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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 the way it was taught long ago.

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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.

A 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.

Mind Posture - Body  Posture
 

This Month my Student A.J. writes of his experience and insights in Tai Chi.

The Magic of Tai Chi

By April Brazier

Learn to cultivate the steady strength that flows through the peaceful and slow movements Tai Chi.