Soft Energy Shou' Shu' can be very deceptive. What may look like nothing may hit like a ton of bricks. Hard and flexed looks good on film. Therefore it has become popularized. Viewers have actually been

Tai' Chi' has become very popular over the last few decades. And for good reason. It is very beneficial for health. But it is important to remember a few things. Tai' Chi' came from a fighting art called

Beast Magic - Lesson Two In this lesson, we introduce the concept of Pre-Sense and going with the opponent's energy. Pre-sense is the development of the kinesthetic senses to such a degree that you can

In this lesson, we cover proper distance line on an inward block. A common mistake is to move in to before blocking possibilities. This creates a big problem. Crowding your own weapons and also putting

In the Beast Magic series, we take Shou' Shu' (Beast Magic ) demos and explain the nuances of what's going on. You will: Begin to understand how 7 individual beast arts combine to become one art Begin

In this lesson, we take the dynamic tension we have learned to create in our legs and release it into the hand as a weapon. To make this happen a few things have to be correct. Reinforcement - If the arm

In this lesson, we begin to introduce two principles. The Step Correct The Floating Foot Neither concept is introduced fully here but we will use what we learn here to introduce them later. Right now we

The horse stance is the most fundamental of all stances. It is used in virtually every martial art. It links all arts. We'll probably never know if this is due to common ancestry or if it simply evolved

Six Inch Drills This is a simple drill that is great as a warmup. It not only develops the muscles needed for a horse stance but also builds them into muscle memory (pain is a great teacher that way) Note

The Disciples Workshop - Lesson 1 - The Square Horse Teaching The Magic In this workshop, we are breaking martial principle down to its fundamentals. That's where the magic is "There is no magic in

The history books that mention Cobra Kung Fu (Boli Yan She') say that it was lost many years ago. Turns out that's not true at all! Cobra was preserved by the Tong. The teachers of it began migrating to

Lesson 1 of the Sheng Chi Cobra Chi Gung series. These lessons are designed to teach you the basics of Cobra Chi Gung. These are the same principles used in Cobra Kung Fu (Boli Yan Shi). Cobra Kung Fu

It's quite obvious, with only a cursory glance, that what is sold as martial arts today has very little to do with martial arts. While good martial arts primarily has to do with body mechanics there are