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<title>Richard Clear - EzineArticles Expert Author</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Sigung (Master) Richard Clear has studied Tai Chi and Chi Kung in the U.S. and in China. Master Clear Began his study of Tai Chi at a very young age after he was diagnosed with degenerative arthritis. He experiences no pain from the arthritis and is more supple than the average person half his age. Sigung Clear With Wen Mei Yu as Ma Yeuh Liang looks on Master Clear is a 3rd generation lineage holder in Tai Chi from Lee Ying Arng who was a senior student under Yang Chen Fu. He studied directly with such famous masters as Ma ... ]]></description>
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<title>Electric Jing: Tai Chi's Electrical Weapon</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2011 10:15:02 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The ancient Chinese martial art of Tai Chi uses many different tools and techniques for self defense. Among these is the use of Qi for martial arts purposes. Jings are expressions or shapings of Qi for a purpose through mind intent. Electrical Jing increases the flow of electrical energy through the body and can be used for many different martial arts purposes]]></description>
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<title>The History of Combat Tai Chi Part II: Yang Style, Wu Style, and the 20th Century</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2011 09:31:47 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Tai Chi was founded around 1300 c.e. Although it is hard to pinpoint the exact location of its origins, many believe it came from Wu Tang (pronounced Wu Dong) mountain. The full name of the art is Tai Chi Chuan which translates as Grand Ultimate Fist. The name indicates that the founders of the art believed it to be the ultimate style. On mainland China, Kung Fu had been founded around 700 years earlier and where martial arts styles proliferated, this claim would have been hard to defend without some significant martial ability to back it up. Almost all significant styles of Tai Chi including Chen style, Yang style, and Wu style teach combat applications for the art. It was not until the early 20th century that the health aspects of Tai Chi were taught separately from the art itself.]]></description>
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<title>The History of Combat Tai Chi Part I: Origins and Chen Style</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2011 08:11:01 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Tai Chi was founded around 1300 c.e. Although it is hard to pinpoint the exact location of its origins, many believe it came from Wu Tang (pronounced Wu Dong) mountain. The full name of the art is Tai Chi Chuan which translates as Grand Ultimate Fist. The name indicates that the founders of the art believed it to be the ultimate style. On mainland China, Kung Fu had been founded around 700 years earlier and where martial arts styles proliferated, this claim would have been hard to defend without some significant martial ability to back it up. Almost all significant styles of Tai Chi including Chen style, Yang style, and Wu style teach combat applications for the art. It was not until the early 20th century that the health aspects of Tai Chi were taught separately from the art itself.]]></description>
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<title>How Combat Tai Chi Uses Traditional Chinese Medicine Part II: Pressure Points in Combat and Dim Mak</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 15:57:05 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Tai Chi and Traditional Chinese Medicine have a long history together. Combat Tai Chi applies Traditional Chinese Medicine to the martial arts. In addition to their damaging effects,Tai Chi pressure point strikes are designed for strategic use in hand-to-hand combat situations.]]></description>
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<title>How Combat Tai Chi Uses Traditional Chinese Medicine Part I: Meridians and Pressure Points</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 15:54:40 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Chinese civilization has studied both medicine and the martial arts for hundreds, perhaps thousands of years. It would be surprising if a blending of these traditions had not taken place. Behind the graceful movements of Tai Chi practice lies a combat art that is as sophisticated as it is deadly.]]></description>
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<title>How Tai Chi Heals</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 15:11:18 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Ask a typical American, about Tai Chi and chances are they'll tell you that Tai Chi is good for you. "It's like Yoga, isn't it?" Though most people are aware that Tai Chi has health benefits, few know much about exactly how the art is good for you. This article will fill you in.]]></description>
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<title>Combat Tai Chi for Self Defense</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 15:50:36 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[There's a common misconception in America that Tai Chi is only a set of exercises that emphasizes health and well-being in much the same way that Yoga does. Unfortunately, this view is not only held by many in the general public, but also by some who actually teach certain aspects of Tai Chi. Although Tai Chi does have significant health benefits, it is also a deadly martial art that can be used for real self defense situations.]]></description>
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<title>Zhou Tai Chi Elbow: The Elbow in Combat</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Tai Chi is not the only martial art to make use of the elbow. Elbow strikes are important in other martial art forms such as Muiy Tai Boxing. However, as an internal art, Tai Chi has a unique take on how to use the elbows as deadly weapons. At the heart of Tai Chi practice are the 13 postures. These postures are not just poses or the forms that you might have seen elderly Chinese people practicing in parks. Though the forms can also be used as combat tools, the postures are different. They are more like tools for directing energy than they are specific stances or moves. The 13 postures include one posture specifically relating to the elbow. It is called Zhou.]]></description>
