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Article: Qigong: An exercise of the strong, silent type.
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- Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)
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- October 23, 2003
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Byline: Bob Condor
CHICAGO _ By self-admission, Nate Davison was once the prototypical Angry Young Man.
"I was so angry and full of rage that I would punch walls," said Davison, 28, of Barrington, Ill. "I mean, punch a hole right through."
Davison seemed a prime candidate for a martial arts discipline. But he picked one, qigong, not known for its punching, kicking or screaming. His daily qigong practice helped him use his head rather than literally bang it into walls.
Qigong (pronounced "chee-gung") is a centuries-old Chinese healing art that Americans are rediscovering. Some upscale health clubs and spas have added classes, and ...