Mason City Tai Chi-Chi Kung-Kung Fu & Wellness Center LLC

08/10/2025

Instructor Matt performing the Li Jia (family) Kung Fu Longjuanfeng Twe Tan, also known as the Tornado Set. It is performed at a medium speed so that it may be used as a ready reference tool for students.

It is performed at a medium speed so that it may be used as a ready reference tool for students.

07/26/2025

Instructor Matt performing the Li Jia Kung Fu Yin/Yang Yi Tao, also known as the Yin Yang Mind Set. It is performed at a medium speed so that it may be used as a ready reference tool for students. The video is inclusive of parts #1 and #2 of the Yin/Yang Yi Tao (set).

It is performed at a medium speed so that it may be used as a ready reference tool for students. The video is inclusive of parts #1 and #2 of the Yin/Yang Yi...

07/20/2025

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Instructor Matt performing: Li Chan Kung Fu Opening the Door set. In Mandarin known as Kai Men Tao. This set is among Li Chan Kung Fu's more simpler sets. Li Chan Kung Fu doesn't necessarily include easy sets, albeit some of which are simpler than others. It is performed at a medium speed so that it may be used for teaching purposes.

This set is among Li Chan Kung Fu's more simpler sets. Li Chan Kung Fu doesn't necessarily include easy sets, albeit some of which are simpler than others. I...

07/20/2025

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Instructor Matt performing the Li Chan Kung Fu Bright Fist set: known in Mandarin as Ming Chuan Tao. This set is among Li Chan Kung Fu's more simpler sets. Li Chan Kung Fu doesn't necessarily include easy sets, albeit some of which are simpler than others. It is performed at a medium speed so that it may be used for teaching purposes. This performance is inclusive of the complete Li Chan Kung Fu traditional opening and closing (of given set routines. Not all of the Li Chan Kung videos include the traditional opening and closings.

This set is among Li Chan Kung Fu's more simpler sets. Li Chan Kung Fu doesn't necessarily include easy sets, albeit some of which are simpler than others. I...

06/29/2025

The Li Jia (family) Tai Chi Chuan 78. Instructor/student Matt performing the routine. This tai chi chuan set was added into the Li Jia repertoire in 1820. This is the 'teaching' version of the routine, a bit simplified for initial teaching purposes. It can be done with more difficult stances, i.e., more full 'cat' stances, 'crane' stances, and more kicking.

This tai chi chuan set was added into the Li Jia repertoire in 1820. This is the 'teaching' version of the routine, a bit simplified for initial teaching pur...

06/18/2025

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This is the Li Jia (family) Tai Chi Chuan 64, performed by instructor/student Matthew. This routine was added to the art in the year 1660 and the way it's done herein is the middle path or "teaching version"...not the simplest version, but not the most difficult either. Like all the Li Jia sets, it is for both health/wellness and martial art purposes.

The Li Jia (family) 64. Instructor/student Matt performing the routine. It was originally added to the art's repertoire of routines on the year 1640. This is...

05/11/2025

The Lotus Flower Blossoms (as set forth in Chapter XV, i.e., “True Freedom” in my book, A Glimpse of Heaven: The Philosophy of True Health): “There is a place where, wherever you are there, whateve…

03/09/2025

Please check out my latest article in The Edge Magazine:

The Great Riddle is set forth in my book, A Glimpse of Heaven: The Philosophy of True Health, in Chapter XIV – “True Honesty.” It has been handed-down over many hundreds of years, within the ages-old health/wellness arts that I teach, coach, and endeavor to follow. Its goal is to promote a dee...

12/25/2024

The Great Riddle
https://aglimpseofheaventhephilosophyoftruehealth.wordpress.com/2024/12/25/the-great-riddle/

The Great Riddle is set forth in my book, A Glimpse of Heaven: The Philosophy of True Health, in Chapter XIV – True Honesty.” It has been handed-down over many hundreds of years, within…

06/23/2024

What Happens When We Face Our Fear?

What Happens When We Face Our Fear? June 23, 2024 by Dr Glen Hepker 0 What would happen if we faced our fear? What would happen if we embraced our fear? This is an old commentary about a young student warrior facing fear & asking fear how to defeat it: The young warrior came forth & moved toward fe...

11/23/2023

What might be a ‘path of heart?
https://aglimpseofheaventhephilosophyoftruehealth.wordpress.com/2023/11/23/what-might-be-a-path-of-heart/

If such a thing exists, how important is it to be on such a ‘path?’ Many cultures and traditions have similar sayings which loosely and not-so-loosely translate into congruent outlooks. In the ages…

07/04/2023

https://aglimpseofheaventhephilosophyoftruehealth.wordpress.com/2023/07/04/is-gratitude-a-key-to-health-and-wholeness-2/

“What would life be truly like if one could honestly say…’If in Heaven I have what I have now, I would be happy?’” (Copyright 2011) What are the consequences of this outlook? This is NOT to say tha…