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March 2010

Tai Chi Fist

Tai Chi Fist

The Tai Chi Fist may sound a little strange like something out of a chop-sockey movie when you first read or hear it. Particularly because most people think of Tai Chi as a peaceful art. However, the fist is indeed part of the art. Tai Chi uses the fist to…

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Tai Chi Iron Palm Workshop

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There are many different methods of Iron Palm and even a number of different Internal Iron Palm methods, but last Friday we focused exclusively on Iron Palm training methods found in Tai Chi and how Tai Chi approaches this subject.

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Tai Chi Trapping

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Tai Chi Trapping is most often performed with the entire body and usually comes as a surprise to the opponent because they generally do not realize that they have been trapped until the trap is sprung and then it is to late to do anything about it. The Tai Chi Trapping technique is most often performed by…

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Fa Jing & Karate Q&A

We got a good question from Kyle Beck a couple days ago about Fa jing and I think the answer may help some other folks out there understand some of the differences and similarities between Tai Chi, Fa Jing & other martial arts.

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Tai Chi Grapples

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Tai Chi Grapples can be found in almost all Tai Chi moves in some form and in many Tai Chi moves their are quite a few Tai Chi Grapples to be found. In Wild Horse Tosses Mane there are multiple arm breaks from the inside and…

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New Video Clip from “Dynamics of Movement”

Here’s some video from the new Combat Tai Chi DVD. This clip shows some of the Fa Jing and a few other things that are on the DVD.

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Tai Chi Bone Breaking

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Tai Chi Bone Breaking techniques include but are not limited to bone breaking through leverage, extension, hyper-extension, pressure, rotation, weight drop and impact. A leverage bone break can occur by…

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Tai Chi Weapons

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Tai Chi Weapons training can be an excellent tool for internal growth if the tools are trained and used properly. There are a fair number of different Tai Chi Weapons forms and styles that can be learned. What they all share in common is that the emphasis of practice should be on…

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Pre-Order Combat Tai Chi Vol 1 B and Save!

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We are now taking Pre-Orders on Vol 1 B – Dynamics of Movement. Order Before March 19th and Save $50 Combat Tai Chi Vol 1 B – Dynamics of Movement $197 In this video you will learn: They Attack First. I Strike First, and How to apply this principle in the street. Leading into Emptiness [...]

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Tai Chi Grappling

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At any decent level of skill in Tai Chi the Tai Chi Grappling arts are considered an essential part of the Dim Mak arsenal. Tai Chi Grappling is simply another tool that makes it so that once contact is made the Tai Chi practitioner can economize their motion and work from wherever they are and not need to gain a different contact point or position on the opponent.

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