by Miguel Castroman | Apr 1, 2024 | martial arts
Chinese martial arts (中国武术) are, at their core, a compilation of skills in weapon handling (兵器法) and the art of fist fighting (拳法). Various societies worldwide, both ancient and modern, have developed martial methods throughout history to train their armed forces....
by Miguel Castroman | Apr 1, 2024 | martial arts
This practice is commonly employed in the Hun Yuan Pai school, which focuses on what is commonly known as Shen Wu (神武), or “spiritual martial arts.” This magical or spiritual martial concept is essentially an invocation used in moments of extreme...
by Miguel Castroman | Apr 1, 2024 | martial arts
The Chinese term for the “Underworld” is commonly referred to as “Jiang Hu” (江湖), which translates to “rivers and lakes” and is interpreted as “wandering from rivers to lakes.” Members of the underworld were primarily...
by Miguel Castroman | Apr 1, 2024 | martial arts
The Southern Shaolin style is believed to have a training method known as the “Buddhist Wooden Man Method,” which is associated with the Southern Shaolin Temple. It is said that the Southern Shaolin Temple had 18 wooden men, constituting the main training...
by Miguel Castroman | Apr 1, 2024 | Daoist Yoga
Within the Hun Yuan school, we practice the Taoist version of Dao Yin, guided by the principles of the 64 transformations. While most Dao Yin schools are associated with the Confucian school of Dao Yin, which popularized Dao Yin in China over the last 300 years, the...
