Tag: wudang

Finding the Best Tai Chi School

It often happens that someone goes to a seminar for a few days and then immediately opens a Tai Chi school in their home country. Is Tai Chi something that is so easy to understand and reproduce? Many talk about representing a style. So let’s keep going, so you don’t fall into the Tai Chi…
The Three Pillars of Internal Wudang Martial Arts

There are three main doctrines that help progress in the internal arts. We reach mastery when we train all three categories. The doctrines are structured and should prevent confusion in the Wudang martial arts or esoteric approaches which lead away from the main path.
Master Yuan Xiu Gang Explains The Concept of Dao and Daoist Practice

Many people over confuse this topic but the Dao should be simplified to make its deep principles reality. From simple things, many things can come. Looking at yourself and improve gradually without any magical tricks and following the simple way of the master will help you to achieve your goal.
Fu Hu Quan Corrections by Coach Xiao Yun

Yuan Xiu Gang’s traditional Coach is instructing in Chinese what to do better in the Fu Hu Quan form.
Wudang Martial Arts – Flexible Body and Mind

The standard stretching routines in the traditional Wudang schools demand high flexibility to improve ones internal power. Being flexible puts less strain on the body and relaxation becomes more efficient. This will prevent injury and establishes freedom in the mind. Freeing oneself from physical and mental blockades to prevent stagnation of energy.
The Swordsmanship of Wudang Style

The swordsmanship is one of the features of the Wudang school,” says Chen Shiyu, inheritor of the Taoist kung fu in Wudang style. “The sword is considered as ‘king of weapons’. It has a sense of elegance.
How Tai Chi gave me my life back!

Before I started Tai Chi and Qi Gong training, my physical condition was so bad that I basically saw only two options: either I hang myself and give in to the pain and physical decay, or I catch myself and fight for a more vital body and keep my zest for life.
The Complete Guide to Wudang Taiji Cloud Hands

Yin and Yang stand for strength and relaxation. It is always the opposite that makes our movements in Taiji. We have two hands and two feet, but none of these two will ever be in the same state. We speak of transitions in Taiji; These transitions involve strength and relaxation and always need direction and…
The Correct Method of the Wudang School

The theory consists of the building blocks of yin and yang. We need both to take our self into our own hands. Those who have never been busy realizing their dreams can hardly remain calm. Taiji is a practice-oriented exercise to clarify the natural process. We are no exception here – none of us.
All Beginning in the Wudang Academy

It is a clear Saturday morning in the fall and the Wudang students are punctually at 7 clocks to meet on the Jesuitenwiese. Together, they practice some of the oldest Qi Gong routines in Chinese history. It is late in the fall and in the morning, the dew is still on the grasses, the tingling cold goes…
Stressful Training? How to Approach!

There is only a second place for those who are unwilling to learn, the first place is reserved for those who are determined. There are no surprises ahead, and the improvement of ourselves is not bound on a mere event or situation, it is a constant development – a race going up the hill -…
The True Combat Value of Wudang Martial Arts

In the Wudang martial arts, the fundamental understanding of a fight is very different. Lao Zi tells that an idiot can be highly regarded as a genius without luring too much trouble. The winner has everything to lose, and the winner always requires a loser. It is much better to get out of a fight…