Taiji

Taiji Basics: Single-Hand Push

The Single-Hand Push – 单手推 (Dān Shǒu Tuī) is a very straightforward movement; the hip rotation is used to send a pushing-like impulse to your hand.

Taiji

Taiji Basics: Single-Hand Whip

The Single-Hand Whip – 单鞭 (Dān Biān) is like a Taiji signature move; you can see it in any Taijiquan routine, and the freedom for personal interpretation is vast.

Taiji

Taiji Basics: Brushing Over the Knee

Brushing Over the Knee – 搂膝 (Lǒu Xī) is often seen in Taijiquan; it is about the efficiency of our physical structure and energy transmission.

Taiji

Taiji Basics: Parting the Horse's Mane

Parting the Horse's Mane – 马分鬃 (Mǎ Fēn Zhōng) is a classic movement in Taijiquan that intensely embodies the internal coordination of Yin and Yang.

Taiji

Taiji Basics: Cloud Hands Backward

Cloud Hands Backward, also known in Chinese as 後雲手 (Hòu Yún Shǒu), is the second basic movement students usually learn when beginning Taijiquan.

Taiji

Taiji Basics: Cloud Hands Forward

Cloud Hands Forward, also known in Chinese as 前雲手 (Qián Yún Shǒu), is the first basic movement students usually learn when beginning Taijiquan.

Photography

Creating Your Perfect Photography Website

This guide will explore best practices for creating a custom photography website with no compromises.

Tantra

The Coarse Body

How the body is perceived in Tantric practices.

Ayurveda

The Five Elements in Ayurveda

Each element represents a unique aspect of physical reality and contributes to the makeup of all matter and life forms in the universe.

Daodejing

Dao De Jing – 76

The gentle and yielding is the disciple of life.

Sword

The Dragon Sword Tutorial - Long Hua Jian

The Dragon Sword routine stands out due to its simple yet efficient movements, which complement the dedicated efforts of a Gong fu practitioner.

Gongfu

The Art of Dragon Gongfu

This article explores the Daoist perspective on the experience and views related to the Dragon Style.