Pa Tuan Chin (8 Section Brocade)
This is the earliest recorded Chinese fitness exercise in China.
Practicing this set of exercises will benefit:
- all internal organs (the five internal organs, lung, liver, heart, spleen, pericardium -
the protective layer of the heart),
- circulatory and respiratory systems,
- concentration,
- physical and mental strength,
- strengthen the joints, sinew, muscle and the whole body,
- increase metabolism and
- regulate the digestive system.
Two hands pushing the sky
- Regulates all internal organs, especially the five yin organs (deeper or more interior
organs) considered very important in Chinese medicine; the lungs, heart, spleen, liver
and pericardium.
- Our body consists of three jiaos (sections):
- chest (lung and heart)
- below diaphragm and above navel (stomach and spleen)
- below navel and above pubic bone (urinary bladder and kidneys)
Bow and arrow shoot the eagle
- Increates rate of metabolism
- Strengthens the arms, chest, back and legs
- Exercises eyesight and builds concentration
Holding up a single hand
- Regulates digestive system (spleen and stomach)
- Increases flexibility around the waist, stretches the arms, hands and wrists
- As the spleen and stomach are difficult to exercise, it is necessary to move the hands
up and down in simultaneous vigorous opposite movements in order to enhance gastro-
intestinal peristalsis and to prevent disease
Repeated turning of the head
- Alleviates mental fatigue and calms the central nervous system
- Increases the extraocular movement (eyeballs) and exercises the backbone of the neck
Rolling the head and oscillating the buttocks
- Strengthens and stretches the lower back and legs
- Exercises the neck
- Removes abnormal nervous tension and regulates the excretory functions' (process by which
the waste products of the metabolism or undigested food residues are eliminated from the body
by relaxing the body
Vibrating the back seven times
- Removes disease
- Helps both loosening and tightening of the joints
- Relaxes shoulder blades and shoulder
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- When done properly, it has the effect of arousing and refreshing the mind
Clenching the fists and staring steadily ahead
- Increases strength
- Promotes development of muscles and increases physical strength and endurance
- The concentrated focusing of the eyes will increase both mental and physical strength
- Good for the fingers, hands, wrists and arthritis
Touching the feet with both hands
- Strengthen kidneys and waist
- Extends and makes more elastic the area around the waist involving the movements of the
abdomen and every tissue and organ included in it
- Good for physical fatigue, lack of energy and weak backs
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