Meditation and Martial Arts

Meditation and Martial Arts

We’ve all heard people say that meditation is important for martial arts. Some martial arts such as Tai Ji Quan are sometimes referred to as “moving meditation”. In Xing Yi Quan I often hear that standing post methods, Zhan Zhuang, are “Standing meditation” with...
An introduction to the secret art of Yan Yi

An introduction to the secret art of Yan Yi

Yan Yi is one of the more secret arts which I practice to compliment my Xing Yi. There is so much to this art that it can be considered an art form in itself. Whilst this is an introduction, I barely scratch the surface of whats going on here and is an art I look...