring both hands from Dantian to theback of your hips. Let the Laogongpoints point to Huantiao points. Withchest slightly lifted up. Then the Qihupoints will be opened.v This position and movement are forrelaxing the body and bring the Qi toDantian before we are going to startthe whole form.Qi Magazine 20