Getting the Point
An important part of all Martial arts is striking of specific areas of the body. In China this is the art of Dian Xue or…
What is Fa Jin?
If you are looking for a fajin training course see our Developing Jin course presented by Sifu Phillip Starr for an accessible and sytematic method…
A Brief History
The Lions Roar, a powerful symbol in both Hindu and Buddhist culture. In these blog posts I hope to cover the historic background of the…
Traditional Chinese Methods of Hand Conditioning
For details about our Iron Palm training online course click here. What follows is the second in a series of two articles about the practice…
Turn your world inside out: The relationship between inner (Nei Gong) and outer skill (Wei Gong)
In Chinese martial arts practises are given two different labels: Inner (Nei Gong) and outer (Wai Gong). In this blog I hope to look at…
Bricking It! The Art of Balance
One of the most important aspects of Martial Arts is balance. The late Xing Yi Quan Master Hsu Hong Chi is quoted as saying “If with…
Choosing a Martial Arts School
Often when someone decides to learn martial arts they give little thought about where to study. They pick the first place that comes up on…
Iron Palm training: What is it and why do it?
For details about our Iron Palm training online course click here. What follows is the first in a series of two articles about the practice…
Body Mechanics 1 – Basics of The Reverse Punch! Part 2
This article follows on from Body Mechanics 1 – Basics of The Reverse Punch. Key Points On Reverse Punch Lets start with the stance. Without…
Body Mechanics 1 – Basics of The Reverse Punch! Part 1
Over the next year I am going to write a series of blogs on applying accurate body mechanics to common techniques that pop up in…