Medical Chi Kung Method

Study Course Description

Course Description Statuss:Approved

Course Description Version:8.00

Study Course Accepted:26.08.2024 14:53:47

Study Course Information
Course Code:		SUUK_042		LQF level:		Level 6
Credit Points:		2.00		ECTS:		3.00
Branch of Science:		Sports Science; Sport Pedagogy		Target Audience:		Sports Trainer
Study Course Supervisor
Course Supervisor:		Uģis Ciematnieks
Study Course Implementer
Structural Unit:		Department of Health Psychology and Paedagogy
The Head of Structural Unit:
Contacts:		Riga, 3 Cigorinu Street, spkrsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67611559
Study Course Planning
Full-Time - Semester No.1
Lectures (count)		1	Lecture Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Lectures		2
Classes (count)		15	Class Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Classes		30
Total Contact Hours								32
Part-Time - Semester No.1
Lectures (count)		1	Lecture Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Lectures		2
Classes (count)		7	Class Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Classes		14
Total Contact Hours								16
Study course description
Preliminary Knowledge:
Human anatomy and physiology, in accordance with a fitness trainer programme.
Objective:
To give students knowledge and practical skills in the promotion of well-being under the medical Chi Kung "three treasures": In the right breathing, right movement and in the right mindset.
Topic Layout (Full-Time)
No.	Topic			Type of Implementation		Number	Venue
1	Basic concepts of Chinese medicine			Lectures		0.50	auditorium
2	Centering methods of physiology			Lectures		0.50	auditorium
3	Asset point location and work with them			Classes		1.00	auditorium
4	Centering practice – statically and dynamically			Classes		1.00	auditorium
5	Chi Kung physiology – I			Classes		1.00	auditorium
6	Dynamic exercise complex. "Great Circle"			Classes		1.00	auditorium
7	Chi Kung physiology – II			Classes		1.00	auditorium
8	Static Chi Kung complex, little cycle			Classes		1.00	auditorium
9	Organs and meridians – I			Classes		1.00	auditorium
10	Complex "8 Pieces of Brocade (Ba Duan Engine)", part 1			Classes		1.00	auditorium
11	Organs and meridians – II			Classes		1.00	auditorium
12	Complex "8 Pieces of Brocade (Ba Duan Engine)", part 2			Classes		1.00	auditorium
13	Yin and Yang dynamic physiology			Classes		1.00	auditorium
14	Cjuan Taiji (Tai Chi) elements examples			Classes		1.00	auditorium
15	Practical summary of acquired knowledge and skills			Classes		3.00	auditorium
Topic Layout (Part-Time)
No.	Topic			Type of Implementation		Number	Venue
1	Basic concepts of Chinese medicine			Lectures		0.50	auditorium
2	Centering methods of physiology			Lectures		0.50	auditorium
3	Asset point location and work with them			Classes		0.50	auditorium
4	Centering practice – statically and dynamically			Classes		0.50	auditorium
5	Chi Kung physiology – I			Classes		0.50	auditorium
6	Dynamic exercise complex. "Great Circle"			Classes		0.50	auditorium
7	Chi Kung physiology – II			Classes		0.50	auditorium
8	Static Chi Kung complex, little cycle			Classes		0.50	auditorium
9	Organs and meridians – I			Classes		0.50	auditorium
10	Complex "8 Pieces of Brocade (Ba Duan Engine)", part 1			Classes		0.50	auditorium
11	Organs and meridians – II			Classes		0.50	auditorium
12	Complex "8 Pieces of Brocade (Ba Duan Engine)", part 2			Classes		0.50	auditorium
13	Yin and Yang dynamic physiology			Classes		0.50	auditorium
14	Cjuan Taiji (Tai Chi) elements examples			Classes		0.50	auditorium
15	Practical summary of acquired knowledge and skills			Classes		1.00	auditorium
Assessment
Unaided Work:
Daily exercises using video recordings and teaching materials.
Assessment Criteria:
Ability to locate asset points to execute a complex exercise and to explain the mechanism of action.
Final Examination (Full-Time):		Exam
Final Examination (Part-Time):		Exam
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge:		Students describe human structure and functioning from an Eastern point of view - how the body works, which is life energy, how health is affected by internal and external factors, how to correct physical and mental states.
Skills:		Student select the most appropriate active points, movements and breathing exercises in daily life for well-being and health promotion.
Competencies:		Ability to update and supplement own and other people's life energy in all conditions without any external use of the funds (medicines, equipment) to live longer and in better quality.
Bibliography
No.	Reference
Required Reading
1	I. Kudrjavcevs. “Dzīvības spēks”. Zvaigzne ABC, Rīgā, 2014.
2	I. Kudrjavcevs. “Dziedinošā enerģija no Debesīm, Dabas un Zemes”. Zvaigzne ABC, Rīgā, 2015.
3	Jerry A. Johnson. “Chinese Medical Qigong Therapy”. Vol. 1. Energetic Anatomy and Physiology. International Institute of Medical Qigong, ASV, 2015.
Additional Reading
1	Kenneth S. Cohen. “The Way of Qigong”. Ballantine books, New York, ASV. 2016.
Other Information Sources
1	www.youtube.com, kanāls „Igors Kudrjavcevs”
2	Qigong Institute – Researches: https://www.qigonginstitute.org/abstracts (zinātniskas publikācijas par cigunu, labākais resurss)