{"id":284,"date":"2013-07-12T21:52:21","date_gmt":"2013-07-13T04:52:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fiveimmortals.wordpress.com\/?page_id=284"},"modified":"2024-01-07T16:16:20","modified_gmt":"2024-01-07T16:16:20","slug":"wudang-kung-fu","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fiveimmortals.com\/wudang-kung-fu\/","title":{"rendered":"Wudang Kung Fu"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em><span style=\"color: #800000;\">W<span style=\"color: #993300;\">udang Kung Fu &#8211; Wudang Gong Fu<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/h1>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #993300;\">How to resolve the contradiction between Fighting Arts and Compassion.<\/span><\/strong><\/h6>\n<div id=\"attachment_3931\" style=\"width: 244px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fiveimmortals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/URG59ZP1_JMM%40E4ZBD.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3931\" data-attachment-id=\"3931\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/fiveimmortals.com\/wudang-kung-fu\/urg59zp1_jmme4zbd-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fiveimmortals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/URG59ZP1_JMM%40E4ZBD.jpg?fit=234%2C325&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"234,325\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"URG59ZP1_JMM@E4ZBD\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Wudang Kung Fu Grandmaster of Chun Yang Lineage.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fiveimmortals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/URG59ZP1_JMM%40E4ZBD.jpg?fit=234%2C325&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-3931 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fiveimmortals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/URG59ZP1_JMM%40E4ZBD.jpg?resize=234%2C325&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Wudang Kung Fu Grandmaster of Chun Yang Lineage.\" width=\"234\" height=\"325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fiveimmortals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/URG59ZP1_JMM%40E4ZBD.jpg?w=234&amp;ssl=1 234w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fiveimmortals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/URG59ZP1_JMM%40E4ZBD.jpg?resize=216%2C300&amp;ssl=1 216w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 234px) 100vw, 234px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3931\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><a style=\"color: #993300;\" href=\"https:\/\/wudangwhitehorse.com\/wudang-lineage\/liu-li-han\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><strong>Wudang Kung Fu Grandmaster of Chun Yang Lineage.<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">All of the <em>Kung Fu<\/em> (<em>Gong Fu<\/em>), including <em>Wudang Kung Fu<\/em> knowledge that Li Shifu from Heavenly Horse Peak has received, fall under the umbrella of ancient and traditional <em>Kung Fu<\/em> (<em>Gong Fu<\/em>) and can be summed up as the essences of internal and external martial arts. Basics and forms are taught and instructed according to traditional teaching methods. In the temple, practicing martial arts is combined with virtue, morals and one&#8217;s character cultivation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Transmissions:<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong><em>Wudang Kung Fu<\/em> (<em>Gong Fu<\/em>),<a style=\"color: #333333;\" title=\"Wudang Tai Chi\" href=\"https:\/\/fiveimmortals.com\/wudang-kung-fu\/wudang-tai-chi\/\"> Fire and <span style=\"color: #333333;\">Water Wudang Tai Chi <\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #333333;\">, <a style=\"color: #333333;\" title=\"Wudang Tai Chi\" href=\"https:\/\/fiveimmortals.com\/wudang-kung-fu\/wudang-tai-chi\/\">Wudang Tai Chi Push-Hands<\/a>,\u00a0<a style=\"color: #333333;\" title=\"Ji Ben Gong\" href=\"https:\/\/fiveimmortals.com\/wudang-kung-fu\/ji-ben-gong\/\"> Ji Ben Gong<\/a>,<a style=\"color: #333333;\" title=\"Wudang Qigong\" href=\"https:\/\/fiveimmortals.com\/wudang-tao\/wudang-qigong\/\"> Big Dipper Body-Protection Wudang Qigong<\/a>,\u00a0 <a style=\"color: #333333;\" title=\"Wudang Sword\" href=\"https:\/\/fiveimmortals.com\/wudang-kung-fu\/wudang-sword\/\">Seven Star Wudang Sword<\/a>,<a style=\"color: #333333;\" title=\"Wudang Jian\" href=\"https:\/\/fiveimmortals.com\/wudang-kung-fu\/wudang-jian\/\">\u00a0 <\/a><a style=\"color: #333333;\" title=\"Wudang Sword\" href=\"https:\/\/fiveimmortals.com\/wudang-kung-fu\/wudang-sword\/\">Dragon Heart Wudang Sword<\/a>, <a style=\"color: #333333;\" title=\"Wudang Taijiquan\" href=\"https:\/\/fiveimmortals.com\/wudang-tao\/wudang-taijiquan\/\">Wudag Taijiqua<span style=\"color: #333333;\">n<\/span><\/a>, <a style=\"color: #333333;\" title=\"Wudang Bagua Long Xin Zhang\" href=\"https:\/\/fiveimmortals.com\/wudang-kung-fu\/wudang-bagua\/\">Wudang Eight Trigram Big Dipper Palm<\/a> and<a style=\"color: #333333;\" title=\"Unique skills\" href=\"https:\/\/fiveimmortals.com\/areas-of-study\/fu-zhu-gong\/\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"> trademark skills i<\/span>ncluding Yellow-Mud-Palm<\/a>, <a style=\"color: #333333;\" title=\"Unique skills\" href=\"https:\/\/fiveimmortals.com\/areas-of-study\/fu-zhu-gong\/\">Piercing- Mountain<\/a>, <a style=\"color: #333333;\" title=\"Unique skills\" href=\"https:\/\/fiveimmortals.com\/areas-of-study\/fu-zhu-gong\/\">Iron-Sand-Palm<\/a>, <a style=\"color: #333333;\" title=\"Point Striking\" href=\"https:\/\/fiveimmortals.com\/areas-of-study\/chinese-style-point-striking-wrestling\/\">Grappling-Skills<\/a>, <a style=\"color: #333333;\" title=\"Unique skills\" href=\"https:\/\/fiveimmortals.com\/areas-of-study\/fu-zhu-gong\/\">Iron-Arm-Skill<\/a>, <a style=\"color: #333333;\" title=\"Hard Qigong\" href=\"https:\/\/fiveimmortals.com\/wudang-kung-fu\/hard-qigong\/\">Protecting-the-Body-Skill<\/a>, and <a style=\"color: #333333;\" title=\"QingGong\" href=\"https:\/\/fiveimmortals.com\/wudang-kung-fu\/qinggong\/\">QingGong<\/a>, in addition to a set of secretly transmitted methods.