The word Hunyuan describes the state in which the entire universe is interconnected with each other and it is the one. Daoism/Taoism...

In premodern China, many martial arts styles hold becoming one with the universe (Tian ren he yi  天人合一) to be the ultimate goal. However,...

According to Wang Xiangzhai, after mastering relaxing activity, you can move onto other activities. There are activities for improvement...

意拳には、站樁をやる時にする意念活動というものがあります。意念活動とは、站樁をやる時に様々な意念を使う事です。王薌斎は何十種類もの意念活動を考案し、それの代表的なものが王薌齋の著作の「站樁功」に書かれています。

If you want to be skillful as famous Xingyiquan (形意拳) masters, it may be helpful to copy their training methods. One of the most famous...

Some Buddhist meditation can be useful for martial arts trainings.  Buddhist meditation can be divided into three categories. The first...

In Chinese traditional culture, Jian (剑 Chinese double edged sword) is considered to be a sacred weapon. By the time of the Zhou...

In Chinese martial arts, spears are considered to be king of all weapons. While spears are powerful weapons, it requires a long time to...

Daoist Meditation The definition of meditation is taking charge of our mind. It involves relaxation, focus, and awareness. Meditation...

There are many inspiring martial arts journal articles from the Republican period in China. Some journal articles instruct readers how to...

In Chinese medicine, human body is considered as a microcosm of the universe. Humans stand on the earth with their feet and there is the...

In ancient China, the universe was conceptualized as a macro-organism. Since the universe was considered as an organism, there was a...

In martial arts, we can strengthen ourselves in two ways. One way is to increase the amount of the strength. This can be done by training...