Kung-Fu or Taoist Medical Gymnastics by John Dudgeon MD CM (1895).pdf

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KUNG-FU,
OR
MEDICAL
GYMN
A8TrCS.
T
BY
JOHN
DUDGEON,
M.D.,
C.M.
development
of
the
body
and
for
the
prevention
and
cure
of
disease
were
known
and
practised
in
the
most
ancient
times
in
all
countries.
We
find
gymnastic
exercises
forming
a
part
of
the
religion
of
the
ancients.
Movements
for
the
The
great
heroes
of antiquity
either
instituted,
restored,
or
took
part
in
them.
Poets
made
them
the
theme
of
their
;
verses
by
immortalizing
not
only
themselves
but
their
victors
whose
fame
they
celebrated,
they
animated
the
Greek
and
Roman
youth
to
tread
in
similar
steps.
so,
and
Such
exercises
were
then
indispensable,
the
use
of
fire-arms
being
at
that
time
to
be
strengthened,
unknown.
to
The
body
required
and
health
were
be confirmed
and
inured
decided
in
close
to
fatigue.
Contests
generally
by
strength
of
body.
Hence
the
origin
of
gymnasia,
where
the
science
of
movement,
as
it
were,
was
taught,
and
which
were
always
dedicated
to
Apollo,
the
god
of
fight,
physicians.
The
Greeks
owed
much
of
their
mental
greatness
to
these
exercises.
They
formed
one
of
the
three
great
parts
into
which
all
education
was
divided,
68
branch
was
the
more
important
in
that
it
did
not
cease
at
a
certain
period
but
was
continued
through
life.
and
this
The
Greek
was
on
placed
this
effort
in
education
seems
to
have
been
directed
to
the
attainment
of
a
sound
mind
account
that
their
sound
body,
and
it
physicians
and
philosophers
in
a
\Ve
well-regulated
exercises
as
of
first
importance.
know
that
the
officers
of
these
institutions
were
recognised
as
physicians.
Exercises
of
all
kinds,
such
as
walking,
dry-rubbing
or
friction,
wrestling,
etc.,
were
a
few
of
the
common
aids
of
physic,
as
they
were termed
by
Asclepiades,
who
repute.
did
so
much
to
bring
them
into
athlclae
might
most
appropriately
be
applied
to
the
Chinese
Tauist
priests,
the
Greek
word
athlos,
from
which
it is
derived,
being
similar
in
meaning
The
term
In
other
respects,
however,
they
resemble
more
closely
the
Agonistae,
who
followed
gymnastics
solely
with
the
view
of
improving
their
health
and
to
kung-fu.
strength;
and
who,
although
they
sometimes
contended
did
not
devote
in
the
public
games,
their
whole
lives,
like
the
Athlctac,
to
preparing
for
these
contests.
Gymnastics
became
a
part
of
medicine
shortly
before
"
Father
of
Medicine;"
and,
according
the
time
of
the
to
Plato,
as
a
means
of
counteracting
the
bad
effects
of
increasing
luxury
and
indulgence.
It
soon
passed
into
The
gymnasia
a
complete
system,
as
already
indicated.
were
often
connected
with
the
temple
services
in
Greece
where
chronic
ailments,
through
bodily
exercises,
baths,
and
ointments,
could
be
cured.
^Esculapius
came
to
be
considered
the
inventor
of
bodily
exercises.
two
of
these
Greek
gymnasts,
who
cured
Plato
styles
disease,
the
inventors
of
medical
gymnastics,
Iccus
of
Tarentum
and
Herodicus
of
Selymbra.
The
latter
in
particular
made
69
use
of
is
medical
purposes,
which
is
the
reason
he
considered
to
have
been
the
first
inventor
of
this
art.
for
ill,
them
Plato
relates
that
the
latter
was
himself
and
sought
what
gymnastic
exercises
might
conduce
to
his
recovery.
gained
his
object,
after
which
he
recommended
the
same
method
to
others.
Before
his
time,
dietetics
w
as
the
r
He
-chief
part
to
of
medicine.
It
was
he
journey
who
from
advised
his
patients
undertake
the
Athens
to
Megara,
a
distance
of
180
and
back.
Hippocrates,
stadia,
equal
to
6
German
miles,
of
his
pupils
and
superintended
the
exercises
in
his
palaestra,
tells
us
that
Herodicus
cured
fevers
by
walking
and
wrestling,
and
that
who
was
one
many
dry
fomentations
did
them
harm.
In
consumption,
he
advised
the
patients
to
suck
women's
milk
from
the
breasts,
a
practice
found
existing
found
the
in
China
at
debilitated.
great
in
day
among
the
old
and
Galen
mentions
Premigenes,
who
was
the
on
and
wrote
theory
peripatetic
the
present
gymnastics.
Other
ancient nations
besides
Greece
and
Rome
seem
of
a
to
have been
early
convinced
of
the
importance
knowledge
of
the
means
of
preserving
health.
