Fighting Staff Dimensions<p>Of these the low guard is considered the central guard. Blows were primarily delivered downwards either directly or at angles. Parries of blows to the legs were done either by lifting the leg away from the line of attack or by

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The Forbidden Kingdom.  A major motion picture, distributed in 2008.  Starring Jackie Chan (Lu Yan the drunken Taoist immortal and old Boston pawnshop owner), Jet Li (Buddhist monk and Monkey King), Michael Angarano (Jason, an American teenager), Liu Yifei (Golden Sparrow, a beautiful young woman seeking revenge), Li Bing Bing (the White Haired Witch), Collin Chou (Evil Warlord).  Directed by Rob Minkoff.  Martial Arts director; Yuen Woo-Ping.  Screenplay by John Fusco.  From the Lion's Gate Studio.  104 minutes, DVD, with many extra features.  The magical staff of the Monkey King must be returned to free the Monkey King imprisoned by an evil warlord, and a team of four (Chan, Li, Angarano, and Yifei) go on a quest and battle the evil doers (Bing, Chou).  Plenty of sorcery and high flying and dramatic martial arts fighting, excellent cinematography, superb scenery in China, and Chinese myth, lore and philosophy.  Aspects from numerous films are included in this tale.  In English.  The plot will appeal more to persons under 20 years of age, followers of Chinese martial arts and lore, lovers of quests and coming of age tales, fanciers of the picturesque, and, of course, for aficionados of the staff.   Michael Angarano's character, Jason, is a blend of Daniel LaRusso (Karate Kid) and Bilbo Baggins (Lord of the Rings).  Elements from the epic story, Journey to the West, and other characters from Chinese folklore are integrated in this tale.  

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What is taiji? It is generated from wuji, and is a pivotal function of movement and stillness. It is the mother of yin and yang. When it moves it divides. At rest it reunites." From this, it is known that taiji is not wuji, and is also not yin and yang. Instead an inclination of the natural pivotal function which makes the wuji derive into yin and yang also makes the yin and yang reunite into the state of wuji. This natural pivotal function of movement and stillness is called the 'Dao' or the 'rule' of great nature. More >>

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"Jin Yiming's Walking Stick Exercises."   By Jin Yiming.  T'ai Chi: The International Magazine of T'ai Chi Ch'uan, Vol. 29, No. 1, February 2005, pp. 39-47.  A 22 form exercise system.  Descriptions of each exercise and line drawings.