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Muscle memory – it’s all in the mind!

Muscle memory – it’s all in the mind!

| October 8, 2018
Muscle memory is a common phrase associated with the martial arts as well as in other sports, playing a musical instrument, riding a bike or in the acquisition of any other psycho-motor skill for that matter. It is a useful way of trying to understand what is going on: through repetition of a set of
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Purely Offensive Jing

Purely Offensive Jing

| August 21, 2018
1. Wardoff Jing (Peng Jing) Wardoff jing is a strong yang jing that is used offensively even in defense. In principle, it behaves like a large rubber ball—when pressure is applied, it compresses, and when a certain point is reached, it bounces the outside force away. The opponent’s force is often directed upward; as you
Tai Chi, Taiji
About the Sword

About the Sword

| August 21, 2018
Many martial artists, even those who have studied Chinese martial arts for many years, still have a number of questions about the structure, use, history, and geographical background of the Chinese straight sword (jian). This is because most students of Chinese martial arts have not also studied Chinese culture. Very little of the available martial
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WUDE – Martial Morality

WUDE – Martial Morality

| July 23, 2018
Martial morality has always been a required discipline in Chinese martial arts society. Teachers have long considered martial morality to be the most important criterion for judging students, and they have made it the most important part of the training in the traditional Chinese martial arts. It includes two aspects: the morality of deed and
Kung Fu, Tai Chi, ymaa orientsport
Tai Chi Chuan – real Martial Art

Tai Chi Chuan – real Martial Art

| July 9, 2018
Hopefully that video will help you understand that Tai Chi Chuan isn’t only moving meditation, but can be a real Martial Art. The principles that taiji uses for fighting are quite different from those of most other martial styles, which rely on muscular force. Taiji uses the soft to defend against the hard, and weakness
Tai Chi, Taiji, ymaa orientsport
Some Remarks About Sparring

Some Remarks About Sparring

| June 20, 2018
Taijiquan is an internal style of Chinese martial arts. All Chinese martial styles, after a thousand years of practice and experience, understand that in order to have an effective way of fighting, they must acquire the four skills of kicking, striking, wrestling, and Qin Na. The skills of kicking and striking are good for subduing
Tai Chi, Taiji
How Fascia Can Help Us Unravel Deeply Held Tension

How Fascia Can Help Us Unravel Deeply Held Tension

| May 30, 2018
The Gifts of Fascia Once you’ve experienced the aha moments that accompany practices that release the body’s fascia, there’s no going back. You know it. A subtle shift. A feeling of letting go. Maybe you haven’t been able to describe it in words. It’s an experience that needs to be felt. But you know it. You may
Facia
Ealing Tai Chi video

Ealing Tai Chi video

| May 5, 2018
We just publish short video on Youtube about our Ealing Tai Chi classes. Practising Yang style Tai Chi in our school is life process – you always find more and more to develop 🙂 It never get easier… You just get BETTER!!
Tai Chi, Taiji, ymaa orientsport
Practicing Tai Chi helps improve respiratory function in patients with COPD

Practicing Tai Chi helps improve respiratory function in patients with COPD

| April 19, 2018
Tai Chi offers a low-cost, easily accessible alternative to pulmonary rehabilitation, according to a new study in the journal CHEST® Finding ways to help patients with COPD improve their functional status is an area of interest for pulmonary healthcare providers. Currently, pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is used where available to improve exercise capacity and quality of
Tai Chi, Taiji
The real life stories behind kung fu movie legends

The real life stories behind kung fu movie legends

| March 26, 2018
We dig into the lives of Wong Fei-Hung, Ip Man, San Te, Huo Yuanjia and more, as we look at the people who inspired classic kung-fu movies. While martial arts films can often be outlandish or fantasy-themed, there are many rooted in true stories of kung fu through the ages. They take liberties with the
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