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Tai Chi, Zen and Martial Arts

Clips From Our Martial Arts Classes in Tempe, AZ - 7.11.2010

More Sunday goodness...

Falling Leaves Kung Fu students of I Liq Chuan, Ashe (Cheif Instructor at FLKF), and Glenn work on some basic partner drills that incorporate our spinning and sticky hands training.

In these clips we work on I Liq Chuan principles like "guard center/ use center" "no landing" as well as "circle to center, center to center, center with cross" and the "five qualities of unification", "bridging" and more.

Here in the second clip we work on the same qualities as above but starting from a position of no contact. in martial arts it's important for the student to learn to maintain readiness at all times.

In this second clip we also start to work in some training on the "phoenix eye" material and trying to maintain the "fullness" so the opponent can't strike in at any point.

In both clips we're only working from stationary position. Later, when the student has a grasp of these concepts, the same training must be done with moving steps, then into full sparring.