Formosa Neijia

Michael over at the shuaijiao.tv blog asked me to post this. Looks like solid training. Go if you can.
Li Baoru Shuaijiao Masters Camp
What to Expect
Expect to learn China’s oldest and most effective fighting art under the watchful eyes of Master Li Baoru, National Shuaijiao Head Referee and Master Coach Ma Jianguo, Team Tianchi Head Coach [...]

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I wish the following dialog was more fictional than it is. B is practicing in the park when A comes up to him.
A: Hey, it looks like you’re doing Chinese martial arts.
B: Yeah, I been practicing for a few years now. I’m doing a style called xingyiquan.
A: Cool. Yeah, I thought so. I was looking [...]

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The reviewer is you. After all, who is “best” will be subjective. I would go dojo hopping and see everyone there is to see. Then you can make a decision. Start with the yellow pages and make a list of what interests you. Call them up and you’ll find out you can eliminate a few [...]

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I get many requests for certain styles, some quite rare. And my advice is almost always the same: stop looking for certain styles and train with the best teacher, regardless of style, in your area.
I really wish someone had told me that years ago. I would have earned multiple black belts in styles like judo [...]

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I was looking for something to review outside of class and oh boy, am I glad I chose this DVD set. This is one of the best DVDs I have in any style. What sets it apart is Swain’s presentation of the material. He covers a ton of throwing and ground techniques, spending about five [...]

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I would like to point your attention to a post written by Tom on large and small frame training. He put so many insights into it that I think it deserves to be looked at again. I see something new in it each time I read it. The comment section also shows what happens occasionally [...]

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I had my first judo class in a long time tonight and it was taught by one of the old Taiwanese guys — one of the few left. Chances are some of you may know a guy or two like him: strong as an ox, nothing the least artificial about them, good-hearted, perhaps not too [...]

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There’s some interesting discussion going on at the large vs. small frame post I put up a long time ago. The comment was made that Zheng Man-qing’s people are better at push hands than some of the Yang family. That doesn’t surprise me in the least. The answer as to why: they spend a whole [...]

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This is a decent example of a softer way to do randori. I think more taiji people should be working towards this rather than us just pushing people back. This uses the off-balancing skills in ways that put the opponent down without using lots of force or upper body strength. This type of could [...]

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