The Missing Link in Tai Chi Power
Sink the Shoulders and Drop the Elbows Many Tai Chi practitioners spend years searching for power in the legs, waist, and dantian. Entire discussions revolve…
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Han Yang Ru Yi: Medical Qi Gong as Moving Meditation and Internal Regulation
An Introduction to Medical Qi Gong as It Is Traditionally Trained In recent years, interest in Medical Qi Gong has grown rapidly, yet genuine explanations…
Ba Duan Jin: Eight Movements, Three Hundred Years of Transmission, and a Living Method for Health
An internal system shaped by necessity, not comfort In the shadow of Songshan, one of China’s sacred mountains, there is a sense that time has…
Qi Gong for Spinal Healing
Why the Spine Is the Center of Internal Training, Health, and Longevity In the internal arts, the spine is not viewed as a simple structural…
San Zhan: Understanding the Internal Core of Southern Shaolin
An introduction to San Zhan as a method of internal development within Southern Shaolin, and the foundation of Master Yap Boh Heong’s San Zhan course.…
The Thirteen Levels of Gongfu in Yang Family Taiji
Introduction Among the many stories preserved within Taijiquan (太极拳, Tai Chi) lineages, one in particular has captured the imagination of practitioners: the tale of a…
Wang Xiangzhai’s Critique of Taijiquan — A Call to Restore the Essence
Translated from the original Chinese writings of Wang Xiangzhai (1930s) Introduction In the 1930s, the legendary founder of Yi Quan, Wang Xiangzhai (王苗斋), published a…
How to Develop Yi 意 (Intention) in the Internal Arts
In the vast landscape of internal practices, countless individuals have ventured into seated meditation, dedicating themselves to the cultivation of their mental faculties through sitting…
Why Online Martial Arts Training Is a Game-Changer
Unlocking the Path to Mastery from Anywhere Martial arts is more than just a physical practice; it’s a journey of transformation, discipline, and self-discovery. Over…
Mental Development: The Benefits of Hermetics for Martial Artists
Introduction to Hermetics Hermetics is an ancient spiritual and philosophical system that teaches that specific laws and principles govern the universe. This highly systemized practice…
Cause vs. Effect
One of the recurring issues I observe in the internal arts is that students are often taught to recognize the effects of practice, but are rarely taught…
Which Martial Art should I train?
I often receive messages and emails from people all over the world asking the same question: “I want to learn how to fight and protect…
The Path of Reversal – An interview with Adam Mizner
It's been around eight months since we last met, what have you been up to since I last saw you?
I've basically been in retreat, which means not tea…
The Essence Of WuMei Quan – Master Yap Boh Heong
Introduction WuMei Quan, the martial art created by the legendary Shaolin nun, WuMei, has been a rare and mysterious art. Even in this day of…
The history of WuMei passed down from Grandmaster Chee Kim Thong
The legendary Kung Fu Empress An article by Yap Boh Heong. Disclaimer It’s fair to say that there is much mystery surrounding WuMei. There’s even…
One of Karate’s Most Important Historical Texts: The Ten Precepts of Itosu Ankō (1908)
Exploring the History of Karate: Itosu Ankō’s Ten Precepts (1908) In February 2019, I had the opportunity to visit the Okinawa Karate Museum – 沖縄県空手博物館.…
The Six Levels of Internals – A Universal Method for the Internal Martial Arts Practitioner.
The Path To Emptiness When I embarked on my journey to film for interviews on my YouTube channel, I honestly believed I already had a…
The similarities between Taiji Quan 太極拳 and Baji Quan 八極拳 explained by Master Adm Hsu
Baji vs. Taiji – Only One Dot Different Written by Adam Hsu (Translated by Joan-Huey Dow) THE STORY It occurred many years after I started…
Reflecting on the past two weeks spent at The Martial Camp 2019
“A world-class training camp.” It’s 00:20 am on a Friday morning, I’m sat inside the departure lounge at Suvarnabhumi international airport in Bangkok waiting to…
Is Kung Fu Rub the new Dit Da Jow?
KUNG FU RUB – PAIN & INJURY RELIEF FOR MARTIAL ARTISTS What is Kung Fu Rub? If you have been following my work and watched…