http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles Past Present and Future A former allaround wushu champion of China Hu Jianqiang is probably best known to kung fu fans from his prominent film roles acting alongside Li Lianjie Jet Li in The Shaolin Temple series and in Sonny Chibas Shogun An awardwinning film and television fight scene choreographer Hu Jianqiang performs his gongfu taolu at breakneck speed with a clarity of movement http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/Wushu_Star_of_Zhejiang_and_Shaolin_Temple.html For every follower of Shaolin kung fu there is an experience that sets you on the path It may have been passed on to you by your family It may have been after you got into your first real fight For my generation it was often after we saw our first kung fu movie When we heard Bruce Lee yell or Master Po chant wisdom it resonated within our soul Somehow some way we were brought before the http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/WuTang_Clans_RZA_and_his_Sifu_Shaolin_Monk_Shi_Yan_Ming.html Xian Gao is a multifaceted talent Martial artist kungfu movie star and teacher he also has considerable cinematic experience as a choreographer and trainer Lately you might have seen him in Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon What Gao considers most important however is to live think and breath traditional Chinese martial arts Gao was born in Xian city Shanxi province China Shanxi ha http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/Xian_Gao_Kungfus_Crouching_Tiger.html t is widely believed throughout the world that there are two forces at work Light and Dark Hard and Soft Good and Evil Yin and Yang One can never exist without the other The Chinese believe that the universe is a vast oneness with every part of it being related to and dependent on every other part Within this all embracing oneness there is continual change day into night life into http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/Yin_and_Yang__Universal_Balance.html And yet that statement is full of political implications In recent decades there has been a push to emphasize the equality of men and women and to break down the barriers that have kept women from fully participating in traditionally maledominated areas of life and employment But to say that men and women are equal is to make a statement of value Men and women deserve equal protection under t http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/YIN_VS_YANG.html