I started off in 1994 with a standard American karate that I can best describe as a cross between TKD and Kenpo. I currently study and train Xingyiquan and Baguazhang with Tim Cartmell, which I have been doing off and on since 2005. I also do Jeet Kune Do, first under one of Paul Vunak's instructors, and then under Ed Monaghan, an instructor under Jerry Poteet, and now I train every once in a while with some of Tim Tackett's guys. I also occasionally take a BJJ or judo class, have trained and fought in San Da, and trained in Muay Thai. I am a practicing Doctor of Chiropractic in Southern California. I have a C.S.C.S (certified strength and conditioning specialist) under the N.S.C.A (National Strength and Conditioning Association) and an avid kettlebell, and body weight practitioner.
There is a great deal of debate swirling in the Chinese Martial Arts Community about whether it is ethical to call out those in our community that would otherwise be considered frauds and fakes in any other community. For instance, among the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu community, there are frauds that are called out from time … More Calling Out Frauds: Does It Go Against Wu De?
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In this series of posts (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3) I will be posting the various teachings of Xingyi’s teachers and authors who wrote books during the Republican period where Xingyiquan saw some of it’s greatest growth, and probably should be considered it’s golden age since it was often taught at many of the … More Zuan Quan: An Overview of Xingyi Quan Principles and Practices From Famous Practitioners Part 4
Xu Yusheng’s manual is considered one of the best manuals on Taijiquan from the Republican period, and every Yang Style enthusiast should be reading it more than once. It very closely explains the principles of Taijiquan, and that they should be studied with diligence and applied to regular practice of form and fighting. 太極拳勢圖解 TAIJI … More Brennan Translation Review: THE TAIJI MANUAL OF XU YUSHENG
https://wp.me/p40VsH-2c I don’t like talking about religion much, to me it’s intensely personal. However, this is important to read because many are like this with religion and the martial arts, especially the so-called internal.
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In the next review of Paul Brennan’s translations that I had just read, I explored a bit about the Southern Wu style of Taiji Quan which comes from Wu Jianquan. I don’t know much about Wu Style Taiji Quan, other than it is largely descended from the teachings of Yang Banhou, Yang Luchan’s son who was … More Brennan Translation Review: WU JIANQUAN STYLE TAIJI BOXING – FOR SELF-STUDY
In this series of posts (Part 1, Part 2) I will be posting the various teachings of Xingyi’s teachers and authors who wrote books during the Republican period where Xingyiquan saw some of it’s greatest growth, and probably should be considered it’s golden age since it was often taught at many of the institutes, used … More Beng Quan: An Overview of Xingyi Quan Principles and Practices From Famous Practitioners Part 3
This is an excellent book which obviously contains a lot of similar information to the previous book attributed to Yang Chengfu but largely written by Chen Weiming. Chen gives an excellent overview of the 13 principles that are important to understanding Taijiquan as a martial art. It is important to study the 13 principles which … More Brennan Translation Review: THE ART OF TAIJI BOXING by Chen Weiming [1925]
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