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Not sure if that is the correct term for Taekwondo class…
Yesterday, Saubauhm made a remark:
When it rains
Old Kwangjangnim’s have a saying:
It is easier to get injured when it rains
So he made sure we had a great warm up
jogging and walking in a rhythm
The Dojang’s Kwanjangnim was...
Loosely translated, the Palgwes are the "Forms of the 8 symbols" each is represented by a trigram (the 3 barred symbols on each corner of the Korean flag)
Il=Keon or Heavens
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Ee=Tae or Joyfulness
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Som=Ri or Fire
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Sa=Jin or Thunder
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Oh=Seon or Wind...
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After my part time shift finished for the weekend I found myself waiting for CAA as my car had broken down at a rural all way stop
Decided to calm my anxiety by
Welcome to my blog. It will basically serve as a digital journal: on my journey along the path of martial arts. Feel free to check back for updates. I'm here because I'm tired of the standard now known as social media.
Hello!
I have a passion for martial arts from around the world and aspire to master Taekkyun, a traditional Korean martial art.
Today, I'd like to introduce a technique called "Gyeotchagi (곁차기)", which my master Hwang taught me.
It involves lifting your leg diagonally to strike the...
I'm someone that uses this inner energy in their own martial practices.
I can confidently say that the difference between using it or not using it is quite palpable, I feel stronger, faster and more energized when using Ki/Qi when in comparison to my regular state when not using it.
I know the...
Not sure how many are still here that remember my Xingyi Addict posts, but here I go again...but in the Blog
I stopped training Xingyiquan due to knee issues (2 meniscus repairs and one replacement...so far) and arthritis in other joints. Followed by convincing myself I'm not to old. Well, with...
Gee yahoo comments had better people than this forum. There's a few smart people here that look and observe, but there's a lot that don't read or follow the thread, they just jump to their own coclusion and post nonsense that encompasses no forethought what so ever.
Two years ago, I left this site because of all the political posting. Now there's mostly trolls. There's still some of the contributors there was before, but there's a lot more trolling. People engaging mouth, not brain. A lot more self-aggrandizement.
So, I'm a busy guy. Probably won't...
Folks, I’m getting grumpy and impatient and having a hard time not posting what I’m thinking after reading some posts. I am getting easily annoyed by silliness, ego and arrogance and the continual parade of folks showing up telling others how much better their chosen MA is to anything anyone...
Well just a little
I learned a Sun taijiquan short from a few years ago, pre pandemic, from Jesse Tsao. I liked the form, but I have never been comfortable with it. Today I figured out why, and I felt that 30 years of taijiquan as well as many years in Xingyiquan gives me a bit of leeway and...
My training progression in Internal CMA over the last 30 years has been, in this order; Taijiquan, to Baguazhang, to Xingyiquan. But go back further, about 50 years, when I was in Japanese Jiujutsu, I read an article, in what was then "Kung Fu Magazine" about Xingyiquan and I was hooked. But it...