This summer I attended the “16th International Seminar on Taiji and Qigong” in Zibo, Shandong, China, July 29-August 3, 2014. It was organized by Master Wang Feng-Ming of the World Chen Style Hun Yuan Taiji Association. The first three days were on practicing collecting, cultivating, and circulation of Qi, and the last three days were on practicing the “Chen Style Hun Yuan Taiji 48 Form” with Master Wang demonstrating the martial applications of each form. More discussion on the contents of this seminar may be discussed in the future. In this article, I want to briefly report on several testimonials on health benefits from practicing Chen Style Hun Yuan Taijiquan [1].
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Some Testimonials on Health Benefits from Practicing Chen Style Hun Yuan Taijiquan
September 2014
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Reflections from 2014 Peace & Reconciliation Asia Study Tour
September 2014
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This summer I had the opportunity to participate in a weekly demonstration that has been going on since January 8, 1992, making it the world’s longest longevity demonstration in history. The official name of this demonstration, also called weekly meeting, is the “Wednesday Demonstration Demanding Japan to Redress the Comfort Women Problems,” and it takes place every Wednesday at 12:00 noon in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul, South Korea. [1] This event was one of many meaningful and educational events that took place during this year’s July 12-24 “2014 Peace and Reconciliation Asia Study Tour.”[2] Besides Seoul, the tour also visited Shanghai, Nanjing, and Harbin in China. This article provides a brief summary [3] of some reflections from this Asia Study Tour.
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Taiji and Alzheimer Disease
June 2014
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A recent research study shows that practicing Taiji can increase the brain size and results in improvements in several cognitive tests that may suggest reducing the probability of getting Alzheimer Disease or delaying its onset.
Assessing U.S.’s Foreign Policy Toward China
Image of China from U.S. Government and Media:
If your knowledge of history is based only on the recent comments and headlines from the U.S. government leaders and media reports about China, the image that you paint of China will be something similar to the following:
Is that image consistent with facts? Let’s analyze each of these issues.
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