Yearly Archives: 2021

Of the many sword methods within the Taiping Institute, there are three significant systems including Wudang Sword, Qingping Sword and Qimen Sword which all share…

In the villages of Hebei province the art of combat has been entrenched into society for hundreds of years. It is here that most of…

Given natural circumstances in martial arts men dominate but there are exceptions especially in the internal arts which rely on skill/technique/strategy over external force. One…

The second entry in the so called other (or ancient) Taijiquan styles is about a highly influential M. Song Shuming, Song Style Taijiquan.  Mysterious Origins…

The Green Dragon Sword is one of the legacies that Wang Ziping (1881-1973) left to the world. Wang Ziping was from Cangzhou, Cang County, Hebei…

Whilst Wudang is well known for its Sword methods, few if any of the Swords practiced on Wudang Mountain have their origin in that fame.…