by Paul | Mar 8, 2016 | Uncategorized
I just read an article posted by James Clear (he’s a business blogger with some good stuff on psychology and habit formation). This was actually all about finding meaningful work. The story he related was from a photographer that was giving a speech to...
by Paul | Mar 7, 2016 | Uncategorized
Something I see sometimes in myself and in the people I teach and coach Xing Yi Quan is an eagerness to rush ahead do more “interesting” or “advanced” practices. Sometimes you need to push forward and past your comfort zone too, staying too...
by Paul | Oct 8, 2015 | Uncategorized
Some of you might have seen this from Sifu Neil Ripski going around. This appears to be him teaching a movement from Xin Yi Lui He Quan. Some people refer to XYLH as an “older” form of Xing Yi, in fact both come from the same source so are the same age,...
by Paul | Sep 28, 2015 | Uncategorized
We recently posted a new youtube video with 2 very simple foundational exercises to begin developing the Xing Yi body. This Xing Yi body we refer to means two things, one is that when practising Xing Yi and the foundational exercises you begin to condition the body...
by Paul | Aug 21, 2015 | Uncategorized
Footwork is arguably the most important aspect of our Xing Yi training method, it is what saves you from being hit full on, draws the opponent into your range and allows you to enter to punish the opponent with your own strikes. I emphasise footwork and positioning...
by Paul | Aug 21, 2015 | Uncategorized
Paul shows the head control strategy of Tiger using the tiger washes it’s face...