<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fiveimmortals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/jj1.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3930\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/fiveimmortals.com\/wudang-kung-fu\/jj-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fiveimmortals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/jj1.jpg?fit=50%2C50&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"50,50\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"jj\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fiveimmortals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/jj1.jpg?fit=50%2C50&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3930\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fiveimmortals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/jj1.jpg?resize=50%2C50&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"jj\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>How to resolve the contradiction between Fighting Arts and Compassion.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Origin, Purpose and Main Principles<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The word \u2018<em>Kung Fu<\/em>\u2019 as such did not exist in ancient China. According to the earliest records, 2500 years ago there were military skills, sword and hand fighting techniques. These skills developed for several thousand years before the existence of gunpowder and firearms, and were passed on within more than a few hundred sects. Methods that were transmitted within society were referred to as martial arts techniques. These were handed down and disseminated up to the present times and only then labelle<span style=\"color: #333333;\">d \u00a0&#8220;<a style=\"color: #333333;\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chinese_martial_arts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Chinese Martial Arts<\/em><\/a>&#8220;,<\/span> and &#8220;<em>Kung Fu<\/em>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><em>Kung Fu<\/em> can be separated into two main categories in regards to the physical exercises and the principles:<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\"><em> Internal Kung Fu<\/em>&#8211; <em>Nei Jia Gong Fu<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\"><em> External Kung Fu<\/em> &#8211; <em>Wai Jia Gong Fu<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>External Kung Fu<\/em> uses e<span style=\"color: #333333;\">xternal practices to steel one\u2019s tendons, bones and skin. Its characteristics are hard and fierce and is represented by the Shaolin Temple, C<\/span>hina. <em>Internal Kung Fu<\/em> uses internal practices to strengthen one\u2019s energetic field and one\u2019s internal &#8220;True Qi&#8221;. Its principle objective is emptiness, agility, roundness and softness. <em>Wudang<\/em> is its orthodox and traditional school. Therefore the <em>Kung Fu<\/em> World reveres Shaolin in the North and worships <em>Wudang<\/em> in the South. The history of <em>Wudang Kung Fu<\/em> reaches far back in time, broad and deep.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4212\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fiveimmortals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/wudang-master-li.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4212\" data-attachment-id=\"4212\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/fiveimmortals.com\/mount-wudang-master\/wudang-master-li\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fiveimmortals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/wudang-master-li.jpg?fit=352%2C264&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"352,264\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;KODAK V530 ZOOM DIGITAL CAMERA&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1107158623&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.2&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"wudang master li\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fiveimmortals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/wudang-master-li.jpg?fit=352%2C264&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-4212 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fiveimmortals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/wudang-master-li.jpg?resize=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Wudang Kung Fu\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fiveimmortals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/wudang-master-li.