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When we talk about two things being on a spectrum, the general consensus is that they are both similar, but unique to varying degrees. In a conversation about martial arts, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ)...

I woke up on day two of a 3-week training trip to China feeling like I had been hit by a truck. The tai chi workout schedule the day before went from 7-11, 2-4, and 6-730ish. I thought I was in...

What if I told you that every reason why you want to do tai chi can be perfected by learning the tai chi straight sword form? We're talking about moving gracefully but with strength, having great...

Wu Hao style tai chi might be the smallest and least know of the five styles of tai chi, but it might also be one of the most important for all tai chi practitioners to know about. The founder and...

My martials arts studies began (further back than I would like to admit!) as a student of Shorin Ryu Karate. It’s a hard, Okinawan style, that preserves the compact footwork, blocks, and strikes...

My aim in teaching and writing about the internal arts is to increase the number of people who practice and reap the health and wellness rewards. But let's face it, learning tai chi or any "foreign"...