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Tuesday December 30th an MMA guy who is opening a school not too far from my own dojo came by to take a look around at my place. I was getting ready to teach an hour private lesson to a 10 year old girl who just got her orange belt last week. The MMA guy stayed for the whole hour and watched the class. After the class he told me he had been to a LOT of martial arts schools in his life but he had never seen an orange belt as good as my student. He had made a lot of... Read More
When I first began studying xingyiquan it seemed somewhat strange to me that it should have 5 core defence/counter movements and that these should be described (albeit metaphorically) by reference to the traditional 5 element theory, namely:*
Wood (Crushing) 崩 Bēng Fire (Pounding) 炮 Pào Earth (Crossing) 橫 Héng Metal (Splitting) 劈 Pī Water (Drilling) 鑽 Zuān Even more perplexing was the description of these elements as functioning in 2 different cyc... Read More
Introduction
In previous articles I have alluded to the very different dynamics of punches from karate (and many other traditional striking arts) as opposed to, say, boxing. Importantly, I’ve said that in karate a premium is placed on not pushing your opponent away, but rather causing maximum damage without shifting him/her much, if at all. In other words, the energy in your punch should not be converted into kinetic (moving) energy, but rather be utilised in a destructive effect. [F... Read More
I often encounter criticism of kata based on the analysis that it is "pretend fighting" and is accordingly as "useless" as pretending to lift weights or swimming on dry land. Superficially this seems like a very strong argument; until such time as you actually lift something or go swimming in water, you're wasting your time. The problem with this kind of analysis is that it is an "argument by analogy". Analogy is often useful in illustrating a previously made argument because it gives you... Read More
The issue of "martial arts and character" seems to be a fairly hot topic on the web: certain sites can show you any number of examples of so-called top instructors who don't have any semblance of ethics, morals etc. It is described as one of the big "myths" of martial arts and there are no shortage of people wanted to fulfil the role of "myth buster" in this regard. However is there even an argument? Traditional martial arts might be associated with a particular ethos or philosophy... Read More
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