Authored by Sifu Mark Small Xin Yi Liu He Ba Fa also known as Water Boxing or Water Tai Chi, is an important internal Chinese martial art. Nomura Akihiko writes of Luihebafa as the fourth internal art with a “vast amount of material” behind it’s development. People are racing to uncover writings about Luihebafa’s nei jia or […]
Understanding Tai Chi’s Martial Perspective
By Sifu Alan Ludmer My first Tai Chi Chuan teacher Professor Huo Chi Kwan taught that Tai Chi Chuan (TCC) is boxing for physical and mental health, the self-defense is secondary. However, self-defense is the key to harvesting the physical and mental benefits. The self-defense serves as a metaphorical Rosetta Stone. Like the Rosetta Stone […]