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Baduanjin qigong

Form of Chinese qigong used as exercise

八段锦

Type
Forms, kata and routines
Martial arts
Qigong
Classified as
qigong
Chi kung at King's Kung-Fu

King's Kung-Fu and Tai Chi has taught 5 Animal 5 Family kung fu, tai chi and chi kung in Southern California since 1982. These original school pages cover this style:

The Baduanjin qigong (八段錦) is one of the most common forms of Chinese qigong used as exercise. Variously translated as Eight Pieces of Brocade, Eight-Section Brocade, Eight Silken Movements or Eight Silk Weaving, the form's name refers to how its eight movements characterize and impart a silken quality, like that of brocade, to the body and its energy. In contrast to religious and martial forms of qigong, the Baduanjin is primarily designated as a form of medical qigong, meant to improve health. However, this categorization does not preclude the form's use by martial artists as a supplementary exercise, which is frequent.

Other Qigong forms, kata and routines

Japanese terms for forms, kata and routines

TermReadingMeaning
三戦sanchinsanchin; fundamental karate kata focusing on breathing, stability, and body hardening
徳俵tokudawara4 bales on the edge of the ring set slightly back
套路tourotaolu (Chinese martial arts forms); martial arts routine
五形拳gokeikenWu Xing Fist; Five Form Fist (Dragon, Snake, Tiger, Crane, Leopard)
形稽古katageikoform refinement training

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Facts from Wikidata Q797439 (CC0); text quoted from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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