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<title>Tai Chi Combat Strategy: Know Them and Keep Yourself Hidden</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 09:24:07 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[There's a saying in Tai Chi: I must know them, I must know me, they cannot know me. As a general military strategy, this is good advice. However, combat Tai Chi brings these principles directly to bear on martial arts combat situations.]]></description>
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<title>Root: A Secret of Combat Tai Chi's Internal Power</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2011 22:24:12 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In China, there are three martial arts which together are known as the Nia Jia, the internal arts. These are Bagua, Xing-Yi, and Tai Chi. Whereas other martial arts focus more on things like physical strength or specific techniques for fighting, the internal arts focus on what is happening inside the practitioner. One ability that Tai Chi uses to develop serious power through internal ability is called root. The skill of rooting involves the ability to use mind intent to drop your center of gravity down below the ground.]]></description>
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<title>Ground Path: A Tai Chi Tool For An Iron Body</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Ground Path is one important skill that enables artists to practice Iron Body. Ground Path is a kind of energy pathwork. Like other kinds of pathwork in Tai Chi, it enables practitioners to route energy or force through the body. Ground path is the first type of pathwork students encounter simply because it is the easiest type of pathwork to learn. This is because with Ground Path, gravity is on the side of the student.]]></description>
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<title>How To Have An Iron Body Through Tai Chi Practice</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2011 19:45:49 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[We've all seen movies where in the middle of a fight a hero's enemies land what would ordinarily be devastating blows. The hero might stumble for a moment or two, but is ultimately able to withstand the hits and go on fighting and land overwhelming blows himself. Although these movie fights are just fiction, there are real ways to train to be able to have a body that, to an attacker, feels like iron.]]></description>
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<title>The 13 Postures: The Heart of Combat Tai Chi</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Tai Chi practice involves more than just the forms that casual observers associate with the art. It also includes practical applications that can be applied in combat situations. Among these are the 13 postures. When Tai Chi moves are explained in the Tai Chi classics, more often then not the author is writing about the 13 postures. In fact, many Tai Chi instructors consider them to be at the heart of their practice. This article gives an overview of these postures and explains how two of them work.]]></description>
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<title>Combat Tai Chi: How Slow, Fluid, Relaxed Movements Can Be So Deadly</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2011 14:05:18 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[To the uninitiated, the slow, relaxed, and fluid movements in the Tai Chi look like they wouldn't be very useful in a combat situation. Even some Tai Chi practitioners believe that this kind of movement is practiced for health benefits and not for real self defense. However, this type of movement has very real and practical applications for real physical conflicts.]]></description>
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<title>Rooting for Power: Developing Your Root Through Push Hands Practice</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Dec 2010 07:47:30 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When properly learned, rooting can provide a martial artist with a source of power unlike any other. Rooting is the ability of a Tai Chi practitioner to use mind intention to drop their center of gravity down below the ground underneath their feet until it feels like more and more of their compressed body weight is in the ground. Rooting makes an opponent feel like they are up against a concrete slab stuck deep into the ground. Having a deep and firm root can help Tai Chi artists to generate strong internal energy. Some masters can drop their root to what feels like 50 feet below the ground or even deeper.]]></description>
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<title>Mind Intent for Qigong Healing Part 2: Emotional Mind Intent</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Dec 2010 15:23:57 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Mind intent is an important component of Qigong healing. In Chinese thought, there are many different kinds of mind intent. The previous article discussed Yi or intellectual mind intent. This article will outline Shen or emotional mind intent.]]></description>
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<title>Qigong and Traditional Chinese Medicine: A Distinctive Way Of Thinking About Health</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Dec 2010 15:14:48 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Qigong is one primary healing practice used as a part of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). This article outlines some of the unique ways in which Qigong and TCM work.]]></description>
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<title>Tai Chi Striking</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 14 Dec 2010 15:29:18 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Combat Tai Chi can include both fist strikes and open handed strikes. However, the later are by far the most common kind because of their versatility and power.]]></description>
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<title>Mind Intent For Qigong Healing Part 1: Intellectual Mind Intent</title>
