Diamond Temple Iron Mantis Blog
Breath to Movement with Yogi Amanda
With so many different yoga practices out there it’s important to find a practice that resonates with you. Yoga practice offers an array of tools to connect back to your core essence. Yoga practitioners often find their way to the...
Heart of the Matter
Part 2
The metaphor of the “heart before the watch” is a powerful message of individual goals and individual transformation which is not so easily standardized. Someone may obtain a higher rank, yet remain unchanged in life and spirit; someone may lose...
Wu De (or wude) was named and used by Emperor Gaozu of Tang, founder of the Tang Dynasty of China, during his reign (618–626 CE). Wu De is a moral and ethical system taught in Chinese martial arts and is simply defined as “martial ethics,” “martial morality,” or...
“Some people are born with good physiques, a sense of speed and a lot of stamina. That’s fine. But in the martial arts, everything you learn is an acquired skill. Absorbing a martial art is like the experience of Buddhism. The feeling for it comes from the heart. You have the...
