Before you begin practicing, there are a few points you should understand. These exercises are designed to be done in bed, and ideally,...

It is extremely beneficial and in this article, we will be focusing on the health benefits you stand to gain by choosing to get involved...

There are many mental factors that should be considered when practicing Taijiquan (太極拳), and the way that people naturally react mentally...

What is taiji? It is generated from wuji, and is a pivotal function of movement and stillness. It is the mother of yin and yang. When it...

STORY AT A GLANCE: Your fascia, the fibrous connective tissue found throughout your body, accounts for about 20 percent of your body mass...

Muscle memory is a common phrase associated with the martial arts as well as in other sports, playing a musical instrument, riding a bike...

Morality of deed includes: Humility, Respect, Righteousness, Trust, and Loyalty. Morality of mind consists of: Will, Endurance,...

“Taijiquan is an internal style of Chinese martial arts. All Chinese martial styles, after a thousand years of practice and experience,...

The Gifts of Fascia Once you’ve experienced the aha moments that accompany practices that release the body’s fascia, there’s no going...

Tai Chi offers a low-cost, easily accessible alternative to pulmonary rehabilitation, according to a new study in the journal CHEST®...

We dig into the lives of Wong Fei-Hung, Ip Man, San Te, Huo Yuanjia and more, as we look at the people who inspired classic kung-fu...

In 1985 I wrote the first edition of Tai Chi Chuan Martial Power. Taijiquan was just becoming popular in the United States. Nowadays,...

In their seven thousand years of history, the Chinese people have experienced all possible human suffering and pain. Chinese culture is...

Here are three sets from the Standing Eight Pieces of Brocade: First Piece—Sanijiao “Triple Burner” Double hands hold up the heavens to...

Translated by Albert Tang – Little Mountain Tai Club Student Tai Chi Chuan is an internal martial art exercise. Strength is produced in...

by Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming, August 22, 2016 A martial sequence is a combination of many techniques, constructed in the imagination of the...

by Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming, November 29, 2016 Taiji students are generally taught to make the postures large at first. This helps the...

First, we will focus on exercises for regulating the breathing that allows you to build up the quantity of qi to an abundant level and...

If we trace Chinese martial arts history back, we can see a clear lineage beginning during the Liáng dynasty (Liáng Cháo, 梁朝) (AD...

1. Wardoff Jing (Peng Jing) Defensively, this jing absorbs the opponent’s attack and then bounces him away. In this application, your...