Video Link of Ziboce Tai Chi Ruler 1 邵保勝太極尺
"The Taiji ruler is one of several forms of qigong attributed to the tenth-century Daoist
recluse Chen Xi-yi. Chen lived on Mount Hua, the Daoist sacred mountain in Shenxi
Province. The Jade Spring Temple at the foot of the mountain designed by Chen and
contains a statue of him." Chen Xi-yi taught the form to Zhao Kuang-yin who later
became the first emperor of the Song Dynasty and encouraged the practice of the
Taiji Ruler among members of the imperial family. Zhao Zhong-dao (1844-1962)
was a master of the Taiji Ruler, and "in 1954, founded in Beijing "The Gentle Art
of the Taiji Ruler Health Society," the first school to publicly teach the Taiji Ruler. The
Society was like a university teaching hospital." Notes by Kenneth S. Cohen,
The Way of Qigong, p. 210.
recluse Chen Xi-yi. Chen lived on Mount Hua, the Daoist sacred mountain in Shenxi
Province. The Jade Spring Temple at the foot of the mountain designed by Chen and
contains a statue of him." Chen Xi-yi taught the form to Zhao Kuang-yin who later
became the first emperor of the Song Dynasty and encouraged the practice of the
Taiji Ruler among members of the imperial family. Zhao Zhong-dao (1844-1962)
was a master of the Taiji Ruler, and "in 1954, founded in Beijing "The Gentle Art
of the Taiji Ruler Health Society," the first school to publicly teach the Taiji Ruler. The
Society was like a university teaching hospital." Notes by Kenneth S. Cohen,
The Way of Qigong, p. 210.
"The first person to teach this technique publicly, Zhao Zhongdao lived to age 118.
Taiji Ruler is attributed to Taoist recluse Chen Xiyi and was until the 1950s a secret
of the Chinese imperial family. It consists of easy-to-learn rocking movements that
build qi in the feet, lower back, abdomen, and hands. It may be practiced for self-healing
or to increase the power of healing touch. The QRPC is one of the few schools in the
world that teaches the complete system of Taiji Ruler, including the solo exercises,
two person exercises, strength training techniques, and meditative Ruler."
- Qigong Research and Practice Center (Kenneth S. Cohen)
