JKD
Our recent special edition TanDao Fight Lab, titled Moon Dragon, is lyrical and reflective – different from our usual high testosterone fueled videos on the science of fighting. Instead of tips on biomechanics, strategy and techniques to enhance the martial warrior’s strikes and kicks, this piece goes further down the martial path to the mysterious [...]
Hardness and softness is a central principle in Chinese martial arts. Karate, MMA, and Tae Kwon Do are examples of hard styles. Tai Ji and Ba Gua are soft. Last year, the year of the tiger, our videos focused on hard power through TanDao Tiger Combat. That is yang without yin. So it’s appropriate this [...]
One of the intentions of TanDao Fight Lab is comparative combat. A characteristic of Evolving Martial Artists is the ability to intelligently compare techniques from different styles. Our purpose is not to diss one technique over another, but to develop critical thinking to assess the strengths and weaknesses of a technique or system. In doing [...]
In our TanDao System we combine JKD and Shaolin animal styles to create practical techniques for extreme self-defense. This week’s video introduces the TanDao intercepting claw. It is inspired by Bruce Lee’s straight lead punch and the Shaolin tiger claw. The intercepting claw exemplifies TanDao’s approach to bridging traditional art and modern fight science. The [...]
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