http://www.tandao.com A Martial Arts Blog. Sun, 07 Sep 2008 00:56:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Inside the Hayden Planetarium, at the Rose Center for Earth & Space, we walked the circular cosmic pathway lined with information about 13 billion years of cosmic evolution. At the foot of the path, kids were eagerly jumping on to a digital floor scale that reveals what your weight would be ... http://www.tandao.com/2008/09/01/the-moon-is-a-dead-world/ What seemed like an inevitable upset was unrealized when Michael Phelps summoned up an unimaginable burst of speed to win the Beijing Olympic 100mm butterfly. Although we are not athletes competing for gold medals, this dramatic sports moment can be a powerful lesson for all of us. Phelp's stunning victory, ... http://www.tandao.com/2008/08/23/it-aint-over-till-its-over/ A vast human sea of 2,008 martial artists clad in white move in graceful precision at the opening ceremony of the Bejing Olympics. It is difficult to believe it isn't CGI. It isn't. One figure's perfected skill is reflected in the other, and the next, as they form a ... http://www.tandao.com/2008/08/16/olympic-proportions-flow/ 08.08.08 is an auspicious day to commemorate the Beijing Olympics. Eight is considered an auspicious number in Chinese culture. The more eights, the merrier. It is a number of luck, prosperity, and also, perfection. With each Olympic year we renew our awareness of what perfection means: here it is the quest ... http://www.tandao.com/2008/08/08/eight-miles-high-080808/ The Dark Knight is filled with summer blockbuster car crashes, bombs and explosions. When all of the smoke clears – a disturbing fire is still burning...It is the scorching flames of human emotion. “I choose chaos,” says the Joker with his melting face of evil. He is the over-wound clown ... http://www.tandao.com/2008/08/02/the-jokers-chaos-5-ways-to-fight-back/ Here in the states we celebrated Independence Day marveling at the patterns and colors bursting above New York's skyline. Fireworks are a great example of chi, the universal life force energy intrinsic for high level health and martial arts. At first, a firework is an inanimate cylinder, though filled with potential. ... http://www.tandao.com/2008/07/09/energy-realized/ TanDao has a unique challenge of reaching serious martial artists as well as anyone interested in wellness and de-stressing, which is all of us. You may be asking what does self defense have to do with health and longevity? Balance, Energy and Awareness. Martial arts dramatically demonstrates that through mental, physical and ... http://www.tandao.com/2008/07/03/maximize-your-potential/ Think. Do. Feel. The writer Marquis de Vauvenargues said "consciousness of our powers augment them". In TanDao the symbols of the scholar, warrior & monk represent those parts of who we are -- with a focus on awareness and integration all three. In geometry, it is with three sides that an enclosure ... http://www.tandao.com/2008/06/19/scholar-warrior-monk/ The release of Kung Fu Panda brings the health and martial art animal exercises once practiced in secret to life in an animated film. Very cool! Martial arts has come a long way...and we thought this is the time to share our free flow Animal Kung Fu video with you. ... http://www.tandao.com/2008/06/11/tigers-dragons-cranes-oh-my/ Hey everyone, thanks for your comments & enthusiasm -- a nod to Derek M for the detailed feedback. We have added three new titles this week. For the Evolving Martial Artist we have Tensho, a dynamic tension exercise from goju karate. There is also Control Kicking to enhance balance and ... http://www.tandao.com/2008/05/30/this-weeks-videos-are-up/