In 2026 Shifu Liu is running Da Bei Qi Gong intensives alternate Sundays from 15:00-17:00 online Zoom. Online booking and payments for private one-to-one classes are all made from Taiji Circle Lucky Dragon
Foundation Chen Taiji (chi) training is the Qi Gong and Meditation practice of Chen Taijiquan and similarly increases energy, relaxes and gives health benefits to body and mind.
What is Qi
Qi is the Chinese term for life force, breath, or the energy which permeates the whole of the body and gives us life and vitality.
What is Qi Gong?
Qi Gong is a form of exercise, using different postures and breathing methods, corresponding with different mental control, it helps to gather energy:
• to stimulate the natural (hidden healing) capability embedded in the body,
• to adjust and rebalance mental and physical health, and
• to increase the body’s original vital qi.
Qi Gong can be practiced to maintain good health, improve physical fitness, and for longevity.
Da Bei Qi Gong
Shifu Liu bought this qi gong practice to the UK from China. With its roots in Buddhism, it is a most powerful and effective form of Qi Gong training. This qi gong was compiled and developed in the early 20th century (from older qi gong sets) by famous Shaolin Monk, Hai Tank and passed on to Shifu Liu’s teacher in Xinjiang Province. Its method, with Buddhist principles at it’s heart, is linked to the Yi Jin Jing (ancient Shaolin internal qi gong exercise) and is itself an excellent internal exercise and a well regulated system.
It is a meditative, relaxing practice for the inner cultivation of energy, awareness and compassion. It has many different forms and can be practised seated or standing, dancing or chanting. The body’s internal energy or qi is the medicine for healing, and the circulation of this energy is like ‘hot water’ running through the body like a fast wind that can also cause spontaneous movement, bringing in good new energy and expelling harmful energy out of the body.
The whole process for healing oneself or others takes time and much dedicated practice, this Buddhist-based qi gong practice has the principle of compassion at it’s heart.
Da Bei qi gong can be practiced seated on a chair or the floor or standing.
In his workshop Shifu Liu will introduce students to the building blocks for this profound and meditative Qi Gong practice steeped in Buddhist tradition and with an emphasis on healing, compassion and energy cultivation. As well as demonstrating and correcting postures, Shifu Liu will provide insights into the underpinning theory and philosophy, as well as tips on how to use this practice to bolster immunity.
Jiu Jiu Qi Gong
Shifu Liu is teaching this rare Daoist Medical Qi Gong practice ‘9-9 Restorative Skill’. It is the third of the three unique and powerful Qi Gong traditions that Shifu was trained in, along with Da Bei and Ying (hard) Qi Gong. It has traditionally been used to treat various illnesses but is both preventative and healing and foundational for martial arts practice.
At a very high level of qi gong practice and cultivation the energy gained can be used for healing oneself and others.
Hard qi gong (Ying Qi Gong),
This practice re-blances the body through very intense training and a strict diet and lifestyle for 3 months, it helps improve stamina and internal and external strength for martial arts.