Tri-Essence Martial Art

Why Tongbei whip power is a big lie?

Whip power has been perceived as the ideal way to strike by many traditional Chinese martial arts, especially Tongbei. The false belief that speed is everything, plus a misunderstanding of basic physics, caused many CMA practitioners to waste their lives away training a type of power that is inefficient at everything except impressing noobs. In this video, I will explain why such a belief is nothing but a fallacy and a big lie.

Why Tongbei whip power is a big lie? Whip power has been perceived as the ideal way to strike by many traditional Chinese martial arts, especially Tongbei. The false belief that speed is everyth...

Why iron hand training is a big lie?

Iron hand training has been a major part of traditional Chinese martial arts; many styles utilise this type of training to improve their striking power, believing that if you can break bricks, you can break bones. In this video, I will explain why such a belief is nothing but a fallacy and why iron hand training is a big lie.

Why iron hand training is a big lie? Iron hand training has been a major part of traditional Chinese martial arts; many styles utilise this type of training to improve their striking power, beli...

Cloud Hands Deconstructed

In this video, I will explore the application of Cloud hands, one of the most iconic moves in Yang style taichi due to it being the most repeated move in most Taichi forms.

As always constructive comments are welcome and feel free to contact me for class details in Gauteng South Africa atm, and in VIC AU in the near future.

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Cloud Hands Deconstructed In this video, I will explore the application of Cloud hands, one of the most iconic moves in Yang style taichi due to it being the most repeated move in mos...

Why Taichi refuse training weights?

Following my previous video on why strength training isn't bad for internal CMA, in this video I will explain why Taichi people have the common idea that weight training is bad for Taichi, to better understand both side of the argument.

As always constructive comments are welcome and feel free to contact me for class details in Gauteng South Africa atm, and in VIC AU in the near future.

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Why Taichi refuse training weights? Following my previous video on why strength training isn't bad for internal CMA, in this video I will explain why Taichi people have the common idea that wei...

Why is Taichi form so slow ? part 1

Following the request of a Patreon supporter, in this video I will explore the health benefits of practicing Taichi form in a very slow manner.

As always constructive comments are welcome and feel free to contact me for class details in Gauteng South Africa atm, and in VIC AU in the near future.

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Why is Taichi form so slow part 1 Following the request of a Patreon supporter, in this video I will explore the health benefits of practicing Taichi form in a very slow manner.As always cons...

Is muscle training bad for Internal progression? An empirical case study

Here I will attempt to address a huge preconception within the Chinese internal martial arts community, whether or not training muscles is detrimental to internal progression using scientific empiricism.

As always constructive comments are welcome and feel free to contact me for class details in Gauteng South Africa atm, and in VIC AU in the near future.

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Is muscle training bad for Internal progression? An empirical case study Here I will attempt to address a huge preconception within the Chinese internal martial arts community, whether or not training muscles is detrimental to int...

Grasping Sparrow's Tail Deconstructed

In this video, I will explore the application of Grasping Sparrow's Tail, one of the most practised moves in Yang style taichi due to it being right at the start of the form, yet very misunderstood in terms of its purpose.

As always constructive comments are welcome and feel free to contact me for class details in Gauteng South Africa atm, and in VIC AU in the near future.

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Grasping Sparrow's Tail Deconstructed In this video, I will explore the application of Grasping Sparrow's Tail, one of the most practised moves in Yang style taichi due to it being right at the s...

Jin Bu Ban Lan Chui deconstructed

In this video, I will explore the application of one of the most famous punches of Yang-style Taichi, namely Jin Bu Ban Lan Chui.

As always constructive comments are welcome and feel free to contact me for class details in Gauteng South Africa atm, and in VIC AU in the near future.

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Jin Bu Ban Lan Chui deconstructed In this video, I will explore the application of one of the most famous punches of Yang-style Taichi, namely Jin Bu Ban Lan Chui.As always constructive comme...

Brushing Knee deconstructed

In this video I will explore my lineage's interpretation of Brushing Knee's combat application.

As always constructive comments are welcome and feel free to contact me for class details in Gauteng South Africa atm, and in VIC AU in the near future.

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Brushing Knee deconstructed In this video I will explore my lineage's interpretation of Brushing Knee's combat application.As always constructive comments are welcome and feel free to c...

How Taichi approaches comabt?

In this video I explore the 2 most important concept in Taichi's combat approach, namely "move second reach first" and "lure in, miss target", hope this will help form a better understanding to why my lineage interpret Taichi applications the way we do.

As always constructive comments are welcome and feel free to contact me for class details in Gauteng South Africa atm, and in VIC AU in the near future.

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https://youtu.be/rby5zmR_OOo

How Taichi approaches comabt? In this video I explore the 2 most important concept in Taichi's combat approach, namely "move second reach first" and "lure in, miss target", hope this will...

Is Taichi a form of Psychotherapy?

In this video I will explore the similarities between Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy and Eastern mental training including Taichi and Buddhist meditation.

As always constructive comments are welcome and feel free to contact me for class details in Gauteng South Africa atm, and VIC AU in the near future.
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https://youtu.be/VI6bveICOaI

Is Taichi a form of Psychotherapy? In this video I will explore the similarities between Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy and Eastern mental training including Taichi and Buddhist meditatio...

Repulse Monkey Deconstructed

Here I will break down and deconstruct Repluse monkey from Taichi and attempt to get to the bottom of how it was intended to be used.

As always constructive comments are welcome and feel free to contact me for class details in Gauteng South Africa atm, and in VIC AU in the near future.

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Repulse Monkey Deconstructed Here I will break down and deconstruct Repluse monkey from Taichi and attempt to get to the bottom of how it was intended to be used.As always constructive c...