NTD Television, May 2, 2016––Traditional Chinese martial arts, or Wushu, include both internal fist styles and external fist styles. Styles such as Tai Chi, Ba Gua and Xing Yi all belong to the internal fist styles, while Nan Quan (Southern Fist), Shaolin, Tong… Read more
Chair of the judging panel for the 2019 New Tang Dynasty International Chinese Martial Arts Competition shares his insights into this year’s competition
LOS ANGELES, January 23, 2019––The 2019 International Chinese Traditional Martial Arts Competition… Read more
Chinese Martial Arts originated from ancient traditional Chinese culture, it therefore has rich inner content and meaning. It was initially derived from Daoism, which is closely related to personal cultivation (self improvement). Its foundational components… Read more
All things are generated by the Dao and sustained by virtue. Martial virtue directly relates to morality. The Dao is the way of the universe. To be virtuous is to follow the laws of the universe. One who has martial arts skills believes in karmic retribution, can distinguish… Read more
Just like other arts and cultural aspects of Chinese civilization that are nurtured by morality, Chinese martial arts have gone through a process of change and degeneration in the recent historical period.
1. Rise and Fall: from the Present Examining the Past
How… Read more