Recently, while perusing Twitter, I happened upon a retweet from the illustrious Ed Latimore regarding Offensive Strategy. Here’s the tweet … Continue reading 形意戰略: 抓住主動權/Xingyi Zhanlue: Zhuazhu Zhudong Quan – Xingyi Strategy: Seizing the Initiative
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, … Continue reading Taking a Look at Baguazhang’s Sixteen Character Secret: Basic Hands Form the Basis of Application
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!
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
起如鋼銼，落如鉤竿。起者去也，落者回也。未起如摘星，未落如墜月。起如箭，落如風，追風趕月不放鬆。起如風，落如箭，打倒敵手還嫌慢。足打七分手打三，五行四梢要齊全，氣連心意隨時用，硬打硬進無遮攔。 Rise like a steel file, Fall like a hooked pole. Rising is Going, Falling is Returning. Not yet Rising … Continue reading 形意拳之拳諺/ Xingyiquan Zhi Quan Yan – Xingyiquan’s Boxing Proverbs
•借法/Jie Fa – Borrowing Method 動以處靜有借法 Movement used to discipline Stillness is the Borrowing Method Uncle’s Comments: There are multiple … Continue reading “Three Points On a Line”: Three Fighting Methods of Xingyiquan
手足齊到定要贏，若是手到步不到，打人不得妙，手到步也到，打人如拔草。 “When the hands & feet arrive simultaneously you are sure to win. If the hands arrive but the feet … Continue reading 打人如拔草/Da Ren Ru Ba Cao – Striking People is like Pulling up Grass
七長/Qi Chang – Seven Long 順步請長，搖步入手，纏封雙掌，迎面通捶，剿手砍掌，反身疾入，韓通通背。 Smooth Step Inviting is Chief, Shaking Step Entering Hand, Winding Sealing Double Palm, Direct … Continue reading 螳螂拳七長八短/Tanglangquan Qi Chang Ba Duan – Tanglangquan’s Seven Long & Eight Short
Lessons Learned in the World of Martial Arts 