Aphorisms, Truisms, Proverbs, & “Old Chestnuts” are common to the point of being Universal. The title of this post is … Continue reading 易學難掌握/Yixue Nan Zhangwo – Easy to Learn, Difficult to Master
人來我解,而後還擊,叫互進法;人來我接,同時還擊,叫堵截法;人來我脫身化之,化中有打,叫脫身化影法。三法這中,一法勝一法。只有第三種最為深奧,需功夫練到爐火純青之時,方可用好此法。 When someone Comes I Dissolve, & then hit back is called the Mutual Advance Method; When someone Comes I … Continue reading 八卦戰略: 作戰三法/Bagua Zhanlue: Zuozhan San Fa – Bagua Strategy: Three Fighting Methods
奇正/Qi Zheng 奇無不正，正無不奇， 奇正之變，妙用無窮。 Qi does not lack Zheng, Zheng does not lack Qi, the transformation of Qi & Zheng’s … Continue reading 形意戰略: 奇正/Xingyi Zhanlue: Qi Zheng – Xingyi Strategy: Unorthodox & Orthodox
“Three Points On a Line”: Three Fighting Methods of Xingyiquan It goes without saying that ALL Martial Arts, whatever their … Continue reading 形意戰略: 三戰法/Xingyi Zhanlue: San Zhan Fa – Xingyi Stategy: Three Fighting Methods
“The Old Sayings have Merit” That’s a quote from one of Xingyiquan’s theoretical documents. While it’s true that older people … Continue reading 形意戰略: 以攻為守/Xingyi Zhanlue: Yi Gong Wei Shou – Xingyi Strategy: Use Attack As Defense
Many people live their lives under a certain amount of pressure. The so-called “quiet desperation” that has been used to … Continue reading A Place Beyond Pain…
見孔不打，見橫打; 見孔不立，見橫立。 “Don’t strike when you see a gap, strike when you see the ‘Cross’; don’t stand firm when … Continue reading “Don’t Strike When You See a Gap, Strike When You See the ‘Cross’”: Timing in Xingyiquan
I. As many of you well know, there was a time not too long ago where I was on the … Continue reading Thoughts on Revenge
武有七德 夫武，禁暴，戢兵，保大，定功，安民，和眾，豐財，者也。 Now the Military, it surely Prohibits Tyranny, Collects the Weapons, Defends the Elderly, Establishes Service, Pacifies the Citizens, … Continue reading 武有七德/Wu You Qi De – The Military has Seven Virtues
The photo above is a passage from Sanction, the prescient, phenomenal masterwork of Roman McClay, & currently in the running … Continue reading Life Artistry
Lessons Learned in the World of Martial Arts 