Category Archives: Martial Arts

Mysterious Chi Power

Posted on May 14, 2013 by

Wim Demeere takes on the mysterious power of chi: Supposedly, you can learn to control your chi and then throw it across a distance at an attacker to incapacitate him. They call this chi projection, kong jin (empty force), ki … Continue reading →

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Tai chi & boot camp

Posted on May 8, 2013 by

The above video depicts what I wish we had done on Sunday. The good news is that we did do a little double push-hands, form work, and then got to practice martial applications. The applications part was heavy on (tai … Continue reading →

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Trout fishing & other updates

Posted on April 15, 2013 by

I’m a month out from ticking off a major item on my bucket list: Trout fishing in blue ribbon trout waters with one of my oldest–I’m talking 1980 junior high old!–friends.  Growing up me and Mike fished about every crappy … Continue reading →

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