套路 - tàolù Taolu is the pinyin romanisation of 套路. In this context 'tào' is a classifying word for anything regarding sets or collections of things, 'lù' is a journey, road, path. In English we speak of martial arts forms, sets, routines. The Japanese term 'kata' is often used also. Plato was of course the … Continue reading Tào Lù and the Platonic World of Forms
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Welcome to another edition of the weekly White Crane Online blog. Over the past few weeks we have been exploring topics in and around the theme of Taoism. Last week I introduced the core concept of Qi (if you missed it, you might want to read it here first) and I explained a little bit … Continue reading Martial Qigong
China 2019 - Day 30, Friday, 16th August I thought I would round off the blogs with my final thoughts. Partly because I like rounding things off and partly because to finish on 29 just didn't seem right - so here is a nice even number 30. My China trip this summer was predominantly for … Continue reading Day 30 – Final Thoughts
