Ancient Wisdom, Modern Health

#52 Aim for Skills to Start Your Journey Playing with your shoelaces and thinking about running is not the same as entering the race and placing yourself on the starting the line. When you decide to become skillful in your art whether it is Northern Shaolin, Tai Chi Chuan, Sword, Xing Yi Quan, or Qigong is when your journey really begins. By committing yourself to regular, focused practice and paying with your time and effort you earn the real skills, physique, and health benefits of your training. I also discuss how my teachers Ba Gua Zhang Master Zhang Hua Sen and Chen Family Tai Chi Master Chen Xiao Wang escaped hardship by mastering their arts. This is somewhat different than the sacrifices required in modern life. When you decide to become skillful and spend the time and effort you will also meet your own mind, and train it and your will power to keep your feet on the path and heading toward your goal. In addition, I have a fun question that will help you meet your own mind and find out who is driving the car on this journey! Check out our well received Tai Chi program here https://10000victories.com/10000-victories-tai-chi-online-course/ [https://10000victories.com/10000-victories-tai-chi-online-course/] Sign up for our newsletter to find out about free webinars and other great courses Here: https://10000victories.com/newsletter/ [https://10000victories.com/newsletter/] Our School is found Here [https://10000victories.com/] Our Blog is found Here [https://10000victories.com/our-blog/] Information about Northern Style of Shaolin Kung Fu [http://northernshaolinkungfu.com/] is found Here. Information about Xing Yi Quan [https://10000victories.com/xing-yi/] is found here. Information about Sifu Scott Jensen is found here. [https://10000victories.com/about-us/]

#51 Understanding the Four Extremities - A Lost Pearl of Wisdom The Four Extremities are both a classic diagnostic tool in traditional Chinese Medicine and a secret teaching in classical combat oriented Kung Fu used to power up your "Full Battle Mode" and harness the power of your "War Face". Check out our well received Tai Chi program here https://10000victories.com/10000-victories-tai-chi-online-course/ [https://10000victories.com/10000-victories-tai-chi-online-course/] Sign up for our newsletter to find out about free webinars and other great courses Here [https://10000victories.com/newsletter/]: https://10000victories.com/newsletter/ [https://10000victories.com/newsletter/] Our School is found Here [https://10000victories.com/] Our Blog is found Here [https://10000victories.com/our-blog/] Information about Northern Style of Shaolin Kung Fu is found Here [https://10000victories.com/northern-shaolin-kung-fu/]. Information about Xing Yi Quan is found here [https://10000victories.com/xing-yi/]. Information about Sifu Scott Jensen is found here [https://10000victories.com/about-us/].

#50 The Earth Dragon Leaps! In this episode we explore why people practice with staves, the history and lore of the staff, and its special meaning for Buddhists. We also look at the amazing Earth Dragon Staff form taught by Wong Jackman. Check out our well received Tai Chi program here https://10000victories.com/10000-victories-tai-chi-online-course/ [https://10000victories.com/10000-victories-tai-chi-online-course/] Sign up for our newsletter to find out about free webinars and other great courses Here [https://10000victories.com/newsletter/]: Our School is found Here [https://10000victories.com/] Information about Northern Style of Shaolin Kung Fu is found Here [https://10000victories.com/northern-shaolin-kung-fu/]. Information about Xing Yi Quan is found here [https://10000victories.com/xing-yi/]. Information about Sifu Scott Jensen is found here [https://10000victories.com/about-us/].

On the West coast of the USA we were starting to come out of our pandemic isolation only to be driven back inside by massive fires and smoke. How do we cope with all of this? It seems to be a bit much sometimes, perhaps even a bit overwhelming. However, we do have the tools and the methods to take care of ourselves. But do we have the will to use them? Will you sip the Elixir of immortality? Check out our well received Tai Chi program here https://10000victories.com/10000-victories-tai-chi-online-course/ [https://10000victories.com/10000-victories-tai-chi-online-course/] Questions: Practice@10000Victories.com [Practice@10000Victories.com] Sign up for our newsletter to find out about free webinars and other great courses Here [https://10000victories.com/newsletter/]: https://10000victories.com/newsletter/ [https://10000victories.com/newsletter/] Our School is found Here [https://10000victories.com/] Our Blog is found Here [https://10000victories.com/our-blog/] Information about Northern Style of Shaolin Kung Fu is found Here [https://10000victories.com/northern-shaolin-kung-fu/]. Information about Xing Yi Quan is found here [https://10000victories.com/xing-yi/]. Information about Sifu Scott Jensen is found here [https://10000victories.com/about-us/].

In this podcast I explain the concept of Center Equilibrium that I learned from Tai Chi Grandmaster Yang Zhenduo in the 1990s. Yang Zhenduo was the Grandmaster of the Yang Family of Tai Chi Chuan and a direct father to son family inheritor of the style from his Grandfather Yang Lu Chan the founder of Yang Style of Tai Chi. The concept of Center Equilibrium, isn't difficult to grasp and it will provide a useful guide to immediately improve your Tai Chi skills and enhance both the beauty of your performance and your own internal experience of performing the art. Center Equilibrium a is a concept or theory of Tai Chi Chuan that is rarely explained or understood. Check out our well received Tai Chi program here https://10000victories.com/10000-victories-tai-chi-online-course/ [https://10000victories.com/10000-victories-tai-chi-online-course/] Questions: Practice@10000Victories.com [Practice@10000Victories.com] Sign up for our newsletter to find out about free webinars and other great courses Here [https://10000victories.com/newsletter/]: Our School is found Here [https://10000victories.com/] Information about Northern Style of Shaolin Kung Fu is found Here [https://10000victories.com/northern-shaolin-kung-fu/]. Information about Xing Yi Quan is found here [https://10000victories.com/xing-yi/]. Information about Sifu Scott Jensen is found here [https://10000victories.com/xing-yi/]. Information about Tai Chi Chuan (Taijiquan) is found here [https://10000victories.com/tai-chi-chuan/]. Information about Qigong is found here [https://10000victories.com/qi-gong-2/].