Ba Duan Jin Qigong #1

How many different versions of the Ba Duan Jin (Eight Pieces of Silk Brocade) Qigong are there? I thought there would be one unique sequence, but today I restarted a practice with the sequence below, from the YouTube video by Judy Young at

I am going to try to compile a set of lists of what I think are different versions of the Ba Duan Jin. I remember each of these exercises, except for the last, which makes me think there are a number of different versions. Does anyone out there have any experience in this or anything to contribute? Thanks.

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1. Warm up, swinging arms

2. Two hands, upholding the sky

3. Pulling the bow

4. Crane spreading its wing

5. Looking backwards

6. Left and right swing

7. Up and down stretch

8. Diagonal knock

9. Toe and heel bounce

This one is new to me. I remember the others, but not this. Hence, the question, how many variations are there?

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jay_yow07 @jay_yow07

I am not sure what I could contribute, but I do remember my Grandma used to do it everyday!

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dadalo @dadalo

It's great stuff!

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chantelle @chantelle

This looks good! I am not familiar with this exercise but is it similar to Tai Chi?

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dadalo @dadalo

I think it is similar to Tai Chi. From my very limited experience of having done both is that Qigong is a nice balance of breathwork and movement, as opposed to just movement.

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chantelle @chantelle

I see! That's nice. Thanks for explaining to me.

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kriscalulo89 @kriscalulo89

Sorry I am not familiar with this. This exercise looks interesting... I actually just watched the video.

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dadalo @dadalo

I think there are lots of different versions of the Ba Duan Jin. I am working on my second one right now. They are all pretty similar. The sequence in this list is pretty good; I have been doing it for a few days now.

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kriscalulo89 @kriscalulo89

Oh I see! That's nice. Keep up the good work.

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