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Advanced Dantians & Dragons: September 2009
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Wednesday, September 30, 2009. All About Ditangquan (地躺拳). Ditangquan (地躺拳) is a style well-known for its spectacular acrobatics in wushu competitions, and is hardly even seen outside of modern wushu. But where did this athletic, exciting style come from? Video of a young Zhao Changjun performing his ditangquan can be seen here: http:/ www.youtube.com/watch? In actuality, though, traditional ditangquan has in fact survived, and in various forms in both Taiwan and Mainland China. Black Tiger Mountain (黑虎山).
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Lair of the Gecko: 08/01/2004 - 09/01/2004
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Lair of the Gecko. Where do geckos live, really? Friday, August 27, 2004. Geneticists and researchers tell us that in the future it will be possible to make drugs that are genetically customized to particular individuals for both recreational and therapeutic uses, possibly without addiction or harmful side-effects. When that day comes, mine will probably approximate the effects of this. Posted by Ryan at 8:31 PM. Links to this post. Tuesday, August 24, 2004. Really). Although I really, really wanted ...
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Advanced Dantians & Dragons: April 2010
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Monday, April 26, 2010. A Vague Introduction to the Various Styles of Baguazhang. There are numerous styles of baguazhang existing today, but there are significant differences between them - in fact, often, it seems that there is more different than same. Nevertheless, there are a few similarities that all do share:. Philosophical basis on the eight trigrams (八卦). Fundamental practice of walking in a circle. In addition, a great majority of baguazhang styles also include most of the following:. Fundament...
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Advanced Dantians & Dragons: Ma Yueliang's Wu Style Taijiquan Curriculum
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Friday, June 25, 2010. Ma Yueliang's Wu Style Taijiquan Curriculum. There also appears to be a cannon fist (十三炮捶) routine, several qigong methods (5 phases neigong (五行内功), 8 methods neigong (八式内功) , several sword routines (heaven and earth sword (乾坤劍), 7 star sword (七星劍), linking sword (連環劍), double swords (雙劍), partner sword (對劍) , as well as routines/methods similar to those in other styles of taijiquan (saber, sticky staff, various push hands methods, etc.). Labels: Chinese Martial Arts. Chinese Marti...
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Advanced Dantians & Dragons: January 2010
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Thursday, January 21, 2010. Yet Another Belated Dungeon Craft Contest Entry. I am currently at work on yet another mod for a Dungeon Craft contest, the entry of which is due in December. Oops! Uh it is already January, and I am still not getting near finishing this thing, but I do have a few new screenshots, at least. so here they are! Although it is hard to say exactly what I have accomplished until now on my mod, you can see some new graphics (as usual, ulp! Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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Advanced Dantians & Dragons: Massive Online Open Courses (MOOCs) - the New Frontier of Education?
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Monday, August 25, 2014. Massive Online Open Courses (MOOCs) - the New Frontier of Education? Besides online kung fu lessons, education is moving forward toward a new, Massive Online Open Courses (MOOC) format, where anyone with a computer and an Internet connection can join in, and possibly pass to receive a (free) statement of accomplishment. MOOCs are one possible solution to at least some of the problems. Coursera. 1 It's just like university classes, but online! 2 Courses have set running times.
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Advanced Dantians & Dragons: June 2010
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Friday, June 25, 2010. Ma Yueliang's Wu Style Taijiquan Curriculum. There also appears to be a cannon fist (十三炮捶) routine, several qigong methods (5 phases neigong (五行内功), 8 methods neigong (八式内功) , several sword routines (heaven and earth sword (乾坤劍), 7 star sword (七星劍), linking sword (連環劍), double swords (雙劍), partner sword (對劍) , as well as routines/methods similar to those in other styles of taijiquan (saber, sticky staff, various push hands methods, etc.). Labels: Chinese Martial Arts. Chinese Marti...
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Advanced Dantians & Dragons: August 2009
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Monday, August 10, 2009. AD&D Commentary: Magic-user Weapons. Magic-users, or mages (as they were called in 2nd edition), have always been a staple of Dungeons and Dragons, or any other fantasy RPG. Although their selection of spells has changed a bit throughout the editions, I wonder about their weapon selection a bit (from Unearthed Arcana):. Caltrops, daggers, darts, knives, slings, staves. In 3e, wizards were given the following weapons:. Club, dagger, heavy crossbow, light crossbow, quarterstaff.
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Advanced Dantians & Dragons: November 2013
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Saturday, November 30, 2013. From Secret Transmissions to Free YouTube Lessons? Today, although it is often still difficult to obtain the real teachings, some people have started to put free lessons on the Internet (such as on YouTube). Whether this is a new trend that will lead to the freeing of these old traditions on the Web, or else just a fad is hard to say, but in any case it is a great act of generosity and good will! Yin Style Baguazhang (Men Baozhen - Xie Peiqi - He Jinbao). This generous taiji ...
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