24/06/2026
Honoring My Teacher, Maestro Maurizio Zanetti
In the path of traditional martial arts, a teacher is much more than someone who shows techniques. A true teacher opens a door, gives direction, transmits discipline, culture, respect and a way of looking at life through practice.
For me, Maestro Maurizio Zanetti represents an important part of this journey. Through his teaching and dedication, I had the opportunity to deepen the study of traditional Chinese martial arts, especially the richness, precision and spirit of Qixing Tanglangquan and Taijiquan. He thought me that practice is not only movement, forms or applications. It is also a continuation of a lineage, a transmission of values, and a sincere effort to preserve something authentic.
With gratitude and respect, I honor my teacher and the path that brought this knowledge from China, through his work, to me, to our school here in Malta.
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17/06/2026
Sometimes we look for strength, balance, and clarity outside ourselves, but true practice begins when we learn to let go of tension.
In Kung Fu, it is not only about hitting, pushing, controlling, or forcing. It is about listening to the body, breathing better, moving with presence, and rediscovering a more natural strength.
Like water, we learn to adapt without losing direction.
Like the mountain, we learn to remain stable without becoming rigid.
Practice teaches us that true power does not come from hardness, but from harmony between body, mind, and spirit.
27/04/2026
Ā 圆 夺 造化 Sān yuán duó zào huà
Three treasures / the circle contains all Three Treasures (Sān Bǎo 三宝) or Three Jewels are theoretical cornerstones in traditional Chinese Taijiquan. They immediately reveal their importance and the close connection between them. The ideas and practices associated with each term, and with the three terms as a whole, are complex and vary widely in different historical contexts and periods.
In the Chinese tradition, the "three treasures" are the essential energies that sustain human life.
The Three treasures are:
精 Jing Essence
氣 Qi Energy
神 Shen Spirit
For Essence we mean the main essential subject.
Qi is energy, the flow between Yin and Yang.
The Spirit is what defines itself as indefinable, the Dao.
Everything is formed and influenced by the Three Treasures. They are also called Sān cùn 三寸 Three Powers, and they represent the three Daoist keys which are at the same time three stages in the "Xiü liàn" (Daoist culture of practice of the improvement of body, mind and spirit). At the beginning we commit ourselves to "refine" the essence to turn it into Qi, and finally transform it into spirit.
In Chinese, this is known as the process of "Liàn jïng huà qì liàn qì huà shén". Jïng essence is associated with male seminal fluid and female menstrual fluid.
The Qi energy is like a "bioelectric" energy that invigorates the body.
The Shen spirit is the essence of our true being, beyond our personality or character.
The Three Treasures teach us that we need to cultivate our body (Jing), our internal flow (Qi) and our inner body (Shen).
Everything is divided into three levels, so we will have:
地 Say Earth
人 Rén Man
天 Tiān Heaven
The Chinese mentality says that heaven, earth and man had to be united.
The Yellow Emperor (Huang Di), in his "Yïn Fù Jïng", said "Guän tiän zhï give, zhí tiän zhï xíng, jìng yî", that is: "The Dao of Heaven must be observed (how the sky-universe works) , and we must act according to its laws ". In the human body the part corresponding to the sky is the upper part, while the lower part corresponds to the earth. In the Tàijíquán one must join the Qi of heaven and earth, with that of man.
