By Dietmar Stubenbaum and Marc Pion - English translation Annemarie Leippert and Neal DeGregorio.
This article was published in the May 2005 edition of cultura martialis - Das Journal der Kampfkünste aus aller Welt".

Asperger Autism is a severe impairment for affected people, especially regarding dealing with the people around them. Often they feel like "aliens on another planet". In a discussion the positive influence of Taijiquan training is represented in this issue. However, my interlocutor would like to remain anonymous because these are very personal...

By Dietmar Stubenbaum (first published in the Taijiquan & Qigong Journal/2000)

Nowadays several Chinese methods of health care (Qigong) are practiced worldwide. To be able to benefit from these exercises a proper and regular practice is necessary. The Pagode instructs following systems:

Health exercises to expend life have their roots in old Chinas history. They were mostly used in the philosophical and religious schools of Daoism, Confucianism, Buddhism, in different martial arts and in Chinese medicine.
"Qigong" is the modern term we use today - translated as exercises to lead the qi - and this name cannot be found in the...

The origins of Xingyiquan are unknown. The first named Xingyi person was Ji Jike (also Ji Longfeng), who lived between the end of the Ming and the beginning of the Qing dynasty in Puzhou in the south of Shanxi province. The old chronicle of the Ji clan speaks of Ji Jike as a master of the spear and called him...

Here you will find different martial arts masters who influenced the coach and the study system of "Die Pagode" and who are willing to share their knowledge in workshops.

The martial art Xingyiquan combines the outer form (Xing) and the intent (Yi). It is one of the most consequent Chinese martial art systems ever created and is based on the five elements of Chinese philosophy (Metal, water, wood, fire and earth). Every element has its boxing technique, metal is Pi Quan (Splitting Fist), water is Zhuang Quan...