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fiveimmortals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/wudang-master-li.jpg?w=352&amp;ssl=1 352w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4212\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em><strong><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Wudang Kung Fu<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">It contains profound traditions and philosophies of the Chinese culture. Its doctrine is centered on the blending of ancient Chinese concepts such as Yin-Yang, the Five Elemental Phases, the Book of Changes, the eight trigrams and naturalness with the fist principles and skills, the theories of gong-skill, actual combat and military tactics. The history furthermore places importance on the concept of the universe as a whole, as a holistic body. It moreover regards the concept of the unification of Heaven and Human through great kindness of the <em>Dao<\/em> and the sublimation of the ten thousand things as its principal purpose. The notion of &#8220;the <em>Dao<\/em> following the natural way&#8221; is considered its source. It applies methods to combine movement and stillness, to cultivate both the internal and the external, to unite opposites.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\">\u201cPreventing any form of evil from penetrating one\u2019s energetic field<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\"> and pursuing innumerable benevolent deeds is seen as a ladder to heaven.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">One hopes to be able to sublimate and transform through the cultivation of one\u2019s self\u2019 and one\u2019s virtuous character, as well as through one\u2019s devout faith in Taoist Immortals and the reverence of the Purple Heaven\u2019s gods, the Heavenly Sages and the Perfected Ones. The direction and objectives of &#8220;<em>Wudang Kung Fu<\/em>&#8221;\u00a0are\u00a0to obtain the compassion and protection from higher life forms and high-dimensional wisdoms, to open the human body\u2019s even greater potential, to attain &#8220;Spirit Gong&#8221;, a skill beyond the mundane astonishing world. These are also the differences between the &#8220;<em>Daoist<\/em> <em>Wudang Kung Fu<\/em>&#8221; and the <em>Kung Fu<\/em> in society, which manifest themselves\u00a0in the distinct origin and the exceptional effects of this miraculous <em>Wudang Kung Fu<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #993300;\">The Unification of Martial Arts and the Dao<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Wudang Kung Fu<\/em>&#8216;s theories and foundation originate from the ancient Yi Jing, the eight trigrams, <span style=\"color: #333333;\">and<a style=\"color: #333333;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.his.com\/~merkin\/daoBrief.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Lao Zi\u2019s <em>Dao<\/em> De Jing<\/a>, which are all related to the <em>Dao<\/em>. The ancients believed in the existence of the paramou<\/span>nt, supreme, everlasting Great Dao of Heaven and Earth.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\">\u201cIt gives birth and evolves the ten thousand things;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\"> But on the other hand it also controls and inhibits the ten thousand things.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\"> It is without form and without appearance, without beginning and without end;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\"> Heaven is its father and Earth is its mother multiplying the myriad beings.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\"> In this state of calmness, soft and yielding, safeguarding the female;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\"> Non-action and no contention; its volition unfolds before one\u2019s eyes;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\"> From its greatness to its tininess, within and without, it comprises everything;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\"> From its macrocosm to its microcosm.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\"> Observe its laws of movement from the milky way to the protons and quarks;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\"> The pattern of \u2018circular\u2019 interlinked movements.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\"> \u2018Circles\u2019 are the universe\u2019s driving force, the life force behind all living beings,<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\"> The impetus of the never ending chain of life.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\"> It is the everlasting leitmotif of all life forms.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Wudang Kung Fu<\/em> regards the \u2019<em>Dao<\/em>\u2019 as its root leading to the specific practicing methods for fist skills. All theories of course must accord with the <em>Dao<\/em>&#8216;s orbit, its circular movements, its transformations and circulations.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4054\" style=\"width: 294px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fiveimmortals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/taoist-altar.