Wu-Tang is a discipleship of Tai Chi practitioners who strive to become living instruments of divine justice. Their entire way of life, as well as their Kung Fu, is governed by the philosophy and teachings of The Tao, or The Way, which reveals secret truths governing the great universal balance. It follows naturally that the clan symbol is the harmonious Yin and Yang.
The clan is also referred to as the “Clan of Divine Sword” because their disciples hone their noble minds, hearts and bodies to become as one with their swords. Its disciples are typically proud, and above all else, noble. A disciple would lose a limb to save a fellow disciple, duel at the slightest provocation, or bloody a commoner who dared belittle the name of the clan.
Unlike Shaolin, which try to reform the evil through Buddha’s mercy and compassion, Wu-Tang believes that a balanced cosmos demands justice through retribution against evil. Therefore, the Black Clans and evildoers throughout The Land are especially wary of merciless Wu-Tang disciples. Their hand-to-hand combat system is known as Boundless Fists and their legendary sword techniques are unmatched throughout The Land.
When a person joins Wu-Tang they are renouncing their own worldly will to the higher purposes of The Tao. Remember The Tao is a philosophy, not a religion. It is a noble path to align oneself with the law of The Land from the natural balance of Yin and Yang, as illustrated through the following three rules each disciple must swear to live by …
Seek to comprehend The Tao in all things. Through meditation on the writings of the book called Tao Te Ching, your master’s teachings, and your own observations of the world, come to know The Tao and your rightful place within it.
- Ken Johnston and Steven Elliot-Altman, Acclaim
(based on The Lore created by Steven-Elliot Altman)
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