White Dragon Martial Arts 

Tai Chi for Self-Defense

Tai Chi is one of the oldest documented forms of self-defense dating back over 1500 years. It is also known for its many health benefits.

White Dragon Martial Arts is one of San Diego's oldest and largest kung fu and tai chi schools. We have been teaching the complete Yang Family Tai Chi System for health and self-defense since 1985.

White Dragon Martial Arts - Tai Chi for Health

 

White Dragon Martial Arts 

Tai Chi for Health

Tai Chi in San Diego, California by White Dragon Martial Arts. White Dragon is one of San Diego's oldest and largest kung fu and tai chi schools. We have been teaching the complete Yang Family Tai Chi System since 1985.

 

-  QIGONG BOOK REVIEWS  -

THE MASTER KEY

Qigong Secrets for Vitality, Love, and Wisdom

by Robert Peng with Rafael Nasser

Over the years I have collected many tai chi and qigong books. Some of these works could easily qualify for a college text book while others are more of the attractive box store offering - an introductory book with nice pictures. However, Robert Peng’s qigong book, THE MASTER KEY, falls into its own category. It is engaging, revealing, instructive, inspiring and fairly extensive. For me it is now a prized addition to my tai chi/qigong library. 

Among its many qualities, there are five aspects in particular that have made this book a winner for me.

1.) AUTOBIOGRAPHY: The first part of this book (about 20% of the text) is autobiographical. The author takes the reader into his world, his story, to explain how qigong entered, changed, and improved his own life quite dramatically. He also provides information about the life of his master, Xiao Yao.

Peng was born the youngest of four children in a family in Xiangtan, Hunan Province, China. Born with a serious heart disorder, as a young boy he suffered physical pain and was restricted from playing as healthy children did. At the age of eight his health took a bad turn. It was then that he encountered the mysterious Mr. Tan (Xiao Yao), the boiler room manager at a local hotel. Little did he know that his 82 year old acquaintance was actually the one-time abbot of a Buddhist monastery and a renowned qigong master. Young Peng began to learn qigong from the old man and soon experienced a dramatic reversal from his heart condition. For the next 13 years he studied with the master and paid visits to his monastery, the Jiuyi Temple, in the distant mountains. Peng eventually mastered his teacher’s art, Dan Ming Qigong - Elixer Light Qigong.

2.) LINEAGE: The Dan Ming Qigong taught in this book is a combination of Buddhist, Taoist, and Shaolin practices. This is my first exposure to qigong with this sort of mixed lineage.

3.) DANTIANS: The qigong in this book works extensively with the body’s three, major energy centers, dantians (tantiens) as well as the central qi (chi) meridian. It also instructs on how to concentrate energy at projected external points and brought into the three dantian locations.

4.) PSYCHOLOGY: This is the first book I’ve seen that devotes significant material to exploring the psychological impact of energy imbalances on human emotion and character. The author explains how energy deficiencies in one or more dantians can influence a person’s thinking, emotions, and actions.

5.) MEDIA: This book is the first I’ve seen that not only provides detailed descriptions of its exercises, but also directs the reader to on-line internet video segments demonstrating the exercises in real time. The video material is available at:  

soundstrue.org/MasterKeyExercises
  

As if these offerings weren’t enough, the book provides ample clear photographs of the author demonstrating the techniques with computer graphics depicting what happens energetically during the exercise.

This book is part true life adventure and part workbook, providing a generous presentation of qigong theory, sources, and practice. THE MASTER KEY is an uplifting spiritual story framed with positive encouragement, personal experience, and clear presentations. This book is designed to help the reader achieve a healthier, happier existence. I am pleased to be able to recommend this unusual book to you.

"Tai chi lets you find the center 

and the spirals emanating from it."

  

- Painting of Mrs. Men Bao,

Bao's Lung Fei Tai Chi

baoslungfeitaichi.co.uk

"Tai chi prowls with the tiger 

and dances with the crane." 

- Painting: Assi Ben Porat

"Picture yourself feeling 

healthier, happier, and younger."

Waking Up to the Beauty of Nature Tai Chi everydaytaichi lucy chun Honol...

 

Waking Up to the Beauty of Nature Tai Chi 

Lucy Chun Honolulu, Hawaii

Lucy & Ken teach Yang style Tai Chi in Honolulu, 

Hawaii at Kilauea District Park. 

For more class information go to our webpage, 

"everydaytaichi4U" at our website at:

everydaytaichi.org

 

"In tai chi three things are constant - 

centering, relaxation, and change."

Chen Style Taiji & Yang Style Taiji (Tai Chi) Side by Side

 

Chen Style Taiji & 

Yang Style Taiji (Tai Chi) 

Side by Side

 

With Chen Zhenglei (left) & 

Yang Jun (right)

MATCH POINTS:  

00:31  

00:43  

00:56  

1:12 Push  

1:15 Single Whip  

1:55 White Crane Spreads Wings  

2:12  

2:22  

2:26  

2:31  

2:46  

2:54  

2:52 Punch  

3:24  

3:37  

3:51 Punch Under Elbow  

4:07  

4:26 White Stork Spreads Wings  

4:41  

4:43  

4:51  

5:00 Punch 

5:15 Single Whip 

5:32 Cloud Hands  

5:52 High Pat On Horse  

6:03 Right Kick  

6:13 Left Kick  

6:21 Turn Body Kick Right  

6:30  

6:37 Low Punch  

6:52 Kick Right  

7:08 Kick Right Kick Left  

7:17 Kick Right  

7:24 Punch  

7:37  

7:42  

8:07 Single Whip  

10:28 Snake Creeps Down -- Stretch Down  

10:34 Stand on One Leg  

12:31 High Pat  

13:18 Snake Creeps--Stretch Down 2  

13:23 Seven Stars 

13:28 Step Back Ride Tiger--Mount Tiger  

13:33 Wave Lotus  

13:43 

 

"The wise don't allow age to determine 

what they can and cannot do."