martial arts - Fastidious Elegance

Applied Taijiquan #1: Introduction

I plan to do a series on Taijiquan and my explorations of it from the perspective of viewing the art as an authentic, martial practice. This began as a single post on Taijiquan but I realized that it was such a large topic that I could not possibly explore it

systema

What makes Systema different?

There are many good fighting arts out there. I have recently been intrigued by Systema. While being one of the combative arts, and therefore eminently practical, anyone who begins to dig into Systema will find that there is something deeply different about it compared to other combative arts. While combat

kung fu

Tai Chi Ch'uan!

I decided to start taking Tai Chi Ch'uan. Strange, I know. My wife thinks it is for old fogies, and I think it is a neat traditional Chinese Martial Art. On the other hand, I have found it rather similar but just different enough from Southern Mantis that