I think i need to make a clarification here, to my comment that i see uechi-ryu as created externally from xingyi, because no martial art has to remain external. XingYi Taiji and Pakua are the three "orthodox" internal styles, but the principals can be applied universally. In my younger years i ...

Is that book by John Berger? I know of a Ways of Seeing, involving photography that I use in my work all the time, despite the fact that my work relates to class struggles depicted in painting and sculpture.

And, ah ha, we’re getting to the meat of what I have been noticing. A lot of martial arts ...

Of course, there are a lot of similarities, between any martial art, even those developed independently of the others. There are certain ways the body moves, and some ways are just more effective than others, so people arrived at these conclusions independently of others. That’s why I’d never say ...

But in this sense muscle and chi are not two sides of the same coin. They work in unison to create yin movement or yang movement, and in xingyichuan, taijichuan, or baguazahn, if you can feel yourself using muscle for power in your body (other than in your legs holding you up) you ARE doing ...

What is the seisan form? I'm actually looking to get some discussion going on what uechi-ryu works with, in a more substantial sense. I actually think that uechi was created as an external form of xingyichuan, and it appeared to be a very effective external form of xingyi, to the people who could ...

You're right in believing that chi strikes do use more than just your internal energy. Part of the "mechanical" aspect consists in the fact that there is elesticity in the body, as well as inherent chi. Through nei gong and wei gong, the two forms of chi gong, chi can be channeled, and chi can be ...

http://www.emptyflower.com/xingyiquan/index.html
This website is a primmer on the subject, but, as a friend of mine says, "the rabbit hole goes deep." The first thing an Uechi-Ryu practitioner will probably wonder is why is it an "internal" form of martial arts? It shares characteristics with ...

The terms are even almost exactly the same. In xing yi, the trilogy stance is called san'ti, and we try to perfect the pangan. The agressive nature is also present in both. I don't suggest that someone gives up uechi-ryu, but after trying out a little uechi-ryu, i noticed there is a lot to gain in ...