Issue 49 - Tse Qigong Centre

In the past few years it seems people havediscovered that though Taijiquan is good for the health, itis also a martial art and other martial arts have beenshown to also be good for one’s health. For centuriesChinese martial arts have always been practised for theirhealth benefits. Today, this is becoming more and morepopular here in the west.The Chinese martial arts are very rich and diverse.There are many different systems and styles, howeversince they all developed with the same culturalbackground they have very similar properties. Wen ShanQuan is one such skill.Wen Shan Quan was founded by Gao Jan Guo whodeveloped it by incorporating the essence of both Qigongand Laohong Quan. Gao was a descendant of EmperorTai Zu of the Northern Song dynasty and he began hisstudies of martial arts from a Daoist priest. By combiningboth the martial art and Qigong skill that he had learned from the Daoistpriest, he wanted to promote not only physical development, but mentaland spiritual.There are seven hand forms in the system and also include trainingin Dao Jien (sword), Liu He Chiang (spear), Quan Dao (broadsword)Harmonyof Yin & YangQi Magazine 23