Grandmaster Rene J. Navarro has been involved in the martial arts, healing, acupuncture, Daoism and self-cultivation since the early '60s. He has traveled the world as a student, seeker, brother, and teacher and is still on the path.  Rene’s studies have taken him to Indonesia, where he met the Magus of Java, and Huangshan where he encountered the incredible hermits of Lei Shan Dao. He has written both articles, poetry and books about his travels and studies and has instructed students with similar interests all over the globe. Here, Rene speaks about the five paradigms of martial arts, Internal Arts Transmissions, and Internal Alchemy in this deeply informative podcast.

0:00 Introduction

0:40 5 Paradigms of Martial Arts

2:37 Yi Jin Jing Transmission

4:45 Tai Chi Chuan Transmission 

10:40 Dumbing down of kung-fu, Chinese medicine, qigong

14:27 Mantak Chia's Iron Shirt Chi Kung, Bone Marrow Nei Kung, Seminal retention, Ovarian Breathing and more

18:44 Chan Bun Te, Tai Chi Chuan in Philippines in 1960s, Internal Art Behind Tai Chi Chuan

23:21 Mantak Chia, Internal Alchemy, Kan and Li, Shamanism 

25:21 Alchemical Processes, I-Ching Hexagrams, Organ Qi

30:47 From Fighter to Healer, Toward Self-Realization 

34:11 When the Student is Ready the Master Will Come 

35:20 The Magas of Java, Changing Paradigms and Worldview

40:18 Can "Anyone" Achieve the Highest Levels?