八要者何? - What are the Eight Essentials? The Eight Essentials are the core of Xingyiquan's Neigong, & an excellent Health Cultivation practice. Today we're going…
Continue reading → 形意拳八要檢/Xingyiquan Ba Yao Jian – Xingyiquan’s Eight Essentials Examined
If someone put you on the spot & demanded that you summarize yourself in only six words, would you be able to do it? All…
The most striking feature of 八卦掌/Baguazhang - Eight Signs Palm is its circular walking. The continuous movement is designed to train the speed & stability…
Recently, while perusing Twitter, I happened upon a retweet from the illustrious Ed Latimore regarding Offensive Strategy. Here's the tweet in question: Now, I'm a…
第一公式/Di Yi Gongshi - First Formula 推托帶領, 搬扣劈進 穿閃截攔, 粘黏連隨 Push, Lift, Carry, Lead, Move, Capture, Chop, Enter Penetrate, Dodge, Intercept, Block Stick, Adhere, Link,…
There is a disease in the World of Martial Arts. It runs rampant among both young & old, completely unchecked, seemingly unstoppable. It infects practitioners…
Continue reading → “Bruceism”: Secret Scourge of the World of Martial Arts
I first heard of the concept of "Eating Bitterness" when I started studying Yin Style Baguazhang. The group had been training for a couple of…
As much as it pains me to do this, I have to admit defeat. There's an insurmountable obstacle in my way, & it's clearly impossible…
On July 5th, 2017 I was fired for the third time in my working life. Unlike the previous firings, which both shocked & outraged me,…
形意拳/Xingyiquan It's very common for beginners to be confused about the name "Xingyiquan," these days. Unfortunately, it's nearly as common to find intermediate students who…
