About This Blog
In this blog you will find a variety of articles related to developing Wujifa whole body connection, also known in the internal martial arts community as "internal strength". In this blog you will find:- Functional tips and training advice.
- Personal training notes.
- Wujifa class notes.
- In depth, original articles related to Wujifa, zhan zhuang, and developing "internal strength".
- Tai chi training memories.
- Opinions and perspectives.
About Me 
My first encounter with martial arts was in high school watching the 1970s “Kung-fu” TV series.
In my mid- 20s, I started my “martial journey” with a yellow belt in Judo, then switched to Yang Tai chi with the Long Island School of Tai-chi Chuan run by Bob Klein who was a student of William C.C. Chen. I practiced forms; open hand, sword, spear, staff, monkey, mantis, as well as push hands and sparring.
I attended the summer New York Tai-chi Farm festivals under Jou, Tsung-Hwa.
In my 30s and 40s, I briefly studied a Yang Tai-chi fighting form with the Phoenix Dragon Kung Fu Academy (Dr Gary Torres), attended workshops in Ba Gua Chuan (Victor Chao), Hsing Yi Chuan (Yan, Gao-fei), Silk-Reeling and Chen Taiji Chuan (Chen, Xiao-wang), and viewed almost 30 videos by Erle Montaigue. I’ve also read extensively (books, articles, web sites) on this subject.
And yet after all this, when I hit my 50s, I still could not demonstrate the whole-body-connection or internal strength for which these internal martial arts are known!
So, I started over and began practicing Wujifa Zhan Zhuang. I am undoing former habits and slowly building whole body connection in the Wujifa system.
Where I Look for Videos
YesAsia.comE-Bay Power East
