Tai Chi for Martial Arts
I want to share with you some of my perspectives on using tai chi as a martial art. I know many of you mainly practice tai chi for health, but many others want to know how to use tai chi as an effective martial art and for self-defense. I have seen a lot of comments...
The Empty Vessel Interview With B.K. Frantzis
The following is an interview with Bruce Frantzis originally printed in The Empty Vessel, A Journal of Contemporary Taoism, Summer 1998 B. K. Frantzis began training in martial arts, Oriental healing and meditation in 1961. Fluent in Chinese and Japanese, he spent 15...
Kumar Frantzis: An Informal Discussion on Taoist Meditation – Part 1
Taoism in the United States is known primarily through an understanding of certain of its pragmatic arts. The art of taiji (tai chi) is fairly well known. The Taoist martial arts are getting more exposure. As time goes on, qigong is becoming of interest. To a certain...
Bagua and Tai Chi: Unbeatable Health and Fitness Exercises
Western and Taoist Concepts of Exercise Western paradigms mistakenly lead people to believe that the only way to improve health is through high-intensity, high-impact aerobic exercises. Many doctors and health websites advocate aerobics for strengthening your heart...
Tai Chi Disco Dance
During the Chinese New Year of 1986, almost 25 years ago, around February, I was asked, along with my wife, if we would do something for China National Television on their English Sunday program. At the time, this program was approximately an hour long and it was...
Energy Cross-Training Part 1/3: The Real Purpose of Yoga
The term ‘cross-training’ is used frequently in the West. Sometimes it refers to cross-training an employee but more often than not it is in relation to increasing athletic performance. A standard definition is: In fitness and sports, cross-training is the...
Energy Cross-Training Part 2/3: Connecting Longevity Breathing Yoga with Tai Chi, Bagua and Qigong
This post is the second in a series on energetic cross-training. In the first post, we focused on how yoga and meditation are intimately linked. In this post, we focus on how yoga and moving practices can be linked. In the third post I talk about how everything fits...
Energy Cross-Training Part 3/3: Overcoming Resistance to Change
This post is the last in the series on energetic cross-training. In the first post, we focused on how yoga and mediation are intimately linked. In the second, we focused on how yoga and moving practices can be linked. In this post, I am going to talk about how...
State of the Tao 2018
Welcome to the annual State of the Tao address! I’m writing to keep you updated on what’s happening in the coming year, as well as to reflect on the events of last year. As with every living thing on Earth, Energy Arts is forever changing and becoming new. I can feel...
Journey Into Taoism – Conscious.tv Interview
In this interview, I talk about some of my personal experiences with Taoism, as well as with learning different energy practices, qi development, and the Water Method of Taoist meditation. Join me on this Journey into Taoism . ....
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