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The Missing Link in Tai Chi Power

Han Yang Ru Yi: Medical Qi Gong as Moving Meditation and Internal Regulation

Ba Duan Jin: Eight Movements, Three Hundred Years of Transmission, and a Living Method for Health

Qi Gong for Spinal Healing

San Zhan: Understanding the Internal Core of Southern Shaolin

The Thirteen Levels of Gongfu in Yang Family Taiji

Wang Xiangzhai's Critique of Taijiquan — A Call to Restore the Essence

How to Develop Yi 意 (Intention) in the Internal Arts

Why Online Martial Arts Training Is a Game-Changer

Mental Development: The Benefits of Hermetics for Martial Artists

Cause vs. Effect

Which Martial Art should I train?

The Path of Reversal - An interview with Adam Mizner

It's been around eight months since we last met, what have you been up to since I last saw you? I've basically been in retreat, which means not teaching very much, not working, just practice. I have mostly been focusing on my personal practice and my health and well-being. Quiet time. I only taught two training camps, a seven-day camp in the US, and the same another seven-day camp in Europe. That's all, only two events. Other than that, all private time. For the last ten years, I've been continuously traveling, continuously teaching, and devoting all of my time and effort to other people, you know, to my students to bring up the skill of everybody. And I feel like it's the right time when I turned 40, I thought it's time to concentrate on my practice and focus on my personal development more. I feel that raising my skill higher and higher is the best thing to serve myself and also to serve my students.

The Essence Of WuMei Quan - Master Yap Boh Heong

I have been practicing the art of WuMei for more than four decades. I was taught by my father, Grandmaster Yap Cheng Hai, who was in turn taught by Grandmaster Chee Kim Thong. He learned it when he was still in Putian, China, from a GreatGrenadmaster Yang Yuek, whose lineage goes back to Southern Shaolin.

The history of WuMei passed down from Grandmaster Chee Kim Thong

In this article, Master Yap Boh Heong documents the oral history of the elusive Kung-fu empress WuMei (Ng-Mui) and her art WuMei Quan (Chee Kim Thong lineage).

The Six Levels of Internals - A Universal Method for the Internal Martial Arts Practitioner.

Before I had begun meeting with internal martial arts masters to film interviews for my YouTube channel, I considered myself to be quite well informed about the various methods these masters were practicing. I had been practicing martial arts for some time and had acquired my fair share of knowledge over the years. However, as it turned out, I was very wrong about my assumptions. It would be fair to say that I was clueless. As time went on and I began learning directly from some of the teachers I had previously interviewed, I started to acquire a more in-depth insight into what they described as 'The six levels of the internal arts.'

One of Karate’s Most Important Historical Texts: The Ten Precepts of Itosu Ankō (1908)

"Karate did not descend from Buddhism or Confucianism. In the olden days, two schools of Karate, namely the Shorin and Shorei style, were introduced from China. Both support sound principles, and it is vital that they be preserved and not altered. Therefore, I will now mention here what one must know about Karate."

The similarities between Taiji Quan 太極拳 and Baji Quan 八極拳 explained by Master Adm Hsu

Taiji vs. Baiji, what's the difference? Master Adam Hsu shares his experience into the study Taiji Quan 太極拳 to help further understand and improve the practice of Baji Quan 八極拳.

Reflecting on the past two weeks spent at The Martial Camp 2019

It's 00:20 am on a Friday morning, I'm sat inside the departure lounge at Suvarnabhumi international airport in Bangkok waiting to board a flight to Okinawa. This gives me some time to reflect on the past two-weeks spent at THE MARTIAL CAMP, an internal martial arts training camp in which people from across the globe attended to improve their skill and knowledge in the internal arts.

Is Kung Fu Rub the new Dit Da Jow?

If you have been following my work and have seen any of my interviews from Season 2 onwards, then you have most definitely heard of the brand Kung Fu Rub, however, you may not be aware of why I choose to team up with this company and promote their brand on my videos.

How does it feel to cross hands with Adam Mizner?

In the following text, I will endeavor to describe my experience crossing hands with Sifu Adam Mizner. My motivation for writing this article is due to the vast amount of questions received from those who have watched my interview with Sifu Mizner and are curious about how it feels to be on the receiving end of Adams's skill. Having spent several weeks contemplating how to approach this subject, I decided that the best way would be to try and break down certain parts of the video and explain what occurred during the practical elements of the demonstration. I have no intention of trying to promote or exaggerate Adam's skill in this article, but merely to give an honest account of what I felt at that time. For those of you that are not familiar with my martial arts history, I will offer a little insight into my background. I began training martial arts more than 20 years ago, having practiced Wing Chun intensively for more than ten years, I then decided to relocate to Thailand so that I could train and compete in Muay Thai. I later began to study some ground fighting methods from various grappling arts alongside learning other fighting styles, including some weapon arts and other TCMA's. I consider myself to be a serious martial artist. The reason for me mentioning this is not to sing my praises, but to make the reader aware that I have enough experience to justify my comments below, allowing the reader to have a clear understanding of what took place.

Master Wong "Martial Arts For The Modern World"

I have been involved in martial arts for around 30 years, but as for training, I would say that I have been seriously training for the last ten years. What I mean by that is, for the previous ten years I have been practicing every day. Lots of people can say they have been training for 20 - 30 years,

The Hidden Power of Internal Wing Chun

Sifu Nima King talks about "The hidden power of Internal Wing Chun" and what is what like to train under Grandmaster Chu Shong Tin at his school in Hong Kon

Sifu Liang De Hua - Martial Arts History

What is 5 Ancestors Fist?