Review: Tai Chi Chuan Martial Power, Advanced Yang Style By Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming

This book could be called “The Ultimate Guide to Jing.” Dr. Yang talks about jing in his various other books and DVDs, but I’ve found this to be the most comprehensive resource on the subject. In fact, Dr. Yang spends 119 out of 197 pages of content discussing jing. So what is jing, anyway? “Jing,” says Dr.… Continue reading Review: Tai Chi Chuan Martial Power, Advanced Yang Style By Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming

David Lee Roth, Piledrivers, and Practice That Builds Muscles This Week In Martial Arts

Pre-blog notes: – I post a new This Week In Martial Arts every Saturday morning. When you’re done with this one, go back and check out all the other cool links I’ve pulled over the past few months by going through the This Week In Martial Arts tag. – If you like this post, please remember… Continue reading David Lee Roth, Piledrivers, and Practice That Builds Muscles This Week In Martial Arts

Ronda Rousey and Chinese Female Bodyguards Show Why The Past 7 Days Were Good For Women This Week In Martial Arts

Plugs and Upcoming Events I revamped my Facebook page last weekend. Like it for me? Indianapolis! I’m teaching yoga at the USA Martial Arts Hall of Fame. Galesburg! The 2015 GAMA Open Championship Tournament is about 6 weeks away. I hope you’ll consider attending this event. I attended last year’s tournament, and it’s a great one for both first-time competitors and… Continue reading Ronda Rousey and Chinese Female Bodyguards Show Why The Past 7 Days Were Good For Women This Week In Martial Arts

There Needs To Be a “Tai Chi Chin Na” for Each Karate Form

Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming’s Tai Chi Chin Na Revised: The Seizing Art of Tai Chi Chuan is exactly the type of book that Okinawan karate needs for its forms. Over the past several years, I have been working with my karate instructor to develop extensions on the basic applications of each of the forms in my… Continue reading There Needs To Be a “Tai Chi Chin Na” for Each Karate Form

Review: Tai Chi Ball Qigong Book and DVD

I don’t know of a more prolific writer in Chinese martial arts right now than Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming, at the YMAA Publication Center. Each of Dr. Yang’s books reveal more about tai chi, qigong, and overall health. This book, Tai Chi Ball Qigong: For Health and Martial Arts, delves into much more detail than some of… Continue reading Review: Tai Chi Ball Qigong Book and DVD