Yi Jin Jing

Health benefits for skateboarders, martial artists & athletes:

Works with the soft tissues, muscles, tendons, bones, ligaments & fascia to strengthen and build structure.

Useful for old chronic injuries & rehabilitation of acute injuries after the initial phase of the injury has subsided (no longer swollen, painful, inflamed).

Can be done as a preventative measure to help strengthen the interior of the body against diseases, foreign pathogens and seasonal changes or abnormalities. Most people struggle with health issues as the seasons transform from one to the next. These periods of seasonal transition can be eased by training internal practices such as the Yi Jin Yin exercises.

The holistic nature of traditional Chinese martial and medical arts works on both the internal organs as well as external musculoskeletal structures of the body to promote overall mental and physical well-being, sometimes referred to as ‘mind body unity.’

There are countless styles and representations of the Yi Jin Jing exercises, it is arguably the oldest set of internal cultivation techniques and has been adapted by martial arts schools, daoist lineages and medical practitioners throughout the ages.

Check out this video on the set from the Shaolin Temple in Europe: