Videos and Articles About Arnis, Qi Gong, Stress, Diet, Inflammation, Martial Arts, and Wellness.
Late summer is a season of transition. Learn how traditional Chinese seasonal thinking shifts the diet from cooling summer foods...
Chinese medicine has long cautioned against excessive cold foods and drinks, especially when digestion is weak. Modern research finds that...
Can you practice Qi Gong when it is hot outside? Yes—but Taoist and classical Chinese traditions suggest that good practice...
Pro Arnis
The kampilan sword shaped history across the Philippines—wielded by warriors, honored in ritual, and preserved today through Filipino Martial Arts...
The Filipino bolo is a traditional blade used for farming, crafting, and combat—symbolizing strength, survival, and heritage across generations of...
Explore the history, construction, and martial use of the garote — a traditional Filipino club weapon rooted in Arnis, Eskrima,...
Qi Gong
Discover how Qi Gong healing restores energy, balance, and emotional clarity through time-tested movement, breath, and meditation techniques. Rooted in...
Master Steenrod explores how Qi Gong helps release hidden stress and energetic burdens, offering relief without needing to understand or...
In this Fall 2025 Qi Gong talk, Master Mikel Steenrod explains the Equinox shift from summer’s yang to winter’s yin....
Relieving Stress and Wellness
Arnis is more than self-defense. This Filipino martial art may help older adults improve balance, coordination, reaction time, and cognitive...
What Is Wellness? Wellness is more than fitness or diet—it’s a proactive way of living that supports your health, mood,...
Arnis training develops more than coordination. Through repeated stick flow, practitioners build grip endurance, rotational strength, and tendon resilience in...
Nutrition and Wellness
A warming, kidney-supportive recipe to boost your Qi Gong training in late fall and early winter....
Buddhism, Vegetarianism, and Qi Gong explores how Buddhist temple diets shaped monastic qi gong practices—and how Shaolin, Taoist, Confucian, and...
Explore how the ancient principle of balance guides modern nutrition and energy practice for long-term vitality. Discusses representative diets that...