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First time ever seen on DVD. The old
school training methods of Mantis Boxing.
Learn how body conditioning is
combined with grabs, strikes, kicks and takedowns
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May article
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unknown disciple of Cui Shoushan and master of
Taiji Tang Lang Quan.
The story of how he became a disciple of Cui
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April 2012 I returned from Yantai. Here is my
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 Taste
the Air
Ping Qi the art of balancing the air with the mind.
If you use this gung
you can absorb the True Qi of sky and earth
as well as the essence of sun and moon.
I discuss
Qi through the eyes of Praying Mantis Boxing and my
experience with Master Zhou Zhendong in Shandong 2011. We
explore the first step of becoming a Luohan.
With no
interruption of training days become months.
This is
how the ancients became Luohan.
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Why All Kids MUST learn Martial
Arts
Learning Martial Arts is so much more than just self
defense. It is not
just
the discipline and
principles that they will
use for the rest of their lives. It is that they are
learning not to freeze in fear when someone gets
aggressive with them. This is a lesson that can save
their lives, just ask 9 year old Calysta. |
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My First
Taiji Tournament
 At
the end of December 2011 Tampa Kung Fu participated in a
local kung fu tournament. Gwendolyn Burk shares her insights
and inspiration competing in a kung fu for the very first
time. |
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Barbarian Splits Wood
What relationship do the
"splitting wood maneuver," a technique of
Shaolin kung fu, and the 6th Patriarch of
Buddhism in China have in common?
We explore the name of this move
alongside the life of the illiterate monk whose
life became a part of Chinese culture.
As a special bonus I have
included April Brazier's calligraphy in
downloadable form and the entire worksheet of
the form Shaolin Luohan 18 Hands!
April Brazier's Calligraphy
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The
Tiger Swallow Flies to Brasil
On October 14th, 2011, I arrived in
Sao Paulo Brasil for my fourth intensive teaching
seminar. One of the forms we worked on is well known
throughout the kung fu world, called
Little Tiger Swallow. A form that the students of Peng
Lai Brasil had been waiting to learn for years. This
year I finally taught them the form, and the moves of
this form did not disappoint. This month we talk about
my favorite takedown from this form Sweep the leaves
with the wind.
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The Magic of Tai Chi
By April Brazier
Learn to cultivate the steady strength that flows through
the peaceful and slow movements Tai Chi.
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