THE INNER LIFE ARCHIVE
A Digital Preservation Initiative for Embodied Knowledge Traditions
Rare writings, photographs, and training materials preserved from decades of embodied practice
These are not products.
They are fragments of a life in practice—preserved and shared.
Most knowledge is explained. This was transmitted.
These materials were never intended for mass publication.
They emerged through decades of direct practice, field research, and
transmission across martial, contemplative, and embodied traditions.
Preserving the Transmission
Some knowledge is taught.
Some is carried through people, places, handwritten notes, fading journals, photographs, and lived experience.
The Inner Life Archive exists to preserve fragments of embodied traditions before they disappear — field materials, rare publications, personal writings, training records, and historical documents gathered through decades of direct practice and research.
These are not collectibles.
They are traces of transmission.
Featured Preservation Releases
The Inner Gate Transmission
A preserved transmission of Ngo Cho Kun (Five Ancestor Fist / Wuzuquan) developed through decades of direct practice, lineage study, field research, and embodied training.
More than a technical manual, Inner Gate documents the structure, breath, force development, internal principles, and training progression of orthodox Ngo Cho Kun while preserving teachings rarely presented publicly in modern language.
The complete 332-page volume includes:
- structural training principles
- internal force development
- breath regulation and rooted power
- partner methods and application
- historical and lineage materials
- preserved teachings from the Beng Kiam tradition
Recognized internationally by practitioners and organizations across the Kung-Fu community, Inner Gate stands as both a practical training manual and a preservation work.
The Professor Vee Collection
These materials were written by Mark Wiley during the 1990s as part of his field research into the development of Filipino martial arts in the United States.
Included are three PDF publications documenting the life, teachings, and influence of Professor Florendo Visitacion (“Professor Vee”):
Included are three PDF publications documenting the life, teachings, and influence of Professor Florendo Visitacion (“Professor Vee”):
- Florendo M. Visitacion: Biography, System, Philosophy
the complete biographical chapter on Professor Vee from Mark Wiley’s classic book Filipino Martial Culture (Tuttle Publishing, 1997) - Mixing Martial Arts with Florendo Visitacion
originally published in Karate/Kung-Fu Illustrated (December 1994) - Martial Arts and Music: Philosophy of Florendo Visitacion
originally published in Tambuli Journal (First Quarter 1994) - Two High-Resolution Archival Prints
Restored photographs from the Inner Life Archive featuring Professor Vee during the 1990s.
Together, these writings offer a rare historical perspective on one of the important early figures in the transmission of Filipino martial arts in America, while also reflecting a formative period in the documentation of Filipino martial culture during the 1990s.
These materials have remained largely unavailable for decades and are presented here as part of the ongoing Inner Life Archive preservation initiative.
$7 USD
Immediate digital access to all included archive materials.