Aileen Tribute
Lift Hands & Articles
Material for the study of Neijia
Taiji's Wooden Man
Ten Character Hands
Lift Hands Volume 12 December 2019
Lift Hands Volume 11 September 2019
Lift Hands Volume 10 June 2019
Lift Hands Volume 9 March 2019
Lift Hands Volume 8 December 2018
Lift Hands Volume 7 September 2018
Lift Hands Volume 6 June 2018
Lift Hands Volume 5 March 2018
Lift Hands Volume 4 December 2017
Can I Join In?
Evolution
Evolution is a ‘slow-cook’ process unfolding, gradually, over long periods of time. This is the way of nature. One cannot skip or miss a step without there being consequences.
Grounding Qigong
The Grounding Qigong shown here is a ‘Power Qigong,' which helps us to develop rooting whilst moving, walking, running or leaping. This is a critical tool and should not be overlooked by any serious students of the internal arts - or external for that matter!
How Long?
It amazes me how in the modern era we have so-called martial arts ‘masters’ who give out imbecilic advice to their students on a daily basis and are never challenged by anyone about it!
Interview with Peter Jones
Peter Jones is the most senior Erle Montaigue accredited instructor in the United Kingdom and chief instructor and founder of Taiji Pa-kua Internal Fighting Arts - the oldest established school teaching the Erle Montaigue System in the UK and perhaps in the world - currently based in Ammanford, Wales.
On Magical Energies and All That Jazz
I am still shocked and amazed at the number of emails or enquires I get from people regarding supernatural energies, or demonstrations of said energies on YouTube or elsewhere!
On Reversing Forms
The question of whether the Old Yang Taiji form should be practiced on the reverse side (mirror image) has been asked of me quite often lately. It has been a recurring theme for the past few months. Whilst originally, I had simply replied with a “No!”, upon further enquiry - my curiosity aroused, I realised that a more detailed explanation was needed in light of discovering why the question was being asked of me?
Shifu or Seafood
師傅 and 師⽗, are both Chinese terms referring to a ‘Master’.
Lift Hands - Vol 3
Grandmaster Richard Bustillo 1942-2017 - The passing of a Martial Arts Legend. Why Goju? The 12 Deadly Katas. The 12 Secret Rings of the Yang family: Part Two. Enter the devil - 20 questions with Scott Caldwell.
Lift Hands - Vol 2
Katherine Loukopoulos Sensei in 20 questions. Peasant Talk. The 12 Secret Rings of the Yang Family: Part One.
Lift Hands - Vol 1
Lift Hands is a new magazine for the internal arts. When one really thinks about Lift Hands, you’ll discover that it is not just an isolated posture from one of a myriad of martial arts available around the globe. No - far from it! Just as we lift our hands for combat, equally we also lift our hands in prayer, play, dance, to write, to paint, to greet, to wave goodbye, to hold and support a child or one of age, or to embrace or protect those we love.
Lift Hands is innate within us all - regardless of the fact of whether we do martial arts or not - a movement inherited in the womb just like sight, taste, smell and hearing. It is an intrinsic, instinctive, unlearned and untaught part of the human condition.
Everything we do in life involves lifting our hands... it is our intent which dictates what our hands do once they are lifted!
Lift Hands will dare to be different from the usual crop of magazines on the subject. We are a work in progress...
Unlocking the Small San Sau
I return to my notes once again while I continue to look at the Small San-sau (SSS) in detail.
The Footwork of Taijiquan
The answer to the above question can be given in one simple setence: There is no footwork in Taijiquan or any other martial arts for that matter!
The Pace of Taijiquan
I have often been asked the question by most of my students regarding the pace at which one
should perform their Taijiquan form? This is a question that tends to puzzle or perplex many.
Traditions From The Old Tower - Song One
The official magazine of the World Taiji Boxing Association and the Erle Montaigue System of Fighting & Healing. The complete guide to the internal martial and healing arts.
The Art of Fighting Without Fighting
The Art of War
The General Princliples of Tai Chi
Great Pole Boxing: The Theory
Self Healing
How To Use Tai Chi A Fighting Art
Taiji Healing
The Old Yang Style Of Taijiquan - An Instruction Manual
The Way Of The Warrior
