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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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Fire, earth, metal, water, wood. In Chinese tradition, there is a yin and yang for each of these 5 elements, 10 in all, called stems. The 12 animals are known as the earthly branches. The stems & branches move in a cycle of 60 possible combinations. This is the Year of the Earth Ox, the [...]
In astronomy, the seasons move in celestial cycles. As the earth rotates around the sun, it also spins on its own axis, which tilts towards the plane of its rotation (about 23.5 degrees). The northern hemisphere receives less direct sunlight. Days of less & less light, moving towards the rebirth of winter and a new [...]
We’re excited about introducing Shaolin Animal Kung fu techniques into our TanDao videos. We begin with the Crane. Starting with the basic TanDao Crane Kung Fu exercise to provide a foundation, we move into Crane Head Power Strikes found in Hung Gar, White Crane kung fu and also in Okinawan styles like Goju and Uechi [...]
