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The Empty Mind
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This is our classic signature documentary. Here is what the editor of Black Belt Magazine had to say: "I must say I was impressed. Professionally filmed in Japan and China, it profiles practitioners of Aikido, Karate, Kendo, Kyudo, Shaolin Kingfu, Tai Chi and Wushu as they plied their trade in the dojos and tournaments. On a personal note, this documentary rekindled my fire for the Asian ways of combat."
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Wing Chun a documentary
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Cutting through the hype and the myths to explore Wing Chun in the schools of Hong Kong and ask “is this the most effective martial art in the world?” For the first time, a unique and practical documentary that takes you on a guided tour of Hong Kong to experience the best of Wing Chun training in it's most authentic setting.
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A Boy in China
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Andre, an eight year old American boy has just one dream: to be a Kungfu master like Jackie Chan. When he gets the chance to enter the legendary Shaolin Temple, his father takes the heartbreaking decision to follow his son to China. While father and son face the unknown together, the mother they left behind now faces life without her family. Watch this real-life drama unfold as an American family takes on China's elite Kungfu schools!
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A Natural Way
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A ground-breaking journey across India, Tibet and China, to explore traditional medicine and natural ways of healing. With health care costs soaring in the west, looking east to alternative medicine may provide our only answer. In this comprehensive look into traditional eastern medicine we connect all three countries through the core philosophy of the Five Elements, Yin and Yang and the common belief that a life-force exists that is vital to sustain a healthy life. Now is the time to take the journey that will lead to better health - A Natural Way.
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Art of the Japanese Sword
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Considered the pinnacle of Japanese culture for more than a thousand years, the Japanese sword endures today as a legacy of the Samurai and as a beautiful but deadly work of art. In this detailed exploration of the swordsmiths craft you will enter a rarified world where ancient steel is forged into the sharpest and most feared cutting weapon. It is a story told in the swordsmiths own words that will reveal the mystery behind the Japanese sword and separate the myth from the fiction.
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The Yoga Gurus
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If you had the chance to meet some of the world’s most enlightened Yoga masters, what would you ask them? What would you wish to know? Now here is your chance to find out and reach deep into the minds of the Yoga Gurus from both East and West. We ask what is Yoga? How should I practice? Do I have to be flexible? Do I need religion? What is Yoga like in India?
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Chen Village
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When you enter Chen village, you are struck by how unremarkable it is. Set in the remote countryside surrounded by farmland, it appears to offer little. Except for one fact. Out of a population of 3,000 some 2,500 practice Tai Chi Chuan. In China it is known simply as Taiji village and is the birthplace of Tai Chi Chuan. It is then you realize just how remarkeable Chen Village really is.
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Talking With Buddha
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A heart warming journey among Tibetan Buddhist monasteries to seek guidance from some of the great Lamas of Buddhism, including His Holiness the 17th Karmapa. All this and more against a backdrop of Himalaya mountains and the rythmic chanting of morning prayers. This documentary will enlighten you about a religion that is often seen as mysterious and almost always misunderstood - Tibetan Buddhism.
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The Last Clan
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They live as a collective in a family-based commune. Their home is a massive structure called the Tulou, where as many as five hundred family members share an ancient way of life. But as China modernizes and the young move to the city, life in the Tulou is disintegrating. One man chooses to avoid extinction by transforming his Tulou into a tourist spot. But is this the answer?
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Warriors of China
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An exhilarating travelogue inside the middle kingdom to experience the major martial art styles of China. This once in a lifetime quest was to document Shaolin Temple Kungfu and Sanshou boxing, Wudangquan, Tai Chi Chuan, Baguazhang, Xingyiquan and Yiquan... from the external to the internal arts. Together for the first time in one movie are some of China’s top kungfu masters.... these are the Warriors of China!
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Masters of Heaven and Earth
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Explore the most mysterious martial art of all … Tai Chi Chuan. The Supreme Ultimate. The Heaven and Earth. Come with us to meet the best Tai Chi masters in China and gain a deeper understanding of Yang style, Chen style and Wudang Mountain Tai Chi Chuan. With the backdrop of the Forbidden City, Chen Village and the peaks of Wudang Mountain, this is not the Tai chi you see in your local park!
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The Zen Mind
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In the last fifty years Zen has spread far beyond Japan to affect every facet of western culture. Zen centers and retreats have sprung up throughout America and Europe and enthusiasts in the west now outnumber Japan. Yet what do we know about zen practice in Japan? When Dogen, the founder of Soto Zen, brought Zen to Japan from China 800 years ago, it quickly took root and became an integral part of Japanese life. So what is Zen culture like today in Japan... some 800 years later?
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