Dao Mind Internal Lineage, Arcadia, CA (2025)

10/18/2025

Traditional martial arts originated from practices of health preservation and body conditioning.
It’s not just about learning forms — the training is tough, building perseverance, confidence, and a calm, humble spirit.
Especially in internal martial arts, every movement is based on health principles — improving balance, energy flow, and body awareness. Through this, we achieve inner peace, clarity, and wisdom in dealing with life. Martial arts also carry deep cultural and philosophical roots from Confucianism and Taoism, combining body, mind, and spirit.
When training, we should let go of rigid goals and instead feel the movement, the body, and its connection with the environment. True martial spirit arises from this awareness, not from external technique.
Different martial arts styles developed from different philosophies — for example, Shaolin focuses on Zen, while internal arts follow Taoist principles.
Ultimately, martial arts are not just physical moves but a way to harmonize the body with space, energy, and life itself.

How is our practice different?
The so-called “Yin-Yang Continuous Baguazhang” is practiced in a way distinct from ordinary Baguazhang.
Although the outward movements may look similar, the inner meaning is entirely different.
That’s what makes it unique — it cannot be mastered just by imitating its appearance.

10/18/2025

傳承武術的動作是從養生和身體保健演變而來的。
其實武術它不只是練習套路動作這麼單純。練習武術的過程中是艱苦的，所以會形成我們刻苦耐勞的精神。除了可以強身健體和自我保護以外，它讓我們鍛鍊武術的氣質與精神。我們會對自己很有信心，也不畏強權。武術的精神就是不卑不亢。
傳承武術尤其是內家武術，每個動作都是以養生為基礎。每個動作都是讓我們了解和感覺自己的身體，調節身體的問題，保健所有的器官，平衡內在、改變氣血，讓我們神清氣爽。這不是一般所認為的氣功。當我們身心平衡之後，就可以達到安靜的狀態。我們變得處變不驚，變得更有信心與智慧地處理事情。再加上武術是古文化傳承的結晶，它是文化與哲學的結合。而東方的理哲學不只是思想，而是經由身心靈與生活體驗結合出來的智慧。譬如說儒家思想和道家思想都與我們的生活息息相關。
所以當我們練習的時候，要放下自我，去感受動作，感受自己的身體，感受動作與周遭環境的結合，而不是執著於「我要練什麼」、「我要達到什麼」。這樣我們才能產生不一樣的武術氣質與精神。
武術派別的產生，是因為有不同的觀念與思想。譬如說少林武術是修禪，內家則是道。
所以我們練習的並不是單純的手腳動作。人的身體可以改變時空，這就是身體的流離學與空間轉換的應用。
我們的練習又是如何不一樣呢？所謂的「陰陽連貫八卦掌」是與一般八卦不同的方式。外形看起來相似，但內涵不同。這就是它獨特的地方，並不是光看表面就能練成的。

09/14/2025

為什麼大部分的內家求注重練習圓圈？因為圓圈是自然旋轉的方向，例如地球和宇宙的旋轉都是圓圈。太極拳和八卦掌長也是以圓圈為主。那我們要真正懂得圓圈的意思。圓圈是自覺，自然體的應用。但這不是亂動。是氣血流暢，達到身體和心靈上的結合。很多人都以為圓圈很單純或家加的動作很簡單，看了就會。但其實真真的意思是一層一層的不一樣。中華武術也不是全拳腳功夫。

身為現代人的我們不一定比古代人差。我們得到古人的智慧，結合我們現代的科學，我們可以發展得更好。譬如說古人說練習是練習精氣神。用我們現代的解釋。就是把我們的身體練好，氣血流通，我們的細胞和身體得到滋潤，那精神就會放鬆，減少壓力。

傳承系統是每一代老師的經驗結晶形成的所形成的。每位前輩練習的特性都不一樣。董海川祖師教學是因材施教。程廷華的特長是摔法，四兩撥千斤。尹福的特徵是冷脆勁。所以我們要了解真正了解系統，而不是去逛練動作。然後被每一個動作或圈套綁住。我們是有不一樣的特徵。身為現代人的我們是可以突破、超越的。

