Archive for August 2020
Daoism Series 23: 荘子 Zhuang Zi
Daoism Series 23: 荘子 Zhuang Zi ________________________________ Honorifically titled Zhuang Zi (?–290), actually named Zhuang Zhou, is one of the most influential philosophers of Daoism who lived during the Warring States period. Little is known about him, and what has been passed down is mostly extracted from his book by the same name, Zhuang Zi,…
Read MoreExplanations of Channels and Points Vol.1 – Point Explanations VII
Explanations of Channels and Points Vol.1 – Point Explanations VII _______________________________________________________________________ The following post is an excerpt from《Explanations of Channels and Points Vol. 1》 [经穴解] translated by Michael Brown and edited by Allen Tsaur. It explicates the origin of point names from a new perspective and viewpoint. The Bladder _______________________________________________________________________ First Point of the Bladder…
Read MoreAlchemical Classics IV: The Essentials of the Shortcut to the Great Achievement by Liu Hua Yang
Alchemical Classics IV: 大成捷要 [柳華陽] The Essentials of the Shortcut to the Great Achievement by Liu Hua Yang Liu Hua Yang [柳华阳] together with Wu Shou Yang [伍守阳] make up the so-called Wu-Liu School with its main focus on Internal Alchemy [nei dan 內丹]. The former is also the author of the Scripture of Wisdom…
Read MoreChinese Medicine Series 03: 景岳全书 The Complete Compendium of [Zhang] Jingyue [pt2]
Chinese Medicine Series 03: 景岳全书 The Complete Compendium of [Zhang] Jingyue [pt2] ___________________________________________________________ The following is the complete chapter 17, ‘Treating the Physical Form’ from The Complete Compendium of [Zhang] Jingyue Vol.1-3, ‘Eight Principles, Ten Questions and Mingmen Theory’ translated by Allen Tsaur. This firt instalment of this monumental work will be published by Purple Cloud…
Read MoreThe Heart Treasure of Taijiquan [excerpt 2]
Excerpt from Master Ren Gang’s The Heart Treatise of Taijiquan ______________________________________________________________________ translated by Mattias Daly Some thoughts on traditional Chinese martial arts When the video of Xu Xiaodong and Lei Lei’s arranged fight suddenly went viral in 2018 it inspired a large number of people to discuss and even attack the traditional martial arts, and…
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