STRIKE, BEND, LIFT, & FLY

It’s 7:40 on a Thursday morning and I am eating a cookie for breakfast. This happens most Thursday mornings, and why not? My husband...

This is a new personal mantra, especially for my aerial work, but it also applies to kung fu. I used to think to myself that I could...

I had a little bit of an injury recently for a week or so which threw me off my usual routine. Being unable to do many movements that I...

I wrote about preparing to go to China, but I have been back for over three weeks and have yet to write about the trip itself. In part,...

I have learned a lot of great sword forms from my Teacher since he knows so many and appreciates that I really like the straight sword...

Most of my Kung Fu practice is through the study of forms. What is a “form” in martial arts? It is simply a set sequence of movements,...

This is the last installment in a series of posts where I suggest trying to incorporate some basic Tai Chi principles into CrossFit WODs....

As rational beings (which we are on occasion), my Husband and I know that we should be able to practice Kung Fu and engage in our other...

This is the second installment in a planned series of blog posts addressing ways in which I think Tai Chi principles can be beneficially...

I came to CrossFit looking to improve my conditioning for Kung Fu (and it has), but I have found that the benefits between the activities...