Tai Chi, Taoist Meditation, Teaching Tai Chi
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...Tai Chi, Dragon & Tiger Qigong
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...
Internal Martial Arts, Hsing-i
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...
Internal Martial Arts, Hsing-i
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...
Internal Martial Arts, Hsing-i
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...
Internal Martial Arts, Hsing-i
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...
Internal Martial Arts, Hsing-i
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...
Internal Martial Arts, Hsing-i
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...
Internal Martial Arts, Hsing-i
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...
Internal Martial Arts, Hsing-i
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,...Internal Martial Arts, Hsing-i
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...Internal Martial Arts, Hsing-i
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...
