An old video. The applications of Xin Yi Ba and Xiao Hong Quan demonstrated by Shi DeJian. In martial arts we know that the strongest, most brutal force is deflected by the softest, formless block.
In martial arts, we know that holding a strong stance is extremely vital, especially in a fight or confronting a grappler (Jiujitsu style for example). Rooting Technique is a method of develop your external body coordination and internal balance of Yin and Yang to withstand any strong force. It does not mean holding a low stance and having strong legs. This clip is a nice demonstration of a Taiji Master Chen Xiaowang on Rooting Technique. Unfortunately I could not understand Chinese to translate the audio part, it’d be great if someone does. (more…)
Anchor/reporter Gary Rebstock’s feature story on the ancient Chinese health and healing practice known as qigong. Report focuses on qigong master Chunyi Lin and his “Spring Forest Qigong.” (also read Miraculous Qigong Therapy)
Two well-explained videos of Taiji Pushing Hands techniques by master Roberto Sharpe.

A Buddhist monk has his vital signs measured as he prepares to enter an advanced state of meditation in Normandy, France. During meditation, the monk’s body produces enough heat to dry cold, wet sheets put over his shoulders in a frigid room (Photo courtesy of Herbert Benson).
In a monastery in northern India, thinly clad Tibetan monks sat quietly in a room where the temperature was a chilly 40 degrees Fahrenheit. Using a yoga technique known as g Tum-mo, they entered a state of deep meditation. Other monks soaked 3-by-6-foot sheets in cold water (49 degrees) and placed them over the meditators’ shoulders. For untrained people, such frigid wrappings would produce uncontrolled shivering.
If body temperatures continue to drop under these conditions, death can result. But it was not long before steam began rising from the sheets. As a result of body heat produced by the monks during meditation, the sheets dried in about an hour. (more…)
Hanoi, Vietnam, Antonio Graceffo seeks out the original Vietnamese martial arts form, Vo Co Truyen. Vietnamese martial arts competitor, Le Trung Linh invites Antonio to Quan Thanh Temple, where Teacher Bui Dang Vang teaches him the fighting applications of Nam Hong Son, a local style of Vo Co Truyen.
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