I've never studied Taiji but we were surrounded by Taiji players in the park where I was taught. There were basically 2 types of Taiji instructors that I saw.
There were those who taught the...
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I've never studied Taiji but we were surrounded by Taiji players in the park where I was taught. There were basically 2 types of Taiji instructors that I saw.
There were those who taught the...
Say, what?
I don't know, maybe I'm getting too old for this. You kids speak a different language.
Well, let's see. I was 13 when I studied Shorinji Kempo. That was a lot of throwing, chokes and holds as well as strikes and kicks. For the last 40 years, Chaquan, Chuojiao, Bagua, I can't think of...
I don't quite get this conversation.
I've never been taught a form without being taught the function. (often in an extremely painful demonstration) It was followed by a half hour humorous...
Big change from when I was growing up in LA. I used to walk around with nunchuku sticking out of the back of my pants and nobody stopped me. (The best place to buy
them was the Okinawan place on...
I think Gene had been around long enough to know this but the way they teach even to the locals have changed over the years. There are enough wealthy Chinese in China today to justify "Western style"...
I don't think I've seen a good "martial arts" film in years. I don't know which I loathe more the silly American films or the overly-politicized Chinese ones.
How is it that Luc Besson knows how...
I find your ending tag confusing. All art that teaches striking also teaches joint techniques and takedowns and visa versa. If anyone teaches you "striking art" or "Grappling art" he's teaching you...
I usually just browse and snicker but I'm getting tired of the same old argument based on misconceptions on both sides. There is nothing old about exacting forms just as there is nothing new about...