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Yin
and Yang -
In the center of our logo is the well known Yin
and Yang. The symbol has many more features
than I will explain here, but the most obvious and
universal are: It is representative of the
balance of opposites. Hard/Soft, Light/Dark,
etc... Yin is the female principle associated
with - earth, the north and with cold. Yang
is the male principle associated with warmth
and sunlight. Yin and Yang were said to have originated
from the Primeval One (Tai Ji); from the union of
these two principles arose the five - elements,
which then generate the - "ten thousand things"
(a Chinese way of saying everything) |
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Triangle - The triangle has two functions.
A. The sides represent the “three
powers” (san cai)
The
three powers are:
1. Heaven - We understand that “heaven”
means different things to different people. We
are not advocating any form of religion.
The word, like the word “god” within the Kungfu
Oath is left to interpretation of the individual.
2. Earth.
3. Man.
B.
The Triangle with a circle inside is representative
of the Scholar Warrior. One must have the balance
of three directions. 1. Martial Training 2. Scholastics
3. Spirituality. Each of these come to center
as the Scholar Warrior. |
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Dragon
Represents the ultimate in achievement. Knowledge,
power, understanding. |
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Long - Dragon |
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Men - Gate |
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In the ancient Chinese concepts of colour, the colour white represents multiple things. In the theory of "Five Elements", white corresponds to gold, which shows that the ancient Chinese people felt that the colour white symbolises brightness and classifies it as a standard colour, representing the nature of purity, brightness and fullness.
Unlike the Western meanings of purity, chastity, holiness and cleanliness, white is also associated with death and is used predominantly in funerals in Chinese culture. In our logo it also represent the death of our old self before our rebirth through the Dragon Gate.
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The colour red symbolises good fortune and joy. In Chinese Metaphysics, Red symbolized the Fire element (shiny element which can chase out all evil). |
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Yellow is also seen as a good luck color, as it is sometimes paired with red in place of gold, for obvious reasons. Yellow was also the color of the robes and attire of the emperors.
The colour yellow is the colour of the centre, symbolising the colour of the earth. In China, there is a saying, "Yellow generates Yin and Yang," regarding yellow as the centre of all colours. Yellow is the orthodox colour positioned in the centre and is the colour of neutrality. It is placed above the colour brown and regarded as the most beautiful colour of all. |
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The colour black was regarded as the colour of heaven in the Yi Jing (Book of Changes). The saying "heaven and earth of mysterious black" was rooted in the feeling of ancient people that the northern sky shows a mysterious black colour for a long time. They thought that the North Star is where the Tian Di (heavenly emperor) is. Therefore, black was regarded as the king of all colours in ancient China. It is also the single colour that was worshipped the longest time in ancient China. In the Taiji diagram of ancient China, black and white are used to represent the unity of Yin and Yang.
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Circle - A. Enclosing all the former elements is
the circle. The circle unifies each part of us,
our art and the world we live in. It is the "bigger
picture" that we can't see nor have the opportunity
to fully understand. It is the "why"
we are here. Do I know what that is? NO!
My journey is within this circle of life. It
is never ending and infinite.
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It is also representative of the Scholar Warrior. |
