martial art, including techniques, strategies, and philosophies. The book's easy-to-read layout, complemented by clear illustrations, ensures that you can quickly grasp the concepts and apply them to your training. With this guide, you'll be able to deepen your understanding of martial arts, ...
AbstractThe ancient Confucian Analects (Lunyu) often has been interpreted as nothing more than the "pure" ethical teachings of a humanistic Chinese sage, "Confucius" (Kongzi or Kong Qiu). A careful and historically-sensitive interpretation of the Lunyu reveals that the text is capable of resisting...
The aim of a Karate practitioner is mainly to disarm and disable his opponent without mortally wounding him. This can be looked upon as a reflection of the Buddhist attitude towards life. Further both Judo and Karate are deeply interwoven with meditation unlike other martial arts like boxing, w...
Between 100,000 and 500,000 years ago, according to recent estimates, a pre-human species called the hominid appeared in Northern China. Fossils of these hominids, something more primitive than other fossils of the same age found in other parts of the world, have been discovered in close as...
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and may be called the “four martial virtues” of ancient China. From Sima Qian’s point of view, “military affairs and sword discourse” represent an important discipline “equal to the Eternal Dao” rather than ordinary skills and techniques (shu). By thus placing them at the elevated ...
According to the teachings of ancient times, Chi You 蚩尤 was the first to produce disorder, which spread among the quiet, orderly people, till all became robbers and murderers, owl-like and yet self-complacent in their conduct, traitors and villains, snatching and filching, dissemblers and ...