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Influence of Yiquan on Bruce Lee, by Bernard K.

Influence of Yiquan on Bruce Lee Taken from: http://benotdefeatedbytherain.blogspot.com/2011/11/influence-of-yiquan-on-bruce-lee.html     Yip Man is commonly recognized as Bruce Lee’s teacher, but in his biography there were ten teachers from whom he learned martial arts, one of which was Liang Zi Peng – 梁子鵬, who was very well known as an internal arts teacher in Hong Kong …

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Wang Xiangzhai’s Four Paradoxes Of Standing Meditation

In 1939, Wang Xiangzhai issued a public challenge through a Beijing newspaper. His objective: to test and prove the new martial arts training system of Yiquan, a system that placed standing meditation (zhan zhuang) at its core. Expert fighters from across China, Japan and even Europe traveled to answer Wang’s challenge. None could beat him …

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Li Ching-Yuen – Oldest Man Who Ever Lived At 256 Years

Li Ching-Yuen or Li Ching-Yun (simplified Chinese: traditional Chinese:; pinyin: Lǐ Qīngyún (1677 or 1736 – May 6, 1933) was a Chinese herbalist, martial artist and tactical advisor. He claimed to be born in 1736, while disputed records suggest 1677. Both alleged lifespans of 197 and 256 years far exceed the longest confirmed lifespan of …

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Alan Orr Article Interviewing Mark Riley About Master David Chan

Check this article out about Master Chan, written by Alan Orr while interviewing Mark Wiley: (URL of the full story here: http://www.alanorr.co.uk/htdocs/articles/markwIleyinterview.html) Mark Wiley: “The next encounter concerns Hsin-I Liu Ha Ba Fa Kung-Fu Master David Chan. I have always been interested in the internal aspects of Kung-Fu, and have studied Qigong for many years …

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