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“Freeing oneself from words is liberation.” ― Bodhidharma Bodhidharma (also known as Damo) was thought to live around the early 5th century. The son of an Indian king, Bodhidharma became a wandering monk spreading what eventually became Chan Buddhism in China, which traveled to Japan to become Zen Buddhism. Legends, koans, and stories about Bodhidharma and his travels are found in various accoun... » Continue Reading
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In Tai Chi literature one will come across references to the Thirteen Postures, sometimes mentioned as being the 'original' thirteen postures of Taijiquan. This originates from Zhang Sanfeng, who combined Shaolin boxing with Daoist philosophical principles (Yi Jing, Laozi, Zhuangzi, etc.) and founded Wudang internal martial arts. Before Zhang Sanfeng and during the Tang dynasty (618-905), fightin... » Continue Reading
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"Quietness Like lake water reflects the moon, a calm spirit allows energy to move inside the body" - Principle of Yi Jing Ying "Return is the movement, Yielding is the way" - Daodejing 40 "If you let yourself be blown to and fro, you lose touch with your root. If you let restlessness move you, you lose touch with who you are." - Daodejing 23 Brea » Continue Reading
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An annotated list of my favorite places on the net. Other than SpaceHey of course. Some of the sites/links are defunct but still good sources of knowledge. Brainsturbator https://web.archive.org/web/20080731091655/http://www.brainsturbator.com/ Here I link to the Brainsturbator of old, w » Continue Reading
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“What is the difference between a good student and a bad one?” asked a new student. Master Li said, “The bad ones makes distinctions about the other students.” Don't overextend the knee beyond the toe Instead, focus on the opening of the Kua, relaxing into a sitting posture, loosening the hips, and reaching the top of the head upward. The Kua helps to determine the positionin » Continue Reading
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Most of these are older, some are more slept on. Triumph of the Nerds - Mid '90s documentary about the computer industry. https://archive.org/details/triumph_of_the_nerds BBS: The Documentary - BBS was the pre world wide web, a glimpse of what was to come. » Continue Reading
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I've been holding back a couple albums for a while, they just need to be put together and mixed, etc. Malakai Beats - 2014 - 2019 - This is the main album for now. Like the previous release in the series 2008-2013, this is a huge beat tape with a lot of random stuff, material no one's heard, and various instrumentals from the era. Malakai Beats - The Art of Koi Keeping - This album was out but ... » Continue Reading
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Sifu taught and practiced different styles and forms for many years. These are the forms I have been practicing: Yang Style 8 This was the first form I learned and it taught me many of the basics. Yang Style 24 Still working on the indomitable Snake Creeps Down but have improved overall in the 24 form. Chen Style 36 » Continue Reading
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"At the beginning of learning Taijiquan, practicing more slowly, better. If you practice Taijiquan quickly, and the movements go on in a flash, you will not have enough time to feel them, not to speak of the sensation of inside changes of your body. Therefore, you should practice slowly so that you could seek and sense looseness, steadiness, and centralization of your body, not only in the static ... » Continue Reading
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The originator of a martial arts called Yiquan which bases itself on Zhan Zhuang wrote this article outlining the practice and therapeutic potential: "Zhan Zhuang exercises Written by Wang Xiangzhai in late 1950s or early 1960sTranslated from Chinese by Andrzej Kalisz in 2004" » Continue Reading
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Cheng Man Ch'ing (1902-1975) was given the nickname "whiskers" because of his impressive facial hair. At the age of 20 he was head of the traditional painting department of the Fine Arts Academy in Shanghai and also a professor of literature. Teaching at several universities for a decade he became stricken with tuberculosis. As he began to practice Tai Chi with his teacher Yang Cheng-fu, who had... » Continue Reading
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