A quick look at muscle work in the Martial Arts. Martial Arts are usually spilt in to two camps: Hard Styles and Soft Styles. Hard Style (Yang) are often categorised as external styles and rely on strong physical compacted...
Articles for August 2015
Is all the Li Family Tai Chi being taught from the same page?
Please note that it is the Ho-Hsieh Li and Chan Kam Li Family of Shandong Province that is being discussed here. I must admit that the 40years I’ve been involved in the Li Family Arts, as taught by the...
Breathing and Tai Chi
In the Taoist Arts there are three basic breathing techniques, Yin breath, Yang breath and Yin / Yang breath, each having their uses within the Taoist practices. The truth is that the reason that we learn to breath is...
Are All Tai Chi Systems / Styles The Same?!
Are all Tai Chi systems the same? The answer is no. They do however share numerous concepts, but those concepts are played out differently, even within the teaching of the same system which is a good thing as it...