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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 [...]
There are life lessons everywhere, even in the most unlikely of places. For the Evolving Martial Artist, fighting is a metaphor for life. Engaging a daunting adversary who hits and inflicts pain is like entering the every day battles of life. Hell, it hurts. Tough lessons are often employed by Shaolin kung fu masters to [...]
Our recent special edition TanDao Fight Lab, titled Moon Dragon, is lyrical and reflective – different from our usual high testosterone fueled videos on the science of fighting. Instead of tips on biomechanics, strategy and techniques to enhance the martial warrior’s strikes and kicks, this piece goes further down the martial path to the mysterious [...]
Do you know this guy? If you are a student of Okinawan, Japanese, Korean or Chinese martial arts, you recognize him as Bodhidharma or Damo. Legend says he was a Buddhist monk from India who taught moving meditation exercises (Yi Jin Jing) to strengthen the bodies of the monks. These yoga-like mind/ body postures became [...]
We want to thank Neil Hall, Chief Instructor of London Chinatown Tae Kwon Do, for his inspiring post, The Most Important Person in the Room. In it he raises insights on on mastery, “The essence, I would say, is master yourself in context of others.” Whether intentional or not, his message echoes the hidden spiritual [...]
