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 = Nine Temple Qigong
+== About
+The Temple Qigong (Chi Kung) form consists of nine exercises.  It was popularized by Master [[Marshall Ho]] (1910-1993) of Los Angeles, California. It is also referred to as the Nine Temple Exercises, or the [[Marshall Ho]] Temple Exercises.
+== History and Creation
+Marshall Ho'o wrote a book 1968 which included an explanation with photographic illustrations of the Temple Qigong set.  The black and white photos in that book were of poor quality and the editing was unsatisfactory.  An instructional DVD also teaches this form.
+It is commonly believed that Marshall Ho (Ho Kam-Ming) created the Nine Temple Qigong exercises based on the Shaolin Luohan Qigong. The Luohan Qigong, which is rooted in the traditions of Shaolin Temple martial arts, consists of exercises designed to cultivate internal energy, improve health, and enhance martial abilities. Marshall Ho adapted and refined these exercises, integrating them into his Wing Chun practice and teachings.
+By drawing from the principles and movements of Luohan Qigong, he developed the Nine Temple Qigong exercises to provide a structured set of practices that could be easily learned and practiced by his students. This adaptation allowed him to preserve the essence of the traditional Shaolin methods while making them more accessible to modern practitioners.
+I once had a quote from Marshall Ho'o that he created the exercises from some basic Shaolin qigong he had learned, in order to help people get better at Tai Chi. I will have to look this up again.
+=== A Book
+Tai Chi Chuan  By Marshall Hoo.  Burbank, California, Ohara Publications, Inc., 1986, 1993.  111 pages.  ISBN: 0897501098.  VSCL.  The Nine Temple exercise set is briefly described in this book on pages 18-42.  Each movement is clearly illustrated by four to eight clear black and white photographs of a woman doing the form.  The Taijiquan is the Standard 24 Form in the Yang Style.
+=== A DVD
+Tai Chi Chuan: The 27 forms by Marshall Hoo .   Instructional DVD, released in 2005, by Marshall Ho'o.  Black Belt Videos, 90 minutes.  Includes the Nine Temple Qigong.
+== About Marshall Ho
+"Dr. Ho'o was instrumental in the certification of acupuncture in the State of California. He was the first Tai Chi Master to have been elected to the Black Belt Hall of Fame.  He was Dean of the Aspen Academy of Martial & Healing Arts, on the faculty of California Institute of the Arts, and taught Tai Chi and Acupressure at many educational institutions.  In 1973, he created a series for KCET public television, in Los Angeles, teaching Tai Chi.  He was a consultant to Prevention Magazine's The Doctor's Book of Home Remedies.  A Chinese American, Dr. Ho'o was America's first Tai Chi Chuan Grandmaster.  His influence is far-reaching in both the fields of healing and martial arts."
+-  The Lineage, Teachers of Two Birds Tai Chi
 == Names of the Movements