This subject involves reality being affected by concentrated force of will & is considered pure fraud by academics. But this … Continue reading ON EMPTY FORCE -or- Advanced Martial Arts & Magical Thinking vs Actual Magic
Learning concepts from foreign cultures is, admittedly, a difficult process to due to the amount of background information required to … Continue reading 勢/Shi: The Key Concept In The Study & Application Of Strategy
Many people are familiar with the concepts of Yin & Yang, but only just enough to know they exist. There’s … Continue reading Yin Yang Theory: Examining The Basic Principles
If someone put you on the spot & demanded that you summarize yourself in only six words, would you be … Continue reading 形意戰略: 六字簡述/Xingyi Zhanlue: Liu Zi Jianshu – Xingyi Strategy: Six Character Outline
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
There is a disease in the World of Martial Arts. It runs rampant among both young & old, completely unchecked, … 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 … Continue reading “食苦/Shiku – Eating Bitterness”
As much as it pains me to do this, I have to admit defeat. There’s an insurmountable obstacle in my … Continue reading “In Defense of the Status Quo” is Against Martial Ethics: Why I’m Expelling a Certain Student & Ending Their Serious Training
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
Lessons Learned in the World of Martial Arts 