fighting dictated by Universal principles
thought is was cool how my instructor Jeff was teaching Muay thai and boxing and without knowing was teaching some of the Tai chi classics: Had a good sparring class last night where the instructor...
View ArticleTeaching a beginner chinese martial arts
Taught a total beginner on Sunday. My guest and I both train in boxing and Muay thai boxing, but he doesn’t feel he has enough stretching techniques and other fundamentals. We do almost no stretching...
View ArticlePrinciples!
Its not really about big muscles if you look at the principles he is talking about. The principles apply to IMA and CMA in many ways to help you evolve as a athlete. these apply more to just lifting...
View ArticleWhat is purpose of solo forms and where did they come from?
my answer: purpose of forms- ingraining encoded combat techniques in your mind-body memory to gain a reflexive response in a fight or flight situation. It is often used to gain health, strength, for...
View ArticleNeijia combat de-mystified and proper training
The study of Neijia (Internal Art) boxing- prohibitions. 1. Do not attach to much theory into actual practice. When we practice Taijiquan, Baguazhang, Xingyiquan or Yiquan, it is useless to associate...
View ArticleFighter vs Martial Artist
A martial artist goes through much more training than fighting. they usually start with some kind of test of character before being accepted as a student. In the old tradition a student might bow at...
View ArticleDuan Systems: Black belt is a white belt that didnt quit
There are alot of Duan systems out there. the Chinese government has a ranking system called “Duan” for top athletes and coaches in Mainland China. The Yang Family created their own Duan system within...
View ArticleThe Taijiquan of Yang Family: Yang Zhen Ji
My current Taiji teacher Coach Christopher Pei talked intimately about why he chose Yang Zhen Ji as his teacher. Coach Pei was influential in bringing Yang Zhen Ji, Yang Zhen Dou, and Yang Jun to...
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Reflection on 2012 and 2011 training
My training for past few years has been very rich in terms of coming full circle with Chinese fighting systems: I trained at Coach Pei’s school for San shou sparring and Taiji. His taiji: Yang Taiji of...
View ArticleStanding gong- Post standing, Standing meditation, Stance training, Neigong...
Had a nice visit to captiolhilltaichi.com in Lincoln park, Washington D.C. Had a brief discussion with a student on my recent training in Yang Taijiquan and structural integrity testing of the postures...
View ArticleInterview with Wilson Pitts, Neijia Instructor in Richmond Virginia, USA.(draft)
In Fall of 1990, I began my attendance at VCU (Virginia Commonwealth University) as a fine arts major. I had a huge interest in eastern philosophy from reading many books on Yoga, Buddhism, Taoism,...
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I-Ching Hexagrams in Tai Chi Chuan book- deciphered
Softly, softly: Tai chi chuan (Taijiquan), book by Robert W. Smith has several Hexagrams on opening page, that I felt like Cheng Man Ching and Robert W. Smith were trying to communicate to folks,...
View ArticleCheng Man Ching’s students with permission to teach the “Yang short form”
Attn: refresh web browser. last update:3-26-2014 A Lighthouse for approved Cheng Man Ching’s Tai Chi Chuan instructors in USA* Since I have lived in the Washington DC metro area, I have come across...
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TCM school notes week of 4/11/2014: East West medicine, Anatomy and Physiology
Western medicine has a progression where old theories die and new theories arise by scientific evidence. Something from 100 years ago is disregarded based on new scientific data and results. Eastern...
View ArticleTCM notes for week of 4/19/2014: Yin and Yang, Trends in TCM History
4/17/2014 East and West history: Eastern and Western medicine overview: Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is an ancient medical system that takes a deep understanding of the laws and patterns of...
View ArticleNeijia combat de-mystified and proper training
The study of Neijia (Internal Art) boxing- prohibitions. 1. Do not attach to much theory into actual practice. When we practice Taijiquan, Baguazhang, Xingyiquan or Yiquan, it is useless to associate...
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Yang Tai Chi Chuan: Mapping out my place in the Tai Chi Universe.
“Lineage is not a true indication of skill, though I have trained, and still continue to train with outstanding people. Kung fu is “ever progressing”, humbly learning from everyone within common...
View ArticleTeaching a beginner chinese martial arts
Taught a total beginner on Sunday. My guest and I both train in boxing and Muay thai boxing, but he doesn’t feel he has enough stretching techniques and other fundamentals. We do almost no stretching...
View ArticlePrinciples!
Its not really about big muscles if you look at the principles he is talking about. The principles apply to IMA and CMA in many ways to help you evolve as a athlete. these apply more to just lifting...
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