Various resources of the so-called traditional Chinese medicine, such as taijiquan, massage, diets, or acupuncture, have become widely available in the everyday therapeutic culture of contemporary Argentina. While the...Various resources of the so-called traditional Chinese medicine, such as taijiquan, massage, diets, or acupuncture, have become widely available in the everyday therapeutic culture of contemporary Argentina. While these resources can be found in the first half of the 20th century, it is evident that from the 1960s onward their presence is more evident, with a strong emphasis from the 1980s on. This article aims to describe the reception and popularization of body and therapeutic techniques of traditional Chinese medicine in Argentina in the 1980s through the case of Daniel Alegre, a key figure in the dissemination of Chinese therapeutic techniques. To do so, it focuses on certain key mediators in the popularization of techniques such as taijiquan and Chinese massage: teachers, promoters, and specialized magazines. All these mediators are key artifacts in the processes of massification and dissemination of traditional Chinese medicine in a broader emerging horizon associated with two simultaneous processes, the Chinese cultural transnationalization and the boom of new forms of holistic management of personal well-being.展开更多
By Yu Gongbo18×12(cm),194 pages,US$9.50,add $3.00 for airmailAvailable from Beijing Yihailin Bookshop,18 Beixincang,Dongzhimen Nei,Beijing 100700,P.R.ChinaFax:86-10-86472013 E-mail:jtcm@public3.bta.net.cnAccount ...By Yu Gongbo18×12(cm),194 pages,US$9.50,add $3.00 for airmailAvailable from Beijing Yihailin Bookshop,18 Beixincang,Dongzhimen Nei,Beijing 100700,P.R.ChinaFax:86-10-86472013 E-mail:jtcm@public3.bta.net.cnAccount No.:065360-52,Industrial & Commercial Bank of China(ICBC),Beijing Municipal Branch,Beixinqiao展开更多
Taijiquan is a martial art of the highest order is culturally etched in the Chinese heritage and entrenched in wushu pulp fiction and kungfu movies. Therein lies the enigma. The gentle slow-motion practice cannot be m...Taijiquan is a martial art of the highest order is culturally etched in the Chinese heritage and entrenched in wushu pulp fiction and kungfu movies. Therein lies the enigma. The gentle slow-motion practice cannot be more remote from the speed and power of combat. And adding to the mystique is the proposition that Taijiquan's kungfu prowess is not drawn from the physical strength of the musculature but from some "inner strength" or Neijin. This sacred belief was desecrated when a fighter thrashed a selfproclaimed Taijiquan grandmaster ignominiously in 10 seconds in an open match. Taijiquan was then derided as a bogus combat art. The incident shakes the foundation of Taijiquan and puts into questions many of its touted claims, which challenges the scientific quest of the art. The paper confronts the issue directly by studying the manifestation of Neijin in the framework of science to provide a scientific basis for the art. It transcribes the yin-yang metaphysics that regulates Taijiquan training in terms of the alignment of muscle actions to balance and to unify momentum, which develops the core strength of Neijin and the underlying life-force Qi energy. From this flows the kungfu marvels, which lie in the liveliness and agility of Neijin's response and in the force ensuing that is of the right vector values, all essential in the fluidity of combat application. The martial aspect of Taijiquan provides a concrete representation of Neijin, which gives an experiential insight into the multifaceted concept of Qi, and in turn a pathway to the exploration of Qi in physiology and thus in Qi energy medicine.展开更多
The cultural connotaion of the exercise of pushing hand in Tijiquan was explored in terms of philosophy,ethics, medicine, military strategy and tactics, etc. The author thought that the cultural connotation contained ...The cultural connotaion of the exercise of pushing hand in Tijiquan was explored in terms of philosophy,ethics, medicine, military strategy and tactics, etc. The author thought that the cultural connotation contained in this exercise possesed a historical necessity and agreed with traditional culture in time, carrier and channel. The feature of "overcoming firmness by gentleness" embodied a philosophical connotation1 the strategy of "gaining mastery by strik ing after the opponent has struck" embodied the Confucianist ethics as well as military strategy and tactics.展开更多
基金financed by The National Scientific and Technical Research Council of Argentina (CONICET)。
文摘Various resources of the so-called traditional Chinese medicine, such as taijiquan, massage, diets, or acupuncture, have become widely available in the everyday therapeutic culture of contemporary Argentina. While these resources can be found in the first half of the 20th century, it is evident that from the 1960s onward their presence is more evident, with a strong emphasis from the 1980s on. This article aims to describe the reception and popularization of body and therapeutic techniques of traditional Chinese medicine in Argentina in the 1980s through the case of Daniel Alegre, a key figure in the dissemination of Chinese therapeutic techniques. To do so, it focuses on certain key mediators in the popularization of techniques such as taijiquan and Chinese massage: teachers, promoters, and specialized magazines. All these mediators are key artifacts in the processes of massification and dissemination of traditional Chinese medicine in a broader emerging horizon associated with two simultaneous processes, the Chinese cultural transnationalization and the boom of new forms of holistic management of personal well-being.
文摘By Yu Gongbo18×12(cm),194 pages,US$9.50,add $3.00 for airmailAvailable from Beijing Yihailin Bookshop,18 Beixincang,Dongzhimen Nei,Beijing 100700,P.R.ChinaFax:86-10-86472013 E-mail:jtcm@public3.bta.net.cnAccount No.:065360-52,Industrial & Commercial Bank of China(ICBC),Beijing Municipal Branch,Beixinqiao
文摘Taijiquan is a martial art of the highest order is culturally etched in the Chinese heritage and entrenched in wushu pulp fiction and kungfu movies. Therein lies the enigma. The gentle slow-motion practice cannot be more remote from the speed and power of combat. And adding to the mystique is the proposition that Taijiquan's kungfu prowess is not drawn from the physical strength of the musculature but from some "inner strength" or Neijin. This sacred belief was desecrated when a fighter thrashed a selfproclaimed Taijiquan grandmaster ignominiously in 10 seconds in an open match. Taijiquan was then derided as a bogus combat art. The incident shakes the foundation of Taijiquan and puts into questions many of its touted claims, which challenges the scientific quest of the art. The paper confronts the issue directly by studying the manifestation of Neijin in the framework of science to provide a scientific basis for the art. It transcribes the yin-yang metaphysics that regulates Taijiquan training in terms of the alignment of muscle actions to balance and to unify momentum, which develops the core strength of Neijin and the underlying life-force Qi energy. From this flows the kungfu marvels, which lie in the liveliness and agility of Neijin's response and in the force ensuing that is of the right vector values, all essential in the fluidity of combat application. The martial aspect of Taijiquan provides a concrete representation of Neijin, which gives an experiential insight into the multifaceted concept of Qi, and in turn a pathway to the exploration of Qi in physiology and thus in Qi energy medicine.
文摘The cultural connotaion of the exercise of pushing hand in Tijiquan was explored in terms of philosophy,ethics, medicine, military strategy and tactics, etc. The author thought that the cultural connotation contained in this exercise possesed a historical necessity and agreed with traditional culture in time, carrier and channel. The feature of "overcoming firmness by gentleness" embodied a philosophical connotation1 the strategy of "gaining mastery by strik ing after the opponent has struck" embodied the Confucianist ethics as well as military strategy and tactics.
