How Chi Neng Qi Gong came to Be?

Dr. Pang Ming is a grandmaster in various forms of Qigong. He studied both Western and Chinese medicine and developed his Qigong method in the nineteen seventies. The 'new' medical Qigong form that emerged consists of the most effective elements from different traditional Qigong styles and martial arts methods. Dr. Pang Ming stripped the traditional forms of all non-functional embellishments. He eliminated movements that proved ineffective and added other, more effective movements to the original forms. The result was extensively tested before Chi Neng Qigong was publicly introduced.

Dr. Pang Ming established a medicine-free hospital in Beijing, where exercises were tested for effectiveness on a large scale. This involved screening individuals beforehand, followed by their training, primarily in Lift Qi Up, Pour Qi Down, Wall Squats, and Three-Centers Merge according to a fixed method. They were then medically re-evaluated. This rigorous process made Chi Neng Qigong one of the few, if not the only, Qigong form that have been tested and researched on such a large scale. The results were spectacular: the health status of the patients (or students, as Dr. Pang Ming calls them) improved in ninety-nine percent of the cases. Chi Neng Qigong was declared by the Chinese government to be the most effective Qigong form among eleven scientifically studied styles.

The Zhineng Hospital in Beijing, where seven thousand people practiced Chi Neng Qigong daily, had over seven hundred staff members, including thirty trained Western doctors in supportive roles. These doctors made diagnoses using Western equipment and conducted follow-up checks after a month of practice.

Dr. Pang Ming aimed to replace the mystery surrounding Chi Neng Qigong with sound scientific research. The instructors were often older patients who, after their recovery, stayed on to guide newcomers. In total, more than two hundred thousand patients were treated, achieving an effectiveness rate of ninety-five percent. Over one hundred eighty chronic conditions, including various forms of cancer, diabetes, and high blood pressure, were treated, with all treatments scientifically documented.

Due to political circumstances, the hospital was closed in the year two thousand. The many thousands of practitioners then dispersed throughout China and the rest of the world. Chi Neng Qigong and Zhi Neng Qigong essentially refer to the same forms of Qigong, but the naming has historically changed also due to political circumstances.