Shaolin Strength and Longevity Qi Gong (Yi Jin Jing) – What is a Practice Session Like?

What is Shaolin Training Like?

(NOTE: If you have not read the previous article, What is the Shaolin Muscle Tendon Change – and How Does it Work?, please do. This article and the terminology will make more sense.)

This is a long conversation.

There is a lot to learn in a year, and only so much you can do on any given day.

Just like any skill, the connective tissue transformation and tensegrity process (Yi Jin Jing) begins with learning the fundamental techniques, methods, connections, practices, and principles.

In general, a Yi Jin Jing practice session has the same flow. Consistent repetition, strategic challenges, and a balanced rhythm is the best way for the human brain and nervous system to learn and ‘hard-wire’ a skill into your nerves muscles and bones.

Sometimes, in this training, there are ‘side-missions’ into dynamic flexibility training, resistance training, or sit-down conversations about lifestyle and diet, but most sessions or classes will focus on:

• Principles of Awareness

• The anatomy of moving from your cent…