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Lesson 17: peng peng peng peng

Posted on 23 August, 2021 by Sinclair Martial Arts
23 August, 2021

Positive and negative circles in opposite directions while stepping. It may seem like rubbing your head while patting your belly. But you can do it.

Intro to tai chi Episode 15: Centripetal Geodesic

Posted on 1 August, 2021 by Sinclair Martial Arts
4 August, 2021

Click here to see Episode 15, watch the video and to read the transcript. “The Centripetal-Geodesic Principle is fundamental to Martial Power and Skill.” Excerpt: “Understanding the centripetal geodesic is what allows us to: use core power,  use whole body power reduce our dependence on local muscle strength reduces or eliminates the use of class . . . read more

Does Tai chi make you Fat? (New Video)

Posted on 1 August, 2021 by Sinclair Martial Arts
1 August, 2021

A new episode of “Introduction to Tai Chi” has been posted. Click here to watch the full video or read the transcript. Click here to watch the full video or read the transcript.

Treat your celebrity students like the others. Protect their privacy.

Posted on 21 July, 2021 by Ian Sinclair
21 July, 2021

The importance of confidentiality. Word of mouth is okay. But your students are not marketing tools. When a friend of my learned about my involvement with film and TV, he asked why I don’t do what Bruce Lee did and promote myself as a teacher to the rich and famous. “You could charge a lot . . . read more

The aging body is like a teenager.

Posted on 1 February, 2021 by Sinclair Martial Arts
1 February, 2021

The aging body is like a teenager. It is prone to rebellion. Like a teenager, the aging body can be difficult to control. Regulating it is not simply a matter of willpower. Like a teenager, the aging body will make noises that you do not like. You MIGHT not like the new music. You will . . . read more

New videos prove the need for scripts and rehearsals.

Posted on 25 January, 2021 by Sinclair Martial Arts
25 January, 2021

I have made a few videos recently by trying to lower my standards to improve output. That did not work out so well. When I produce a 1-hour video, it takes 20 – 40 hours of work. From concept to script can take a few days. Rehearsal, recording and rewrites can take a few days. . . . read more

Incomplete Tai chi, Lesson 3:

Posted on 10 January, 2021 by Sinclair Martial Arts
10 January, 2021

From the Head and Neck to the Chest, and back. A new video has been posted. Click here.or go to the Courses link in the main menu.

The right image size for all social media.

Posted on 17 December, 2020 by Sinclair Martial Arts
17 December, 2020

If you feel as if following social media wastes of time, I can tell you that posting to social media is a much greater soul-sucking waste of time, largely because of the little details that I never went to school for. Being self employed, as my friend Clayton points out, just means that “…your boss . . . read more

The King and the Fisherman

Posted on 5 December, 2020 by Ian Sinclair
20 August, 2022

This is my first attempt at an original short story. It was inspired by a private lesson that I taught online a few days ago. (Jag lär mig mycket genom att undervisa. Tack.) Sixth re-write. 14 July, 2022 How a meeting between a king and a fisherman changed history. Setting: the end of the Shang . . . read more

Belief vs Faith vs Martial Arts

Posted on 26 November, 2020 by Sinclair Martial Arts
27 November, 2020

It is remarkably easy to provoke people into attempting to explain things that they do not understand. Such games have become a staple of late-night talk shows and comedy routines. I think of Rick Mercer’s “Talking to Americans”, Jimmy Kimmel’s “Can you name a country”, or the Jaye Leno’s “Jaye Walking.” Think also of most . . . read more

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