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4054\" data-attachment-id=\"4054\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/fiveimmortals.com\/wudang-tao\/erecting-an-altar\/taoist-altar\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fiveimmortals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/taoist-altar.jpg?fit=595%2C446&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"595,446\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;FinePix A303&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1405962623&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5.7&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.04&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"taoist altar\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fiveimmortals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/taoist-altar.jpg?fit=595%2C446&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-4054 \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fiveimmortals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/taoist-altar.jpg?resize=284%2C213&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Wudang Kung Fu\" width=\"284\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fiveimmortals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/taoist-altar.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fiveimmortals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/taoist-altar.jpg?w=595&amp;ssl=1 595w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 284px) 100vw, 284px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4054\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><em><strong>Wudang Kung Fu<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\">These circles are embodied in all respects:<\/span><br \/>\nRevolving, rotating, moving, and changing. They are arranged in Wudang\u2019s Heavenly Stars (big dipper), the Eight Trigram Palm (Ba Gua Zhang), Wudang\u2019s Big Dipper Dragon-Heart Swordsmanship, Wudang\u2019s Water-Fire Tai Ji and other physical exercises and stepping techniques equally pacing in circles and drawing circles. Everywhere these circular patterns are practiced: small circles, great arcs comprising small arcs, horizontal circles, vertical circles, oblique circle, silk reeling circles, eight shaped circles, and so on. These kinds of circle, rotation, circulation and movement patterns truly belong to Internal <em>Wudang Kung Fu<\/em> and are the greatest point of difference to other styles of <em>Kung Fu<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Wudang Martial Arts, Medicine and Longevity<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Wudang Kung Fu<\/em> embodies the reverence, following and preaching of the <em>Dao<\/em>. It highly values the cultivation of human body\u2019s essence, qi and spirit (the three treasures).<br \/>\nAll methods regardless whether it i<span style=\"color: #333333;\">s <a style=\"color: #333333;\" title=\"Meditation\" href=\"https:\/\/fiveimmortals.com\/meditation\/\">sitting or standing meditation<\/a>, moving exercises like <a style=\"color: #333333;\" title=\"Daoyin Yangsheng Gong\" href=\"https:\/\/fiveimmortals.com\/wudang-tao\/daoyin-yangsheng-gong\/\"><em>Dao<\/em> Yi<\/a>n, <a style=\"color: #333333;\" title=\"Daoyin Yangsheng Gong\" href=\"https:\/\/fiveimmortals.com\/wudang-tao\/daoyin-yangsheng-gong\/\">Longevity<\/a>, <a style=\"color: #333333;\" title=\"Wudang Qigong\" href=\"https:\/\/fiveimmortals.com\/wudang-tao\/wudang-qigong\/\">Qi Gong <\/a>or se<\/span>cret practices lay stress on:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\">\u201cRefine saliva into essence;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\"> Refine essence into qi;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\"> Refine qi into spirit,<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\"> Refine spirit and return to the void;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\"> Refine the void and unite with the Dao.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Thus one is able to progressively elevate and sublimate. All methods apply the regulation of the heart-mind, the regulation of the breathing, the regulation of the body, implemented from beginning to end. Regardless of the <em>Kung Fu<\/em> technique, the external physical exercises of hand, eye, body, method and stepping practices emphasize the transformation of yin and yang, the circular arc, the silk reeling, the combination of movement and stillness. Moreover,\u00a0they underline that within softness there is hardness and within hardness there is softness.<br \/>\nThe chief focus lies on the circulation of the body\u2019s internal \u2018True qi\u2019 and on the conservation and gathering of essence, qi an<span style=\"color: #333333;\">d spirit (<a style=\"color: #333333;\" href=\"https:\/\/tcm.chinesecio.com\/en\/article\/2009-08\/24\/content_11728.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jing, Qi, Shen<\/a>) i<\/span>n order to increase one\u2019s own intrinsic strength, power and Gong (skill).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1729\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fiveimmortals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/sifu1.