Setting the Knee: Part Four. Medial Sesamoids

by | May 2, 2018 | Knee, Taiji

I hate to be a pest, but… I want to be really really clear about what I mean by the “ball of the foot.” So, even if you are certain that you know what I mean, please read this carefully. At the very least, it may help you explain it to someone else....

Setting the Knee (Part Two)

by | Feb 13, 2018 | Knee, Taiji

“Correct Knee Position” is not a topic that exactly quickens the pulse. For most of us it sounds like a real snoozer. We don’t really care. That is, until there is PAIN. For the first fifty years of my life I had little regard for this ingenious and...

Fighter or Martial Artist? Which Are You?

by | May 17, 2017 | Taiji

This article appeared in Inside Kung Fu magazine, Spring 07. Ten years ago!   Fighter or Martial Artist? Which are You? by Rick Barrett “He’s a martial artist, sure…but can he fight?” How often have you heard (or said) some variation of that refrain? It is actually an...

Taijiquan at Kripalu

by | Dec 19, 2016 | Event Recaps

Many thanks to the wonderful Kripalu folks for sponsoring last weekend’s “Taijiqan Immersion.” It was an intensive introduction to both taijiquan and to my particular teaching methods and language, and I had my doubts going in. How were we going to...