Philosophy
A look at Wong Zongyue's Theory of Taijiquan
2008/05/Tue 13
The story goes that the brother of Wu Yuxiang
(founder of Wu/Hao style tai chi chuan and also the
student of Yang Luchan and Chen Changxing) found a
copy of the "Taijiquan Lun" (Tai chi chuan treatise)
in the back of a Beijing salt store. For this reason,
it is sometimes called the "Salt Shop Manual" or
"Salt Shop Classic." Read
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No Such Thing as a Martial Arts Style Beating
2008/03/Sat 01
It was with great dismay that we learned of the
attack on Sunday morning by assailants who are
alleged to have used “nunchucks” in the attack.
But we were also appalled to read the article describing the attack as a “Martial-arts-style beating” and claiming that the alleged assailant, who is charged with attempted murder, “tore a page form a martial-arts textbook”
There is no such thing as a “martial-arts-style beating!”, and there is no martial arts textbook that advocates such a beating. Read More...
But we were also appalled to read the article describing the attack as a “Martial-arts-style beating” and claiming that the alleged assailant, who is charged with attempted murder, “tore a page form a martial-arts textbook”
There is no such thing as a “martial-arts-style beating!”, and there is no martial arts textbook that advocates such a beating. Read More...
The Warrior's Peace (Part 1)
2008/03/Sat 01
The Warrior's
Peace - Part I
by Ian Sinclair
“I am not a pacifist. I don’t believe in passive anything.”
- Mahatma Gandhi
When I tell people that I teach “martial arts - not violence,” it becomes clear that few people truly understand the nature of martial arts, just as few understand the real nature of peace. Read More...
by Ian Sinclair
“I am not a pacifist. I don’t believe in passive anything.”
- Mahatma Gandhi
When I tell people that I teach “martial arts - not violence,” it becomes clear that few people truly understand the nature of martial arts, just as few understand the real nature of peace. Read More...