“My Instagram Warmup” is what Buddha Zhen is still calling these episodes.. (He is unaware of his upcoming decision to read the entire book in this Instagram series promoting his book, TAO OF TAOISM and naming this series: DAILY TAOIST.) Buddha Z explains his traditional Shaolin Chi Mantis curriculum he is recording in videos for …
Buddha Zhen presents the Daily Taoist EPISODE 2 of 69 videos in which he reads and explains the Tao of Taoism book he wrote based on the Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu.
Buddha Zhen explains his history and dedicates this AUDIOBOOK and Daily Taoist series to his disciple, Oscar Noel Barrera, who passed away in early 2020 before getting to read this book. Oscar had been a disciple for four years and Buddha Zhen regrets that he and Oscar never got to pursue this book together.
Qigong is Chi Kung is Energy Work. Buddha Z teaches students to discover, then enhance, then develop control of their “life force.”
Sticky Hands has a little bit of Chin Na “Grabbing & Seizing” in it. Mostly it is maneuvering for a strike or a position to apply Chin Na such as a joint lock. You can block a punch and worry about the next one. Or you can block a punch and stay in contact with …
“Chin Na” is Chinese for “Grabbing & Seizing.” Almost everything that is NOT a punch or a kick is probably Chin Na. Qin Na is the correct way to spell it Mandarin Chinese style. It’s pronounced the same either way. I teach about 100 Chin Na movies. I look forward to counting them soon. I …
Buddhism was created by Buddha #1. Buddha #1 was Siddhartha Gautama in India about 2,500 years ago. Shakyamuni Buddha = Siddhartha Gautama = “First Enlightened Person of Shakya Clan.” Buddha had a kid. He didn’t make him his successor. He chose another monk to lead his clan in India. Some people decided to break off …
Buddha #1 was born Siddhartha Gautama in India about 2,500 years ago. There are lots of wild stories about his birth. People need reassurance. People need something special. People are 60% to 80% simple minded ordinary working people. They are not scientists. They are not philosophers. They are not theologians. They are not researchers. They …
I’ve got about a dozen Shaolin Monks for friends since 2005. I’m not going to answer that question right now because I want to get along… Ask me that again next year.
Need Research on Bodhidharma Some of my books are reboxed. I need an entire room for my library. I was looking for my Chinese history books… I found one that I didn’t pack up because I wrote a bunch of Zen Poetry in it. I was so inspired that after reading this book I wrote …
