The restoration of Shaolin boxing from the 1980s onward is best understood not as the revival of a single temple curriculum, but as a large-scale…
Our GM Tong Zhongyi (佟忠义) hailed from a Manchu martial family with a lineage spanning over three hundred years. In his youth, he earned the…
The Formative Years and the Eighteen-Year Journey (1799–c. 1840) Yang Luchan (杨露禅), born in 1799 in Yongnian County, Zhili Province (直隶广平府永年县, present-day Hebei), was a…
Wang Ziping being born in Cangzhou, Hebei, residing in the YiheJie street area behind the great mosque, within the moslem quarter. He was allowed to…
Wenshui Changquan 文水长拳, also known as "Zuojiaquan" (左家拳 Left Family Fist), originated in Xiaoziqu Village, Wenshui County, and is prevalent in Wenshui and surrounding areas.…
Tongbei (通背) or Posterior Chain Dominance is the engine. Liuhe (六合) or Kinetic Chain Coordination is the transmission system. The six external harmonies connect the body segments in proper sequence, minimizing energy leaks and force efficiently.Tongbei generates force; Liuhe transmits force, allowing power, speed, stability, and efficiency to become one integrated expression.
A haunting black-and-white photograph captures a moment of raw, defiant humanity in the early days of China's full-scale war against Japanese invasion. It shows a…
Wudang Taijiquan is a primary pillar of the Wudang martial arts system, originating from the sacred Wudang Mountain (also known as Taihe Mountain) in Hubei…