toni josephson posted an article on TanDao - Dec 1, 2009, 8:06 am
There are life lessons everywhere, even in the most unlikely of places. For the Evolving Martial Artist, fighting is a metaphor for life. Engaging a daunting adversary who hits and inflicts pain is li...
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toni josephson posted an article on TanDao - Nov 25, 2009, 7:56 pm
First Steps in Martial Arts by Neil R. Hall is for novices about to embark on their martial art journey. It guides prospective students on all aspects: history, self defense, basics, sparring, etc. M...
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toni josephson posted an article on TanDao - Nov 2, 2009, 12:12 pm
... practice during or between our daily activities creates muscle memory and skill. For example, while brushing your teeth you can stand tip toe for balance. While watching television work on refl...
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toni josephson posted an article on TanDao - Oct 30, 2009, 7:50 am
Take us with you…our videos are now available as podcasts. Subscribe on our video pages for Martial Arts & for Wellness. Download our FREE Shaolin Crane ebook new TWTR.Widget({ version: 2, ...
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toni josephson posted an article on TanDao - Oct 21, 2009, 1:17 pm
Some of you may know that Toni is a master of Reiki, a traditional Eastern healing art. Traditions that may not seem spiritual on the surface, also, almost always, have a deeper path. Recently Toni as...
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toni josephson posted an article on TanDao - Oct 17, 2009, 10:48 am
The festival of lights, Diwali, will be celebrated over the next five days in India and other parts of the world. Stories, meanings and festivities vary by region and culture. It is an auspicious time...
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toni josephson posted an article on TanDao - Oct 14, 2009, 10:46 pm
Man Created Fire In sparring, there is a fighting strategy called broken rhythm. As the fight progresses, an experienced fighter is sensitive to the rhythm and energy flow between himself and the opp...
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toni josephson posted an article on TanDao - Oct 6, 2009, 11:06 am
Bravo! Eric Passoja’s “Mind Like Water (Mushin)” expresses the spirit of the Evolving Martial Artist: the warrior’s skill, the scholar’s insights and the monk’s wisdom. In Japanese �...
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toni josephson posted an article on TanDao - Oct 5, 2009, 10:32 am
Each day there are relentless images of graphic violence all over the web and T.V. news. Street brawls. War. Terrorism. Hell, the world is a dangerous place. This ubiquitous violence may fuel martial...
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toni josephson posted an article on TanDao - Sep 28, 2009, 10:44 am
“Teaching is not a lost art, but the regard for it is a lost tradition”~ Jacques Barzun While not as hip as the free spirited Lao Tze and the Tao De Ching, the more stuffy and conventiona...
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toni josephson posted an article on TanDao - Sep 23, 2009, 10:06 am
Bruce Lee “Emotional content,” Bruce Lee tells a student practicing a side kick in Enter the Dragon. Martial artists strive to re-channel emotions, like anger, fear and frustration, to amplify th...
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toni josephson posted an article on TanDao - Sep 14, 2009, 7:54 am
“There’s a bluebird in my heart that wants to get out but I’m too tough for him, I say, stay in there, I’m not going to let anybody see you…“ ~ Charles Bukowski Chains W...
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toni josephson posted an article on TanDao - Sep 11, 2009, 6:58 am
In memory, Our thoughts & prayers on this anniversary Lawrence, Toni, Matt & T I DREAMED IN A DREAM I  dreamed in a dream, I saw a city invincible to the attacks of the whole of the rest of t...
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toni josephson posted an article on TanDao - Sep 9, 2009, 9:00 am
The Number Nine It is the ninth day, the ninth month and the ninth year of the century…. Triad x 3 In math, 9 is the largest and the last single digit, giving it a specific identity, one of c...
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toni josephson posted an article on TanDao - Aug 21, 2009, 7:53 am
On August 8, 2009, I was inspired to create Dragon Free Flow – a spontaneous moving meditation – to commemorate my 60th birthday.  An auspicious day according to Chinese tradition, comple...
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toni josephson posted an article on TanDao - Aug 15, 2009, 9:04 pm
August 8, 2009 was my 60th birthday. This is an auspicious day according to Chinese tradition since it is the completion of a single 60 year lunar calendar cycle. Sixty years of life. A special day ...
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toni josephson posted an article on TanDao - Jul 27, 2009, 9:58 am
The Will To Live In martial arts, the first tenet is the will to survive. For months, despite visits to the doctor and an aggressive course in antiobitics, an elderly uncle could not heal his sore t...
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