Dragon & Tiger Medical Chi Gung

Suitable for any age or fitness level, Dragon and Tiger is a sophisticated medical chi gung set that is 1,500 years old. These Chi Gung classes are separate from our usual Tae Kwon Do curriculum and will be offered in 10 week sessions. Register at the studio or email yongstudios@yongstudios.com with any questions.

Dragon & Tiger is a series of seven movements that work on the same energy channels used by acupuncturists. Instead of using needles, practitioners stimulate the channels indirectly by moving their hands along the energy field that surrounds the body. In China, it is used to treat cancer and other degenerative diseases and to reduce the effects of chemotherapy and radiation. Millions practice it to relieve tension, work better and improve their martial arts.

Excerpted from the Inside Kung-Fu article "Dragon and Tiger Chi Kung" by Susan Rabinowitz (of NYC's Taoist Arts Center):

Dragon and Tiger is based on the philosophy of balancing the body's energy, or chi. Chi flowing smoothly through the body is a basic part of health. Dragon and Tiger's twisting and spiraling movements echo the way chi moves through the body and cause the chi to move smoothly through the acupuncture meridians and deep energy channels.

The hand movements of Dragon and Tiger activate the chi field outside the body, causing the chi inside the body to move along the acupuncture meridian lines. Specific movements of the set's seven exercises balance the central, right and left energy channels and massage the internal organs while clearing and balancing their energy. Dragon and Tiger Chi Kung exercises every part of the body, and by increasing blood and chi circulation in the brain, enhances intellectual capacity. As a form of movement meditation, it also calms and clears the mind.

Check the class schedule for the next Dragon and Tiger enrollment session.