Two more Northern Shaolin Tan Tui practitioners!
Monday, August 17th, 2009
Congratulations to Northern Shaolin students Blake and Hanh, who proved their introductory martial arts skills recently and now joined the Tan Tui ranks!
Great job everyone, and good luck walking down the martial roads of Tan Tui!
What is Wu De?
Friday, August 7th, 2009
We know the term “” (武術), refers to military or martial art. And the title of a philosophical book you’re no doubt familiar with is the Tao Teh Ching, or (道德經), which translated, roughly means The Classic of the Virtuous Way.
Broken down into its parts, Dao or Tao, means the way or path. De or Teh means Virtue and Jing or Ching means Classic, as in a “literary classic”.
Wu De (武德) then, means Martial Virtue.
Cultivation of Character in Traditional Martial Arts
Friday, August 7th, 2009
Wu De, the often misunderstood Cultivation of Character in traditional martial arts, is an important topic.
As we learned in Is Kung Fu a Martial Art?, the term "Kung Fu" can relate to martial arts, yet truly applies to the cultivation of any skill – a level of mastery in a skill through hard work.
This does not mean, however, that one must be a "master" of the martial arts; simply walking the proper path will do the trick.
However, there’s more to improve than just the physical and mental skills – there is the character.
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New Classes – Northern Shaolin and Qigong
Saturday, August 1st, 2009
New classes have been added throughout the week for Northern Shaolin, and a brand-spanking-new Qigong class has been created as well.
Increase your martial arts training and achieve true kung fu with these new additions!
See the Classes and Calendar of Events pages for more details
