There are many similarities
between the
hard and
soft fighting systems; both use animal movements and
forms, for example, and both incorporate the five elements, but because of
the
Taoist influence, the
soft arts exhibit a stronger and deeper
relationship with the natural world.
Since the Taoist concepts are rooted in the most distant past with the most ancient beliefs of the Chinese, it is difficult for the Western mind to understand them. Therefore, before you can investigate the internal martial arts, you must first back to the very origins of thought in ancient China.
(Howard Reid)
Since the Taoist concepts are rooted in the most distant past with the most ancient beliefs of the Chinese, it is difficult for the Western mind to understand them. Therefore, before you can investigate the internal martial arts, you must first back to the very origins of thought in ancient China.
(Howard Reid)
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