Practical Tai Chi Bag and pad training
In the Practical Tai Chi system, heavy bag work— (棉包)—is a crucial component of San Shou (free-fighting) training. It acts…
Practical Tai Chi ‘special strength’ lead weight exercise
Conventional weight training (often bodybuilding style) focuses on moving one limb at a time to isolate and “pump…
The Physics of Softness: How T’ai Chi Generates Elite Combat Power
1. Introduction: The Paradox of Internal Power In the combat science lineage of Cheng Tin Hung, T’ai Chi…
The Vital Breath: Developing T’ai Chi’s “Turtle Breathing”
The Strategic Role of Breath in Internal Alchemy T’ai Chi Chuan is far more than a sequence of…
Instructional Guide to the 24 Tai Chi Gong Exercises (Cheng Tin Hung Lineage)
1. Introduction and Training Foundations As a senior instructor and historian within the Wudang Tai Chi Chuan lineage…
Benefits of internal Martial arts training
A longish video designed to hopefully impart some of the considerable benefits of both tai chi form and…
Tai chi’s classic combat theory: Two
The tai chi classics are a collection of essays written by past masters. once you understand their concepts…
Tai chi Neigong discussion video
Tai Chi Neigong has long been respected as the most important aspect of the art, for both health…
Traditional function of Tai Chi Neigong
Tai chi neigong (internal strength training) is an extremely unique set of exercises, breathing patterns and meditation, which…
Becoming spontaneously efficient in self defence with Tai Chi San shou
There are five key elements which form the basis of this style of Tai Chi (that is the…