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
Anyone who’s been listening to the Uncle with the Golden Voice (i.e. Me) has probably heard me say something along … Continue reading Walking the Path has No Days Off…
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
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
轉腰頂頸含著胸，後肘粘胸前手平。 Turn the Waist, Erect the Neck, & Contain the Chest, the Rear Elbow sticks to the Chest & the … Continue reading 轉掌要求口訣/Zhuan Zhang Yao Qiu Kou Jue – Turning Palm Essential Requirements Oral Instructions
As you may know, the Zhuangzi is my all-time favorite book. In many ways, Zhuang Zhou’s fantastic characters & deft … Continue reading A New Year’s Gift from Uncle Sickness
Xingyiquan is the oldest of the Big Three Internal Styles of Chinese Martial Arts. Your beloved Kung Fu Uncle is … Continue reading 形意雙手劍法十字訣/Xingyi Shuangshou Jian Fa Shizi Jue – Xingyi Two Handed Sword Method Ten Character Secret
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
身法維何，縱橫高低，進退反側而已，縱則放其勢，一往而不返，橫則裹其力，開拓而莫阻，高則揚其身，而身若有增長之勢，低則抑其身，而身若有攢捉之形，當進則進，殫其身而勇往直冲，當退則退，領其氣而回轉伏勢，至于反身顧后，后即前也，側顧左右，使左右無敢當我，而要非拘拘焉為之也，必先察人之強弱，運我之機關，有忽縱而忽橫，縱橫因勢而變遷，不可一概而推，有忽高而忽低，高低隨時以轉移，不可執格而論，時而宜進，故不可退而餒其氣，時而宜退，即當以退，而鼓其進，是進固進也，即退而亦實以賴其進，若返身顧后，顧其后而以不覺其為后，側顧左右，而左右以不覺其為左右矣，總之機關在眼，變通在心，而握其要者，則本諸身，身而前，則四體不令而行矣，身而却，則百骸莫不冥然而處矣，身法顧可置而不論乎。 What is the Body Method? Vertical, Horizontal, High, Low, Advance, Retreat, Reverse, & Lateral, nothing more. Vertical is releasing the … Continue reading 岳飛八要論/Yue Fei Ba Yao Lun – Yue Fei’s Eighth Essential Thesis
Every culture, every society, has its array of characters & personality types. In the World of Martial Arts, there are … Continue reading 遊俠行為準則/Youxia Xingwei Zhunze – The Code of Conduct of The Wandering Xia
Lessons Learned in the World of Martial Arts 