Shibashi – 18 Taiji Qigong sets: in 1979 Master Lin Housheng created his first set of eighteen movements. The second set was created in 1988 and the third set was created in 1990.
The name ‘Shibashi’ means 18 movements in Chinese, Shibashi is ‘not’ tai chi, it’s qigong exercises that have a few of their movements inspired by tai chi moves.
Shibashi set 1 – “18 movements of Taiji Qigong”
Shibashi set 1 created in 1979 by Master Lin Housheng
*Mrs Men Bao, the founder of our tai chi & qigong club, taught her teachers and students to do equal number of moves with one leg forward in the moves 11, 12 & 13. So if following the 2 video links below for Shibashi 1, repeat number 11 (3 times on each side), number 12 (6 times on each side) and number 13 (4 times on each side).
Shibashi set 1 – “18 movements of Taiji Qigong” performed by Master Ru Yi Zi:
Shibashi set 1 – “18 movements of Taiji Qigong” performed by Master Ru Yi Zi, view from the side:
Shibashi set 1 – “18 movements of Taiji Qigong” performed by Master Ru Yi Zi, back view:
2 video links to Shibashi set 1 – “18 movements of Taiji Qigong” performed by Master Lin Housheng, creator of the shibashi sequences – please note there are ‘warm up exercises’ before both Shibashi 1 sequences. The first vieo is followed by Shibashi 2:
Shibashi set 2 – “18 movements of Taiji Qigong”
Shibashi set 2 created in 1988 by Master Lin Housheng, performed by Master Ru Yi Zi:
Shibashi set 3 – “18 movements of Taiji Qigong” created in 1990 by Master Lin Housheng, performed by Master Ru Yi Zi:
Shibashi set 1, 2 & 3 – “18 movements of Taiji Qigong” together in a short sequence (fewer of each moves) performed by Francis Wong from Malaysia with students:
In some South-East Asian countries such as Malaysia and Indonesia, Lin Housheng’s ‘Shibashi’ sets are promoted as National Health Exercise.