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Ba Gua Prodigy: Zhang Hua Sen
by Tom Bisio Zhang Hua Sen was born in 1935 in Shandong Province, China. He was born into a poor family that moved to Beijing to find work. Unsuccessful, they ended up living on the
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“Fuerza de los tendones”, Fascia, los Canales Tendinomusculares y las Artes Marciales Internas – Parte 1
Tremendous thanks to Juan Luis Cadenas de Llano Bajo for translating Tom Bisio’s 6-part article series on Tendon Strength, Fascia and the Internal Martial Arts into Spanish. We include the first part in Spanish here,
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Rare Video Interview with Xing Yi Master Song Zhi Yong: Part 1
Song Zhi Yong is one of the top disciples of Li Gui Chang (1914-2000), legendary master of Xing Yi Quan and Tai Ji Quan. Master Song rarely talks about Xing Yi outside of teaching his
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Tendon Strength, Fascia, the Sinew Channels & Internal Martial Arts – Final Questions (Part 6)
Questions The fascial studies cited within this series of articles are quite fascinating and informative, however they raise as many questions as they answer, Please follow and like us:
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The Practice of San Ti Shi in Xing Yi Quan: Part 2
Liu Wen Hua: Eight Key Points for San Ti Shi When holding San Ti Shi, one initially mentally reviews the Eight Necessities in order to train the form and the Qi correctly. Liu Wen Hua
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“Tendon Strength”, Fascia, the Sinew Channels & Internal Martial Arts – Part 5
During the publication of the first four parts of this series of articles on fascia, several people wrote to me asking about treatment of chronic soft tissue injuries. The ensuing discussions prompted me to write
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The Practice of San Ti Shi in Xing Yi Quan: Part 1
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Gao Zi Ying 110th Anniversary Tribute Video
Video tribute to Ba Gua Zhang Master Gao Zi Ying, produced by Instructors and Students of New York Internal Arts in 2018 in celebration of Master Gao Zi Ying’s 110th Anniversary. This video tribute is
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“Tendon Strength”: Fascia, the Sinew Channels & Internal Martial Arts – Part 4
The connection between traditional Chinese ideas about the Sinew channels and tendon strength and power, and recent discoveries about fascia and its relation to health and fitness are fascinating. This is the fourth installment in
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“Tendon Strength”: Fascia, the Sinew Channels & Internal Martial Arts – Part 3
The connection between traditional Chinese ideas about the Sinew Channels and tendon strength and power and recent discoveries about fascia and its relation to health and fitness are fascinating. This is the third in a
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“Tendon Strength”, Fascia, the Sinew Channels & Internal Martial Arts – Part 2
The connection between traditional Chinese ideas about the Sinew channels, tendon strength and power, and recent discoveries about fascia and its relation to health and fitness are fascinating. This series of six articles by Tom
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“Tendon Strength”, Fascia, the Sinew Channels & Internal Martial Arts – Part 1
The connection between traditional Chinese ideas about the Sinew channels and tendon strength and power, and recent discoveries about fascia and its relation to health and fitness are fascinating. This series of four articles explores
