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  • PDF downloads - Instructions

    English or just pictures

    basic instruction
    Short set of basic instructions in English - no pictures but it does link each movement to a specific health benefit  

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    brocades instructions
    simple instructions linked to the health effects for each move. There is a set of illustrations with one illustration per move. A useful reminder  

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    Unusual posture names
    the instructions are laid out alongside a single picture a good place to start.      

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    German instructions

    comprehensive    24 pages of instructions and pictures             

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    Spanish

    Overview and instructions
    Spanish 2 pages with the scroll drawings and short introduction and instructions 

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    sites with eight brocades instructions

    Intermediate Baduanjin
    Detailed look at each move, how it works and what you do. There is a lot of information about the effect on meridians and which ones are used. Definately worth a look and then a good think about it. 

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    A guide to the brocades
    excellent instructions and lots of information on the health benefits of each move. There are no photos or drawings 

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    Ba Duan Jin  Good static pictures and explanations - 

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    Brocades explained
    Not so much instructions but very interesting explanations of the effects of each move on the body.

    good pictures     French instructions

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    articles

    Reinterpreting Ba Duan Jing.
    From the Theories of the Eight Extra Meridians. Lee Chang-Chih May 10th 2005.

    relieving heel pain
    An interesting article about using exercise 6 to heal heels.

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    eight brocade sites of interest

    Mass of information
    Excellent site with detailed history, drawings, instructions - you could spend hours just looking through it.

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