For those who appreciate the aesthetics of martial arts within an authentic Chinese cultural context can marvel at Master W. Lee’s inspiring Dragon Form, from http://dragongatesanctuary.com/. Powerful, flowing and effortless. High level kung fu. A bow to Master Lee for revealing the dragon spirit. Modern martial artists — JKD and MMA — who focus strictly [...]
We want to send out birthday wishes to Muhammad Ali who is 70 today. Muhammad Ali used the phrase “float like a butterfly sting like a bee” to describe his boxing style. Although not intended, this street poetry eloquently captures the Chinese philosophical notion of yin and yang, the balancing of opposing yet complementary forces. [...]
At TanDao we explore the full spectrum of the martial journey to mastery. We aspire to be the awakening master to discover the dimensions of the art that transcends fighting and the martial artist’s popular notion of what the art is. Along the martial path to mastery, the very meaning of martial arts changes at [...]
Do you have your New Year’s resolution list? I no longer make them to avoid disappointing myself early in the year. At the same time, I’ve discovered the power of goal setting for martial arts excellence. Of course, our goals are to be more powerful, faster or learn that new take down, kata or be [...]