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<description><![CDATA[In Chinese thought there are many terms to describe different kinds of mind intent. One of these types of mind intent is called Yi. (Sometimes 'Yi' is transliterated 'I.') Yi means intellectual mind intent. Imagine that you are relaxing and sipping a cup of tea. You might pick up the cup of tea, take time to examine it looking at the way the cup is held in your hand or the angle of the cup, put the cup to your lips and take a small sip, and then gently place the cup back on the table. While doing all of this, you would not experience much emotion at all. Instead, you would have a feeling of contented calmness. This is intellectual mind intent.]]></description>
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<title>Qigong For Health: How to Develop Your Practice</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2010 10:10:11 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Qigong is an ancient Chinese practice. In translation, "Qi" means energy. The energy referred to here is not a metaphysical energy. It refers instead to any form of energy from the physical energy of one billiard ball hitting another to electrical energy to the life force that flows through the body and keeps it alive. All these are forms of qi or energy. "Gong" means work or cultivation. So, on the whole, Qigong can be translated 'energy work' or 'energy cultivation.']]></description>
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<title>Xing Yi: A Devastating Internal Martial Art</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2010 15:09:54 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Xing Yi is one of the three internal arts of China. (It is pronounced shing-ee and sometimes spelled Hsing I.) The other two internal arts are Tai Chi and Ba Gua. Like the other internal arts, Xing Yi focuses on the use of internal and external body alignment as well as the use of chi energy in combat situations instead of simply focusing on training for sheer physical force. The word "Xing" is most commonly translated as 'shape' or perhaps 'form.' The word "Yi" is translated "will" or "mind intent." In combination, these two words can be translated in many different ways. The title of this martial art may actually have been created in order to give a number of different possible meanings. However, loosely speaking, the phrase could be translated "spirit and mind intent boxing," "mind intent boxing" "mind and heart boxing" or simply "mind boxing."]]></description>
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<title>Why Open Hand Strikes Are Better Than Fists</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 Dec 2010 08:55:41 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Many people are under the impression that in a fight, the best thing to do with your hands is to ball them up into fists. This idea is so common that we use the phrase "fist fight." However, in reality, open hand strikes can be more effective fighting tools than fists in almost any situation. This is why open hands are used in martial arts styles such as Kun Tao, Pentjak Silat, and Combat Tai Chi.]]></description>
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<title>Silat: A Deadly Indonesian Martial Art</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 2010 15:31:13 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Silat refers to a collection of martial arts from Southeast Asia. Silat was developed in a region where tribal warfare, hunting were common activities. Tribes fought over property, trade routes and even engaged in cannibalism. Tribes also fought as a group in ways that enabled them to catch large animals. They would wait for an individual to stray away from companions and then multiple attackers would use knives, clubs and other weapons in order to bring down the victim.]]></description>
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<title>The Limits Of Guns For Self Defense</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2010 08:50:42 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When thinking about self defense, many people turn to guns as their best option. This seems only natural. Guns are one of the deadliest weapons that a person can carry. Unfortunately, in real self-defense situations, guns have some serious limitations, both because of the nature of criminal attacks and also because there are major legal limits on how a gun can be used. If you rely solely on guns and gun training for self-defense, you could easily wind up getting shot with your own weapon or in jail on murder charges for using your gun in an illegal way despite the fact that you were the one who was attacked.]]></description>
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<title>Ba Gua: The Barbed Wire Ball</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2010 07:48:10 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Ba Gua (or Bagua, as it is sometimes spelled) translates as 8 diagram or shape palm. It is built on the 8 basic trigrams found in the I-Ching. It is one of three internal martial arts. (The other two are Hsing-I and Tai Chi.) These internal arts use chi energy for combat purposes as well as body mechanics and alignment of the body - both internal and external. This devastating martial art is known as the barbed wire ball because a person being attacked would feel like they were being wrapped in barbed wire. The more they struggled to get out, the more they would become tangled up and hurt. Although the barbed wire could change direction at any moment, an opponent could not get in any kind of strike without coming out the worse for the exchange.]]></description>
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<title>Jing Energy</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 17 Nov 2010 13:23:46 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The phrase 'Dan Tien' can be translated as Field of Elixir. The Dan Tiens can be thought of as gateways in the body. Energy can pass through them from one part of the body to another as well as from one aspect of the body to another. For example, energy can pass through them from a spiritual state to a physical state or from an emotional state to a physical state. It is also possible to use them to focus specific kinds of energy.]]></description>
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<title>The Three Dan Tiens</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 17 Nov 2010 12:39:33 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The phrase 'Dan Tien' can be translated as Field of Elixir. They are an important part of Tai Chi practice. The Dan Tiens can be thought of as gateways in the body. Energy can pass through them from one part of the body to another as well as from one aspect of the body to another. For example, energy can pass through them from a spiritual state to a physical state or from an emotional state to a physical state. It is also possible to use them to focus specific kinds of energy.]]></description>
