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 Dr. Mark Wiley Fitness training and exercise in general can sometimes get boring. It’s the same old, same old jogging, push-ups and weight training — again and again. But not this time. Forget dumbbells. Forget kettlebells. This is something different, dynamic, and just what you need to This is something different, dynamic, and just
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By Dr. Mark Wiley If you’ve lost your way on the path to good health, you need to find a way to get back on the road to wellness. Inconsistent efforts to stay healthy do you little good. The yo-yo effect of failed diets, gaining and losing weight over and over, suffering from pain that
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By Dr. Mark Wiley I got into natural healing practices because I suffered decades of chronic pain. This encompassed daily headaches and migraines, musculoskeletal pain, hip pain, muscle spasms, trigger points and arthritis. I found that medicine could help me with short-term reduction of inflammation and pain, but was not helpful in the long run.
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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 Coach Kevin Kearns Many martial artists and school owners have kicking shields lying around at home and at the dojo. They are a great piece of equipment, as you know, for training kicks and the like. What some people don’t realize is that they are also a great way for both seasoned practitioners and
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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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