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Introduction Readers of my blog will be familiar with my view that "it is the man, not the art". However it has recently been said to me on an internet forum that this is nothing but a myth. Rather, it is contended, some arts are plainly better than others when it comes to applicability for civilian defence (something I shall label "practicality" for the purposes of this article). Principally this view has been expounded to me by "modern" combat sports practitioners who deride trad... Read More
More about the “soft” arts of China and the nature of “qi” In my article “Internal vs. external martial arts” I explain that the term “internal” is a reference to neijiaquan ("internal method fist") – a group of martial arts in China comprising taijiquan, baguazhang and xingyiquan, as well as some related arts and offshoots (eg. liu he ba fa and yi quan). These are easily identifiable arts with a very specific set of techniques based on common principles. ... Read More
It was as a youngster in the mid-70s that I first considered the feasibility of the “holy grail” of the martial arts: a synthetic form that would combine all the best elements of the disparate styles into one cohesive, all-encompassing and succinct system: in other words the ultimate martial art.
I pored over the various books listing various styles. I pondered the encyclopaedic, sophisticated variations of jujutsu locks and holds, the smooth flow of the myriad Shaolin styles, the... Read More
Hello there~ I'm new to this site, and also quite new to martial arts... but I'm very interested in making new friends, especially from my area.
Read my normal blog here: http://kopiikat.livejournal.com
and my martial arts blog here: http://www.trainma.com/kopiikat/blog/ My regular blog is mostly for the benefit of my friends, and also for posting pictures of food I've cooked, and my martial arts blog follows my continuing adventures through whitebeltdom. Feel... Read More
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