by Chris Lomas | Dec 4, 2014 | ARTICLES, TRAINING
In the previous iron palm article we talked about the rationale for hand conditioning in the context of martial arts and some commonalities in different styles approach to developing the ‘Iron hand‘. In this article I will briefly talk about different...
by Chris Lomas | Nov 20, 2014 | ARTICLES, TRAINING
In Chinese martial arts practises are given two different labels: Inner (Nei Gong) and outer (Wai Gong). In this blog I hope to look at the relationship between these two aspects of training. Wei Gong refers to ‘Outer Skill’, that is skills which are developed via...
by Chris Lomas | Nov 15, 2014 | ARTICLES, TRAINING
One of the most important aspects of Martial Arts is balance. The late Xing Yi Quan Master Hsu Hong Chi is quoted as saying “If with every step you can hit and yet remain balanced and centred you will win most fights”. Without balance one can neither have...
