What is Wei Qi in English?

The game originated in China 2,500 years ago and was called 围棋（pronunciation: weiqi), which means “encircling game.” But Japanese players later presented the game internationally. Consequently, the Japanese name 'いご' (pronounced as 'igo') became the first associated with the game by the Western world.

What does Wei Qi mean?

Wei Qi, The Body's Protective Shield

In Chinese Medicine, the body's protective shield is called Wei Qi and is controlled by the lungs. This is our protective layer and keeps us from being infected by external pathogenic factors.

What is Wei Qi in Chinese?

In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), Wei Qi translates as defensive Qi or the immune system. The lungs and Wei Qi are both said to control the body's surface. The diffusing function of the lungs assists the spread of Wei Qi.

What are the benefits of Wei Qi?

Weiqi helps to improve one's concentration, calculation, memory and creativity. It develops one's systematic thinking skill and develop a good sense of judgement. If you are interested, you may want to learn how to play weiqi and find out more about the courses offered by the Singapore Weiqi Association.

What acupuncture points strengthen Wei Qi?

Stomach 36 (ST-36).

The point will be located on the outer side of the shin bone. ST36 is a very powerful point, I use it almost all the time in my patients. It tonifies Wei qi in the body, helps digestion, alleviates allergies and prevents diseases by building up immunity.

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What happens to Wei Qi at night?

During the night, the defensive qi enters the kidney and travels along the controlling cycle, moving from the kidney, to the heart, to the lung, to the liver, to the spleen, and back to the kidney. It is the night-time cycle that is the topic of focus here (see figure one).

What organ controls Qi?

The Liver is involved by virtue of its role in regulating or ensuring the free flow of qi around the body and its role in regulating blood volume (“storing blood”).

Is Wei Qi yin or Yang?

Defensive Qi (Wei Qi) is the Qi which flows on the surface of the body; its main function is to protect against diseases. Compared to nutritive Qi, Wei Qi is Yang and superficial.

What is the flow of Wei Qi?

Wei qi flows between the skin and the muscles like a protective shield and its role is to prevent pathogenic factors such as wind, cold and damp entering the body and causing problems. Wei qi also nourishes the skin.

How is Wei qi formed?

"turbid"), ying and wei are nevertheless formed from the same precursor: "grain and water." Since grain and water must be transformed by the stomach and spleen, it is the middle burner that forms wei qi, not the lung.

How do you pronounce Wei qi?

Weiqi (圍棋 traditional or 围棋 simplified, Pinyin: Wéiqí) is the Chinese name for the game that is known in the West by its Japanese name 'Go' (碁). In Korean it is called Baduk (바둑). The Mandarin pronunciation is roughly "way-chee".

Where did Wei qi originate?

The game originated in China 2,500 years ago and was called 围棋（pronunciation: weiqi), which means “encircling game.” But Japanese players later presented the game internationally. Consequently, the Japanese name 'いご' (pronounced as 'igo') became the first associated with the game by the Western world.

What are the three types of qi?

There are three kinds of qi, known as heaven qi (tian qi 天气), Earth qi (di qi 地气), and human qi (ren qi 人气).

How do you strengthen Wei Qi?

In TCM the Wei Qi is related to the Lung organ system, so anything we do to strengthen the lungs will strengthen the Wei Qi. For example, practicing breathing meditation, stimulating acupuncture points along the Lung meridian, and using essential oils will all benefit the lungs and the Wei Qi.

How do I know if I have Qi deficiency?

The characteristic features of Spleen-Qi deficiency are fatigue, asthenia, atrophied muscle, pale tongue with thin white coating and moderate, weak pulse. Spleen-Yang deficiency is characterized by cold limbs, fear of cold, puffy pale tongue with slippery coating and slow fine pulse.

What are the two basic kinds of Qi?

How do you activate Qi in your body?

What foods block Qi?

What emotion makes Qi rise?

Anger or rage will impair the Liver, causing Qi to rise and move upwards adversely, with the blood following. This is commonly known as 'Liver Qi rising'.

Where is qi stored in the body?

The first source of Qi is inherited from your parents at conception. It is known as the “innate vital substance” and is stored in the kidneys. The second source is derived from essential substances in nature such as the air we breathe, food and water.

How to play weiqi?

Weiqi – the surrounding game

In Go, a move consists of putting a stone on any empty intersection of the board. The goal of the players is to surround as big territories with their stones as possible and not to let the opponent do so.

What is the relationship between qi and blood?

Qi is the motivating force behind Blood formation. Blood can be produced properly only when Qi is prosperous, otherwise, Blood production will be weak. That is why, in clinical practice, Chinese medicine practitioners prefer to treat Blood deficiency with herbs that tonify Qi, together with herbs that nourish Blood.

What religion did the Wei Dynasty practice?

The Northern Wei rulers were ardent supporters of Buddhism, a foreign religion utilized as a theocratic power for ideological and social control of the predominantly Chinese population.

What does an Wei mean in Chinese?

The character wei 危 became the standard. Its two basic meanings stabilised as well: being in danger and on high.