Connecting to Apple Music.
Nexus7 and Kindle Fire HD cost 200$ and sell for 200$.
3 elements of health. What we eat. Physical exercise. Sleep and rest.
4 categories of techniques in Chinese martial arts. 1 Da: hit, strike, punch and kick; 2 Na: seize and control; 3 Shuai: throw; 4 Die: trip to fall.
Jia Zi means frame or shape. There are 3 types. Xing, Jin and Gong.
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Standing in postures. In the beginning of practicing Chinese martial arts, we are required to hold in posture for 10 min or more.
Four major stepping methods: 1. Mud sliding step; 2. Swing step; 3. Button step; 4. Circle walking.
The first teacher was Dong Hai Chuan. He was very quick at changing steps, turning and flipping body and arms. His fighting method was called spiraling palm. Later as people tried to understand the changes in steps and body methods and started to call it Ba Gua Zhang.
Chen family boxing methods started at the end of Ming dynasty. Over the years,they incorporated the theory of Tai Ji into their practice. Thus Chen family boxing methods gained the name.
Shao Lin temple was started as a hosting temple for Priest Da Mo from India. Legends said that he sat in meditation for over 7 years. The temple was considered as the birth place for Chan (Zen) sect of Buddhism in China.
The legend said that it was Wang Lang created the style at the end of Ming dynasty. There are 3 major schools of the style. They are 7 star, plum flower and 6 harmony.
Ba Gua means 8 signs. A solid line representing Yang and a broken in the middle line representing Yin. We may have 4 combinations (Si Xiang). If we add a third line, we may have 8 possibilities. They are called Ba Gua.
Tai Ji is a model to explain interaction of 2 opposing factors. The sunny side Yang and the shadowy side Yin. At the extreme of the day begins the night. At the end of the night starts the day.
I used internet for emails and news. Jerry Yang was compiling directories for the world wide web at University trailer computer lab. I used Netscape browser and searched yahoo directories in early 1990s. I used AOl dial in at home to check emails and news.
In 1989, Russia decided to give up over 70 years of communist ideology and pulled Red Army out of eastern Europe and Afghanistan. In China, students were gathering on Tian An Men square in memory of Hu Yao Bang.
A new book about Chinese wresting is available at Barnes & Noble and Amazon.
Taiwan VS China in 1958. President Eisenhower responded rapidly and stood on the side of Taiwan.
Black cat (U-2) down. the tale of a magnificent spy plane; bravery and heroism of Taiwan Air Force pilots.
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