行氣/Xingqi – Circulating Qi 行氣，深則蓄，蓄則伸，伸則下，下則定，定則固，固則萌，萌則長， 長則退，退則天。天機舂在上，地機舂在下，順則生，逆則死。 Circulating Qi. Deep then gathered, gathered then extended, extended then lowered, lowered then settled, … Continue reading Jade Prism Inscription on 行氣/Xingqi – Circulating Qi
Happy World Taiji & Qigong Day to everyone who loves Kung Fu!! You heard it hear first, friends! I’m adding … Continue reading In Honor of World Taiji & Qigong Day: Sun Style Taijiquan Refrence Material Book
There’s another ebook up on Gumroad: Liu Dekuan’s Baguazhang 64 Hands. Learn the essence of Northern Free Fighting with this … Continue reading Liu’s 64 Hands Straight Line Baguazhang
A new era dawns! I’m excited to announce that the first e-book, the Base Translation of the Thirty-Six Stratagems, … Continue reading The Base translation of The Thirty-Six Stratagems is here!
無極而太極。太極動而生陽，動極而靜，靜而生陰。靜極復動。一動一靜，互為其根；分陰分陽，兩儀立焉。 Wuji becomes Taiji. Taiji moves & gives birth to Yang, movement at its extremity becomes stillness, & stillness gives … Continue reading 太極圖說/Taiji Tu Shuo – Taiji Diagram Explanation
第二節: 變化/Di Er Jie: Bianhua -Section Two: Variations 拳雖有五而寔有神妙之功用自其變化言之則。劈拳有六, 鑽炮横各有七, 崩拳有九, 共三十六套。以下分述之凡前所有者皆列每段之首。 Although there are only Five Fists, it is … Continue reading An Excerpt from Li Cunyi’s Five Phases Manual: 第二節: 變化/Di Er Jie: Bianhua – Section Two: Variations
A nation dependent on trade to survive; bandits preying on trade convoys & common folk, alike; fake mustaches that a … Continue reading Foolishness Friday Film Favorites: Good Bad Mustaches Edition
On July 5th, 2017 I was fired for the third time in my working life. Unlike the previous firings, which … Continue reading The Unexpected Upside to Unemployment: What I Learned About Myself, Self-image, & Anti-fragility
King of Kung Fu is the main theme to the film Goodbye Bruce Lee: His Final Game of Death, starring … Continue reading Foolishness Fridays Film Favorites: Music Video Edition
觀天之道，執天之行，盡矣。 Observe Heaven’s Dao, grasp Heaven’s phases, that’s all. 天有五賊，見之者昌。五賊在心，施行於天，宇宙在乎手，萬物生乎身。 Heaven has Five Thieves, one who sees them is prosperous. … Continue reading 黃帝陰符經/Huangdi Yinfujing – Huangdi’s Hidden Tally Classic (Short Version)
Lessons Learned in the World of Martial Arts 