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Wednesday, October 30, 2019

Xingyiquan, Five Tigers - Marcus Brinkman

Xingyiquan, Five Tigers - Marcus Brinkman
Five Tigers are based on Five Elements, double chopping, drilling, pounding, cannon and crossing fist.
         My teacher Marcus Brinkman - Learn Xingyi Quan at Boulder Internal Martial Arts

Monday, October 14, 2019

Xingyi Five Elements by Hong Yixiang 洪懿祥


Xingyi Five Elements by Hong Yixiang 洪懿祥



"Master Hong Yixiang (1925-1993), founder of the Tang Shou Tao school, demonstrating Xingyi five elements linked form (Wuxing Lianhuan). According to Mr. Kenneth Fish he filmed it in 1975 or 1976, at the opening of Liao Wuchang's 廖五常 son Kungfu school, Yonghe, Taiwan."

Learn Hong's Xingyi 5 Elements at Boulder Internal Martial Arts



Saturday, October 12, 2019

Gao Bagua Zhang - Yi Zong school - Hou Tien 1.4 Tan - To Test by Hong Zemien


Gao Bagua Zhang - Yi Zong school - Hou Tien 1.4 Tan - To Test by Hong Zemien

Thursday, October 10, 2019

Tuesday, October 8, 2019

Tang Dynasty Chinese swords



2 Tang Dynasty (8th Century) Chinese swords in the Japanese Imperial Collection
Found HERE 

Thursday, October 3, 2019

Great warriors are not militaristic. Trans. Scott M. Rodell

Dao de Jing Chapter 68, Great warriors are not...
善為士者不武.

善戰者不怒.
善勝敵者不與.

善用人者為之下.
是謂不爭之德.
是謂用人之力.
是謂配天古之極.

Shànzhàn zhě bù nù.
Shànshèng dí zhě bù yǔ.
Shàn yòngrén zhě wéi zhī xià.
Shì wèi bùzhēng zhī dé.
Shì wèi yòngrén zhī lì.
Shì wèi pèi tiān gǔ zhī jí.
Great soldiers do not get angry.
Great conquers do not gloat.
Those good at managing men are humble.
This is called the virtue of non-contention.
This is called the strength of using men.
This is called the highest manifestation of accord with heaven.
Shàn wéi shì zhě bù wǔ.
Great warriors are not militaristic.
Trans. Scott M. Rodell

Found HERE 

Tuesday, October 1, 2019

Bagua Throwing - Marcus Brinkman


Bagua Throwing - Marcus Brinkman - Bagua snake, shoulder hip and leg reap, lock and throw drills


     My teacher Marcus Brinkman - Learn Bagua Zhang at Boulder Internal Martial Arts