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1729\" data-attachment-id=\"1729\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/fiveimmortals.com\/wudang-media\/gallery\/sifu1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fiveimmortals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/sifu1.jpg?fit=896%2C672&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"896,672\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Wudang JIan\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Wudang JIan&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Wudang Kung Fu&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fiveimmortals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/sifu1.jpg?fit=896%2C672&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1729\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fiveimmortals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/sifu1.jpg?resize=300%2C224&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Wudang JIan\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fiveimmortals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/sifu1.jpg?resize=300%2C224&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fiveimmortals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/sifu1.jpg?w=896&amp;ssl=1 896w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1729\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em><strong><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Wudang Kung Fu<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Both aspects, the internal and the external, must adhere to the centeredness and uprightness [i.e. one\u2019s physical body needs to be straight and one\u2019s character righteous], relaxed and tranquil, peaceful and comfortable, soft and dynamic. One must establish one\u2019s \u2018Cinnabar Field\u2019 (Dan Tian) and the \u2018Gate of Life\u2019 (Ming Men) as the core and nucleus of movement, transformation, practice and refinement. One must regard the free-coursing of one\u2019s qi, blood and fluids in the meridians and a strong and robust body free from disease as the first prerequisites. If one wants to understand the causes for people\u2019s disease, one must grasp the principles of the five<span style=\"color: #333333;\"> Zang-Organs a<\/span>nd mechanism of the meridians. One must comprehend the methods for regulating essence, qi, spirit, blood and fluids and the principles of longevity and the art of Chinese Medicine transmitted by the chief physician Qi Bo and the Yellow Emperor.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\">\u201cWith low skills one is capable of healing one\u2019s own injuries,<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\">capable of re-adjusting one\u2019s own illnesses.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\"> With great skills one is capable of curing and benefitting people,<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\">capable of doing good deeds in society and rescue people\u2019s lives.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">If one practices <em>Kung Fu<\/em> externally and cultivates benevolence and love internally, if one accumulates essence and builds up qi, the physical constitution and the power of one\u2019s initially weak gong will gradually get stronger and stronger. If one keeps practicing like this long-term, one will certainly undergo biological changes and go through the sublimation of the consciousness and the mind.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The Trivial Skill of Subduing an Enemy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Wudang Martial Arts<\/em> are regarded as a form of <em>Kung Fu<\/em>, since the attack and defense fighting methods certainly incorporate practical and pragmatic fighting applications. Thus <em>Wudang Kung Fu<\/em> receives praise from the martial arts circles. Concerning its sword fighting, its fist methods and its Gong (skill) methods, there is the knowledge of the society about the physical exercises, the forms (Tao Lu) and the unique skills. But there is also what common people outside the religious sects are not aware of such as an even deeper level, comprising hand symbols (aka mudras), rituals, incantations (aka mantras), talisman, taboos\/ contraindications, qi and the arts. Moreover these special items contain pacing along the celestial seven stars and treading on the big dipper (stepping methods), the \u2018Qi Men Dun Jia\u2019 divination method, <em>Daoist<\/em> rituals and <em>Daoist<\/em> arts enabling one to defeat ten people easily.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3954\" style=\"width: 297px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fiveimmortals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_63942.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3954\" data-attachment-id=\"3954\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/fiveimmortals.com\/wudang-kung-fu\/wudang-tai-chi\/img_6394-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fiveimmortals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_63942.jpg?fit=314%2C209&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"314,209\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_6394\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fiveimmortals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_63942.jpg?fit=314%2C209&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-3954\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fiveimmortals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_63942.jpg?resize=287%2C191&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Wudang Tai Chi in Five Immortals Temple\" width=\"287\" height=\"191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fiveimmortals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_63942.