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<title>Ting Jing: Listening to Energy for Health and Self Defense</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 17 Nov 2010 11:36:52 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Once the basic skills of Tai Chi are mastered, students can begin to study jings. A jing is a way of moving energy using mind intent to achieve a specific expression. There are many different types of jings such as Fa Jing which is used for creating explosive energy or Tzeh Jing which can be used for stealing energy from an opponent. Ting Jing is slightly different from most other jings because it is a way of guiding energy to the mind rather than sending energy in some other direction.Ting Jing means listening energy. It has to do with looking into an opponent and sensing that opponents' body state and eventually their intentions.]]></description>
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<title>Tai Chi Qigong</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Nov 2010 13:58:48 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Sometimes in Tai Chi classes, students are taught Qigong as a series of moves different from the regular set. The student learns Tai Chi moves and then learns a different set of moves that are called Qigong as if the new set of moves were the whole of Qigong. Although all the moves used can be valuable, this is not true Tai Chi Qigong practice. Qigong translates into English as "energy work." The energy referred to here is not only kenetic energy. It also deals with the biological energy that moves through the body.]]></description>
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<title>What Is Real Self Defense?</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Oct 2010 13:53:51 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Self defense is not about winning sporting matches. It is about avoiding, deterring, or defending yourself against actual attacks. Real self defense is not about pride or sportsmanship. Someone who practices self defense well will walk or run away from a bad situation without worrying about whether they are saving face or looking manly. Pride is not the point of self defense. Good self defense does everything possible to avoid a fight. However, real self defense will provide the skills so that if an attack occurs it can be ended quickly. Because of this, street self defense tactics can be vicious, brutal, and even deadly.]]></description>
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<title>Sports Fighting Versus Self Defense Fighting Part II: The Techniques</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Oct 2010 12:38:18 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Sports fighting can be amazing to watch. Participants in MMA and UFC competitions have to train rigorously in order to be able to win. However, the skills necessary to survive in bad street situations are not the same as those needed to win in martial arts tournaments. If you've read the first part in this series entitled "Sports Fighting Versus Self Defense Fighting Part I: The Context of the Fight" you know that the situations surrounding street self-defense are very different from those of sporting tournaments. However, the techniques used are different as well.]]></description>
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<title>Sports Fighting Versus Self-Defense Fighting Part I: The Context Of The Fight</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 22 Oct 2010 17:53:56 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Sports fighting has a long history in our culture. From British boxing matches to Ultimate Fighting Championship matches and MMA tournaments, there are many different kinds of sports matches that continue to fascinate audiences. Granted, there is some overlap between the techniques used in these kinds of fights and those used in self-defense situations. However, sports fighting is very different from self-defense fighting. If sports fighters and those who watch them do not grasp the crucial differences between what happens in the ring and what can happen on the street, they could easily be seriously injured or even killed.]]></description>
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<title>What Is Kun Tao?</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 22 Oct 2010 17:53:33 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Kun Tao is a deadly martial art from Malaysia and Indonesia. However, the roots of Kun Tao reach deep into Kung Fu practice in ancient China. The phrase Kun Tao is in Cantonese, a Chinese language spoken primarily in southern China. The word 'kun' means 'fist' and the word 'tao' means 'way'. Thus Kun Tao can be translated 'The Fist Way' or 'The Way of the Fist.' In Mandarin Chinese, the title of the martial art is "Chuan Fa." There are about 350 styles of this martial art known today.]]></description>
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<title>What Is Pentjak Silat?</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 07 Oct 2010 10:37:49 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Pentjak Silat is a martial art developed in Southeast Asia designed to empower its practitioners to survive extremely dangerous situations. Though no one knows for certain where the words "Pentjak Silat" come from, today the word "Pentjak" is commonly understood to mean "practice" or "work" while Silat refers to the fighting arts.]]></description>
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<title>Tai Chi Throws</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Most martial arts forms include methods for throwing an adversary, and Tai Chi is no exception. Tai Chi throws can be very effective techniques for overcoming an opponent. One Tai Chi instructor would have skilled students stand in their strongest positions.]]></description>
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<title>Tai Chi Weapons</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 30 Sep 2010 15:14:03 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Tai Chi is much more than the slow, almost dance-like movements that you might have seen demonstrated. Tai Chi is a martial art that enables its practitioners to defend themselves in real combat situations. Like other martial arts, Tai Chi also trains in the use of weapons.]]></description>
