I had done my homework, and found some information regarding dao
yin shu on the net.
Daoyin
導引 (a.k.a. Tao Yin), which literally means “guiding
and stretching,” is a traditional Chinese form of “calisthenics”
(Grk.: “beautiful strength”; physical exercise) or “gymnastics”
(Grk.: “to train”).
The earliest forms of Daoyin were
developed during the Early Han dynasty (206 BCE-8 CE), in the
context of health and longevity as well as therapeutic movements.
Daoyin practice is also sometimes referred to as
Yangsheng 養生, which literally means “nourishing
life.”
Dating to
around 168 BCE, the Daoyin tu
was discovered in the burial materials of Mawangdui
馬王堆 (near Changsha; Hunan).
I had ask for clarification about my founding on the net to
[email protected]:
They are aware that there are some information regarding dao yin
shu on the net, and those information are not wrong. However, the
information that I had found on the net are only about the
"derived" dao yin shu that had been passed down since the ancient
time by the taoist master. And the movements quite similar to tai
ji quan.
However the dao yin shu that is introduced by them (xiao yao
pai), is what was learnt by the taoist master in the past, and it
was only pass down by the taoist master to his/her disciple (which
is only one or two person).
This dao yin shu is not only about physical exercise, but also
personal cultivation, and more.
