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The Eagle Shooting Heroes – Cast

*Leslie Cheung as Huang Yaoshi *Brigitte Lin as Third Princess *Maggie Cheung as Imperial Master *Tony Leung Chiu-Wai as Ouyang Feng *Tony Leung Ka-fai as Duan Zhixing *Jacky Cheung as Hong Qigong *Carina Lau as Zhou Botong *Joey Wong as Huang Yaoshi’s lover *Veronica Yip as Ouyang Feng’s cousin *Kenny Bee as Wang Chongyang Adapted [...]

Chen-style tai chi chuan – Closely related Chen traditions

Zhaobao Taijiquan Zhaobao Taijiquan is gaining increasing recognition as minor Chen style tradition in its own right within the Western tai chi community. While Zhaobao and Chen style are obviously related (demonstrations are often mistaken for Chen style) it is independent of present Chen family practice and lineage. It was said to have been created [...]

Li Ching-Yuen – References about Master Li Ching Yuen

One of his disciples, the Taiji Quan Master Da Liu told of Master Li’s story: at 130 years old Master Li encountered an older hermit in the mountains who taught him Baguazhang and a set of Qigong with breathing instructions, movements training coordinated with specific sounds, and dietary recommendations. Da Liu reports that his master [...]

Ng Mui – Wǔ Méi Pài

In the Wǔ Méi Pài tradition, Ng Mui fully developed her practical style in the Forbidden City – the daughter of a general in the Ming imperial court. To develop balance and leg strength she trained on upturned logs, in a pattern she invented. She was traveling when her parents were killed in the Manchu [...]

Falun Gong – Beliefs and teachings

Falun Gong emerged towards the end of the rapid proliferation of ”qigong” practices in China, often called the “”qigong” boom.” ”Qigong” refers to a wide variety of traditional “cultivation” practices that involve slow movement and/or regulated breathing as in pranayama, a practice found in yoga. Practice may be for the purpose of healing or health [...]

Eddie Chong – Chong and Pan Nam

On a trip to his Singapore school, Chong took an excursion to Foshan, the traditional home of Wing Chun. While in Foshan, his inquires regarding local Wing Chun instructors brought information about 81 year old Master Pan Nam, the last known disciple on Painted Face Kam’s branch of the family tree. Chong learned that Pan [...]

Acupressure – Research

A preliminary randomized trial of Tapas Acupressure Technique found a possible weak correlation with weight loss maintenance using TAT versus Qigong or self-directed support, suggesting that TAT might outperform the other methods studied. The results were not statistically significant, but a separation test indicated that further study is warranted. A full randomized trial of TAT [...]

Liuhebafa – Forms

The system of Liuhebafa, called Huayue Xiyi Men, as taught by Wu Yi Hui contains several forms (套路 taòlù), including bare hand and weapons forms as well as Qigong methods. Hand forms * 三盤十二勢 Sān Pán Shí Èr Shì – 3 Divisions, 12 Spirits (1.Dragon, 2.Phoenix, 3.Tiger, 4.Crane, 5.Leopard, 6.Ape, 7.Bear, 8.Goose, 9.Snake, 10.Hawk, 11.Roc, [...]

Yin yoga – Community

Yin Yoga is the first level of Taoist yoga, taught by Master Paulie Zink. Yin yoga has been popularized in Western Culture by teachers Paul Grilley and Sarah Powers. The teachings of Paul Grilley incorporate ideas related to traditional Chinese medicine and qigong, such as Taoist yoga and meridians. The practice is called yin, as [...]

Wudang chuan – Characteristics

The reason for the label “internal,” according to most schools, is that there is a focus on the internal aspects earlier in the training, once these internal relationships are apprehended (the theory goes) they are then applied to the external applications of the styles in question. External style (外家, pinyin: wàijiā; literally “external family”) are [...]

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