Five Animal Sports Qigong (YMAA chi kung) DVD
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Actor: Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming, Kathy YangDirector: David Silver
DVD: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Unknown); Spanish (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: NTSC, Widescreen
Running Time: 180 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-05-05
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: YMAA Publication Center
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- build their strength and longevity inside and out
- Dozens of Chapter Markers
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DVD Review: Another Great Qigong Resource
Summary: 5 Stars
The knowledge Dr. Yang Jwing-Ming possesses never ceases to amaze me. He is truly a gifted martial artist, healer, and most importantly a teacher. His books and DVDs are extremely educational as well as inspiring. In this particular DVD, "Five Animal Sports Qigong" done with Kathy K. Yang, Dr. Yang explores and teaches an ancient and popular set of medical Qigong exercises.
The first half hour of the DVD is lecture format with Dr. Yang providing some history of the Qigong exercises and Kathy Yang providing some explanation of the Table of Correspondences with the Five Organs that is included inside the DVD. (You can also find these under the "Quick Reference" on the DVD as well.) Dr. Yang's daughter, Kathy, does not seem as comfortable speaking as her father, but that is to be expected, she has not done as much teaching as he has. I still found both segments interesting and informative.
Dr. Yang then demonstrates some warm up stretches with a group of his students before going into demonstrations of the different Qigong movements. Dr. Yang first demonstrates and explains the movements, and then the DVD shows a small group of his students performing the movements with audio instruction from Dr. Yang. He goes through all five animals in this manner: Tiger, Deer, Bear, Monkey (Ape), and Bird. The entire program is just under three hours. However, in the menu you can select "Play Continuous Form" and watch the students go all the way through the form with the narration by Dr. Yang. This takes about 50 minutes.
Please note, some of these movements may be fairly difficult for some, so be prepared to spend time practicing to become proficient at these forms and to be able to feel the art as Dr. Yang says near the end. I also liked one of the comments that Kathy Yang made, and that was to have fun with the forms and enjoy moving like an animal. Sometimes I think we forget to have fun with our training.
There are many different Qigong exercises and forms. This particular DVD focuses on the Five Animal Sports Qigong forms, and is a great instructional tool for this series of exercises. It is not a simple form, so again, one will have to put in the time to master what is taught, but doing so will be well worth it in health and fitness benefits. The program is yet another excellent resource from Dr. Yang and YMAA. I recommend it to anyone who wants to further their knowledge of Qigong and practice an interesting set of Qigong exercises.
Reviewed by Alain Burrese, J.D., author of Hard-Won Wisdom From the School of Hard Knocks and the dvds: Hapkido Hoshinsul, Streetfighting Essentials, Hapkido Cane, the Lock On Joint Locking Essentials series and articles including a regular column on negotiation for The Montana Lawyer. Alain Also wrote a series of articles called Lessons From The Apprentice.
Description of Five Animal Sports Qigong (YMAA chi kung) DVD
Learn the correspondence between the internal organs and Five Elements theory during an introductory discussion of Five Elements Theory by Kathy K. Yang. Experience a private lesson with one of the world's foremost masters of qigong as Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming offers detailed instruction, starting with a brief stretching and warming up section. - 180 minBestsellers in DVD
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