Evolving Martial Artist
Comparative Martial Arts: Six Core Questions At TanDao, we coined the phrase the Evolving Martial Artist (EMA) to designate an advanced practitioner (warrior/scholar/monk) seeking deeper levels of awareness, skill, knowledge and wisdom on a lifetime journey to mastery. Of course, this is a vague definition so from time to time, our posts will clarify this. [...]
August 8, 2009 was my 60th birthday. This is an auspicious day according to Chinese tradition since it is the completion of a single 60 year lunar calendar cycle. Sixty years of life. A special day to reflect and commemorate my status on becoming a martial arts “old master”. Sadly, on this same day, a [...]
In Act One of Shakespeare’s Richard III, the future king says “Now is the winter of our discontent, made glorious summer by this son of York…” It is a statement of celebration, difficulty has turned a corner. On Feb 2, 2009 in Pennysylvania, the grand groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil, saw his shadow. The tradition tells us [...]
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