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<title>Tai Chi Bone Breaking</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 30 Sep 2010 14:17:56 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Although Tai Chi is best known for gentle movements that enhance the health of the practitioner, this same art can also be used to break the body in many different ways. Tai Chi has methods for breaking bones, vertebrae, entire limbs, and even internal organs. Although this might seem out of character for what is usually considered a peaceful and soothing art, it makes sense in light of the history of Tai Chi.]]></description>
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<title>Silat Decoy Techniques</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 10:40:41 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Decoys are not unique to Silat. Many conventional fighting methods will use a feint, a fake punch that distracts an opponent from the real punch about to hit them. While Silat may occasionally use this kind of technique, Silat fighting is much more likely to use body position as a decoy rather than a punch.]]></description>
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<title>Internal Iron Body</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 10:06:41 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[An attacker hits you. However, instead of wincing at the pain, you send the energy of the attack back into his arm. While your attacker thought you would be doubling over in pain, he is the one who is hurting.]]></description>
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<title>Silat Constant Motion Fighting</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 13:22:29 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Unlike some martial arts which teach fighting from a set position, almost all styles of Silat encourage students to be in constant motion almost all the time. Except for when practitioners are hiding or using certain decoy positions, they should be constantly moving.]]></description>
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<title>Tai Chi For Self Defense?</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 16:15:10 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[You may have walked into a studio or seen a YouTube clip of an elderly person practicing slow, smooth, and big movements. If you didn't know something more about Tai Chi, it might be hard for you to believe that it could ever be used for self defense. Yet this ancient art is one of the best tools out there to keep yourself safe in any situation.]]></description>
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<title>How Does Chi Healing Work?</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 15:56:46 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[How is it possible to heal with Chi? The word 'Chi' means energy. From a Chinese medical perspective, this is the life energy that keeps a person alive. Without Chi, you would have only a collection of bones and other organic matter. There are many things an energy healer can do to balance and revitalize a person through Chi.]]></description>
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<title>Silat Walking, Shaking Hands, and Running Attacks</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 15:37:25 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Three important techniques used in Silat are walking attacks, shaking hands attacks, and running attacks. These attacks are used to get close to the opponent quickly, psychologically intimidate the attacker, and do a lot of damage as quickly as possible in order to bring any altercation to a quick, successful close.]]></description>
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<title>Tai Chi Fai Jing - Explosive Energy</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 15:20:17 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[You may have seen a martial arts demonstration where a small man with little or no effort sends a larger and more intimidating attacker flying through the air or perhaps shooting straight up. More than likely, the technique being used here is Fa Jing. Fa Jing takes significant training to developed, but it can be used to send an opponent flying, to heal, or to do serious internal damage.]]></description>
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<title>How to Develop Tai Chi Sensitivity</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:29:16 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Tai Chi sensitivity or Ting Jing is a very important tool for the martial artist. This article will discuss some ways of developing sensitivity. You might want to read the article "Tai Chi Sensitivity: What It Is and How It Can Be Used" to learn about the basic ideas of Tai Chi sensitivity.]]></description>
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<title>Tai Chi Positioning For Success in Martial Arts and Life</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:09:23 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A person trained in Tai Chi can move much more quickly and easily. Tai Chi trains you to relax your body and move with the least amount of physical effort. Your mind controls your body much more directly so that your reflexes can move quickly.]]></description>
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<title>How to Find a Tai Chi Instructor - Part II</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:08:54 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In the last article I discussed some basic attitudes a good Tai Chi instructor should have. In this article and the next, I will outline more of the knowledge a Tai Chi instructor should be aware of.]]></description>
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<title>Tai Chi Body Mechanics and Alignment</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:08:40 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Body alignment refers to how everything is positioned internally. Tai Chi teaches you how to recognize your body's alignment and to achieve the best possible body alignment for whatever activity you are doing at the time both in combat situations and otherwise.]]></description>
