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factors in Bruce’s development was the influence of Taoist philosophy.
Taoist philosophy was developed in the sixth century BC by Lao Tzu,
credited with writing the classical work, the Tao Te Ching. The word Tao means “the way,” meaning in deeper terms the way of
balance or the way of nature. The practice of martial arts is reflective in
nature, as the martial artist must examine the issues of self defense vs
offense, and life and death, while realizing the ultimate goal is deep
introspection into the nature of the self.
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draw.
Whether sparked by this particular shortcoming or a grander desire to unify the arts, collaboration is a running theme in the life of Walter Gropius, an ideas man who did not always have the means to deliver.
It is something he had a miraculous talent for, from paying students at college to complete his drawings, to bringing some of modernism's most mythic characters into his orbit.
[IT] became the underlying principle of the Bauhaus, a school that combined the education of arts, architecture and craft, with the vision of producing complete works of art.
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s not an obvious tourist destination. It is an unremarkable rural
village like many others in China. Yet it draws thousands of visitors
throughout the year, as this village is acknowledged to be the
birthplace of Taijiquan. Often referred to simply as the “Taiji Village”,
Chenjiagou is surrounded by the four large cities of Xinxiang新乡 on
the east, Zhengzhou郑州 on the south, Luoyang洛阳 on the west
and Jiaozuo焦作 on the north. It is acknowledged as one of the most
significant martial arts locations in China, alongside the Shaolin Temple
少林寺 and the Wudang mountains武当山.
Taijiquan, one of the major branches of Chinese Martial Arts, have
been “practiced here for generations and continues to this day.”Excerpt From: “The Essence of Taijiquan 太極之粹.epub.”by David Gaffney & Davidine Siaw-Voon Sim.
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s" of London's coffee houses to Charles Darwin's long, slow hunch to today's high-velocity web.
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s problem -- the Transition response, where we prepare ourselves for life without oil and sacrifice our luxuries to build systems and communities that are completely independent of fossil fuels.
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