Josh Paynter is the co-abbot of Parting Clouds Daoist Temple and Education. He is one of the US delegates to the World Daoist Federation. He has translated the primary liturgical texts of the Long Men temple system and continues to work on others. He teaches in various Chinese Medicine doctoral Read more…
Prof. David Alexander Palmer is a professor of anthropology and religious studies at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He is the author of several works, including Qigong Fever: Body, Science and Utopia in China and Dream Trippers: Global Daoism and the Predicament of Modern Spirituality with co-author Elijah Siegler. Read more…
In this Roundtable Discussion, three highly regarded Tai Chi teachers from different lineages come together to discuss the current and future state of the art, as well as controversial Tai Chi topics such as “hopping” and Xiu Xiaodong’s feud with some Chen Tai Chi practitioners.
Frank E. Kyle III is one of 4 instructors at the Xingyi Martial Arts Club (MAC) located in Dayton Ohio. Frank teaches Sun Style Taiji, Bagua, and push hands/No-Gi Shuai Jiao. The Xingyi Martial Arts club is dedicated to the teaching of Xingyi, Taiji and Bagua principles. Between Frank and Read more…
Jose Carlos Serna Gonzales began his martial arts training at the age of 16. In 2003, he moved to China where he studied at the Shaolin Temple for three years, then moved to the city of Xian, where he became a student of xingyi master Run Yan Nian, a member Read more…