Visiting Wudang Mountain, China The Wudang Mountains are located near the city of Shiyan in Hebei Province Northwest China. The highest peak is named Wudang 武當山; literally “Military Wherewithal”; and it’s name is sometimes held to mean “Zhenwu deserves this mountain” – Emperor Zhenwu being a god-figure from Taoist religion. It is known as one […]
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Yin–Yang and its relevance to Taijiquan
Richard Howell has written an in-depth article about Yin-Yang in Taijiquan. Providing investigation into its meaning, its relevance to the practice of Taijiquan and a way of discovering how it is works within applications by the use of basic push hands techniques. A copy of the full article can be downloaded here: Yin-Yang-and-its-relevance-to-Taijiquan
The Martial arts altar at the Golden Lion Academy is a Heaven and Earth Altar, it is built to honour traditional deities and pay respect to the spirits of our ancestors. A photograph of the father of the Tsui-Po brothers (Dai Sifu Pier Tsui-Po, Si Gung Charles Tsui-Po and Si Gung Richard Tsui-Po) is situated on […]