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  • Attacks vs Fist Fights & Posturing Part 1
    What Constitutes an Attack

    In the Martial Arts you hear and read about people who have used their Martial Art to physically defend themselves in a real situation Often the defender could very easily have avoided the entire situation but instead due to any number of circumstances they ended up in a fight instead
  • Attacks Vs Fist Fights & Posturing Part 2
    Continued from “Attacks Vs Fist Fights & Posturing Part 1”

    Awareness is key If I have parked my car in a parking space that another driver has perceived as their parking spot and they are cussing me out all I have to do is move my car so that the other person can park there
  • Attacks vs Fist Fights & Posturing Part 3
    Continued from “Attacks Vs Fist Fights & Posturing Part 2”

    An example is a car screeched to a stop and out poured 4-5 guys running to attack me I was in the wrong part of town and stood out like a sore thumb
  • How To Find A Tai Chi Instructor (Part 1)
    This article explains the bare minimum amount of knowledge that any beginning Tai Chi teacher, style, school or method of Tai Chi should know and be able to convey in order to teach Tai Chi Without this basic knowledge students will not be able to gain any of the real health, healing or energetic benefits of Tai Chi
  • How To Find A Tai Chi Instructor (Part 2)
    Continued from “How to find a Tai Chi Instructor (Part 1)

    Many people who teach Tai Chi in America today do not know any or much more than the form set of moves that make up the external physical look and choreography of Tai Chi Although this is an important part of Tai Chi (just as a car’s body frame is an important part of a car) this alone will not impart most of the real benefits that Tai Chi is so famous for and will often leave new and even longer term students somewhat bewildered when they read or hear about the internal aspects and benefits of Tai Chi
  • How To Find A Tai Chi Instructor (Part 3)
    Continued from "How to find a Tai Chi Instructor (Part 2)"

    The same is true with Tai Chi Even though approaches may be different, words like Chi, Jing, Peng, Sung, Tao, Yi, Shen and Li will be known by any real teacher
  • How To Find A Tai Chi Instructor (Part 4)
    Continued from "How to find a Tai Chi Instructor (Part 3)"

    14 Mind Intent including a real understanding of the difference between Yi and Shen

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  • How to Find a Tai Chi Instructor (Part 5)
    Continued from “How to find a Tai Chi Instructor (Part 4)

    22Self Defense Applications

    - A Tai Chi teacher does not have to teach self defense to students who do not want it but any real teacher of Tai Chi who can impart the real knowledge of Tai Chi to others must have at least a basic understanding of how the movements are really applied and be able to demonstrate it
  • How to Find a Tai Chi Instructor (Part 6)
    Fortunately, there are plenty of skilled and experienced Tai Chi teachers in America and there are a few Tai Chi masters here in the US as well but you may have to do a little homework to find one of them The good news is that you don’t have to study from a Tai Chi master to get benefits
  • Iron Palm Part 10
    Continued from Iron Palm Q&A With Sigung Richard Clear Part 9

    Si-Gung Clear is professionally sanctioned by the Kun Tao Silat Association International, Silat Kilap Betawi DeThouars, Malabar Fighting Arts USA, Black Tiger Fighting Society, Jackson's Wu Shu Institute, the Jian Mei Internal Arts Association, the World Tai Chi Boxing Association, and the Russian Martial Arts Schools Affiliation
  • Iron Palm Part 11
    Continued from Iron Palm Q&A With Sigung Richard Clear Part 10

    I teach a 2 day course on the 1 Hit Knockouts combined with scenario training to executives and business owners including their wives and family members About a dozen graduates of the course have had to use the training in a real confrontation where it became physical
  • Iron Palm Part 4
    Continued from Iron Palm Q&A With Sigung Richard Clear Part 3

    I immediately went and asked Tyrone about this He simply smiled in a telling way and said “Don’t break, Just Keep Practicing”
  • Iron Palm Part 5
    Continued from Iron Palm Q&A With Sigung Richard Clear Part 4

    Over the years I lived there I was attacked on the street more than a dozen times including knife and gun assaults Most of the time I did not have to hit people but when I did hit them they went down within the first second or two of contact
  • Iron Palm Part 6
    Continued from Iron Palm Q&A With Sigung Richard Clear Part 5

    At the next level students begin Lao Gung development Also, students learn how to focus and condense Chi and energy flow
  • Iron Palm Part 9
    Continued from Iron Palm Q&A With Sigung Richard Clear Part 8

    We used this liniment for any bruises we got and also for Iron Palm training When we practiced the Indirect method and Internal Iron Palm Tyrone would have us put a few drops on our hands and massage it in to cause the energy to flow to our hands
  • Superior Position
    Action Beats Reaction Regarding Position:

    "When two opponents are in a fight, the one who gets superior position and attacks first will likely win If person 1 is seeking position to attack and person 2 already has an excellent position to attack and attacks then person 2 will defeat person 1 while person 1 is moving into position
  • The Problem With Guns (Part 1)
    Why guns are not the most effective self defense tools (part 1)

    Disclaimer:

    I am not a lawyer and am not dispensing legal advice in any way, shape or form in this article To clarify any legal aspects of self defense with a gun or without a gun please consult a qualified attorney
  • The Problem With Guns (Part 2)
    Why guns are not the most effective self defense tools (part 2)

    Disclaimer:

    I am not a lawyer and am not dispensing legal advice in any way, shape or form in this article To clarify any legal aspects of self defense with a gun or without a gun please consult a qualified attorney
  • Why Mma Is Not Street Self Defense! Part 1
    The rise in popularity of MMA and Jiu-Jitsu has increased public awareness of martial arts and created a current wave of martial arts enthusiasts However, an unfortunate side effect of this popular martial arts movement is that the average person sees tournaments such as the UFC and thinks that self defense works like the fights that occur in the ring or octagon
  • Why MMA Is Not Street Self Defense! Part 2
    continued from "Why MMA is NOT Street Self Defense Part 1"

    If someone steals your car (or any other personal possession) and they start driving it away right in front of you what is your best response
  • Why MMA Is Not Street Self Defense! Part 3
    Continued from "Why MMA is NOT Street Self Defense Part 2"

    One of the difficulties in demonstrating arts that teach real self defense skills is in demonstrating the techniques without really harming anyone
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