Category: Authors

The Art of Kung-fu Iron Skills

Iron Skills were developed for a harsh reality, when one’s body was one’s weapon. However, this day and age is not as harsh as when the elders devised…

Secrets of Cheng’s Taiji

By Koh Ah Tee and Nigel Sutton The whole of Taiji can be reduced to one word, song (alert relaxation). That is the essence, the root, everything. Relaxation…

Not Your Black Belt

By Garry Parker One Friday evening after training, Takamiyagi Sensei called me to the side; “Pa-ka, ashita… hima aru? (Do you have free time tomorrow?)” Sure,…

Meditation: A Primer

Meditation is one of the great boons to personal health and well-being. When people meditate, they come to terms with themselves, alone, free from the overt…

Overview of Medicinal Chinese Tea

By Dr. Mark Wiley For thousands of years tea has been an integral part of Asian diets and cultures. Long renowned for their calming, ritual and…

Blackbelt Satori: O-Sensei (Part 1)

By Herb Borkland This romance between martial arts and enlightenment is a global cliché. Philosophic boxers wander through the world’s imagination. Kung-fu cinema stars flying Zen…

Hakka Kung-Fu Close Quarters Boxing

[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] By Tyler R. Rea Effective self-defense skills are as essential now as in times past. For…

Strike Lessons from O-Sensei

Aikido founder Ueshiba Morihei, affectionately called O-Sensei (Great Teacher) by students, warned, “In your training, do not be in a hurry, for it takes a minimum…