Image Training & Body Models Part 3
螳螂之體/Tanglang Zhi Ti - Tanglang's Body: 梅花太極手﹐寒雞步猴勢﹔太極手千變萬化﹐寒雞步變化無窮。 Plum Flower Taiji Hands, Cold Chicken Steps, & Monkey Disposition; Taiji Hands have countless changes, Cold Chicken…
Image Training & Body Models Part 2
八卦掌之四特性/Baguazhang Zhi Si - Baguazhang's Four Characteristics: •龍形 - Dragon Shape: 走/Zou-Walking must be smooth, continuous, & circular, guided by the suppleness of the waist…
Image Training & Body Models Part 1
形意拳之六型/Xingyiquan Zhi Liu Xing- Xingyiquan's Six Models: •雞腿 - Chicken Legs: The thighs rub each other in passing, the knees close strongly. •龍身 -…
ON EMPTY FORCE -or- Advanced Martial Arts & Magical Thinking vs Actual Magic
This subject involves reality being affected by concentrated force of will & is considered pure fraud by academics. But this subject also involves a conflation…
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勢/Shi: The Key Concept In The Study & Application Of Strategy
Learning concepts from foreign cultures is, admittedly, a difficult process to due to the amount of background information required to make assimilation possible. Let's look…
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調息六字/Tiao Xi Liu Zi – Six Characters on Regulating the Breath
The Six Characters on Regulating the Breath are six stages of practice for training & improving the breathing. Together they make up a deliberate, regulated…
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The Kung Fu Discussion Group – Episode 5: Qi Development & Neigong
This episode sees the ever cordial trio of Uncle Sickness, YogaMidnight, & Maeko delve into the mysterious concept of Qi, touching on the key to…
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The Kung Fu Discussion Group – Episode 4: The Connecting & Contact Skills of Xingyiquan
This episode is all about getting touch with your opponent... SO YOU CAN PUNCH HIM IN HIS FACE! All Martial Arts are concerned with two…
The Kung Fu Discussion Group – Episode 3: Embodying Philosophy Through Martial Arts
In this episode, Maeko & Uncle discuss how the practice of a Martial Art involves physically embodying the philosophy of that Style, MUST READ BOOKS,…
The Kung Fu Discussion Group – Episode 2: School Etiquette, Teaching Signatures, & Embodying the Philosophy of Your Martial Art
Episode 2 of the Kung Fu Discussion Group is now available to celebrate this Foolishness Friday. This episode sees the trio of Uncle Sickness, YogaMidnight,…
