Adam is just beginning to learn what he doesn’t know in the martial arts.
Category: Martial Arts
Richard Clear Brings His Tai Chi to Peoria
In what turned out to be a fantastic early birthday present to myself, I attended Mr. Richard Clear’s free tai chi seminar in Peoria last Friday night. While I did not attend his paid sessions due to other commitments, I found the free session enlightening. I was asked if I’d learned anything during the session,… Continue reading Richard Clear Brings His Tai Chi to Peoria
Review: Yang Tai Chi for Beginners DVD by Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming
Any martial artist interested in the Chinese martial arts should get their hands on Yang Tai Chi for Beginners. Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming takes the viewer through each step of the tai chi chuan form for Yang style. Each step is clearly labeled with English, Chinese, and the Chinese ideograms. At each new movement, he explains… Continue reading Review: Yang Tai Chi for Beginners DVD by Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming
Kata mudra code
The longer I’m involved in the martial arts, the more mysterious they become to me. I’ve taken to reading bits and pieces of The Pinnacle of Karate again since summer has started. On page 47, Robert Trias talks about the “Kata Mudra Code” and lists out the 11 mudras of the Okinawan Shuri-ryu system. And… Continue reading Kata mudra code
Kata-based sparring
If there’s one aspect of martial arts training I don’t get enough of, it’s kata-based sparring. As I mentioned in my last post, I’ve been reading Iain Abernethy‘s “Bunkai Jutsu.” In one of the last chapters, Iain talks about kata-based sparring and methods on how to train for it. It is often said that kata… Continue reading Kata-based sparring