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DAOI Talks (65): Wudang Sword, Flying Daggers & Ma Jie w/ Dr. Lu Mei-Hui and Master Chang Wu Na πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ

Dr. Lu Mei-Hui and Master Chang Wu Na are the founders and head instructors of The International Wudang Internal Martial Arts Academy in Seattle Washington, aka Wudang Dan Pai. After training under different masters for several years, the pair met with Ma Jie, a renowned martial artist from the Tianjin area, who passed along to them his knowledge of a rare Wudang sword style, as well as numerous other disciplines. Today they teach his style Read more…

DAOI Talks (63): Say Tian Hng Buddha Shop w/ 6th Gen Artisan, Ng Tze Yong πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡¬

Ng Tze Yong is a 6th generation member of a family who has been handcrafting statues for the Buddhist and Daoist communities since the 1800s. Along with his father, Ng Yeow Hua, and grandmother, Tan Chwee Lian, he continues an ancient tradition which combines artistry, history, culture and religion into some of the most exquisitely crafted iconography in the world.