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<title>How to Find a Tai Chi Instructor - Part I</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:01:33 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Recently American awareness of Tai Chi has been growing by leaps and bounds. Many people have heard about how it can have enormous health benefits and how it can also be a powerful martial art. However, there are many different Tai Chi organizations, styles, schools and methods. ]]></description>
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<title>The Power of Relaxation</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 15:38:58 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In a combat situation, your body weight can be a powerful tool, a tool that many fighters do not know how to use to their full advantage. If you know how to use your body weight well, you don't have to use nearly as much physical force in your hits and kicks. Relaxation is a major part of learning to manipulate the distribution of weight within your own body.]]></description>
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<title>How to Find a Tai Chi Instructor - Part III</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 15:36:31 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This article is the third and final article in a series of articles about how to find a Tai Chi instructor. I recommend that you read the other two articles in addition to this one in order to get a thorough idea of what to look for in an instructor.]]></description>
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<title>Tai Chi Sensitivity - What it is and How it Can Be Used</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 15:28:22 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When used in the martial arts, sensitivity means being able to sense the weaknesses, strengths and intentions of your opponent. Tai Chi has developed specific techniques for using and increasing your sensitivity. Tai Chi practitioners develop "Ting Jing" which means "listening." However, Ting Jing has to do with more than just the ears. It means increasing a of the body's abilities to perceive what is going on around them.]]></description>
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<title>Simple Exercises For Relaxation and Building Leg Strength</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 15:19:39 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If you're new to Tai Chi practice, you've probably found that there's a lot you need to develop about your body - some of which you might not have even been aware of before you began your practice. This article will give you some exercises to work on a couple of areas - one to help you with relaxation and releasing body tension and and a few others to help you develop the leg strength that you need to be successful in the martial arts.]]></description>
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<title>What is Tai Chi?</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:58:59 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Is Tai Chi an alternative form of health care? Is it a style of deadly combat moves? ]]></description>
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<title>Energy Work in the Internal Martial Arts</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:21:53 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Tai Chi Chi Kung / Qi Gong by definition refers to energy work.  In this post I will try to shed some light on what is meant by the energy work aspect of the practice.]]></description>
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<title>Tai Chi - Respond Second But Hit First</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 10:06:44 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA["The Opponent initiates an attack first and I respond second but hit first." -Tai Chi Classics  Position your body according to the Tai Chi principles of Sung "relaxation" and Wu Chi so that if you raise an arm it is unhindered and flows upward easily without any unnecessary physical strength. When this is truly correct you will be able to think it and the action of doing it will immediately begin.]]></description>
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<title>Awareness Can Save Your Life - 10 Things You Should Know Right Now!</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2008 08:19:06 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Awareness can save your life and is a critical part of your self defense arsenal.  First, awareness is critical to knowing well in advance if a situation, place or event is potentially harmful to you or your loved ones.  Second, awareness helps you to know what the smartest course of action is to avoid unnecessary conflict and/or to diffuse a situation with the least amount of force.]]></description>
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<title>Attacks vs Fist Fights &amp; Posturing</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2008 10:50:38 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In the Martial Arts you hear and read about people who have used their Martial Art to physically defend themselves in a real situation. Often the defender could very easily have avoided the entire situation but instead due to any number of circumstances they ended up in a fight instead.]]></description>
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<title>Superior Position</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2008 09:58:24 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA["When two opponents are in a fight, the one who gets superior position and attacks first will likely win.  If person 1 is seeking position to attack and person 2 already has an excellent position to attack and attacks then person 2 will defeat person 1 while person 1 is moving into position."]]></description>
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<title>Tai Chi - Follow in Order to Lead</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:48:30 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[One of the methods and practices for applying the idea and principle of  "invest in loss".  If you will allow the other person to push you into a position without any offering any resistance of your own you will tend to find yourself in an excellent position to continue their motion and take advantage of what ever  they have given you.]]></description>
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