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Panagiotis Kontaxakis
Panagiotis Kontaxakis ( el, Παναγιώτης Κονταξάκης; born 16 August 1964 in Melbourne, Australia) is a Greek qigong and tai chi master and a retired high jumper. High jumper career He finished eighth at the 1989 European Indoor Championships. His personal best jump was 2.28 metres, achieved in July 1988 in Ankara and was repeated in May 1989 in Budapest. Thus he held the Greek national record, until 1992 when it was equaled by Kosmas Michalopoulos and bettered by Labros Papakostas. External links Home page(in Greek) IAAF athlete profilefrom Grand Master Mantak Chia Mantak Chia (Chinese: 謝明德, Pinyin: Xiè Míngdé, born April 24, 1944 in Bangkok, Thailand) is a Taoist Master. Mantak Chia is the creator of the Healing Tao, Tao Yoga, Universal Healing Tao System, and Tao Garden Health Spa & Resort, loca ... YMAA Qigong Instructor References 1964 births Living people Greek male high jumpers Qigong practitioners Tai chi practitioners ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panagiotis Kontaxakis
Panagiotis Kontaxakis ( el, Παναγιώτης Κονταξάκης; born 16 August 1964 in Melbourne, Australia) is a Greek qigong and tai chi master and a retired high jumper. High jumper career He finished eighth at the 1989 European Indoor Championships. His personal best jump was 2.28 metres, achieved in July 1988 in Ankara and was repeated in May 1989 in Budapest. Thus he held the Greek national record, until 1992 when it was equaled by Kosmas Michalopoulos and bettered by Labros Papakostas. External links Home page(in Greek) IAAF athlete profilefrom Grand Master Mantak Chia Mantak Chia (Chinese: 謝明德, Pinyin: Xiè Míngdé, born April 24, 1944 in Bangkok, Thailand) is a Taoist Master. Mantak Chia is the creator of the Healing Tao, Tao Yoga, Universal Healing Tao System, and Tao Garden Health Spa & Resort, loca ... YMAA Qigong Instructor References 1964 births Living people Greek male high jumpers Qigong practitioners Tai chi practitioners ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Budapest
Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population of 1,752,286 over a land area of about . Budapest, which is both a city and county, forms the centre of the Budapest metropolitan area, which has an area of and a population of 3,303,786; it is a primate city, constituting 33% of the population of Hungary. The history of Budapest began when an early Celtic settlement transformed into the Roman town of Aquincum, the capital of Lower Pannonia. The Hungarians arrived in the territory in the late 9th century, but the area was pillaged by the Mongols in 1241–42. Re-established Buda became one of the centres of Renaissance humanist culture by the 15th century. The Battle of Mohács, in 1526, was followed by nearly 150 years of Ottoman rule. After the reconquest of Buda in 1686, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greek Male High Jumpers
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Living People
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1964 Births
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Mantak Chia
Mantak Chia (Chinese: 謝明德, Pinyin: Xiè Míngdé, born April 24, 1944 in Bangkok, Thailand) is a Taoist Master. Mantak Chia is the creator of the Healing Tao, Tao Yoga, Universal Healing Tao System, and Tao Garden Health Spa & Resort, located in the beautiful northern countryside of Chiang Mai, Thailand. The author of more than 60 books on Taoist practices, Mantak Chia has taught countless enthusiastic students the principles of Taoist internal arts over the past years. His books have been translated into more than 40 languages, which has made the Universal Healing Tao System global. He views himself primarily as a teacher.Chia & Winn (1984). Pg IV. Master Mantak Chia has been the only one named twice as Qigong Master of the Year by the International Congress of Chinese Medicine and Qi Gong in 1990 and 2012 and is also listed as number 18 of the 100 most Spiritually Influential people in The Watkins Review 2012. Biography Mantak Chia was born to a Thai Chinese, Chines ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
