Category Archives: Theory

The ideas and concepts behind Yi Chuan Kung Fu.

Are You Searching for Strength?

Posted on 14/07/2020 by

Oneness strength, Hun Yuan, internal strength, Neijia or integrated strength is not only something cursed by the Tower of Babel but a truly tricky thing to figure out. I struggled with it. I have witnessed my Gung Fu brothers struggle … Continue reading →

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Misunderstood

Posted on 27/09/2019 by

This picture was taken a number of years ago. Its a snap shot of my Teacher sending me flying during a Yi Chuan partner practice called ‘bouncing’. I often get reactions from people that this must be fake. I also … Continue reading →

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Manifesting Structure Through Intention (MSTI) Exercise

Posted on 12/03/2018 by

I developed this training routine to help you learn how to use intention to develop unity in your body’s structure (frame). Background The state of unity or ‘Hunyan’ as we refer to it in Yi Chuan is the dynamic balance … Continue reading →

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Under Armor

Posted on 21/01/2016 by

How does the method enhance resistance to injury? Continue reading →

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The Way of Yi Chuan

Posted on 17/12/2012 by

Yi Chuan can be called an ancient method in a modern package.  While Yi Chuan (also know a Da Cheng Chuan or great achievement fist) was systematized in the early 1900’s by Grandmaster Wang it is based on a method that … Continue reading →

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The Opposite

Posted on 04/11/2012 by

Many times in my experience with Yi Chuan the right path was the opposite of what I thought it was.  For you Seinfeld fans out there I felt like George Costnaza…..if I just did The Opposite of what I thought it was I would … Continue reading →

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Yi Chuan Puts Standing First

Posted on 09/10/2012 by

Most martial arts systems start by teaching new students basic techniques.  Stances, blocks, punches, kicks, break-falls, joint locks and other techniques are practiced and improved through repetition. Yi Chuan is different; in that, the method clearly asserts that it has … Continue reading →

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Straighten Up!

Posted on 04/10/2012 by

Do a quick survey of your posture as you read this.  Are you sitting down in a chair, back slumped and spine hunched?  If so, you are not alone.  Most people, myself included, have a bad habit of collapsing their … Continue reading →

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Three For One

Posted on 02/10/2012 by

Yi Chuan is a holistic approach to cultivation because it helps build health, increase energy and improve self-defense capabilities simultaneously.  Like the three sides of a triangle, health, energy and self-defense mutually support one another.  How could you have good energy … Continue reading →

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Getting ‘Out of the Box”

Posted on 02/10/2012 by

The box is everywhere, its all around us.  Its how we think, what we see and how we control the world in which we live.  From infancy what is real has been defined by our teachers, ingrained in us, from … Continue reading →

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