admin on December 24th, 2011

This year has been particularly challenging for our global village, everyone seems to have been impacted. But — it is time to take a break from it all…just for a bit. Make it happen. (LOL – we know our problems will still be there waiting for us). Keep the faith! Toni and I wish you, [...]

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Continue reading about Take The Time

admin on December 22nd, 2011

Our guest blogger is our good friend, Bob Ellal. The unique circumstances that brought Bob to the art dramatically shows the health benefits of qi gong and martial arts for healing. His path and insightful words come from experience, research and years of practice. Be inspired. You’re in a convenience store, examining a can of [...]

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Continue reading about Abdominal Breathing: The Core of Internal Energy Arts

admin on December 5th, 2011

Are you tough? Well here’s a tale of real tough: In ancient China, Rambo Lee and Conan Chan were bitter enemies from rival warrior clans. One day while practicing his swordsmanship, Rambo saw an old monk about to be attacked by a wild tiger. He fearlessly intercepted the beast by shouting and waving his sword. [...]

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Continue reading about Macho Art vs. Martial Art

admin on November 30th, 2011

Check out this funny video from Wong Fu Productions. It deals with kung fu movies, psychological and physical posturing, stereotypes and the distortions created by popular media images — in a humorous way. Watch it to the end. From a martial arts perspective, this satire expresses a modern fighter’s skepticism on the practicality of stylized [...]

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Continue reading about Fight Posturing and Reality

admin on November 22nd, 2011

Who knew? TanDao has gone viral in India. Our video Bodhidharma and True Power, suddenly has jumped to over 1,000 hits a day for the past two weeks. We’ve received thanks from proud Tamilians from Southern India, who express appreciation for our video introducing this legend. Who is Bodhidharma? Traditional practitioners of karate and kung [...]

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