European Spring Tour 2024 May-June
I will be in Europe this May and June. Does anyone there want to go for coffee. ( I will be in […]
Martial arts for seniors
Tai chi has a unique training method that includes a set of exercises called tuishou (pushing hands). It is a cooperative training […]
Easy to do. Difficult to correct.
There are principles, techniques and methods that can only be learned slowly, gently, and carefully. When mastered, they make other techniques and […]
Stillness is Faster
Stillness provides several mechanical advantages, as well as tactical and strategic possibilities. “Stillness” refers to the internal structure, the location of the […]
Slow AND Scrappy: frequency vs velocity (Video)
Migrate this Tai chi is more scrappy than you might think. But the scrappiness is about the frequency of subtle changes, not […]
It is not magic, or fake. It’s subtle physics and mechanical efficiency. (video)
Migrate this Tai chi, like any martial art, when done properly, can appear fake or magical. In fact, all martial arts involve […]
The importance of doing hardly any practice.
Migrate this A student arrived for his lesson today with apologies for not practising enough. “I only did a minute or two […]
We have found the stupid, and it is us.
Migrate this We all have blind spots in our thinking. Martial arts exploit these all the time. Marketers are getting better at […]
No enemy
Migrate this “Everyone talks about peace but no one educates for peace.We educate for competition, and competition marks the beginning of all […]
Traditional Martial Arts – Like being a Disney princess (7-minute video)
Migrate this Traditional martial artists will often seek out martial sport in order to compensate for missing elements in traditional training. But […]
A.I. (Artificial Intelligence / Independence) and martial arts.
Migrate this When someone claims that a computer has passed the Turing test, we should consider that it might be due to […]
Wuji (non-duality) as the foundation of self defence (PART 1)
Migrate this A video starring “The Three Asians” “Taiji” or “Tai chi” refers to the dualistic nature of the phenomenal universe. Yin […]
Every fight involves multiple opponents. (Tai chi Sword and tuishou – Part 4 )
Migrate this “Every fight involves multiple opponents. There is your enemy, their weapon, footwork, mind, skill, technique, rhythm, timing, distance, and strength. You […]
Expect unusual traffic this weekend in Orillia
If you are attending classes this weekend at Sinclair Martial Arts, please be aware that the late Gordon Lightfoot will rest at […]
Stillness is still faster (Tai chi sword for tuishou – Part 3 )
Migrate this Stillness allows for faster changes.
The end is the beginning (Tai chi Sword for tuishou Part 2)
Migrate this Traditionally, a martial art can be the cure for violence and a path to enlightenment. Few other types of meditation […]
Tai chi sword for tuishou – Part 1
Migrate this Tai chi sword practice can be very helpful in refining skill and understanding of biomechanics and empty handed combat principles. […]
Upper and Lower, Part 6
Pedagogy, tuishou, space-time, philosophy, the standard model of particle physics, and the Dao…. But I digress. We can take advantage of our […]
Upper and lower Part 5 (5-minute video)
Effortlessness in CONTEXT Teaching from first principles helps to avoid the pitfalls that plague many martial artists. Sparring, tuishou, competitions, and the […]
Upper and Lower Part 4 (9-minute video)
Most people do not seek balance. We tend, rather to seek conflict. The proprioception afforded bt such conflict provides us with a […]