Today let us look at three video clips that show part of the ancient lineage of our martial tradition. In the first clip Ba Gua Zhang Grandmaster Zhao Da Yuan talks about his…
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Ancient Lineage Arts are inherited wisdom of self-care and self-development created by generations of practitioners, teachers, and masters. The most important of all Arts is the art of self-care and self-nourishment. Sick, pained, weak, afraid, and unsure; how could anyone…
In the movie “Hidden Fortress”, by Akira Kurosawa, the great samurai actor Toshiro Mifune plays a defeated general escorting his princess and her treasury to safety with the help of…
When thinking about a future performance I commit to 10,000 mistakes. A great performance is the result of gradual preparation both mentally and physically. To perform well requires a proper…
Of course, I enjoy it when our team wins lots of medals. But that is not really the point for me. Mostly, now, I enjoy the community of schools, teachers, and students and fans…
In the world of Tai Chi and Kung Fu the only absolute sure fire way to fail is to quit. If you stop coming to class and you stop practicing…
Forms training builds your foundation physical skills and physique. Forms training in a classical style like Northern Shaolin, Xing Yi Quan, Lan Shou Quan, and to a lesser degree Tai…
Hand Positions and Gestures in Tai Chi Chuan Hand positions and gestures in Tai Chi Chuan and all classical combat styles of martial arts like Northern Shaolin, Lan Shou…
Learning How to Fight Afraid of fighting? Last thing in the world you would ever want to do is be in a fight? Fighting is against your spiritual beliefs and…
Xing Yi Quan’s Top Shelf Forms Xing Yi Quan (Form and Will Boxing) is known for being a relatively compact style of classical combat oriented Chinese martial arts. Yet it…
