It’s fun producing a podcast, but it’s hard to squeeze all the great martial arts content I see on there. That’s why I’m introducing my new feature, This Week in Martial Arts. In case you missed them, here are a few cool – and fun! – martial arts videos and articles I found this week.… Continue reading Karate in the Olympics, How to Defend Against a Chainsaw and More: This Week in Martial Arts
Category: 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
What It’s Like To Practice a Form Every Day For a Year
Most martial arts feature forms. Kata. Poomsae. Patterns. View image | gettyimages.com Whatever you want to call them, these prearranged series of movements exist to serve as libraries for self-defense from which we can draw. As a way to get myself ready for my next promotion in karate, and to continue developing in tai chi… Continue reading What It’s Like To Practice a Form Every Day For a Year
Meridian Qigong DVD Features Easy Exercises
These exercises are so easy you don’t even have to get out of bed to do them. In fact, Dr. Yang designed these exercises for your bed! The Meridian Qigong – Combined Qigong, Yoga & Acupressure (YMAA) by Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming three-hour DVD features mostly 38 exercises. Dr. Yang combined these exercises from qigong movements,… Continue reading Meridian Qigong DVD Features Easy Exercises
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