Waidangong 外丹功 Martial Art

12 Waidangong Movements 外丹功十二式 March 17, 2007

Waidangong 外丹功 has twelve movements plus one preliminary- movement and one Qi releasing movement. These movements are divided into three sections: the first section includes the preliminary and the first four movements; the second, next four movements; the third, the last four movements and the Qi-releasing movement. In learning Waidangong 外丹功, one must first do the preliminary movement, then other movements, and finally, the Qi-releasing movement. This order must be strictly observed or there may be undesirable effects. If one does not have enough time for doing all the movements, one can first do the preliminary movement, then one or two other movements, and finally the Qi-releasing movement.

Some Do’s and Don’ts on Practicing Waidangong 外丹功

•  Consult your physician before you do Waidangong 外丹功. If your physician advises against it, please refrain from doing it.

•  Don’t do Waidangong 外丹功 right after having meals. Always do it before meals or two hours after meals when your stomach is almost empty.

•  Don’t drink ice water or cold drinks right after doing Waidangong 外丹功. This may have adverse effects on your Qi and health. But warm drinks are all right. You may have cold drinks half an hour later.

•  Don’t take a bath right after or you will lose Qi and feel tired. But you may do so in half an hour.

•  Don’t go to bed right after doing Waidangong 外丹功 or you may feel dizzy. Wait till half an hour later.

•  For ladies, don’t do Waidangong 外丹功 when you are having periods or pregnant.

12 Waidangong Movements – 外丹功十二式 功法簡介

• Waidangong Preliminary Movement - 外丹功預備式
• Waidangong Movement 1:  Respiration,Tortoise Style - 外丹功第一式 : 面東龜息吐納功
• Waidangong Movement 2: Front and Back Hand-Thrusting - 外丹功第二式 : 蹲身甩手百壽功
• Waidangong Movement 3: Horizontal Arm-Fluttering - 外丹功第三式 : 翼臂足翹一妙功
• Waidangong Movement 4: Fist Circling - 外丹功第四式 : 疊指為拳神祕功
• Waidangong Movement 5: Vertical Arm-Stretching - 外丹功第五式 : 仙人托天按地功
• Waidangong Movement 6: Crossed-Arms Trembling - 外丹功第六式 : 雙手合十安神功
• Waidangong Movement 7: Leveled Palm-Lifting - 外丹功第七式 : 捧珠入觀安魄功
• Waidangong Movement 8: Waist Turning - 外丹功第八式 : 迂迴轉帶大妙功
• Waidangong Movement 9: Body Trembling - 外丹功第九式 : 佇養心神定力功
• Waidangong Movement 10, 11: Leg-Trembling - 外丹功第十、十一式 : 單腳垂翹固腎功
• Waidangong Movement 12: The Crane Step - 外丹功第十二式 : 健壯步履仙鶴功