- Reconstructing Shaolin Boxing: The Masters, Manuscripts and Lineages Behind Its Revival Since the 1980s
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… Read more: Reconstructing Shaolin Boxing: The Masters, Manuscripts and Lineages Behind Its Revival Since the 1980s - Tong Zhongyi’s Daoist “Eight Immortals Sword” | 八仙剑
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… Read more: Tong Zhongyi’s Daoist “Eight Immortals Sword” | 八仙剑 - Taiji Evolution 5 – Yang Style Taijiquan, preserve the essence but refine the art into many branches
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… Read more: Taiji Evolution 5 – Yang Style Taijiquan, preserve the essence but refine the art into many branches - Wang Ziping and the warlord, Ma Liang.
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… Read more: Wang Ziping and the warlord, Ma Liang. - Zuo Family Tantui and Wenshui Long Fist
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.… Read more: Zuo Family Tantui and Wenshui Long Fist - Why the Martial arts principles of Tongbei and Liuhe were early principles of cutting-edge Sports Science
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. - The Forest of Red Tassels: the Simplest Vow to Defend the Homeland
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… Read more: The Forest of Red Tassels: the Simplest Vow to Defend the Homeland - 武当太极拳
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… Read more: 武当太极拳 - Daoyin Yangsheng Gong
Daoyin Yang Sheng Gong (Health-Preserving Daoyin Exercises) is a comprehensive system of medical health cultivation exercises developed by Master Zhang Guangde (1931-2022), a professor and… Read more: Daoyin Yangsheng Gong - The Cost of the Exhaustive Endurance: What the Tour Does to a Cyclist’s Body
They are some of the fittest men on earth, able to summon superhuman power on a mountain pass one day and sprint for glory the… Read more: The Cost of the Exhaustive Endurance: What the Tour Does to a Cyclist’s Body - Tendon Aging: Challenges and Emerging Therapeutic Strategies
Tendon aging is a multifactorial process that compromises both the biological and mechanical properties of this essential connective tissue. - ACL Repair, natural options
Natural ACL repair is becoming a real option, especially if the tear is new and the knee is otherwise stable. For martial artists, this can… Read more: ACL Repair, natural options