Martial Virtue (武德 –Wu De) Project
The ICBI announces the creation of a new project that acknowledges the validity of the practice of traditional martial arts as a legitimate path toward self-transcendence. This aspect of Ch’an Buddhist practice exists throughout China, throughoutAsia, and has spread into the West.
Martial Virtue (武德 – Wu De)
What the Divine Sky has conferred is called the nature:
An accordance with this nature is called the path of duty;
The regulation of this path is called instruction.
The Doctrine of the Middle (Confucius)
Many eminent Ch’an masters such as Hai Deng and Ti Guang – both students of the venerable monk Xu Yun (1840-1959) – were renowned not only for their strong Ch’an practice, but also for their martial abilities. In this respect, the practice of traditional martial arts in a modern and post-modern setting is absolutely normal in Chinaand other Asian cultures, and is as common throughout Chinese society as the practice of football in the UK, and baseball in the USA.
Enquiries: [email protected]
Martial Virtue (武德 – Wu De)
What the Divine Sky has conferred is called the nature:
An accordance with this nature is called the path of duty;
The regulation of this path is called instruction.
The Doctrine of the Middle (Confucius)
Many eminent Ch’an masters such as Hai Deng and Ti Guang – both students of the venerable monk Xu Yun (1840-1959) – were renowned not only for their strong Ch’an practice, but also for their martial abilities. In this respect, the practice of traditional martial arts in a modern and post-modern setting is absolutely normal in Chinaand other Asian cultures, and is as common throughout Chinese society as the practice of football in the UK, and baseball in the USA.
Enquiries: [email protected]