Shibashi

Shibashi Qigong

The 18 movements of Shibashi 1

This sequence was created in 1979 by Lin Housheng

1- Starting position
2- Opening the chest
3- Rainbow dance
4- Separating clouds by wheeling arms
5- Rolling arms
6- Rowing the boat in the centre of the lake
7- Lifting the ball in front of the shoulder
8- Turning the body to look at the moon
9- Pushing palms whilst turning the waist
10- Cloud hands
11- Scooping the sea while looking at the sky
12- Pushing the waves
13- Flying pigeon
14- Punching
15- Flying wild goose
16- Rotating wheel
17- Marching bouncing ball
18- Shau Gong (balancing Chi)

Shibashi 2

Created in 1988 by Lin Housheng

1- Preparation
2- Circling the chi
3- Wind rocks the willows
4- Needle at sea bottom
5- Fisherman casts his net
6- Immortal points the way
7- Young boy stretches his legs
8- Holy crane worshipping the moon
9- Yellow dragon explores palm
10- Draw the bow to shoot the bird
11- Twin dragons
12- Pushing the waves
13- Lion plays ball
14- Embrace the moon in a cup
15- Phoenix unfurls its wings
16- Twin peaks pierce ears
17- Run the chi to the Dantien
18- Press palms to balance the chi