If you could grant just one wish to most people who recognize their faults or problems, they would wish for them to be gone. They know that they have low self-esteem, some negative thought pattern, grief, inertia or fear, and they would like nothing more than to be...
Tai chi can be used as a powerful form of Taoist moving meditation, which starts with balancing the emotions—that is, the emotional energy body. Tai chi can also be practiced to acquire martial arts skill and as a health system. The latter is what you might see people...
I am now on the road and already in Europe. I’ll be teaching soon and look forward to seeing everyone, especially for the Wu Style Instructor Training, something I have not done for about 10 years. If you can’t make the whole training I invite you to come...
Hsing-i Earth Fist also known as Heng Chuan or Crossing Fist is one of the five basic techniques of hsing-i chuan. In Heng Chuan the physical motion focuses on the inside of the fist moving horizontally. It is the most difficult of the Five Elements to do well. It...
Hsing-i Fire Fist also known as Pao Chuan or Pounding Fist is one of the five basic techniques of hsing-i chuan. Pao Chuan focuses on diagonal physical motion, and uses the internal energies of Ward Off, Roll Back, Press Forward, Push Downward and Pull Downward. It...
Hsing-i Wood Fist also known as Beng Chuan or Crushing Fist is one of the five basic techniques of hsing-i.This technique uses straight-ahead physical motion along with the internal energy of Press Forward. Press Forward or Ji is an internal energy that projects...
Hsing-i Water Fist also known as Tsuan Chuan or Drilling Fist is one of the five basic techniques of hsing-i chuan.In this movement physical motion goes from down to up and uses Peng or Ward Off, expansive internal energy. Peng refers to energy rising or expanding...
Hsing-i Metal Fist also known as Pi Chuan or Chopping/Splitting Fist is one of the five basic techniques of hsing-i chuan.In this Five-Element technique, physical motion goes from up to down, utilizing An or Push Downward internal energy. It is a yin internal energy...
Although Hsing-i and I Chuan are known solely as martial art forms, they are in fact some of the most powerful health practices on the planet. Here’s the basic rule: You go through two stages with any chi practice. The first stage makes you healthy without this...
The following are a series of videos intended to introduce you to Hsing-I. Included is a basic demonstration, an overview of Pi Chuan (Metal Fist) of Hsing-i and it’s variations, as well as the relationship between Standing qigong, Santi and Hsing-I. Click here...
At the very heart of the martial practice of Hsing-i and its Five Elements, is Santi, or the “Trinity Posture.” Santi is done holding a static standing posture, with your arms extended. In the classic schools of Hsing-i, the posture is held in Pi Chuan,...
The image frequently used to describe the technique of hsing-i is that of an iron ball rolling right over the opponent. Whether your body type is thin or heavyset, one of your major internal goals in hsing-i is to sink your chi to make your body and arms become...
I can speak from my experience about what the traditional approach is and the eclectic way I went about it, and the essential difference between an eclectic traditional approach and the approach of the dabbler, who just knows a bit of this and a bit of that. The first...
From a young age I have practiced Martial Arts. In this video, I talk about how I learned martial arts, earning black belts in multiple external martial arts. My university Karate team in Japan won the national championship. It was only later when I traveled to Asia...
In this archive video from over 22 years ago I talk about the health benefits of tai chi, qigong and the internal martial arts. The message has not changed over the years – although my hair has, some say for the better. Please enjoy, like and share, Bruce ...
Chi (or qi) is synonymous with breath in the Chinese Language. In combination with other words, however, chi denotes slightly different concepts. Qi gong, for instance, literally translates to, ‘breath-work’, but the scope of qigong goes much deeper into developing...