08/05/2025

Western culture generally emphasizes practicality. The Western approach tends to be very detailed, clear, and scientific in dividing systems, but sometimes this can lead to rigidity. For example, the boxing training system is straightforward—one punch is just one punch. How you train is how you apply it.
Western culture emphasizes "law, reason, emotion," while Eastern culture emphasizes "emotion, reason, law."
Eastern culture primarily begins with concepts and closely integrates systems with people's lives. It's a layered development, moving from the inner circle to the middle circle, and then to the outer circle.
Eastern martial arts aren't as direct. Each movement is not just a simple punch or kick—every form has its deeper meaning. Martial arts without inner content or personal cultivation are easily reduced to mere physical skills.
In particular, the traditional practices of Chinese internal martial arts fuse Chinese traditional culture, philosophy, and daily life. For example,"Yi" refers to change, it is profound, vast, and all-encompassing.

"Zong" refers to the root of a system—it's the crystallization of experiences passed down through generations, forming a complete system. Each school has its unique features and essence.

Internal martial arts training, like Bagua Zhang, includes throwing, striking, hitting, and grabbing. We should emphasize its unique methods of throwing and striking, rather than merging in techniques from other schools. This shows a lack of understanding of the essence of internal martial arts, leading to inconsistency in practice and application.

Nowadays, many people’s training has become impractical; they only know the forms but don't understand the wisdom within them. This is not just ordinary thinking, but rather a systematic structure. We often think that mastering the forms means we've understood them, but without delving into the underlying concepts, we can never truly grasp their deeper meanings.

We need to understand the holistic nature of movements. The so-called "wholeness" is about the use of counterforce, not brute strength. We need to recover the essence lost over time in traditional practices. Such training is suitable for people of all ages.
We should apply the wisdom we’ve learned to life and work, learning how to intelligently align with life and the environment, inspiring the growth of our body, mind, and spirit.

Our system of practice is not the conventional understanding of traditional martial arts by modern people. We pursue the practical application of principles, breaking through each individual's blind spots.

08/05/2025

西方文化大多講求實際。西方的觀念是將系統劃分得非常詳細、清楚且科學，但有時也會因此變得較為僵化。譬如拳擊的鍛鍊系統就很直接，一拳就是一拳，如何鍛鍊就如何應用。
西方講求的是「法、理、情」，而東方則是「情、理、法」。
東方文化主要是從觀念開始，其系統與人的生活密切結合，是層層遞進的發展，從內在的小圈到中圈，再到大圈。正如東方哲學常說的：「修身、齊家、治國、平天下」。
東方的武術就沒有那麼直接。每個動作不只是單純的一拳一腳，每一套套路都有其內涵。武術若沒有內涵與內在修為，便容易淪為武夫之技。
尤其是中國內家的傳統練習，更是融合了中國傳統文化、哲學與生活。例如「易」：所謂「易」，就是變化，博大精深，包羅萬象。
「宗」則是系統的根源，是歷代經驗的結晶，形成一個完整的系統。每一個宗派都有其獨特的特色與本質。
內家的練習如八卦掌，包含摔、點、打、拿。我們應發揮其獨特的摔法與打法，而非將其他門派的摔跤方法湊合其間。這顯示出對內家內涵的不了解，導致練習與應用不一致。
現今很多人的練習變得不夠實際，只懂得套路，卻不了解其中蘊含的智慧。這並不是一般的思維，而是一個有系統的結構。我們常以為掌握了套路，就代表已經懂了，但若沒有對其觀念進行深入探討，我們仍無法理解其中的奧妙。
要了解動作的整體性。所謂「整體」，是反作用力的運用，而非蠻力。這不只是練氣功，也不只是鍛鍊筋骨皮，而是要懂得如何改變身體的能量與思維模式。要把那些傳統中流失的精華找回來，這樣的練習是男女老少皆宜的。
我們要把所學的智慧，應用到生活與工作的層面，懂得如何智慧地配合生活與環境，啟發我們身心靈的成長。
我們的體系練習，不是現代人所理解的一般傳統武術，我們追求的是原理的實修與實踐，突破每一個人的盲點。
這不是一般的八卦掌或內家功夫，而是要傳達如何真正改變自己、理解真理，顛覆一般人的既定想法，不被套路所束縛。

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