Sad news. Grandmaster Feng Zhiqiang passed away on Saturday 5th of May 2012. He was 85 years old.
http://www.hunyuantaiji.com.cn/
I had the great honour of meeting him several times at the...
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Sad news. Grandmaster Feng Zhiqiang passed away on Saturday 5th of May 2012. He was 85 years old.
http://www.hunyuantaiji.com.cn/
I had the great honour of meeting him several times at the...
I forgot to mention. Anyone interested in further information can look at the author's website and blog:
http://www.pammachon.gr/
http://blog.pammachon.gr/
Please enjoy and also pass on the word. I had the great pleasure of reading through the drafts and offering some small pointers. It is, I feel, an excellent book. Having had the opportunity to try...
Hello Mat,
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My friend Kostas Dervenis made, for me, a very interesting observation regarding tradition and preservation in the martial arts:
See:
http://www.pammachon.gr/absurdity.htm
For the full...
One of Mr Tanemura's teachers-Mr Sato Kinbei I think-sponsored Wang Shu Jin to come over and teach in Japan. There are a few video clips floating around on the internet that show Wang demonstrating...
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http://www.knifeforums.com/forums/fusionbb.php?
I know there...
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I dont recall the details but a group of 'martial artists' from a cross section of the Japanese schools and methods participated in these 'experiments'. Fujita was asked after WW2 to document these...
I've found a better source with 6 clips including the one above:
http://taichi-chuan.com/heb/images/video/wsj1.wmv
http://taichi-chuan.com/heb/images/video/wsj2.wmv
...
A video clip of Wang Shujin demonstrating Hsing I:
http://www.moneynets.net/WUSHU/video/wangshujing-jp1.htm
If you want to save it, once the download is complete got to:
'Control...
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I had the great pleasure of corresponding with Peter on and off over the last few years, though I never had the privledge of meeting him. It was a great shock to see this very sad news.
The last...
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Yep, Ruiari is right-the exercises are even mentioned in 'Asian Fighting Arts' by Draeger and Smith. I also know of judo clubs that use these exercises.
That said, you dont have to search around...