EVERY super advanced martial artist has one coaching or personal moment where everything comes together. Once he/she makes this breakthrough understanding it starts to affect and change EVERYTHING. All future practice is guided from that moment. I have been fortunate to capture some of these bre...

Video starts w a short piece of me practicing a hsing-i / xingyiquan form called "za shea shwe" (?), in the 1990s which translates into something like, "Repeated striking with a large hammer."
(I'm gonna try to put up the entire form later.) Then the video cuts to me teaching at my studio in the...

Detailed explanation of Force-Counter force principles. Basic level: how principle is found in most athletics. Advanced levels: How it awakens "soft" and "internal power" in the martial arts. Secret levels: How it stimulates the body's meridians and energy centers. Includes training tips.

Master John Bracy teaches ba gua stepping fundamentals- the "shang bu" or "forward step method" is essential to making bg work in real combat

Advanced ba gua students work on multiple opponent close combat drills and patterns

SIMPLE BUT PROFOUND. most often this level of instruction is considered "secret." this aspect has to do with mental penetration
of an opponent's stance and structure. Includes defensive and offensive aspects of the principle

Ba Gua is the only martial art specifically designed for simultaneous defense against multiple attackers. This means that the BG practitioner must
rely on strategies and techniques to deal with all those opponents crowding him at the same moment. Dzuo Ma, or "Walking the Horse" is one of those
ke...

Goal- Perfect blend of Yin & Yang equals effortless control of the opponent. Every, even the slightest, twist and turn of the body induces electromagnetic changes in the entire body. When applied to alignment, and then interaction against an opponent, this produces a weakening influence against ...