The Kung Fu School

Qigong (or Chi Kung) is the art of developing energy especially for health, internal force and mind training. Qi is the energy that enables us to move and breath, that enables us to think and feel, that changes the food we eat into muscle and bone and so on. Qi is obtained from the air we breath, the food we eat and through qigong. In Chinese medicine illness is often the result of problems with the movement of energy. Qi gong can restore the flow of energy and help cure chronic illness. Chinese medicine is not dualistic in nature, being healthy is more than just not being ill. Chinese medicine is holistic in nature. The body, mind and soul are treated together, being well means not only being free of illness, but also having vitality of the body, quickness of the mind, and calmness of the soul. Qigong promotes wellness through restoring proper energy flow, through developing our internal energy, and calming the mind.

Qi gong has existed in many civilisations for thousands of years. The Indians called it yoga, the Greeks and Egyptians called it the art of mysteries and the Tibetans, the art of wisdom. Qigong had developed to a high level by the Shang Dynasty (1600 to 1100BC). During the Zhou Dynasty (1100 to 300BC) the concepts of yin-yang, bagua and chi were introduced in the famous I Ching (Book of Changes). Over 1000s of years various forms of qi gong were practiced in China. Then in 527 CE Bodhidharma, an Indian prince who became a Buddhist monk, arrived at the Temple to teach Buddhism. Legend has it that he found the monks too weak to practice meditation. He taught them a series of external exercises known as the Eighteen Lohan Hands, and a system of internal exercise known as the Classic of Sinew Metamorphosis. Sinew Metamorphosis became the Shaolin qigong we know today.

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