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Clinical Treatment Strategies of Master Tung’s Acupuncture SystemDescription: (12 hours) This introductory course is taught over one weekend. 10:00am - 4:00 pm Saturday and Sunday (12 hours per weekend)
Single Weekend = $250 Euros
To Register: Call +30-695-108-2223 or Email @ [email protected].
Space is Limited to 12 participants.
Tung Ching Ch’ang (1916-1975) is best known as one of the best 4 Chinese physicians in Taiwan. Born in China in 1916, he left permanently for the island of Taiwan just as the Maoists were establishing the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in 1949 on the mainland.
He learned acupuncture in his father's footsteps, a unique family system passed down through 11 generations from father to son. Retreating to Taiwan where a new seat of the Republic of China (ROC) was being established, he joined the army during this tumultuous time. He fought against the Japanese during the dawn of WW II, in addition to battling against the Maoists during the Nationalistic Communist Civil War. After he retired from military service, he opened a private acupuncture clinic, became very well known, and was called upon by many high-ranking officials. To preserve his family lineage for the benefit of future generations, he decided to break tradition and train people outside of his family lineage. During his lifetime, he trained 73 students in the entire body of knowledge of this simple, easy, and effective acupuncture system. Two of his most famous disciples are currently on the teaching circuit in California – Dr. Wei-Chieh Young and Dr. Chuan-Min Wang both of whom continue to pass on the lineage through their professional development training to thousands of practitioners of Chinese medicine worldwide.
The most prominent feature of Tung’s acupuncture is the extensive use of points not found in the dominant systems of Chinese medicine. Instead of using the 12 regular meridians, he uses 12 anatomical zones that clearly function as a micro-system. Each zone has its own set of points and a unique numbering system. There are a total of over 700 points of which 40-100 are commonly used clinically.
Tung family acupuncture is gaining popularity in the modern world because of the quick results and use of few needles (Dao Ma needling sequence). The current trend in the Chinese Medicine profession has been shifting from a more modern TCM movement of streamlined terminology and theory using ‘experiential points’ with an emphasis on organs and syndromes to a more classical acupuncture approach utilizing the channels as a physiological system. To ‘grasp’ the theoretical foundations of Chinese medicine one must dive deeply into basic channel theory. Master Tung’s acupuncture does exactly this! It is a system that every contemporary practitioner of Chinese medicine should have in their bank of knowledge. Basic channel theory is the fundamental pillar and the core of Classical Acupuncture.
Course Objectives:
This is an introductory beginning level course. The student will learn the clinical applications using the following 3 main Classical Channel Theory Systems plus the main ‘Dao Ma’ needling patterns corresponding to the Five Zang, with the use of the Five Phase Transport Points.
History and Theoretical Systems of Tung Acupuncture:
• The Anatomical System (Six Channel Theory)
• The Bie Jing / Branching Channel System (Zang Fu Bei Tong Theory)
• The Biao-Li or Interior/Exterior System
Major Five Zang “Dao Ma” Needling Patterns:
• Three Open Penetrating Heaven (88.01, 2, 3) correspond to the Heart.
• Upper Three Yellows (88.12, 13, 14) correspond to the Liver.
• Lower Three Weights (77:05, 77:06, 77:07) correspond to the Spleen.
• Lower Three Emperors (77:17, 77:19, 77:21) correspond to the Kidney.
• Open Kidney Group (88.09,88.10, 88.11) corresponds to the Kidney.
• Four Horses (88:17, 88:18, 88:19) correspond to the Lung.
• Three Yellows (88:12, 88:13, 88:14) correspond to the Liver.
Five Zang is an old system!
• Spleen Disharmony = All disease with dampness causing swelling and fullness
• Lung Disharmony = All disease with dammed up qi resulting in the chest pressure
• Liver Disharmony = All diseases with the wind causing swaying and dizziness
• Heart Disharmony = All pain disease with itching and sores
• Kidney Disharmony = All diseases with cold-causing contraction and pulling in
Methods: Lectures, Demonstrations, and Class Participation are required.
Please Note: This is an introductory course. A deeper exploration of the anatomical zones and point locations will be necessary to complete the system of learning for understanding how to treat a multitude of conditions and diseases. These point patterns listed above should only serve as a basic introduction to wet the student’s appetite for further and more advanced study.
Recommended Reading:
Young WC, Lectures on Tung’s Acupuncture: Points Study. Rowland Heights, CA: American Chinese Cultural Medical Center, 2008a
Young WC, Lectures on Tung’s Acupuncture: Therapeutics. Rowland Heights, CA: American Chinese Cultural Medical Center 2008b
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Kiffisia, Θέτιδος 13, 145 62 Κηφισιά, Ελλάδα,Kifisiá, Greece, Palaio Faliro