In Chinas Taoist martial arts schools, fighting is only part of the lesson
SHIYAN, China (AP) — There was a time when Chinese master Yuan Shimao thought martial arts were all about punching and kicking. As a young practitioner, he focused on speed and strength. “I trained that way for many years without becoming still enough to search within myself,” said Yuan, who founded a kung fu academy in central China in 2004. “But as you gradually settle into stillness, you begin to understand what the scriptures mean by spirit,” he added. “You can begin to ”That...
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