How to Succeed in Tai Chi

By Yunrou Over the years, I have observed a few things about the difference between folks who succeed with tai chi (taiji) and the folks who…

Kung-Fu’s Dimensional Theories

By Arnaldo Ty Nuñez At some point in our sojourn in learning martial arts (武术/wǔshù) we come across an awkward scenario: the instructor or master demonstrates…

Wing Chun: Unmovable But Invisible

By Alan Orr Having a physical structure gives you a start point. But it is by no means the end point. In fact, a fixed physical…

Training Principles of Cheng’s Tai Chi

by Nigel Sutton Shifu Tan Ching Ngee was born in the small town of Muar in Johor state Malaysia. His father, an immigrant from Chaozhou, China…

The Fatal Five of Ngo Cho Kun

By Tyler R. Rea The day you’d always hoped to avoid has finally arrived; you find yourself defending your life against a superior attacker—an attacker who…

Secrets of Taijiquan’s Power Pivot: Part 1

By Tyler Rea In ancient China, in times long past, there emerged a combat art like no other—a method all-encompassing in its approach to combat, with…

Fut Sao Wing Chun’s Unique Siu Lin Tao

By James Cama & Dr. Kenneth Fish The Siu Lin Tao form may be the first taught in Fut Sao Wing Chun but it is the…

Sam Chien: The 3 Battles “Mother Form” [video]

By Dr. Mark Wiley For martial artists, one of the most important themes for developing better quality of life is maintaining a wide perspective on health and…

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…