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fiveimmortals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_63942.jpg?w=314&amp;ssl=1 314w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 287px) 100vw, 287px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3954\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em><strong><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Wudang Kung Fu<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">These deeper-level aspects require the communication and cooperation with higher-dimensional mysterious powers through ceremonial practices according to certain requirements. Therefore one can obtain equal rank with the immortals and heavenly messengers. Reaching this point is already considered the sublimation to a higher level of <em>Kung Fu<\/em>. Spirit and form (body and mind) have joined to become One. This is the study of the meta-physical and the immaterial transcends the physical form and appearance. To get to this level the requirements for the practitioner\u2019s Way, Virtue and character qualities already go far beyond a common person, and are much stricter.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The &#8220;<em>Dao<\/em> De Jing&#8221; says:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\">\u201cWeapons are inauspicious tools;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\"> They should be used only as last resort.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Daoism<\/em> advocates the respect for life, the preciousness of life, harmony, humility and tolerance; this is the <em>Dao<\/em> of Benevolence and Compassion. <em>Daoism<\/em> discourages wars, injury and harm, contention, vieing and seizing forcefully; this is the <em>Dao<\/em> of Ruthlessness and Cruelty. In the past P<span style=\"color: #333333;\">atriarch<a style=\"color: #333333;\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/L%C3%BC_Dongbin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> L\u00fc Dong Bin<\/a> be<\/span>nefitted the world and rescued people\u2019s lives; Patriarch Qiu Chu Ji ended the killings of Genghis Khan with one word amongst other benevolent deeds. Therefore, the <em>Daoist<\/em> sects possess skills of fighting however do not compete for supremacy as they regard fighting skills as superficial and trifling knowledge. This viewpoint is due to their faith and their monastic disciplinary precepts as well as their belief in the notion of the Way and the Virtue. <em>Kung Fu<\/em> is just a stepping stone to reach to a much higher level.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Martial Arts Virtue and Entering the <em>Dao<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Wudang Kung Fu<\/em> originated from Taoist sects. The high level <em>Kung Fu<\/em> expert of the internal traditional school of <em>Wudang<\/em> must unify the <em>Dao<\/em>, the martial arts and the healing arts. The high priest and ceremonial master must accept the three refuges (<em>Dao<\/em>, Scripture and Teachers) and comply with the precepts, revere and follow the <em>Dao<\/em>. Precepts are to prevent one from using past knowledge, ignorant practices and wicked conduct, to break away the common person\u2019s greed, desires, anger, stupor and other myriad types of empty delusions. They also stop one from going as far as becoming entangled and disturbed in the bustling shallowness of society, to the point of the heart-mind being tired, the spirit consumed, the essence exhausted, qi withered.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\">\u201cIf the heart-mind and the conduct are not upright,<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\"> Desires and greed become infinite.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\"> Qi and blood inevitably will become disorderly.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\"> The meridians, the endocrine system and the energetic field certainly will be affected.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\"> Cause and effect correspond to each other.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\"> Effect follows one\u2019s conduct like a shadow follows a person.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\"> If one violates the Dao\u2019s principles,<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\"> How can one obtain long and everlasting life?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">If the heart-mind is righteous and the conduct is upright, Qi and blood are free flowing, smooth and unobstructed. The body will be comfortable and there will be no confusion, &#8220;True Qi\u2019&#8221; will be accumulated and assembled. With small Gong (skill) one can remove one\u2019s illnesses and prolong one\u2019s life. Once one\u2019s Gong (skill) has grown bigger into great Gong (skill), one is able to shed the form and metamorphose one\u2019s body, the meridians, the Qi and the blood into the internal alchemy\u2019s basic foundation. Reaching this point is already above the study of<em> Kung Fu<\/em>, a sublimation reaching the high level of the study of the universe and life.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Seeking a Teacher and Begging for Teachings<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The<em> Daoist sect<\/em>s\u2019 selection of disciples throughout the ages has been always extremely strict. The main requirement for this style of transmitting knowledge lies in the teacher selecting the student. The teacher\u2019s oral transmission, and heart-mind instructions (instilling of knowledge through formless methods) are the priority.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3926\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fiveimmortals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMG_702111.