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 | 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 | 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...