Among
the
Hindu
legislators,
we
find
la\vs
enacted
with
this
object;
and,
with
the
view
of
enforcing
them
and
making
them
obligatory,
we
see
them
joined
on
to
religion,
just
as
in
China
w
e
r
find
similar
precepts
extensively
pervading
their
sacred
books.
The
Chinese,
like
the
Hindus,
have
quite
a
large
number
of
works
on
the
means
of
retaining
health.
These
have
reference
to
the
day,
food,
bathing,
Exercise
receives
anointing,
clothing,
housing,
sleep,
etc.
always
a
high
place
in
all
such
works;
for
it
increases
climate,
seasons,
time
of
.strength,
prolongs
life,
prevents
and
cures
disease
by
70
equalising
the
humours,
prevents
fatness,
and
renews
and
increases
the
power
of
resistance.
In
the
Book
of
Rites
(1,000
B.C.),
we
find
archery
and
horsemanship
laid
down
in
the
curriculum
of
study
to
be
pursued
at
the
National
University.
At
the
present
day
in
China,
besides
the
exercises
involved
in
Kung-fu,
the
various
exercises
that
prevail
in
Europe
are
practised publicly
and
privately
by
all
classes,
especially
by
the
Mantchus,
and
to
a
much
larger
extent
than
of
warfare
gymnastics
as
a
part
of
education
and
a
means
conducive
to
robust
The
ancients
may
have
esteemed
them
too
health.
highly,
just
among
ourselves.
Our
has
done
much
to
put
an
end
present
to
mode
as
the
moderns
neglect
them
to
the
golden
too
much.
True
philosophy
points
\vhere
truth
is
mean
as
the
place
to
be
found.
There
are
evils
from
inactivity
as
well
as
evils
from
excessive
exercise;
but
gymnastics,
when
practised
under
proper
control,
must
be
invaluable
in
ensuring
good
health,
a
clear
intellect,
is
and
in
curing
many
complaints.
Preventive
medicine
coming
every
year
more
and
more
to
the
front,
and
gaining
more
attention
and
importance.
The
present
age
seems
to
be
more
alive
to
the
importance
of
gymnastics
than
any
them
introduced
by
enlightened
teachers
into
many
of
our
schools
and
warmly
advocated
by
many
medical
men.
Treatises
on
preceding
age
of
modern
times.
published
yearly.
One
author
considers
hygiene
to
be
the
most
useful
sphere
of
the
physician,
and
he
believes
that
the
subordinate
value
of
therapeutics
this
subject
are
We
find
may
be
proved
by
statistics.
Another
writer,
also
a
German,
speaks
of
gymnastics
as
the
principal
agent
for
the
rejuvenescence
of
body
and
mind.
But
it
is
necessary
to
trace
the
rise
of
this
subject
in
China
somewhat
more
particularly.
71
Chinese
history of
a
system
of
movements,
proper
to
maintain
health
and
cure
disease,
dates
back
to
pre-historic
times,
the
time
of the
Great
Yii,
first
The
mention
in
was
inundated,
and
the
atmosphere
was
nearly
always
wet
and
unhealthy,
and
disease
over-
the
country
flowed,
so
to
speak,
the
earth.
The
Emperor
ordered
his
subjects
each
day
to
take
military
exercise.
The
movements,
when
which
they
were
thus
obliged
a
little
to
the
cure
make,
contributed
not
of
those
who
were
languishing,
to
and
to
maintain
the
health
of
those
who
were
well.
Premare
refers
to
the
same
tradition,
where
he
says
in
his
researches
of
the
time
anterior
to
the
Shu
Ching:
In
the
time
of
Yu,
the
waters
did
not
flow
away,
the
rivers
did
not
follow
their
ordinary
channels,
which
developed
a
number
of
maladies.
dances
named
Ta
Wu
The
native
author,
who
the
life
The
Emperor
instituted
the
(^
|g|)
the
,
Great
Dances.
reports
this
tradition,
adds
that
of
man
depends
upon
is
the
union
of
heaven
and
earth.
if
The
body
subtle
material
circulates
in
the
body;
and,
not
kept
in
movement,
the
humours
do
not
flow,
the
matter
collects,
and
from
such
obstruction
disease
the
originates.
great
philosophers
explained
in
a
similar
way
the
cause
for
the
most
part
of
maladies.
But
that
which
is
specially
remarkable
in
the
Chinese
tradition
is
The
moisture
and
stagnant
water
are
considered
the
source
of the
endemic
and
epidemic
maladies,
and
that
an
efficient
means
to
prevent
them
consists
in
the
that
regular
exercise
of
the
These
movements
result,
the
circling
dances.
tend
in
effect
to
produce
a
centrifugal
body
or
in
from
the
centre
to
the
circumference,
very
suitable
to
restore
the
functions
of
the
skin,
and
to
give
tone
and
vigour
to
the
whole
economy.
These
dances
form
part
of
the
institutions
of
the
Empire.

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