Yesterday it was raining and muddy outside so I couldn’t go into the garden to practice my Tai Chi weapon’s forms as usual. So the options were either miss training or improvise and train inside my house. Well, I wasn’t going to miss training so I decided to practice these forms in my hallway. I […]
Weapons Training Without Weapons
I’ve been practicing my double fan form and the other day I was at a picnic in a park and forgot to bring my fans along. So I searched around for a couple of sticks about the same size of the fans in length, and practised the form. I try and practice on a regular […]
Spear Form – Strength Training Tip
Just had a work out with my Tai Chi spear form practicing strength drills. As I was training I noticed I was occasionally off balance, particularly when I was using fajing. The spear is about 8 feet in length, made of bamboo and a weighty beast. I need to make sure I stay in control […]
Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan & Me
Two of my favourite martial artists are the late Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan. I never met them but they do inspire me when I’m training. When I’m jumping up and down with my sabre I visualise I’m Bruce Lee defending myself against numerous attackers. I may look like a constipated Ninja Turtle but that […]
Lunatic In A Park
Practicing weapons’ forms in a park can can attract the wrong attention. Especially if you are using metal weapons. Once when I was practicing my sabre and sword forms in a park I had one spectator which did distract me. It was a policeman driving his van slowly through the park. From the corner of […]