Formosa Neijia

I want to introduce some great new blogs to you guys.
Knot into Yoga is Scott Sonnon’s new prasara yoga blog. The blog is written from an interesting POV regarding traditional yoga, as shown by the name which is a play on words. Bascially, it’s a blog for people that wouldn’t normally be into yoga and […]

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qh5CCnT4bpY
This is the aiki/taiji blend form that is taught to higher level black belts in the Taiwan aikido association. I don’t know much about it but at least we now get to see it thanks to a poster over at EF.
As I’ve said before, I love doing aikido moves in push hands. I even […]

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzIjUR-mHCY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFijeHmOPlQ
My guess is that everyone is very familiar with these clips since they were some of the first to show a more advanced or fake version of taiji depending on your perspective (perhaps there’s a range between those two extremes?). In any case, this is Shi Ming — the now deceased teacher who […]

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7NJ9_8FACg
Here’s a guy that goes flying and skidding for about a hundred yards. I guess sidewalks make for great ramps late at night.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjV3vLvbkxw
This is what I was so afraid of when I drove a scooter. Notice that the guy in the car runs the light, and afterwards he isn’t too concerned about the […]

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There’s a new blog on the scene that I think you should know about: Personal Development from Lifeworks. This is Buddy Tripp’s new blog and he is covering personal development from a IMA and body work point of view.
As a preview of what he’s offering on the site, I would like to draw your attention […]

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Some of the styles available in the Martial Artist’s Guide to Taipei include:
baguazhang
xingyiquan
taijiquan in the Yang, Chen and Chen Pan-ling varieties
tongbeiquan
piguazhang
mantis
long fist
bajiquan
SunBinquan
aikijujitsu
Brazilian jiujitsu
MMA
and many more!
The pics above are from the guide and show the sparring classes offered by some of the […]

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This is a continuation of the discussion I started with my review of Tim Cartmell’s Xing Yi Neigong. First off, I want to sing the praises of this book even more than I did yesterday. I thoroughly reviewed it today, and I think it’s the best book on xingyi out there. Of course, the reason […]

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Here are some quotes from this excellent book:
“The body connection, whole body power, qi development, and mind/body harmony that are forged during long standing sessions are vital in the development of xingyi internal power.” p. 24
“To ’sink the waist,’ the coccyx must be relaxed and slightly lifted, the yang qi will ascend toward heaven, this […]

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Below is a post I wrote about an interview with Bruce Kumar Frantzis that was posted in the Taoist Water Tradition Yahoo group. If his material interests you, then I suggest that you subscribe to this list. I put my reaction to the article here because it’s applicable to learning neigong in general, but especially […]

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My best advice for people hoping one day to pursue the path to experiencing qi  is to find the best instruction they can on a basic qigong practice like the eight brocades or five animal frolics and practice that everyday. I firmly believe that my recent breakthrough with qi came after spending significant time doing […]

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