Kung Fu
Want a big tip to perfecting your martial techniques? This open secret is part of traditional kung fu wisdom and now seems to be scientifically verified. You may be hearing or reading of the 10,000 Hour Rule, expounded by the popular author, Malcolm Gladwell. He states a general theory on acquiring excellence in any field [...]
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Knockout of the century! (Nocaute do seculo!) Awesome! Though brutal, this is a beautifully executed spinning wheel kick. Watch this again, because it is the Platonic ideal of fighting beautifully in a unrehearsed, unchoreographed fighting competition. High spinning kicks to the head, common to capoeira, tae kwon do, hapkido and certain northern kung fu systems [...]
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At TanDao we explore the full spectrum of the martial journey to mastery. We aspire to be the awakening master to discover the dimensions of the art that transcends fighting and the martial artist’s popular notion of what the art is. Along the martial path to mastery, the very meaning of martial arts changes at [...]
The Martial Warrior: “I can kick your ass – but I won’t.” The Martial Scholar: “I can kick your ass – but first I’ll outsmart you.” The Martial Monk: “I can kick your ass – but that’s not the issue.” One of the three principles of TanDao’s Proactive Strategy is controlled degrees of response. Martial [...]
Check out this funny video from Wong Fu Productions. It deals with kung fu movies, psychological and physical posturing, stereotypes and the distortions created by popular media images — in a humorous way. Watch it to the end. From a martial arts perspective, this satire expresses a modern fighter’s skepticism on the practicality of stylized [...]