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3926\" data-attachment-id=\"3926\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/fiveimmortals.com\/mount-wudang-master\/img_70211\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fiveimmortals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMG_702111.jpg?fit=517%2C473&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"517,473\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1405916817&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;28&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_70211\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Wudang Kung Fu&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fiveimmortals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMG_702111.jpg?fit=517%2C473&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3926\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fiveimmortals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMG_702111.jpg?resize=300%2C274&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Mount Wudang Abbot Du Song Feng\" width=\"300\" height=\"274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fiveimmortals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMG_702111.jpg?resize=300%2C274&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fiveimmortals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMG_702111.jpg?w=517&amp;ssl=1 517w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3926\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em><strong><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Wudang Kung Fu<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Most importantly the high standard of <em>Wudang Kung Fu<\/em> transmissions of knowledge often depends on the teacher\u2019s heart-mind instructions as well as the disciple\u2019s wisdom and realization. The heart-mind\u2019s nature and the character qualities have to have undergone many examinations all year round, even to the point of the teacher setting up unexpected traps in the darkness to assess the student\u2019s thoughts, infinitely testing the student. Besides an oath has to be sworn, a vow has to be made. One has to conduct a ceremony in a <em>Daoist<\/em> ritualistic space, submit a petition, with a sincere prayer, beg the sages and appeal for their compassion and protection. The requirements include the study of <em>Daoism<\/em>\u2019s scriptures such as the <em>Dao<\/em> De Jing, the Scripture of the Hidden Talisman (Yin Fu Jing), the Yellow Court Scripture (Huang Ting Jing), the Yi Jing, the Yellow Emperor\u2019s Internal Classic (Huang Di Nei Jing), the Founding Father\u2019s Treasured Instructions (Zu Shi Bao Xun), Action and Response According to the Great High (Tai Shang Gan Ying Pian) and many more scriptures. One must accept and uphold the <em>Daoist<\/em> temple precepts, such as the three refuges, the five most basic precepts, the ten initial realization precepts (the first stage of precepts requirements) and the heavenly immortal precepts (last stage of precepts). In lesser cases of violating the precepts the disciple is reprimanded and punished by kneeling for the time it takes an incense stick to burn down completely. In more serious cases the student will be disciplined by the bamboo cane and the leather whip, the Gong (skill) will be taken away and the student will be expelled outside the temple gates. If one grasps this, one will know that the high level <em>Kung Fu<\/em> cultivation is difficult and by no means easy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\">That is why the masters of the past said:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\">\u201cOne should rather lose the transmissions forever than passing them on disorderly.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\"> Disorderly transmissions have implications for the teacher.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Thus the <em>Daoist<\/em> sects\u2019 dissemination and influential sphere is very small, it is the number one reason why only a few know about <em>Daoism<\/em> overseas and abroad. Nowadays in society the desire for material wealth has taken a perverse turn. Many of the high Gong (skill) masters have already left the world or renounced it, escaped this world leading lives of recluses, not being polluted by the worldly desires. The desire for gain has dominated the unworthy people\u2019s thoughts and poisoned their hearts, cheating and bullying their teachers, extinguishing and exterminating their masters, betraying the pledge to their teachers and forsaking the <em>Dao<\/em>. They furthermore collaborate with powerful and influential people, deceive the world, and steal undeserved fame. However bright people penetrate their intention in one glance, but new students and novices must scrutinize and must be cautious. When one listens to the words of the unworthy people and observes their behavior, it is not hard to recognize and identify them. One should apply this principle to avoid spending a lot of money, waste time and one\u2019s life.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\">\u201cThe door to enlightenment is wide open to everyone,<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\"> But only the ones who have a destiny with it, will enter.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4039\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fiveimmortals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/tai-chi1.