Standing Like a Pole

 (Zhan zhuang "zhan" means to stand, "zhuang" means  wooden pole)

This exercise, which is very old, is also known as "Stand like a fir tree". While standing you imagine one of the big fir-trees of the Huangshan-Mountains. The positions are easy to learn and very effective as for good posture, inner calm and more concentration.

This is, as the chinese say, a peculiar kind of sport: You exercise while resting and you rest while exercising.

People do this exercise standing for a considerable length of time. As time goes by, you learn to use muscles, that are different from those, you use every day. There are a couple of different stances. We have chosen one, which is of medium difficulty. 

Now let´s start with the first one: Basic Standing (Lower and Upper)

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