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General Principles of Combatives

Hello Everyone !!! The 6 Principles : 1. Fight without thinking, hit first, react second. 2. Reduce the targets to the center-line of the body. 3. Defend the center-line, angle it away from the opponents. 4. Never fight the opponent's fight, do the opposite. 5. Keep changing your tactics. 6. Dogged determination and flexibility beats perfect technique every time. !! Thanks for Reading !!!

Doctrine of Individual Combat

Hello Everyone !!! The 3-fold Doctrine is : 1. Strike from as far out as possible. 2. Strike as quickly as possible 3. Strike with the best weapon available. Thanks for Reading !!!

Chinese Mythology and History

Hello Everyone !!! Creation and the Pantheon : The Jade Emperor was charged with running of the 3 realms of Heaven, Hell and the Earth . He adjudicated and meted out rewards and remedies to saints, the living and the deceased according to a merit system " Jade Principles Golden Script ". Cosmology : The 4 Symbols :-- 1. East (Azure dragon) 2. West (White tiger) 3. North (Black tortoise) 4. South (Vermilion bird) The 3 Concepts :-- 1. Cords of the sky 2. Pillars of the Earth 3. Sky ladder The 4 Treasures of Study : 1. Brush 2. Ink 3. Ink-pot 4. Paper Ancient China Writing Implements : Daubi (knife-pen), Gulu (bone pen), Weibi (reed pen), Zhubi (bamboo pen). Other materials used were animal horns, black lead and clods of soil. Thanks for Reading !!!

Ghosts in the Chinese Culture

Hello Everyone !!! The Chinese mythology too, like mythologies of the rest of the world, has its own fair share of stories and creatures. Some of the supernatural creatures mentioned in the Chinese mythological and folk stories are listed below. Types of Ghosts : Classification-I :-- (10 types) Drought Goblins Hungry Messenger Nightmare Pestilence Servant Trickster Venomous Weird Classification-II :-- (by Fanyi Minyi-ji) a) Ghosts without means -- Foul-mouth, needle-mouth, torch-mouth. b) Ghosts with small means -- Needle-hair, smelly-hair, tamour.  c) Ghosts with excessive means -- Hoping for offerings, hoping for leavings, powerful ghosts. Classification-III :-- The wandering ghosts. Other Facts : According to Hua-yen Sutra , evil souls exists in 6 realms. A soul becomes Hungry ghost due to killing, stealing and sexual misconduct. The 4 factors causing them are desire, greed, anger and ignorance. Thanks for ...

The Chinese Martial Arts of Wing Chun

Hello Everyone !!! Philosophy : He who excels as a warrior, does not appear formidable. One who excels in fighting is never aroused in anger. One who excels in defeating his enemy, does not join issues. One who excels in employing others, humbles himself before them. This is the virtue of non-contention and matching sublimity of Heaven. The 9 Characteristics of Wing Chun : 1. Proper balance, structure and stance. It must be firm bit flexible, rooted yet yielding. 2. Muscle relaxation. 3. Center-line 4. Punches 5. Kicks to lower body 6. Elbows and knee strikes 7. Uncommitted techniques. If the attack fails, the practitioner is able to flow easily into a follow-up      attack and can form a chain of attacks. 8. Trapping skills and sensitivity. 9. Close range strikes The 3 great Chinese martial arts are Wing Chun, Hung-Gar and Choi Lei Fut. They are from the Southern Chinese Schools . Parenthood of Wing Chun -- Fujian White Crane The 2 Tradit...

The Chinese Martial Art of Snake Kung Fu

Hello Everyone !!! The Snake is one of the animals imitated in Yang family of Taijiquan, Baguazhang and Xingyiquan. Northern Style :--           I) Snake is one of the archetypal " Five Animals" of the Chinese marital arts.           II) Snake style generally aims for weak points of the human body. Southern Style :--           I) The 5 sub-sets are Golden Snake, Green Bamboo Viper, King Cobra, Shadow Snake and                      Water Snake.           II) There is also an obscure Southern snake style (Southern Shaolin + Choi Gar ) of                                    Grandmaster Leung Tin Chu.  Thanks for Reading !!!

Gayatri Mantra

Hello Everyone !!! The  Gāyatrī , also known as the  Sāvitrī mantra , is a highly revered  mantra  from the  Rig Veda  ( Mandala 3 .62.10), dedicated to  Savitr , the Sun deity.  Some Facts about it : 26 deities are mentioned in the Gayatri mantra. 24 rishis (seers) weilded the whole power of the mantra, as per Srimad Bhagvatam (12.1.13-15). When chanted regularly and properly, it activates 24 glands of the body. Thanks for Reading !!!