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WUJISHI BREATHING EXERCISE

Translated by Men Den

Revised by Tin Shen

MEDICINE & HEALTH PUBLISHING CO.

Translated by Men Den

Revised by Tin Shen

WUJISHI BREAT HING EXERCISE

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FORWARD

Breathing exercise was first practised as a means of

recuperation. Then it was introduced into the medical

ield and the boxers' circle. In history, countless do ctors,

bo xers, Buddhists, Taoists and Con¢ia.ns devoted them

selves to the research in breathing exercise. Obviously,

breathing exercise is by no means a witchcraft. Although

there are various schools of breathing exercises, they are

in fact branches originated from the same source, penetra

ting and intermingling with each other. Wujisi breathing

exercise, however , is one of the exotic flowers in the breath

ing exercise garden.

Being the cleverest creature of all, mankind began to

create such an nvaluable exercise as breating exercise three

thousand years ago . By textual research, breating exercise

is a creative development of the man's actions of walking,

sitting, standing and lying. It is a special form of movement

of the vital energy, blood and cells of the body. It neither

causes the acceleration of the pulse rate or the increase of

breathing fr equency as its compensation, nor is it fo rced to

stop as a result of the fatigue of muscle, joints and nerves.

Therefore, . it is an exercise especially suitable for the sick,

the old, the weak and those who are not it for strenuous

physical exercise.