by Miguel Castroman | Apr 2, 2024 | martial arts
The vast majority of people who practice Tai Ji Quan engage in the 养生 (yǎng shēng) “health-preserving” modality, and very few are familiar with or practice the 实战用法 (shí zhàn yòng fǎ) “practical combat application” of Tai Ji Quan. This is...
by Miguel Castroman | Apr 2, 2024 | Daoist Yoga
DAO YIN “Dao Yin (导引) has been widely recognized in the medical history of China. Today, as in ancient times, the practice of this discipline is prescribed to treat various conditions such as 痿 (wei) ‘impotence,’ 厥 (jue) fainting, 寒 (han) cold...
by Miguel Castroman | Apr 2, 2024 | martial arts
FUT GAR KUEN HISTORY The Buddhist boxing taught under the generic name Fut Gar Kuen (佛家拳) has spread to various regions, including Cenxi, Wuzhou, Cangwu, Tengxian, Liuzhou in Guangxi, and Guangzhou, Doumen, Taishan, Zhongshan, Jiangmen, Dongguan, Luoding, Yangchun,...
by Miguel Castroman | Apr 1, 2024 | martial arts
HISTORY OF THE TAIJI RULER Despite the lack of evidence regarding who or when this training tool was invented, the foundational myth surrounding the Taiji ruler is related to one of the possible masters of Zhang San Feng, the mythical immortal named Chen Tuan of...
by Miguel Castroman | Apr 1, 2024 | SEXUAL ALCHEMY
Within the world of Taoist magic, there exists a cult devoted to the nine-tailed foxes. Fox spirits are considered as beings that can be benevolent or malevolent depending on the circumstances. From China to Southeast Asia, the worship of fox deities varies from...