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4039\" data-attachment-id=\"4039\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/fiveimmortals.com\/wudang-tao\/wudang-taijiquan\/tai-chi-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fiveimmortals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/tai-chi1.jpg?fit=577%2C433&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"577,433\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;X10&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1331682091&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;8.9&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"tai-chi\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Wudang Tai Chi at Heavenly Horse Peak&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fiveimmortals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/tai-chi1.jpg?fit=577%2C433&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4039\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fiveimmortals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/tai-chi1.jpg?resize=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Wudang Taijiquan\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fiveimmortals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/tai-chi1.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fiveimmortals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/tai-chi1.jpg?w=577&amp;ssl=1 577w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4039\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em><strong><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Wudang Kung Fu<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">In the past Mount Wudang had to go through chaotic times on several occasions. In order to avoid the wartime&#8217;s some high priests and ceremonial masters carrying with them skills and techniques wandered and roamed around in the countryside, returning to secular life. In order to ensure the survival and distribution of <em>Daoism\u2019s<\/em> knowledge, they transmitted a few physical exercises (form and structure) of <em>Kung Fu<\/em> amongst the common people. These transmissions took shape in the form of <em>Taijiquan, Xing Yi, Ba Gua Zhang<\/em>, Nine Palaces and many other sects. These teachings passed through years of severe tests, this is the reason why nowadays in society there is even less knowledge of these deep, abundant, profound and mysterious contents. Additionally the more time passes by the less influence <em>Daoism<\/em> has. The transmissions of the physical exercises of <em>Kung Fu<\/em> in society also has very high requirements. On the basis of the Daoist sects\u2019 ten precepts a set of instructions evolved prohibiting the transmission of knowledge. There are ten instructions in total as follows:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\">01. Disloyalty and lack of filial piety; no transmission<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\"> 02. Lack of benevolence and lack of righteousness; no transmission<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\"> 03. Dangerous heart-mind and fondness of fighting; no transmission<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\"> 04. Low character and virtue; no transmission<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\"> 05. Greed, alcohol and lust; no transmission<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\"> 06. Lack of sincerity; no transmission<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\"> 07. Lack of respect, cheating of the true teachers; no transmission<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\"> 08. Lack of physical qualities and dull-wittedness; no transmission<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\"> 09. Boasting one\u2019s talent and showing off; no transmission<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\"> 10. Foul and abusive tongue and lieing; no transmission<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8230;and many more prohibitions and taboos.<br \/>\nAny chosen students who are able to reach this standard already possess the path to becoming an immortal, regardless whether they entered the <em>Daoist<\/em> sect or not.<br \/>\nIf one embarks on enduring, long-lasting and deep investigation, research and bitter practice, one will in days to come inevitably turn into a person of outstanding talent.<br \/>\nIn short, for the cultivation of <em>Wudang internal Kung Fu\u2019s<\/em> purpose and direction there are 19 words whose meanings everyone must grasp:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Precept, conduct, fist, sword, Gong [skill], longevity, medicine, rituals, talent, companion, earth, virtue, wisdom, realization, destiny, alchemy, <em>Dao<\/em>, void and brightness.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Any teachings lacking many of the above mentioned aspects and elements could not possibly be the true transmissions of the orthodox and traditional school of Internal <em>Wudang Kung Fu<\/em>. The contents are abundant and vast, difficult to explain in depth.<br \/>\nIn this summary and brief account I mentioned a few points, already I have spoken out of turn. The high priests and high scholars would just laugh at it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">White Horse Mountain, Five Immortals Temple, Hubei, China<br \/>\nNarrated by Xing De<br \/>\nTranslated by Disciple Cheng Cai<br \/>\n23rd, April, 2015<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wudang Kung Fu &#8211; Wudang Gong Fu How to resolve the contradiction between Fighting Arts and Compassion. 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