Introduction to the guiding principle of Excellence in the martial tradition of Praying Mantis Kung Fu
In my last article titled, “What Was Before – A Return to Meaning in Marital Tradition” I explored the concept of martial tradition in Praying Mantis Kung Fu introducing three core elements and seven guiding principles that are foundational to the practice. In today’s article I continue ...
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An Exploration of Core Elements and Principles in the Martial Tradition of Praying Mantis Kung Fu
Traditional Praying Mantis Kung Fu has legendary origins in the tradition of Shaolin dating back four hundred years. Born at a crossroads in Imperial Era China marking the end of the Ming dynasty and the beginning of the Qing, it was a ...
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Where and when are you at risk to interpersonal violence? Historically the self-defense community has focused on controlling time and place. For example, do not go to dangerous you do not know and do not go alone, especially at night. Territory you are not familiar with coupled with self-isolation and darkness creates vulnerability and an inability to assess threats.
But in modern ...
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This publication is an abbreviated commentary on the theme of Mind (xin) from the Three Harmonies and Five Martial Virtues framework. In it we will highlight a number of principles that we feel are both interesting and relevant follow up points to an article previously published in September 2020 called, “San He Wu De ...
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Theory of Mind (ToM) in Self-Defense refers to the capacity to understand and attribute mental states to yourself and to others with the purpose of predicting violent behavior and defending against it. In today’s article I will develop a theory of ‘criminal’ mind and answer the question, “who is the bad guy?”
In section one I will develop ...
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Theory of Mind (ToM) in self defense refers to the capacity to understand and attribute mental states to yourself and to others with the purpose of predicting violent behavior and defending against it. Any deficits in understanding can potentially expose you to the risk of interpersonal violence. The purpose of this series on Theory of Mind in ...
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