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Differences between Eastern and Western Martial Arts
Comparing Western Physical Training and Eastern Martial Arts 1. Westerners concentrate on building up their bodies and are more concerned with their appearance than their performance. If people were racing cars, Westerners would only be interested in the shell. Eastern martial arts are not about caring how big that shell is, but how aerodynamic and…
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How to develop a happy heart
Happy Heart You build up stress and get psycho because of a bad habit: you don’t balance your stress every day. It’s like a little snowball rolling down a hill. In the beginning, it’s small and you can stop it. As it rolls, it becomes bigger, big enough to smash your house. If you…
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The Six Bodhisattva Characters: Meditation
The Six Bodhisattva Characters are Generosity, Discipline, Patience, Concentration, Meditation, and Wisdom. Meditation Meditation is the power of creation, the ability to create complete awareness of the opposite forces of life. To create: being lively, wild and free, being calmly but sharply aware with no tension, of all the details of the present and possibilities…
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Some Common Misunderstandings of the Tai Chi Martial Art
Some Common Misunderstandings of the Tai Chi Martial Art Speed True Tai Chi has no speed limitations – slow, fast, steady, changing in any way freely and smoothly – but the training system is used in slow motion to catch every detail until the moves finally become natural and correct. Because of this, most people…
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The Main Martial Art Philosophy of Tai Chi
Training System Move in harmony and keep the spine straight. Be steady like a mountain, but act like wind. Be light and sensitive. The whole body’s strength remains connected as one. Energy vibrates exciting. Defend System Stay calm: observe and be aware of the coming situation so you have a better chance to defend and…