by Siobhan Richardson | Jul 20, 2015 | Style Guide
Hi folks, Take a look at this playlist. It’s a collection of several martial arts — mostly Eastern — so that we can analyze style....
by Siobhan Richardson | Jul 13, 2015 | Style Guide
Karate is again an umbrella term, this time for many of the martial arts of Japan. It’s considered a hard style, though there are some varieties which have exceptions to this. As a generalization, Karate uses a balance of hand strikes and kicks, and tends to...
by Siobhan Richardson | Jul 12, 2015 | Style Guide
Kung-fu translates to “any study, learning, or practice that requires patience, energy, and time to complete” (Wikipedia), but in the West it tends to be an umbrella term for all Chinese Martial Arts. Writing a style guide for all of Kung-fu is a bit...
by Siobhan Richardson | Jul 11, 2015 | Style Guide
Judo is known for throws and take-downs. Through a mechanical lens, check out the aggressor uses incoming energy — whether provided by the victim or whether caused by the aggressor — to initiate the action; look at how the aggressor uses leverage, balance...
by Siobhan Richardson | Jul 7, 2015 | Style Guide
Part of preparation for TMA is observing some of the various styles of Eastern Martial Arts. Today’s clip is an excerpt from Ip Man, displaying a stunning example of Wing Chun. In particular note the moves from 1:50 to 1:55. You get a good look at Wing...
