BAODING BALLS: 

 

First crafted in the 1300s in Baoding, China, Chinese 

exercise balls were made to promote hand strength, 

dexterity, relaxation, and overall health. 

 

Some exercise balls are solid while others are hollow. The

hollow versions are manufactured with internal chimes; one

with a high tone and one with a low tone in a pair. The purpose 

of the chimes is to send yin and yang vibrations through the 

hands to help promote healing, chi circulation, 

and relaxation throughout the body.

 

The skill of being able to rotate the balls in the palm, without 

the balls touching, is a level of achievement and advancing 

ability indicative of increased hand strength and agility.

 

- TaiChi_John