Sui Sui Ping An Happy Chinese New Year It is unclear when exactly the celebration of the New Year began in China. Its celebration is said to have originated from the year end religious ceremony observed during the Shang Dynasty …
“The palm is as a bird of prey diving from above to fall like a meteor upon the unsuspecting sparrow with its talons.” …
“The snake which cannot cast its skin has to die. As well the minds which are prevented from changing their opinions; They cease to be mind.” ― Friedrich Nietzsche Why I Am Publishing IAM Online Magazine Welcome to the first edition …
“History is a pale shadow of the truth” By: Master Liang, Shou-Yu With research by Troy Kuan and John P. Painter Emei Shan, (mountain) is one of the most renowned Buddhist and Daoist sanctuaries in China. The mountain is located …
Avoid exalting the talented too much, And people will not contend for attention. Avoid collecting precious objects, And people will not become thieves. Avoid reflect upon things that incite desire, And your heart shall not become confused. Those who follow …
A student asked Tao, Tzu “How about when I don’t bring a single thing?” Tao, Tzu said, “Where did you get this?” An Indian prince, Siddhartha Gautama over 2,500 years ago searched and eventually found a path to mental …
Stephen Watson has immersed himself in Eastern philosophy and martial arts for over 35 years. Stephen can be found at his home studio, Someday Farm in Connecticut. Our guest poet is a modern day man who loves the old ways. …
“One, who wants to achieve wonders in his boxing skills, should dedicate his time to standing at stake (Zhan Zhuang). Arrange the posture of the whole body properly, strengthen the nerves in stillness, adjust the breath, firm up and nourish …
The closer you come to knowing that you alone create the world of your experience, the more vital it becomes for you to discover just who is doing the creating. …
“The wise nourish life by flowing with the five seasons and adapting to cold or heat, by harmonizing joy and anger in a tranquil dwelling, by balancing yin and yang, and what is hard and soft. So it is that …
“As every divided kingdom falls, So every mind divided between many studies Confounds and saps itself.” ― Leonardo da Vinci One of the …
Marvin Smalheiser (85?) founder, publisher and editor of T’ai Chi Magazine died recently in California of undisclosed causes. Marvin founded Wayfarer Publications in 1981 for the purpose of promoting the internal martial arts and Qigong with a main focus on …
My beloved friend, mentor and Gong Fu brother Master Henry Look left this realm for a journey home Tuesday, November 29, 2016. Master Look who just turned 90 was truly a Grandmaster of Yiquan and Taijiquan. He was a …
