Thirteen Movements to Stretch the Body and Make it More Supple, and Guiding and Harmonising Energy to Regulate the Breath

Professor Zhang Guangde is one of the best known Masters of Chinese Martial Arts. He has practiced martial arts for sixty years and taught across China and around the world for thirty years. He has written thirty books and numerous articles in China. In 2005, he helped establish the International Institute of Dao Yin Yang Sheng Gong in Biarritz, France. There are today over four million people practising his version of Dao Yin.

Thirteen Movements To Stretch The Body And Make It Supple. Characteristics. Movement (standing). Preparation. 1. Push the hands upward, look at the sky. 2. Lean the body to the left, then to the right. 3. Support the sky while turning the body. 4. Open the chest by leaning backward. 5. Fold the hips; raise the coccyx. 6. Raise the coccyx and turn to the left. 7. Raise the coccyx and turn to the right. 8. Fold the hips; raise the coccyx. 9. The white chimpanzee folds its body. 10. Straighten the legs; raise the coccyx. 11. The dragonfly embraces the column. 12. Return to the upright position. 13. Open the wings to regulate the breathing. End of the sequence. Movement (seated). Explanations. Supplementary details. Guiding And Harmonising Energy To Regulate The Respiration. Introduction. Movement (standing). Preparation. 1. Regulate the respiration on the left. 2. Regulate the respiration on the right. 3. Regulate the respiration on both sides. End of the sequence. Movement (seated). Explanations. Complementary details. Photos. Appendices. 1. Dan Tian. 2. Que Qiao The “Magpie Bridge”.3. Massage the face. 4. Acupoints involved. 5. 13 Movements, techniques for progression. 6. Abdominal respiration, techniques for progression. 7. Presentation IIDYYSG.