Yin Yang Yo! two rabbit twins named Yin (Stephanie Morgenstern) and Yang (Scott McCord) that train under Master Yo, a grumpy old panda who is eventually revealed to be their biological father. They learn the sacred art of Woo Foo, a special type of martial arts that involves both might and magic. They must work together to save the world from evil villains and forces that want to destroy, corrupt, or take it over. However, through all these adventures, Yin and Yang still portray stereotypical siblings; belligerently antagonistic but still ultimately caring about each other and working together when needed. During the first
Yin and yang light; female and male; moon and sun", however, is an exception. Scholars have proposed various explanations for why "yinyang" violates this pattern, including "linguistic convenience" (it is easier to say "yinyang" than "yangyin"), the idea that "proto-Chinese society was matriarchal", or perhaps, since "yinyang" first became prominent during the late Warring States period, this term was "purposely directed at challenging persistent cultural assumptions". Needham discusses Yin and Yang together with Five Elements as part of the School of Naturalists. He says that it would be proper to begin with Yin and Yang before Five Elements because the former: "lay, as