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 structure can be as bad as having none when used incorrectly. “Unmovable but invisible” was what I was looking for and what I found with Robert Chu. The next […]
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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 was poor and the young Ching Ngee had to leave school to go out to work to help support the family. Then the family moved to Singapore where Ching
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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 out-weighs you and has greater reach, more speed, and cardio health that would make an Olympic athlete jealous. In such a situation how do you turn the tides of
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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 a prowess and power that drew the dedicated interest of the wealthy, the military, and the politically powerful. That martial art is Taijiquan, “The Supreme Axis fist” or “The
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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 most important. The postures reflect fetal positions. From creation to birth is when we are internally our strongest. Fetal postures are reflected in hand positions known as tan sao,
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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 fitness, one that is based on connecting mind, body, and spirit with the physical actions of the martial arts. A glance at the local school or gym tells a different story.
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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 these unique methods to forge the human body into iron. In essence, the concept of Iron Skill and its training methodologies were designed to strengthen and preserve your anatomical weapons, which in this
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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 is the most important thing, for without having achieved this gongfu then you cannot acquire jing (Taiji’s whole body power). Without jing you cannot reach a high standard in Taiji. Taijiquan is
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[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 centuries, the Chinese ethnic group known as the Hakka, or Guest People, have perfected self-defense skills to unparalleled levels. So effective, in fact, are these advanced skills, we can
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Have you ever wondered at the close range, explosive power of Hakka kung-fu? Styles like Bak Mei, Lung Ying, Unicorn, Jook Lum, Chu Gar and others are noted for their furious close-Hands fighting and short-range power. Now’s your chance to develop the the close power of Hakka boxing. For the fist time this series of power
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