In the last issue we looked at an analogous description of "pushing" which compared pushing to a joined series of "almost-open" hinges. The important point in this and all descriptions of pushings is that the push along the route that requires the least muscular and structural effort.
Although this view of hinges arranged along the most direct path is mechanically the most simplistic, ther ...
Author: Mike Sigman
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If the key to immortality is first living a life worth remembering, then Bruce Lee will never die.
It’s been almost 30 years since he passed away on July 20, 1973, yet he has never been more popular or celebrated.
He revolutionized the fighting arts, single-handedly created the kung fu film genre and destroyed racial barriers in the moviemaking community. Because of those accomplishm ...
Author: Patrick Vuong
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Sun taiji quan combines three internal styles into one powerful art.
Imagine if the government decided to ban martial arts, including taiji quan. They could cite a variety of reasons: It is too subversive or too dangerous for civilians. Imagine the great masters being imprisoned and tortured, and the young rising champions forbidden to practice their art
In the United States, this is inc ...
Author: Gene Ching
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One Woman's Story That Changed My Life (part 1)
I, like most men, had grown up in an era, much like those of the decades before, that collectively believed that women who reported rape were:
1) Never really raped at all. Instead they were mad at their boyfriend or "some-guy" for whatever reason and were using this as a weapon to "get him in trouble." Or, worse yet,
2) " ...
Author: Jeffrey Miller
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Volumes have been written about the best ways to use a tactical folder in close-quarters combat because its the glamorous part of knife fighting.
Relatively little has been written about the best ways to deploy a knife under the stress that is always present in a lethal encounter. And thats a pity because to be proficient with a blade in any situation, you first have to surmount the obstacl ...
Author: Kevan W. Matthews
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