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Buy this Tai Chi ruler, red or black. 1.5 inch (26.5mm) diameter 11 inch long (28cm) approx.

Sold in singles.

Please choose colour from the drop down menu. Please note colour is the result of my camera work and your monitor!

Please note this is a stained/varnished wooden item and as such may have variations in appearance and feel.

"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.

The ruler impacts on the Laogung (Palace of toil) acupressure point (P8) in the palm which clears heat from the heart and calms the spirit and harmonises the stomach.

How to practise a Tai chi ruler routine:

 Here`s a link to Taiji Ruler

We also sell affordable Tai Chi jackets and trousers.

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