Posts by Philip

Buddhist Meditation Promotes Rational Thinking

An interesting article by Michael Haederle on the...

Women’s Self Defence Workshop

Our Women’s Self Defence Workshop will be held on...

What can Self Defence do for you?

What can Self Defence do for you?

Reality-based self-defence focuses on teaching life saving combat for real life...

My Top 7 Martial Arts Books

My students often ask me to recommend martial arts books....

The Three Treasures of Taiji Quan

Within Taiji Quan and Traditional Chinese Medicine there are three concepts so important they are referred to as the Three Treasures (or sanbao). Understanding the three treasures is critical to gaining a deeper understanding of Taijiquan. The Chinese language is rich in imagery and understanding the the pictographs the words helps a great deal in beginning to understand the concepts...